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Posted: **Fri Oct 20, 2017 3:34 am**

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This short video is a short attempt to help forum visitors identify various buildings and structures often mentioned by Sharon Evans, as she narrates the web camera activities at the Chama railroad yard. Each item of interest has a story or two that helps define it. For example, the wool warehouse is the only surviving structure of the original two built years ago. Today, the wool warehouse is affectionately called the "woodshop" by many viewers. If you look carefully to the south of the warehouse, the remains of the foundation of the second warehouse can be found.
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Posted: **Fri Oct 20, 2017 5:44 am**

Morning preparations:
I just went back and checked, the 489 has run every day since 10/6 which is a bit unusual since they try to rotate locomotives. One day it was a helper but all others it has run the full route. Well yesterday it did do an Osier flip.

: 10-20-17 The 489 comes out from the house.jpg (189.46 KiB) Viewed 2824 times

: 10-20-17 The 489 moves over the pit for its morning cleaning.jpg (177.58 KiB) Viewed 2824 times

: 10-20-17 The 489 is now down at the tank taking on water.jpg (191.17 KiB) Viewed 2819 times

: 10-20-17 The 489 backs toward the coal dock lead.jpg (155.22 KiB) Viewed 2818 times

: 10-20-17 The 489 pulls by the wood shop as it moves to the coal dock.jpg (153.82 KiB) Viewed 2818 times

: 10-20-17 The 489 has coal added to the bunker of its tender.jpg (149.95 KiB) Viewed 2818 times

: 10-20-17 Their work done, the hostlers leave the 489 for the road crew.jpg (149.39 KiB) Viewed 2817 times

: 10-20-17 Their train is now in loading position, as seen from the depot cam.jpg (163.55 KiB) Viewed 2813 times

: 10-20-17 ...and the south tipple cam.jpg (209.77 KiB) Viewed 2813 times

Posted: **Fri Oct 20, 2017 7:43 am**

Departure of train 216: 189 and 7 cars and for the second morning in a row, the 489 leads the New Mexico set of cars east out of Chama.

: 10-20-17 High ball given, Conductor Ray has climbed onto the parlor New Mexico.jpg (145.89 KiB) Viewed 2793 times

: 10-20-17 The 489 gives us some nice smoke and steam as it gets its 7 car train underway.jpg (152.37 KiB) Viewed 2793 times

: Again through the magic of out of sync cam, we see the train approaching the south cam and blowing for the running brake test in the north

: 10-20-17 After acknowledging a successful running brake test, Ray is going inside the New Mexico.jpg (197.26 KiB) Viewed 2762 times

: 10-20-17 The parlor is by the tank as the 489 is clearing the yard and the speeder moves to the end of the house lead.jpg (170.89 KiB) Viewed 2793 times

: 10-20-17 The parlor is at the north end of the yard.jpg (184.1 KiB) Viewed 2793 times

: 10-20-17 The final cars of the train round the curve as the speeder takes the main.jpg (176.46 KiB) Viewed 2793 times

Posted: **Fri Oct 20, 2017 2:49 pm**

Arrival of train 215: 487 and 7 cars Makes me wonder if the flip back yesterday of the New Mexico set and 489 had something to do with closing day.

: 10-20-17 The 487 comes into Chama with the 7 car Colorado set.jpg (147.92 KiB) Viewed 2741 times

: 10-20-17 The 487 passes the tank as it heads to the depot.jpg (152.88 KiB) Viewed 2741 times

: 10-20-17 The 487 comes up to the tipple.jpg (149.41 KiB) Viewed 2741 times

: 10-20-17 The parlor Colorado is on the markers.jpg (202.44 KiB) Viewed 2741 times

: 10-20-17 The 487 is almost stopped as it passes the depot.jpg (173.06 KiB) Viewed 2741 times

: 10-20-17 The trip over the passengers get off and some come to admire the 487.jpg (184.56 KiB) Viewed 2741 times

: 10-20-17 Off the wye they go.jpg (168.14 KiB) Viewed 2740 times

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