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6/14/17 Another beautiful day

Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2017 6:51 am

by Sharon Evans

Morning preparations:

: 6-14-17 487 moves away from the house to begin the day.jpg (138.42 KiB) Viewed 3469 times

: 6-14-17 487 approaches the pit.jpg (128.72 KiB) Viewed 3469 times

: 6-14-17 Fire cleaning well underway.jpg (110.69 KiB) Viewed 3469 times

: 6-14-17 487 has moved to the tank.jpg (134.17 KiB) Viewed 3466 times

: 6-14-17 487 backs down toward the coal dock lead.jpg (124.8 KiB) Viewed 3462 times

: 6-14-17 487 pulls by the wood shop on its way to the dock.jpg (136.52 KiB) Viewed 3462 times

: 6-14-17 The loader moves coal in the 487's bunker.jpg (129.28 KiB) Viewed 3462 times

: 6-14-17 Preparations done, the hostlers leave the 487 for the road crew.jpg (132.12 KiB) Viewed 3459 times

: 6-14-17 487 has coupled onto the train and the depot is adorned for flag day.jpg (89.99 KiB) Viewed 3456 times

: 6-14-17 Train 216 is now in loading position.jpg (101.88 KiB) Viewed 3455 times

Re: 6/14/17 Another beautiful day

Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2017 8:11 am

by Sharon Evans

Departure of train 216: 487 and 7 cars

: 6-14-17 Train 216 gets the highball for the conductor.jpg (103.91 KiB) Viewed 3446 times

: 6-14-17 487 has its train moving.jpg (132.42 KiB) Viewed 3446 times

: 6-14-17 487 is passing the wood shop.jpg (133.71 KiB) Viewed 3446 times

: 6-14-17 A 'waver' on the platform of the New Mexico.jpg (127.56 KiB) Viewed 3446 times

: 6-14-17 Train 216 exiting Chama.jpg (133.54 KiB) Viewed 3446 times

: 6-14-17 Train 216 is rounding the curve at the north end of the yard.jpg (122.83 KiB) Viewed 3446 times

Re: 6/14/17 Another beautiful day

Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2017 2:01 pm

by Sharon Evans

: 6-14-17 Train 215 crosses highway 17 at Cumbres.jpg (133.23 KiB) Viewed 3408 times

Re: 6/14/17 Another beautiful day

Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2017 2:22 pm

by Sharon Evans

Return of the student freight: 489 and 8 cars, it left one of the cabeese in Antonito and picked up a flat car and drop bottom gon.

: 6-14-17 The student freight returns to Chama with 489 and 8 cars.jpg (137 KiB) Viewed 3403 times

: 6-14-17 489 comes up to the tipple.jpg (130.51 KiB) Viewed 3403 times

: 6-14-17 By the wood shop headed to the wye.jpg (129.44 KiB) Viewed 3403 times

: 6-14-17 Approaching the depot.jpg (112.52 KiB) Viewed 3403 times

: 6-14-17 489 is by the depot.jpg (114.08 KiB) Viewed 3403 times

: 6-14-17 Three of the students in the ridder gon.jpg (113.72 KiB) Viewed 3403 times

: 6-14-17 More students riding the caboose.jpg (113.65 KiB) Viewed 3403 times

Re: 6/14/17 Another beautiful day

Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2017 2:45 pm

by Sharon Evans

The student freight returns from the wye:

: 6-14-17 489 leads the train back from the wye.jpg (114.53 KiB) Viewed 3399 times

: 6-14-17 The drop bottom gon looking fresh from the Friends' workshop.jpg (112.37 KiB) Viewed 3399 times

: 6-14-17 The caboose is by with the conductor look out.jpg (116.43 KiB) Viewed 3399 times

: 6-14-17 Pulling ahead to clear the south yard lead.jpg (129.13 KiB) Viewed 3399 times

: 6-14-17 489 shoving into south yard.jpg (133.71 KiB) Viewed 3399 times

: 6-14-17 The whole train from the depot cam as it is shoved into south yard.jpg (113.75 KiB) Viewed 3399 times

: 6-14-17 Stopped on south yard 1.jpg (113.36 KiB) Viewed 3399 times

: 6-14-17 Work done, 489 heads to the house.jpg (137.98 KiB) Viewed 3399 times

Re: 6/14/17 Another beautiful day

Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2017 2:56 pm

by Sharon Evans

Arrival of train 215: 484 and 7 cars

: 6-14-17 484 brings a 7 car train 215 into Chama.jpg (135.66 KiB) Viewed 3392 times

: 6-14-17 484 comes up to the tipple.jpg (133.09 KiB) Viewed 3392 times

: 6-14-17 Colorado is on the markers.jpg (136.57 KiB) Viewed 3392 times

: 6-14-17 The train approaches the depot.jpg (113.41 KiB) Viewed 3392 times

: 6-14-17 484 comes by with flags waving.jpg (113.91 KiB) Viewed 3392 times

: 6-14-17 The ride is over, time to get off.jpg (115.26 KiB) Viewed 3392 times

Re: 6/14/17 Another beautiful day

Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2017 4:58 pm

by Larry Sullivan

School train returns about 3:30 with 489 leading.

As 489 heads to the shop from the water tank, 484 brings in train 215