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Posted: **Mon Sep 04, 2017 4:58 am**

Morning preparations: 488

: 9-4-17 488 moves away from the house to start this Labor Day.jpg (205.08 KiB) Viewed 3064 times

: 9-4-17 488 comes over the pit to have its fire cleaned.jpg (197.59 KiB) Viewed 3064 times

: 9-4-17 488 backs toward the switch that leads to the coal dock.jpg (193.22 KiB) Viewed 3054 times

: 9-4-17 The switch thrown, the 488 pulls ahead toward the coal dock.jpg (196.89 KiB) Viewed 3054 times

: 9-4-17 The loader dumps another bucket of coal into the tender of 488.jpg (197.26 KiB) Viewed 3054 times

: 9-4-17 Their work done the hostlers leave the 488 for the road crew to take over.jpg (209.8 KiB) Viewed 3053 times

: 9-4-17 The train has now moved forward to the loading position.jpg (225.37 KiB) Viewed 3048 times

Posted: **Mon Sep 04, 2017 8:01 am**

Departure of train 216: 488 and 7 cars

: 9-4-17 The 488 gets its 7 car train underway.jpg (217.25 KiB) Viewed 3029 times

: 9-4-17 Just as the 488 is by the wood shop, they stop for some reason.jpg (208.07 KiB) Viewed 3029 times

: 9-4-17 Underway again, the 488 puts out a nice plume of smoke.jpg (216.87 KiB) Viewed 3029 times

: As the train is passing the tipple, the engineer gives the whistle for the running brake test

: 9-4-17 The parlor Colorado is carrying the markers on 216 today.jpg (198.68 KiB) Viewed 3029 times

: 9-4-17 The 488 is exiting the yard as the parlor is by the tank.jpg (176.47 KiB) Viewed 3029 times

: 9-4-17 The last cars of the train are disappearing from sight.jpg (183.3 KiB) Viewed 3029 times

Posted: **Mon Sep 04, 2017 12:17 pm**

Just happened to be watching and just now a large number of motorcycles and tricycles went east out 17 with what, I think, was a support vehicle trailing. Made quiet the noise.

Posted: **Mon Sep 04, 2017 2:59 pm**

Sharon, Friends & Guests. The reason I didn't wave yesterday when 315 came in, is because I rode the bus down from Cumbres Pass to get an early start for my 9 hr drive back to Mesa AZ. I did an unofficial poll of the train employees yesterday, and they all said they would be back next year. So I will be playing with WW2 planes all winter @ the Commemorative Air Force, and anxiously waiting for next June when it will be Chama train time again. :cheers:

Posted: **Mon Sep 04, 2017 3:01 pm**

Frank, thanks for that update and I and, all I am sure, wish you a wonderful season off from the C&TS and look forward to seeing you waving again next year. Just did a search and you get to play with a B-17 and B-25 among others, exciting.

Posted: **Mon Sep 04, 2017 3:08 pm**

Have no idea as to what they are doing with 489, but its pop has been going off for some time now. That sound makes it hard to hear the whistle of the incoming train as it blows for 17 and the bridge.
Arrival of train 215:

: 9-4-17 The 488 returns to Chama with the 7 car New Mexico set.jpg (176.83 KiB) Viewed 2971 times

: 9-4-17 The 488 comes up to the tipple with its train.jpg (161.2 KiB) Viewed 2971 times

: Considering it probably rained on the train earlier, there is a fair number of people in the open gon

: 9-4-17 The platform of the New Mexico has no one on it except the trainman.jpg (170.34 KiB) Viewed 2971 times

: 9-4-17 The 488 come by the depot as it slows for the stop.jpg (167.72 KiB) Viewed 2970 times

: 9-4-17 The train has stopped and the cleaner is getting on.jpg (123.2 KiB) Viewed 2970 times

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