11/14/17 Tuesday

[Sharon Evans]

I am monitoring activity so if 489 heads back to Antonito will have stills and video later. 489 has moved out of the house so may have something today.

11-14-17 489 is at the pit.jpg (173.82 KiB) Viewed 2825 times

11-14-17 489 has moved to the tank to fill its cistern.jpg (183.94 KiB) Viewed 2824 times

11-14-17 489 backs toward the coal dock lead.jpg (181.88 KiB) Viewed 2821 times

11-14-17 489 moves by the wood shop as it heads to the coal dock.jpg (196.44 KiB) Viewed 2821 times

11-14-17 489 has coal added to its bunker for the run east.jpg (171.73 KiB) Viewed 2821 times

11-14-17 The road crew is already on 489 so probably will not linger before departure.jpg (167.71 KiB) Viewed 2821 times

11-14-17 The hostler closes the switch to the coal lead as the 489 awaits the rest of the train crew.jpg (196.72 KiB) Viewed 2821 times

11-14-17 489 comes ahead with the Colorado train set.jpg (227.74 KiB) Viewed 2732 times

11-14-17 As the Colorado set is moved into north yard, the conductor hangs off the Antonito.jpg (207.09 KiB) Viewed 2687 times

11-14-17 With the Colorado set in north yard, the 489 comes back with the flat roof coach.jpg (209.99 KiB) Viewed 2687 times

Following this, the 489 continued to do switching in south yard as well as into the swamp until its departure to Cumbres with the first section of its train to Antonito.

[Sharon Evans]

Departure of the 489 with its hospital train:

11-14-17 489 comes out of south yard with its little 4 car train.jpg (227.01 KiB) Viewed 2683 times

11-14-17 489 passes the wood shop.jpg (224.06 KiB) Viewed 2683 times

11-14-17 The conductor is on the back caboose platform as the train heads east.jpg (210.61 KiB) Viewed 2683 times

11-14-17 The train is by the tank.jpg (203.1 KiB) Viewed 2683 times

11-14-17 The train is clearing north yard.jpg (212.77 KiB) Viewed 2683 times

11-14-17 The train rounds the curve north of Chama.jpg (211.19 KiB) Viewed 2683 times

[John Hamman]

Lot going on in the yard today - anybody know why they are digging out the station track?
John

[Sharon Evans]

No idea and I am only recording the 2 tipple cams. I just fired up the depot cam and see a loader and 3 guys at the station platform. Maybe some track needs replacing? Guess that explains why the Colorado train set is sitting in north yard. I have reviewed the video and it looks like all of the regular passenger cars are in Chama expect the Chama, tourist car, and New Mexico, parlor. Will be processing everything and post videos of the switching and departure of 489 with one flat roof coach, flat car, shorty caboose and regular caboose. Not much of a hospital train after all.

11-14-17 The Cumbres cam caught the train just after it crossed 17.jpg (212.87 KiB) Viewed 2736 times

The cars are still up at Cumbres so I am wondering if they are not doubling the hill with only one locomotive available. I am back recording live so no more processing of the earlier stuff until later. As far as the work in front of the depot, in watching they are scraping the top layer off which is probably accumulated ash and coal dust.

[Sharon Evans]

489 arrives back in Chama:

11-14-17 The headlight of 489 shines out from the trees.jpg (157.25 KiB) Viewed 2716 times

11-14-17 The 489 moves by the parked train set.jpg (157.72 KiB) Viewed 2716 times

11-14-17 The 489 comes up to the tipple.jpg (150.16 KiB) Viewed 2716 times

11-14-17 The 489 is on its way to the wye as it passes the wood shop.jpg (139.64 KiB) Viewed 2716 times

11-14-17 The 489 comes back past the wood shop as it returns from the wye.jpg (146.19 KiB) Viewed 2713 times

11-14-17 The road engineer is riding along as one of the hostlers runs the 489 as it heads for the house.jpg (134.01 KiB) Viewed 2713 times

This means that we have another day, at least, of steam in Chama. I would say, there is a good chance the entire Colorado set will head east tomorrow with them picking up the cars left at Cumbres. Shades of the old D&RGW operations.

[John Hamman]

Sharon,
Thanks for posting all of this. I had to leave and you really have filled in the gaps.
John

[Sharon Evans]

Welcome John