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

Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2017 5:24 am

by 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 1947 times

: 10-21-17 463 iis over the pits for its morning cleaning.jpg (166.78 KiB) Viewed 1947 times

: 10-21-17 The second locomotive comes up behind, its either 484 or 488.jpg (140.89 KiB) Viewed 1946 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 1944 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 1941 times

: 10-21-17 The 488 now backs toward the coal dock lead.jpg (163.41 KiB) Viewed 1938 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 1936 times

: 10-21-17 The 488 has coupled onto the 10 car train 216.jpg (193.81 KiB) Viewed 1936 times

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

Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2017 8:07 am

by 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 1890 times

: 10-21-17 The 488 and 463 work on getting their 10 car train 216 moving.jpg (153.04 KiB) Viewed 1921 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 1921 times

: 10-21-17 The conductor is still on the back platform of the Colorado.jpg (174.68 KiB) Viewed 1921 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 1920 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 1920 times

: 10-21-17 The sunlight catches the red of the coaches as they round the curve.jpg (171.7 KiB) Viewed 1920 times

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

Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2017 1:18 pm

by 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 1884 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 1869 times

: 10-21-17 The 489 is by the tank.jpg (168.51 KiB) Viewed 1869 times

: 10-21-17 The 489 comes up to the tipple with its train.jpg (166.42 KiB) Viewed 1869 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 1869 times

: 10-21-17 The 489 comes by the depot.jpg (160.9 KiB) Viewed 1869 times

: 10-21-17 The train is stopped and people are starting to get off.jpg (169.82 KiB) Viewed 1869 times

: 10-21-17 Off to the wye_.jpg (203.31 KiB) Viewed 1866 times