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9/3/17 Sunday - Farewell Frank see you next year

Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2017 5:20 am

by Sharon Evans

Morning preparations: Frank, looks like you may have a double header for you last run up the hill this year. Well guess not, the hostlers were just doing their morning stuff on 489.

: 9-3-17 488 moves away from the house, must have performed well yesterday.jpg (205.23 KiB) Viewed 2379 times

: 9-3-17 488 comes up to the pit for its cleaning.jpg (195.91 KiB) Viewed 2379 times

: 9-3-17 489 comes up behind, maybe a double header today.jpg (176.83 KiB) Viewed 2379 times

: 489 moves up to the pit for cleaning as 488 heads to the tank

: 9-3-17 488 backs down the main toward the lead to the coal dock.jpg (171.84 KiB) Viewed 2376 times

: 9-3-17 488 moves by the wood shop where Frank takes his final looks.jpg (171.9 KiB) Viewed 2376 times

: 9-3-17 488 now takes on coal for its run to Antonito.jpg (203.85 KiB) Viewed 2376 times

: Well so much for a double header this day, 489 has gone back to the house

: 489 has backed into the east stall of the house; 9-3-17 The road crew wasted no time today and are backing toward the train.jpg (201.25 KiB) Viewed 2375 times

: 9-3-17 The train has been pulled forward to loading position.jpg (205.42 KiB) Viewed 2370 times

Re: 9/3/17 Sunday - Farewell Frank see you next year

Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2017 7:03 am

by Sharon Evans

Departure of train 216: 288 and 8 cars

: 9-3-17 The 488 gets the 8 car train 216 underway.jpg (205.94 KiB) Viewed 2351 times

: 9-3-17 The 488 comes past the wood shop.jpg (206.35 KiB) Viewed 2351 times

: The engineer of 488 blows the signal for the running brake test

: 9-3-17 Frank has come out on to the open gon for his farewell waves from 216.jpg (199.62 KiB) Viewed 2351 times

: 9-3-17 The New Mexico brings up the markers on this mornings 216.jpg (191.73 KiB) Viewed 2351 times

: 9-3-17 As fans walk back to their cars, the train is clearing Chama yard.jpg (181.17 KiB) Viewed 2351 times

: 9-3-17 The final cars of the train round the curve north of the yard.jpg (188.21 KiB) Viewed 2351 times

Re: 9/3/17 Sunday - Farewell Frank see you next year

Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2017 2:47 pm

by Sharon Evans

Arrival of train 215: The locomotives swapped at Osier but the train set came through.

: 9-3-17 The 488 brings an 8 car train 215 into Chama.jpg (170.15 KiB) Viewed 2315 times

: 9-3-17 The 488 comes up to the tipple with the Colorado set of cars.jpg (170.79 KiB) Viewed 2315 times

: The train passes the tipple and I do not see Frank

: 9-3-17 The parlor Colorado is on the markers of this afternoon's 215.jpg (185.91 KiB) Viewed 2315 times

: 9-3-17 The 488 passes the depot.jpg (148.43 KiB) Viewed 2315 times

: 9-3-17 The train has stopped and Frank's last ride for 2017 is over.jpg (156.49 KiB) Viewed 2315 times

Even watching the video, I did not see Frank. Makes me wonder if he actually went through to Antonito on the last day. Will have to wait for him to tell us what he did. We will miss your waving Frank, hurry back next season.