10-25-16 Wednesday dawns & all is quiet

[Mike Maguire]

Two locos in front of the engine house - one in steam (#489), the other looks oddly quiet (#484)

[Sharon Evans]

484 is now putting out a lot of smoke.

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[Melanie Neale]

Hi..is that a dusting of snow I see?

[Sharon Evans]

Probably frost not snow.

[Mike Maguire]

Hi..is that a dusting of snow I see?

Most likely frost - temperature in Chama presently 33F. The CDOT cameras show a beautiful frosty morning in Cumbres.

[Mike Maguire]

#484 is away for a drink and then heading for the main ....

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[Mike Maguire]

I wonder if there's another work train in the offing ? Sadly, I have to go.

[Larry Sullivan]

I wonder if there's another work train in the offing ? Sadly, I have to go.

Mike - thanks for the coverage, I'll be around will keep an eye on it - also recording and will catch anything that goes out.

[Larry Gibson]

Here is a view of the scene looking from the depot cam of the idling loco. Storage cars are closed up.

[Larry Sullivan]

484 turned down the wye, now has headed out with caboose and two gondola, no clue where they are going, but they didn't take on coal today so likely not that far.

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[Larry Gibson]

The scene Larry just described.

[Larry Gibson]

Late afternoon and a loco is smoking heavily just outside engine house.

[Larry Sullivan]

The strange little consist that left early this morning has returned.

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[Larry Gibson]

Some late afternoon switching in south yard.

[Larry Gibson]

Following work today 484 heads for service in reverse of the norm.

[Larry Gibson]

484 leaves the ashpit and snuggles nose first to engine house.

[Sharon Evans]

Note that the 3 flats are back unloaded, so they may go out tomorrow for more stuff.