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10/15/17 Sunday double header (7)

Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2017 5:07 am

by Sharon Evans

Morning preparations:

: 10-15-17 The beginning of the final week of the season gets underway as 489 comes out ot the pit.jpg (179.47 KiB) Viewed 2878 times

: 10-15-17 Looks like we have a double header this day.jpg (161.5 KiB) Viewed 2877 times

: 10-15-17 The 489 now backs toward the coal dock lead as 484 heads to the tank.jpg (167.01 KiB) Viewed 2873 times

: 10-15-17 The 489 is getting coal added to its bunker as 484 has backed down and is waiting its turn.jpg (163.89 KiB) Viewed 2872 times

: 10-15-17 The 489 has gone into south yard, 488 has come to the pit and 484 is waiting.jpg (180.05 KiB) Viewed 2864 times

: 10-15-17 The 489 has come out with 2 extra coaches.jpg (180.73 KiB) Viewed 2863 times

: 10-15-17 The 489 has pulled the 9 car train 216 into loading position.jpg (203.76 KiB) Viewed 2862 times

: 10-15-17 The 484 is now coupled onto the train.jpg (204.84 KiB) Viewed 2862 times

Re: 10/15/17 Sunday double header (7)

Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2017 7:16 am

by Sharon Evans

Departure of train 216: 489 as road locomotive to Antonito, 484 as the helper to Cumbres Pass and 9 cars

: That is probably Ray; 10-15-17 The conductor gives the high ball to the head end of train 216.jpg (158.08 KiB) Viewed 2846 times

: 10-15-17 The 484 and 489 work to get their 9 car train 216 up to speed.jpg (214.52 KiB) Viewed 2846 times

: Through the magic of out of sync cam, we see the whole train in the south side and the working locomotives in the north cam

: 10-15-17 The parlor New Mexico is by the tipple.jpg (188.41 KiB) Viewed 2846 times

: 10-15-17 The parlor New Mexico is by the tanks as the locomotiives are at the curve.jpg (183.91 KiB) Viewed 2846 times

: 10-15-17 The parlor New Mexico is at the north end of the yard and the speeder is seen waiting to follow.jpg (184.13 KiB) Viewed 2846 times

: 10-15-17 The last cars of train 216 are rounding the curve as the speeder takes the main.jpg (184.47 KiB) Viewed 2846 times

Re: 10/15/17 Sunday double header (7)

Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2017 10:01 am

by Sharon Evans

: 10-15-17 The 488 just headed out of Chama light locomotive.jpg (169.2 KiB) Viewed 2842 times

Re: 10/15/17 Sunday double header (7)

Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2017 11:34 am

by Sharon Evans

: 10-15-17 Its the wrong Cumbres cam to see the tracks but we have smoke drifting over the highway.jpg (168.77 KiB) Viewed 2830 times

: 10-15-17 The 488 has backed into Chama yard from where ever it went.jpg (177.18 KiB) Viewed 2830 times

: 10-15-17 The 484 and speeder are back from Cumbres.jpg (178.01 KiB) Viewed 2825 times

Re: 10/15/17 Sunday double header (7)

Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2017 2:13 pm

by Sharon Evans

Arrival of train 215: 463 and cars

: 10-15-17 The 463 brings a 9 car train 215 into Chama.jpg (218.13 KiB) Viewed 2765 times

: 10-15-17 The 463 is coming by north yard.jpg (217.77 KiB) Viewed 2765 times

: 10-15-17 The parlor Colorado is on the markers this afternoon.jpg (229.1 KiB) Viewed 2765 times

Re: 10/15/17 Sunday double header (7)

Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2017 4:57 pm

by Larry Gibson

With the coaches back from the wye 3 smoke plumes rise over the yard as the season begins its final week of the 2017 season.