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Posted: **Wed Aug 23, 2017 6:26 am**

Morning preparations:

: 8-23-17 488 leaves the house.jpg (181.94 KiB) Viewed 3204 times

: 8-23-17 488 moves over the pit to get a morning fire clean before heading out.jpg (172.77 KiB) Viewed 3204 times

: 8-23-17 488 backs down the main as it heads to the coal dock.jpg (208.73 KiB) Viewed 3198 times

: Frank is over on the grassy area; 8-23-17 Clear of the switch to the north yard and coal dock, one of the hostlers opens the switch.jpg (210.87 KiB) Viewed 3198 times

: 8-23-17 The loader dumps another bucket of coal into the tender of 488.jpg (200.08 KiB) Viewed 3198 times

: 8-23-17 The hostlers have left the 488 for its road crew.jpg (264.19 KiB) Viewed 3163 times

: 8-23-17 The 488 has pulled the train into loading position.jpg (268.68 KiB) Viewed 3163 times

Posted: **Wed Aug 23, 2017 6:26 am**

Departure of train 216:

: 8-23-17 The 488 is getting train 216 underway.jpg (253.45 KiB) Viewed 3163 times

: 8-23-17 As the train accelerates, it comes by the wood shop.jpg (254.85 KiB) Viewed 3163 times

: AS the train passes the tipple, the engineer of the 488 blows for the running brake test

: 8-23-17 Frank seems to have settled into using the cafe car.jpg (246.72 KiB) Viewed 3163 times

: 8-23-17 The parlor New Mexico is on the markers this morning.jpg (236.32 KiB) Viewed 3163 times

: 8-23-17 The train is exiting north yard.jpg (222.08 KiB) Viewed 3163 times

: 8-23-17 The last cars of the train are rounding the curve north of the yard.jpg (225.2 KiB) Viewed 3163 times

Posted: **Wed Aug 23, 2017 8:08 am**

Beautiful crisp morning in the Chama Depot rail yards. Locomotive #488 leaves the engine house promptly at 8:00 A.M. headed for the ash pit to drop spent coal ash and clinkers accumulated during the night. Once at the pit, a hostler starts clearing the grate, while the sun paints the steam and smoke with early morning water colors.

I was pleased to learn that Sharon is able to spend some time attending to her personal needs today, while still chronicling the happenings on the Chama&Toltec Scenic Rail Road video cameras. During the days I spent filling the Web Camera space with videos and some stills, it was necessary that I be at the computer monitor, with all recording facilities at the ready, to capture the action at the Chama rail yards. Jason and Sharon have the ability to record the entire day's activities with their Bandicam software, edit it at a later time, and then post the most pertinent footage. I found myself confronted with the seemingly ever present video reset arrow in the middle of a capture. Yes, they always occurred when the action on the monitor seemed the most important. Sharon has exhibited a dedication to the task or recording the camera activity seldom found with any volunteer in any situation. She deserves the conveniences unattended and uninterrupted video recording offers. I am grateful the Friends make them available to her.
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Posted: **Wed Aug 23, 2017 8:15 am**

Thank you Sharon for the excellent coverage yesterday. And thank you Rick for adding the video of the turn.
Not much happening this morning, except I met an old timer who use to work for the D&RG standard gage thru the Moffat Tunnel. Boy did I pick his brain.
Gotta go. Gotta train to ride. Sunny morn after a rainy night. :tank:

Posted: **Wed Aug 23, 2017 1:53 pm**

: 8-23-17 The train is caught by the Cumbres cam as it crosses route 17.jpg (210.36 KiB) Viewed 3146 times

Posted: **Wed Aug 23, 2017 3:02 pm**

Arrival of train 215: 487 and 7 cars

: 8-23-17 The 487 brings the 7 car train 215 into Chama.jpg (198.59 KiB) Viewed 3134 times

: 8-23-17 The 487 comes up to the tipple.jpg (202.49 KiB) Viewed 3134 times

: As the train passes the tipple, we can see Frank doing the wave on the open gon

: 8-23-17 The parlor Colorado is on the markers this afternoon.jpg (200.87 KiB) Viewed 3134 times

: 8-23-17 The 487 comes by the depot as it readies to stop.jpg (155.81 KiB) Viewed 3134 times

: 8-23-17 The train is stopped and we see the cleaning crew and hostlers ready to take over.jpg (147.98 KiB) Viewed 3134 times

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