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Posted: **Tue Aug 22, 2017 5:26 am**

Morning Preparations:

: 8-22-17 487 comes out to begin the day.jpg (218.79 KiB) Viewed 4019 times

: 8-22-17 487 pulls over the pit for a fire cleaning.jpg (197.38 KiB) Viewed 4019 times

: 8-22-17 487 is at the tank to fill the tender and one of the hostlers is climbing up the tank.jpg (214.6 KiB) Viewed 4019 times

: 8-22-17 487 is backing down the main and we can see the 484's tender on it.jpg (195.11 KiB) Viewed 4019 times

: 8-22-17 487 is pulling by the wood shop and Frank is watching.jpg (203.39 KiB) Viewed 4019 times

: 8-22-17 The loader dumps a scoop of coal into the bunker of 487.jpg (205.07 KiB) Viewed 4018 times

: 8-22-17 The hostlers are done and the 487 waits for its road crew.jpg (218.27 KiB) Viewed 4018 times

: 8-22-17 The 487 has pulled the train forward into loading positon while the 488 has come out to the pit.jpg (225.08 KiB) Viewed 4018 times

Posted: **Tue Aug 22, 2017 5:27 am**

Departure of train 216: No sound on the video again today.

: 8-22-17 The 487 has train 216 moving as it heads on to Antonito.jpg (226.22 KiB) Viewed 4015 times

: 8-22-17 The 487 shows nice smoke as it passes the wood shop.jpg (225.94 KiB) Viewed 4015 times

: 8-22-17 The 487 is by the tipple_.jpg (182.13 KiB) Viewed 4015 times

: 8-22-17 Frank is in the cafe car again.jpg (203.25 KiB) Viewed 4015 times

: 8-22-17 Parlor New Mexico is on the markers of train 216.jpg (210.66 KiB) Viewed 4015 times

: 8-22-17 the 487 is at the yard throat as the parlor passes the tank.jpg (207.93 KiB) Viewed 4014 times

: 8-22-17 the 487 is rounding the curve as the parlor passes the waiting speeder.jpg (206.92 KiB) Viewed 4014 times

: 8-22-17 The train is almost out of sight as the speeder is on the main to follow.jpg (215.45 KiB) Viewed 4014 times

Posted: **Tue Aug 22, 2017 6:02 am**

Eclipse over Tanglefoot Curve. I took several shots of the sun peeking through the heavy clouds. Finally I came up with this one. I had to share it a couple of dozen times. Every one else was getting blobs of light. Sharing with Friends is what we are all about.

Posted: **Tue Aug 22, 2017 6:23 am**

Very cool, Frank. Thanks!

Posted: **Tue Aug 22, 2017 6:56 am**

Yes thanks Frank! I imagine getting such a sharp image was made even more complicated by being on a moving train. Enjoy your ride today Sir.

Posted: **Tue Aug 22, 2017 7:01 am**

Well done Frank.

Posted: **Tue Aug 22, 2017 8:34 am**

Lots of fans photographing the 487 with 484 tender anomaly.
Gotta go.. Gotta train to ride. If I miss it I will be crying all day!!!!!!! :toys:

Posted: **Tue Aug 22, 2017 8:51 am**

If the tender is repaired maybe they will switch when it gets back to Antonito.

Posted: **Tue Aug 22, 2017 10:48 am**

Great picture Frank. We tried to take selfies over our shoulders but Sun was still too bright, even at 97-98% with cloud cover.
Ed Morris

Posted: **Tue Aug 22, 2017 2:14 pm**

Arrival of train 215: 489 and 7 cars

: 8-22-17 489 brings the 7 car train 215 into Chama.jpg (204.66 KiB) Viewed 3990 times

: 8-22-17 489 comes up to the tipple.jpg (189.84 KiB) Viewed 3990 times

: The train is passing the tipple and that bright speck at the café car is Frank waving

: 8-22-17 The parlor Colorado is in the markers this afternoon.jpg (219.77 KiB) Viewed 3989 times

: 8-22-17 The train has stopped at the depot.jpg (184.28 KiB) Viewed 3989 times

Posted: **Tue Aug 22, 2017 8:07 pm**

C&TSRR Train 215 arrives on schedule at the Chama Depot. The passengers disembark and the yard crew hostlers take control of the train from the engineer.
The train is taken to the Wye to be turned around so that it is headed toward Cumbres pass in the morning. The train returns, the locomotive is decoupled and then heads to the ash pit to dump its embers.

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