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Our friends in Chama are waking up to 27 degrees this morning and with the snow on Cumbres yesterday and snow showers in town, not only has fall arrived but winter is giving them a tasting sampler.




If its 27 in Cumbres must be at least 10 degrees colder on the passes.

Sharon Evans wrote:Our friends in Chama are waking up to 27 degrees this morning and with the snow on Cumbres yesterday and snow showers in town, not only has fall arrived but winter is giving them a tasting sampler.

That sounds soooo nice! I'm in the mid 70's going to 90 again, and the humidity today is thick enough to cut with a knife!

Larry Sullivan wrote:

Sharon Evans wrote:Our friends in Chama are waking up to 27 degrees this morning and with the snow on Cumbres yesterday and snow showers in town, not only has fall arrived but winter is giving them a tasting sampler.

That sounds soooo nice! I'm in the mid 70's going to 90 again, and the humidity today is thick enough to cut with a knife!

If you ever get to 27 its a "state of emergency"!

Sharon Evans wrote:

Larry Sullivan wrote:

Sharon Evans wrote:Our friends in Chama are waking up to 27 degrees this morning and with the snow on Cumbres yesterday and snow showers in town, not only has fall arrived but winter is giving them a tasting sampler.

That sounds soooo nice! I'm in the mid 70's going to 90 again, and the humidity today is thick enough to cut with a knife!

If you ever get to 27 its a "state of emergency"!

My part of the State we can get into the 20's in winter. What I really laugh about down here, anything below about 60 is "freezing" to the locals, winter jackets come out -- I usually am in shirt sleeves unless it gets to the 40's -- then maybe a light jacket. People think I'm nuts! Maybe they're right?

Morning preparations for today's 216: 463 road locomotive and 487 helper
Its in the mid twenty's this morning, the coaches have been sitting all night and they do not have any heat. Going to be a nippy ride today.


487 is now at the pit getting its fire cleaned as 463 has moved down to the tank for water.






Anyone listening a minute ago was treated to the full might of the 463's whistle when the hostler blew a very long blast for a visitor.



The 487 has coal added to its bunker as 463 waits for its road crew to arrive.

Morning preparations continued:


463 is bringing 2 coaches out of south yard but until it gets to the train will not know if both will stay on since the one closest to 463 is one of the movie painted coaches.

The whistle blow of 463 Sharon mentioned above.

thanks Larry
Tom C.

Departure of train 216: 463 road locomotive, 487 helper to Cumbres summit and 10 coaches and a caboose for 11 cars total
Will be interesting to see if one of the green coaches comes back this afternoon on 215 as a flip coach.
Look at how crowded the depot area
is this morning.




WE see the length of the train as it passes the tipple.

Arrival of train 215: 489 with 14 cars, one of the green coaches coming back from Osier, 3 extra flat topped coaches, regular 7 car consist, open gon and 2 cabeese. The last caboose was on 216 this morning so it also flipped at Osier. This means 215 came out of Antonito with 12 cars.

215 is at Cumbres about 30 minutes late and from the grab not sure of the consist. Almost looks like we are seeing an open gon and caboose.


OK folks, when was the last time we had a 14 car 215?


The first tipple shot shows the train with the regular open gon.

This second tipple shot shows the second open gon with the platform of the Colorado just in the frame of the north cam.

Late but long 215 today. 4:53 arrival. 489 on the point and a double caboose end! Word is over 400 riders on RR today!!

Larry G.'s shots of the extra coaches show how full that 14 car train was and also how many people rode the Chama - Osier - Chama turn. This is great for the railroad to have this kind of turn out for leaf season. They have run 3 double headers out of Chama since Wednesday and both Wednesday and Thursday were 10 cars and today was 11. Coming west today 215 left Antonito with 12 cars and picked up 2 at Osier to bring back.

Larry Gibson wrote:Late but long 215 today. 4:53 arrival. 489 on the point and a double caboose end! Word is over 400 riders on RR today!!

Over 400 riders? 14 car 215? what a great day for the C & T !!

Here's today's video -

Train 216 Doubleheader with 10 car consist, plus caboose on the rear.



Train 215 arrives, 14 car consist including 2 open gondola, and 2 caboose. Over 400 riders today, great day for the railroad!