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Posted: **Sat Dec 17, 2016 5:55 am**

More snow has fallen overnight, and #489 is being stoked for the day's work ahead ...

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Posted: **Sat Dec 17, 2016 6:30 am**

West stall door is open ..,

...and closed again as snow blows across the yard ...

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Posted: **Sat Dec 17, 2016 6:59 am**

it's definitely winter as the cams change to colour ...

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Posted: **Sat Dec 17, 2016 7:14 am**

#489 is out & having its fire cleaned ...

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Posted: **Sat Dec 17, 2016 7:28 am**

#489 heads for the main through a desolate landscape ...

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Posted: **Sat Dec 17, 2016 7:40 am**

... and backs down to the train ...

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Posted: **Sat Dec 17, 2016 7:48 am**

As the rising sun tints the snow pink, #489 suddenly heads off north ...

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Posted: **Sat Dec 17, 2016 8:20 am**

Our Conductor Ray is on the scene now...

Posted: **Sat Dec 17, 2016 8:35 am**

Interesting light ...

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Posted: **Sat Dec 17, 2016 8:44 am**

Hi ho ....

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Posted: **Sat Dec 17, 2016 8:46 am**

Suspicious character on the south end of the Chama station - ho ho ho.

Keep him away from the coal dock! We have no need for lumps of coal.

Merry Christmas all.

Posted: **Sat Dec 17, 2016 9:04 am**

#489 is back from its travels - plenty of snow on the plow ...

... and goes to the coal dock ...

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Posted: **Sat Dec 17, 2016 9:10 am**

With all the snow last night, no wonder they blazed a trail out to Labato.

Posted: **Sat Dec 17, 2016 9:17 am**

#489 backs down to the train ...

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Posted: **Sat Dec 17, 2016 9:20 am**

Christmas Card Scenes at the depot!

Posted: **Sat Dec 17, 2016 9:36 am**

Aww man... they've got Mrs Clause shoveling snow!!

Posted: **Sat Dec 17, 2016 9:50 am**

Train pulled forward ...

... and the snow starts again ...

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Posted: **Sat Dec 17, 2016 9:53 am**

First run in ten minutes!

Posted: **Sat Dec 17, 2016 10:18 am**

First run cleared yard abou 10:15. No open gon for Santa this year!

Posted: **Sat Dec 17, 2016 10:20 am**

It's away ...

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Posted: **Sat Dec 17, 2016 10:24 am**

These only run about 40 seconds each, I'll do full video later on - but for those that missed the departure live. Great to see a train running again!

Posted: **Sat Dec 17, 2016 10:54 am**

This weather is so appropriate for a Christmas train.

Posted: **Sat Dec 17, 2016 11:27 am**

The images today are right out of Hollywood!
Never mind! Hollywood would have a hard time faking this.
Watching the kids is almost mesmerizing.
It would be cool if the ABQ TV stations were picking up the live feed!

Posted: **Sat Dec 17, 2016 12:02 pm**

What I liked was Santa standing on the rear platform as the train backed into Chama.

Weather for tomorrow is sunny and cold so we will get a different aspect of the rides.

Posted: **Sat Dec 17, 2016 12:50 pm**

A crew has gone down to the tank and is working on it. Wonder if the valves are frozen shut. They are using the bucket to push the main line side spout up after they pulled it down.

Posted: **Sat Dec 17, 2016 12:52 pm**

Sharon Evans wrote:A crew has gone down to the tank and is working on it. Wonder if the valves are frozen shut.

They've got the spout pulled down - maybe choked with ice ...

I've not seen #489 take water since it came out yesterday ...

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Posted: **Sat Dec 17, 2016 12:58 pm**

They could have easily filled the tank overnight from hoses in the house, but surely is getting low on water by now.

Posted: **Sat Dec 17, 2016 1:00 pm**

I'd be guessing that the tank is normally drained for the winter. But what do I know?

Posted: **Sat Dec 17, 2016 1:08 pm**

Rich Murray wrote:I'd be guessing that the tank is normally drained for the winter. But what do I know?

Taking water now, they might drain it after the Christmas trains but doubt it. If its close to full the volume would keep most of it liquid.

Posted: **Sat Dec 17, 2016 1:09 pm**

Elf in the Doghouse, and a water stop ...

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Posted: **Sat Dec 17, 2016 1:13 pm**

The 1:00 run used the mainline spout for refilling the tender. Stop took less than ten minutes and then extra headed east.

Posted: **Sat Dec 17, 2016 1:53 pm**

Santa brings the special back ...

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Posted: **Sat Dec 17, 2016 2:44 pm**

2:40 run is out on main.

Posted: **Sat Dec 17, 2016 4:08 pm**

Santa and Mrs Claus board, Conductor Ray swings up, and the 4:00 run departs.

Posted: **Sat Dec 17, 2016 5:13 pm**

489 puts the coaches in the cleaning position and heads for the ashpit arriving at 5:09.

Posted: **Sat Dec 17, 2016 5:18 pm**

Then it's into the enginehouse at 5:16 completing Saturday's train action.

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