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Posted: **Thu Oct 13, 2016 7:06 am**

Preparations for today's train 216: 487

: 10.13.16 487 comes to the pit to begin the day.jpg (103.49 KiB) Viewed 1918 times

: 10.13.16 487 has gone down to the tank and does a blow down there.jpg (112.33 KiB) Viewed 1914 times

: 10.13.16 487 backs down the main to the coal dock lead.jpg (110.07 KiB) Viewed 1909 times

: 10.13.16 487 is now pulling toward the coal dock.jpg (125.38 KiB) Viewed 1909 times

: 10.13.16 487 gets its bunker topped off for the run east.jpg (104.81 KiB) Viewed 1909 times

: 10.13.16 487 now waits for the rest of the road crew to arrive, Tracy is already onboard.jpg (76.66 KiB) Viewed 1906 times

: 10.13.16 487 has backed to the train.jpg (78.64 KiB) Viewed 1905 times

Posted: **Thu Oct 13, 2016 7:43 am**

Departure of train 216: 487 and 7 cars
They wasted no time today. From the time the hostlers had the 487 near the depot to moving forward to load position was about 10 minutes.

: 10.13.16 Train 216 is now in loading position.jpg (82.32 KiB) Viewed 1904 times

They are really doing things on an early schedule. They blew the 10 minutes warning 15 minutes before departure.

: 10.13.16 Looks like Ray is consulting his watch after giving the hi ball.jpg (95.16 KiB) Viewed 1882 times

: 10.13.16 Ray is safely aboard and calling the dispatcher.jpg (94.58 KiB) Viewed 1882 times

: 10.13.16 The 487 is passing the wood shed in this smoke hazed shot.jpg (82.52 KiB) Viewed 1882 times

216 is passing the tipple as the engineer blows for the running brake test.

: 10.13.16 The Colorado is by the tipple.jpg (115.49 KiB) Viewed 1882 times

: 10.13.16 216 is clearing the yard as the fire patrol waits to leave.jpg (113.69 KiB) Viewed 1882 times

Posted: **Thu Oct 13, 2016 1:57 pm**

Arrival of train 215: 484 and 8 cars

: 10.13.16 215 is at Cumbres.jpg (130.4 KiB) Viewed 1859 times

: 10.13.16 484 brings an 8 car 215 into Chama.jpg (115.35 KiB) Viewed 1843 times

215 is by the tipple as we see a whole bunch of wavers in the open gon.

: 10.13.16 New Mexico is on the markers.jpg (135.32 KiB) Viewed 1843 times

: 10.13.16 484 slows to a stop just past the depot.jpg (96.75 KiB) Viewed 1843 times

Posted: **Thu Oct 13, 2016 5:10 pm**

216 must have been real late into Antonito because I just checked the feed and the bus just pulled into Chama.

Posted: **Fri Oct 14, 2016 2:05 am**

Sharon Evans wrote:216 must have been real late into Antonito because I just checked the feed and the bus just pulled into Chama.

Must have had a good load that went all the way through, there were actually 2 buses that came back. Perhaps part of the reason for the delay?

Posted: **Fri Oct 14, 2016 2:07 am**

Here's today's video -

A quiet day in the yard other than 216 and 215, just trips to the ash pit and water for the other two locomotives. 216 Departure.

Here's 215 arrival video. Our friendly waver that has been on board quite often seems to have recruited about 1/2 the open gondola crowd to wave today!

Posted: **Fri Oct 14, 2016 5:48 am**

Larry Sullivan wrote:
Sharon Evans wrote:216 must have been real late into Antonito because I just checked the feed and the bus just pulled into Chama.

Must have had a good load that went all the way through, there were actually 2 buses that came back. Perhaps part of the reason for the delay?

Especially if they realized this as the train was getting into Antonito and the bus had to drive over from Chama or they used the Chama - Antonito bus to come back with the second load.

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