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Posted: **Tue Oct 10, 2017 5:16 am**

Morning preparations including student train: According to the weather app attached to the cam page, its 21 degrees right now in Chama.

: 10-10-17 The hostlers have brought the 487 out to begin getting it ready on this cold morning.jpg (137.1 KiB) Viewed 3672 times

: 10-10-17 They are down at the tank getting water and frost is evident everywhere.jpg (177.88 KiB) Viewed 3672 times

: 10-10-17 The 487 backs down toward the coal lead.jpg (188.21 KiB) Viewed 3672 times

: 10-10-17 The 487 almost has a full bunker.jpg (187.05 KiB) Viewed 3672 times

: 10-10-17 The hostlers are done with their prep of 487 and it waits for the students to show up.jpg (186.59 KiB) Viewed 3672 times

: 10-10-17 No trains just a lovely shot in my opinion.jpg (192.61 KiB) Viewed 3670 times

: 10-10-17 463 is getting water from the tank.jpg (222.34 KiB) Viewed 3427 times

: The 463 is getting coal while the 489 is at the pit

: 10-10-17 463 is backing toward the coal dock.jpg (216.68 KiB) Viewed 3427 times

: 10-10-17 463 is getting coal as 489 heads to the tank.jpg (206.07 KiB) Viewed 3427 times

Posted: **Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:32 am**

Morning prep continues and departure of the Special student train:

: 487 and the student train have moved out ready to depart, 463 has moved forward to let 489 in to get coal

: 10-10-17 487 gets the Special student train underway.jpg (248.11 KiB) Viewed 3427 times

: 10-10-17 Lots of smoke and steam on this cold morning.jpg (239.56 KiB) Viewed 3427 times

: As the train passes the tipple it looks like Chama had a dusting of snow overnight

: 10-10-17 The stove is going in that last caboose.jpg (191.19 KiB) Viewed 3427 times

: 10-10-17 The students are departing Chama.jpg (215.78 KiB) Viewed 3427 times

: The 489 is parked in the cam shadow of the tipple; 10-10-17 The 463 is now parked by the hostlers to wait its road crew.jpg (234.07 KiB) Viewed 3427 times

: 10-10-17 The 463 has pulled the 10 car train 216 into loading position.jpg (253.21 KiB) Viewed 3427 times

: 10-10-17 The 489 has now coupled onto the train and it awaits departure.jpg (250.23 KiB) Viewed 3427 times

Posted: **Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:32 am**

Departure of train 216: 489 helper to Cumbres Pass, 463 road locomotive to Antonito and 10 cars to begin with and 8 finally left Chama.

: 10-10-17 The 489 and 463 work to get the 10 car train moving.jpg (235.39 KiB) Viewed 3426 times

: 10-10-17 The 489 and 463 come by the wood shop with nice steam.jpg (238.24 KiB) Viewed 3426 times

: The train is passing the tipple and looks like 10 full cars

: 10-10-17 The parlor Colorado brings up the markers.jpg (234.9 KiB) Viewed 3426 times

: 10-10-17 The locomotives are exiting Chama yard as the parlor passes the tank.jpg (229.19 KiB) Viewed 3426 times

: 10-10-17 The train has stopped with the parlor just out of the yard.jpg (227.02 KiB) Viewed 3426 times

Posted: **Tue Oct 10, 2017 9:17 am**

This doesn't look good....The train got most of the way around the curve headed out of town and stopped. Three of the engine house crew walked up the tracks toward the train followed later by Ed B. and two of the gals from the station. Hope that the delay is not serious.

Posted: **Tue Oct 10, 2017 9:50 am**

they left a coach on the curve

Posted: **Tue Oct 10, 2017 12:52 pm**

I am looking now and its the parlor since I can see the orange of the water tank on the rear. I will have the video and stills up soon. It is the Colorado. The 484 is moving about now doing its cleaning and watering but they did not attempt to pull the coach back into the yard. Whatever is wrong must have rendered the coach unmovable. The helper is due back now so it must be sitting somewhere east of the curve.

Looks like the helper is back and pulled up to the parlor, have things recording so we will have whatever transpires now. They uncoupled both the parlor and tourist car, so no telling which had the issue. Would guess the tourist and they couldn't drop it and grab the parlor. One thing, it gave the people who were in the open gon a different perspective since it was now the last car of the train.

: 10-10-17 The helper from this mornings 216 is pushing the 2 cars dropped back into the yard.jpg (180.71 KiB) Viewed 3526 times

: 10-10-17 The cars approach the tipple.jpg (179.56 KiB) Viewed 3526 times

: 10-10-17 They have stopped with the parlor in the tipples cam shadow.jpg (177.63 KiB) Viewed 3526 times

: 10-10-17 The 489 is now shoving the cars west.jpg (199.96 KiB) Viewed 3521 times

: 10-10-17 Coming by the depot.jpg (156.4 KiB) Viewed 3521 times

They then shoved the 2 cars past the depot and gone to the wye. Hard to see details but there are at least 2 railroad staff up at the switch for the house lead and the little speeder cart is up there also.
They are now shoving the cars into the engine house on the west side.

: 10-10-17 If they just spun the wye that is the parlor's platform sticking out.jpg (218.4 KiB) Viewed 3514 times

Posted: **Tue Oct 10, 2017 2:25 pm**

: 10-10-17 215 is at the pass late and looks like 8 car train.jpg (198.3 KiB) Viewed 3492 times

Special student freight: 487 and the 8 freight cars and 2 cabeese

: 10-10-17 The 487 brings the Special Student freight back into Chama.jpg (182.98 KiB) Viewed 3471 times

: 10-10-17 The 487 brings the Special Student freight by the tank.jpg (184.14 KiB) Viewed 3471 times

: 10-10-17 The 487 is up to the tipple with the 10 car train.jpg (180.85 KiB) Viewed 3471 times

: 10-10-17 We can see some of the family who are riding with the students.jpg (184.52 KiB) Viewed 3471 times

: 10-10-17 Some of the riders are enjoying the caboose platform.jpg (198.56 KiB) Viewed 3471 times

: 10-10-17 Again the riders in the open gon as it passes the depot.jpg (172.53 KiB) Viewed 3471 times

: 10-10-17 The conductor looking over his train from the caboose.jpg (171.74 KiB) Viewed 3471 times

: 10-10-17 With the 215 clear, the student freight pulls forward so it can yard its train.jpg (175.14 KiB) Viewed 3461 times

: 10-10-17 The whole train spread out in front of the depot.jpg (175.15 KiB) Viewed 3461 times

Posted: **Tue Oct 10, 2017 3:42 pm**

Arrival of train 215: 488 and 8 cars Watching both the student train and 215 come into the yard, there is a slow order in place where what happened this morning.

: 10-10-17 The 488 brings its 8 car train 215 through the slow order.jpg (189.78 KiB) Viewed 3468 times

: 10-10-17 The 488 comes past the tank as it slowly enters the yard.jpg (189.59 KiB) Viewed 3468 times

: 10-10-17 The 488 comes up to the tipple.jpg (180.86 KiB) Viewed 3468 times

: 10-10-17 Nice crowd in the open gon.jpg (192.28 KiB) Viewed 3468 times

: 10-10-17 Parlor New Mexico brings up the markers while the Colorado is over in the house_.jpg (202.43 KiB) Viewed 3468 times

: 10-10-17 The 488 is by the depot as it slows to stop.jpg (156.48 KiB) Viewed 3468 times

: 10-10-17 The ride over, passengers go about their many ways.jpg (167.53 KiB) Viewed 3468 times

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10/10/17 Tuesday and more trains double header on 216

10/10/17 Tuesday and more trains double header on 216

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