10-21-16 Clear and Sunny Final Friday of Season

[Larry Sullivan]

Looks like 487 gets the call for this final Friday train of the season.

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487 at water tank to fill the tender.

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487 heads past the tipple to the coal dock for a fuel up.

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[Larry Sullivan]

487 has backed to the train, looks like we'll have another 7 car consist today.

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With no delay, the train has now moved to boarding position

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[Larry Gibson]

The bus from Antonitio is on its way over the pass while 216 gets ready to depart.

[Larry Sullivan]

Train 216 departs with 7 car consist behind 487 this morning.

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[Larry Gibson]

Conductor Ray walks down the platform, picks up step, and swings onboard for the highball. Then 487 takes the 216 east!

[Larry Sullivan]

I think it was 489, but a loco just went East out of the yard. No stop at the ash pit or coaling, they just got water.

[Larry Sullivan]

489 now back from wherever they went.

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[Mike Maguire]

#489 has gone north again, followed shortly by #463 and the fire patrol speeder.

[Larry Sullivan]

215 Arrives with 484 bringing in a 7 car train. Two days to go in the season now.

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[Larry Gibson]

Saturday's 216 will have a caboose.

[Larry Gibson]

Afterward a few interesting switching moves in the south yard and SWAMP.

[Larry Gibson]

489 brings a flat and water car out of the swamp as 484 runs across the ashpit.

[Larry Gibson]

Adding 3 coaches for train 216. Looks like one last double header in the making!! 2 flat cars brought around for some post season work trains?

[Larry Gibson]

At 6:05 with switching complete 489 heads for service. Saturday looks to be a big day on the RR.

[Larry Gibson]

Today's action ends with a whiff of smoke disapating in the cool evening air, a harbinger that the season is quickly coming to an end....

[Larry Sullivan]

Here's today's video --

Train 216 Departure



Train 215 Arrival




After 215 was turned, they added a caboose to the rear, also added 3 coaches, so we should be looking at a double-header for Saturday. They also dug out 3 of the flat cars, 2 from the South yard, one from the North yard also brought a tank car down to the South yard.