10/21/17 Saturday - double headed (1)

[Sharon Evans]

Right now there are 10 cars staged at the depot for today's train 216.
Morning preparations:

10-21-17 463 is coming out first.jpg (171.88 KiB) Viewed 1943 times

10-21-17 463 iis over the pits for its morning cleaning.jpg (166.78 KiB) Viewed 1943 times

10-21-17 The second locomotive comes up behind, its either 484 or 488.jpg (140.89 KiB) Viewed 1942 times

The 488 comes over the pit as 463 is at the tank

10-21-17 The 463 backs toward the coal dock lead.jpg (156.79 KiB) Viewed 1940 times

10-21-17 The 463 is having coal added to its bunker while 488 is taking on water at the tank.jpg (175.67 KiB) Viewed 1937 times

10-21-17 The 488 now backs toward the coal dock lead.jpg (163.41 KiB) Viewed 1934 times

The 488 takes on the coal its needs while 463 is now waiting on its road crew

10-21-17 The 463 has put the train together and pulled it into load position as 488 waits to back on.jpg (152.81 KiB) Viewed 1932 times

10-21-17 The 488 has coupled onto the 10 car train 216.jpg (193.81 KiB) Viewed 1932 times

[Sharon Evans]

Departure of train 216: 488 helper to Cumbres Pass, 463 road locomotive to Antonito and 10 cars

10-21-17 The conductor is giving the high ball_.jpg (186.38 KiB) Viewed 1886 times

10-21-17 The 488 and 463 work on getting their 10 car train 216 moving.jpg (153.04 KiB) Viewed 1917 times

10-21-17 The 488 and 463 come by the wood shop under a cloud of their own making.jpg (146.57 KiB) Viewed 1917 times

10-21-17 The conductor is still on the back platform of the Colorado.jpg (174.68 KiB) Viewed 1917 times

10-21-17 The locomotives of the long train are clear of the yard as the parlor passes the speeder sheds.jpg (167.48 KiB) Viewed 1916 times

10-21-17 The locomotives are rounding the curve as the parlor is at the north end of the yard.jpg (171.05 KiB) Viewed 1916 times

10-21-17 The sunlight catches the red of the coaches as they round the curve.jpg (171.7 KiB) Viewed 1916 times

[Sharon Evans]

There are at least 9 cars on the 215 and could be 10.

10-21-17 The 215 is crossing route 17 at Cumbres.jpg (206.22 KiB) Viewed 1880 times

By the time the next update on the cam was done at 1500 MDT the train had left Cumbres.
Arrival of train 215: 489 and 10 cars

10-21-17 The 489 brings the 10 car train 215 into Chama.jpg (168.14 KiB) Viewed 1865 times

10-21-17 The 489 is by the tank.jpg (168.51 KiB) Viewed 1865 times

10-21-17 The 489 comes up to the tipple with its train.jpg (166.42 KiB) Viewed 1865 times

10-21-17 The parlor New Mexico is on the rear of this next to last 215 for the season.jpg (195.92 KiB) Viewed 1865 times

10-21-17 The 489 comes by the depot.jpg (160.9 KiB) Viewed 1865 times

10-21-17 The train is stopped and people are starting to get off.jpg (169.82 KiB) Viewed 1865 times

10-21-17 Off to the wye_.jpg (203.31 KiB) Viewed 1862 times