#484 is out
Posted: Tue May 23, 2017 9:55 amAs of 10:54, #484, with an assist from #15, has been coaled up at the ramp. She's sporting a fresh, new silver smokebox, looking sharp!
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#484 is out
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Posted: Tue May 23, 2017 9:55 amRe: #484 is out
Posted: Tue May 23, 2017 12:37 pmSo on the east side, is that 487 in front of 489, because 484 was behind 489 on the east this morning and 487 was inside on the west.
Re: #484 is out
Posted: Tue May 23, 2017 1:27 pm15 is out switching around on the track close to the round house. It has pulled the Friend's kitchen car out so far. Thought maybe they were going to move the new kitchen storage car which was built last year into place.
15 has pulled 4 cars out including the long reefer and it moving them the long way to the north end, since the direct route is blocked.
The box car closest to the camera is the new kitchen storage car. Looks like the railroad is going to use it again this year until maybe the RPO is back in use.
Not seen in this shot, but the cleaning crew is busy on these passengers cars.
They may have gotten their first load of coal delivered today since the loader is busy around the coal pile.
15 has pulled 4 cars out including the long reefer and it moving them the long way to the north end, since the direct route is blocked.
- 5-23-17 15 moves cars and Friends work.jpg (146.76 KiB) Viewed 1969 times
- 5-23-17 15 comes down the connector by north yard_.jpg (137.93 KiB) Viewed 1969 times
The box car closest to the camera is the new kitchen storage car. Looks like the railroad is going to use it again this year until maybe the RPO is back in use.
- 5-23-17 The storage cars for the store and trains are back uin front of the depot.jpg (107.51 KiB) Viewed 1968 times
Not seen in this shot, but the cleaning crew is busy on these passengers cars.
- 5-23-17 The final drop has 3 cars in front of the depot and what I think is the display car in its normal spot.jpg (112.55 KiB) Viewed 1966 times
- 5-23-17 15 has backed onto the passengers cars stored north of the depot.jpg (147.86 KiB) Viewed 1966 times
- 5-23-17 Once the air was pumped up, 15 shoved them back down onto the cars at the depot.jpg (103.42 KiB) Viewed 1964 times
- 5-23-17 Several people work to get the hand brakes released on this car.jpg (109.67 KiB) Viewed 1964 times
- 5-23-17 15 now pulls forward with 6 of the flat roofed passenger cars.jpg (107.06 KiB) Viewed 1960 times
- 5-23-17 15 pulls the string forward to clear the south yard lead switch.jpg (140.11 KiB) Viewed 1960 times
- 5-23-17 Comes by the depot with the string.jpg (112.01 KiB) Viewed 1960 times
They may have gotten their first load of coal delivered today since the loader is busy around the coal pile.
Re: #484 is out
Posted: Tue May 23, 2017 2:32 pmAfternoon action continues: 15 seems to be shuffling cars in south yard at this point. Lots of horn work but very little to see.
The south yard switching continues with more cars being shuffled around. All this time 15 had kept those 2 coaches attached to it.
- 5-23-17 Comes out of south yard with just 2 of the coaches.jpg (112.49 KiB) Viewed 1954 times
- 5-23-17 Then backs down onto the cars stored on yard 1.jpg (111.08 KiB) Viewed 1954 times
- 5-23-17 Then backs down onto the cars stored on yard 1.jpg (111.08 KiB) Viewed 1953 times
- 5-23-17 Pulls ahead with a caboose and open gon.jpg (109.58 KiB) Viewed 1953 times
- 5-23-17 Now shoves back into south yard.jpg (114.12 KiB) Viewed 1952 times
- 5-23-17 Comes back out without the gon.jpg (109.27 KiB) Viewed 1952 times
- 5-23-17 Puts the caboose back onto the string on yard 1.jpg (112.31 KiB) Viewed 1951 times
- 5-23-17 Goes back into the yard and comes out with this string including the RPO.jpg (112.53 KiB) Viewed 1951 times
- 5-23-17 15 comes out of south yard and seems to be done there.jpg (113.71 KiB) Viewed 1947 times
- 5-23-17 15 now comes back onto the main and couples to the snack coach Santa Fe.jpg (118.44 KiB) Viewed 1947 times
The south yard switching continues with more cars being shuffled around. All this time 15 had kept those 2 coaches attached to it.
Re: #484 is out
Posted: Tue May 23, 2017 3:26 pmThe move at 16:21 cleared the main. I'll take a wild guess and say 15 was making up a hospital train for a move to Antonito
Re: #484 is out
Posted: Tue May 23, 2017 3:31 pmMoving right along here:
- 5-23-17 Couples it onto the string on yard 1.jpg (111.74 KiB) Viewed 1944 times
- 5-23-17 Pulls away.jpg (112.02 KiB) Viewed 1944 times
- 5-23-17 and heads back to the barn.jpg (115 KiB) Viewed 1944 times
- 5-23-17 and parks for the day.jpg (142.3 KiB) Viewed 1944 times