10/15/17 Sunday double header (7)

[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 2883 times

10-15-17 Looks like we have a double header this day.jpg (161.5 KiB) Viewed 2882 times

10-15-17 The 489 now backs toward the coal dock lead as 484 heads to the tank.jpg (167.01 KiB) Viewed 2878 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 2877 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 2869 times

10-15-17 The 489 has come out with 2 extra coaches.jpg (180.73 KiB) Viewed 2868 times

10-15-17 The 489 has pulled the 9 car train 216 into loading position.jpg (203.76 KiB) Viewed 2867 times

10-15-17 The 484 is now coupled onto the train.jpg (204.84 KiB) Viewed 2867 times

[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 2851 times

10-15-17 The 484 and 489 work to get their 9 car train 216 up to speed.jpg (214.52 KiB) Viewed 2851 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 2851 times

10-15-17 The parlor New Mexico is by the tanks as the locomotiives are at the curve.jpg (183.91 KiB) Viewed 2851 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 2851 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 2851 times

[Sharon Evans]

10-15-17 The 488 just headed out of Chama light locomotive.jpg (169.2 KiB) Viewed 2847 times

[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 2835 times

10-15-17 The 488 has backed into Chama yard from where ever it went.jpg (177.18 KiB) Viewed 2835 times

10-15-17 The 484 and speeder are back from Cumbres.jpg (178.01 KiB) Viewed 2830 times

[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 2770 times

10-15-17 The 463 is coming by north yard.jpg (217.77 KiB) Viewed 2770 times

10-15-17 The parlor Colorado is on the markers this afternoon.jpg (229.1 KiB) Viewed 2770 times

[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.