12/18/17

[George Stoudenmire]

Diesel up and warming up. Maybe maintenance on it, or going to be switching around some cars or engines?

[Sharon Evans]

Move of 487 will post stills in a bit.

12-18-17 15 has moved forward from its parking spot.jpg (214.64 KiB) Viewed 2586 times

12-18-17 15 is putting out smoke as it warms up.jpg (222.46 KiB) Viewed 2586 times

12-18-17 15 has now come up to clear the house switch.jpg (226.44 KiB) Viewed 2586 times

12-18-17 15 is moving into the west stall.jpg (224.32 KiB) Viewed 2586 times

12-18-17 15 has come out with both the 487 and either the 484 or 488 locomotive body.jpg (231.66 KiB) Viewed 2586 times

12-18-17 15 has left the locomotive body on the east lead and is now pushing the 487 back into the west stall.jpg (241.48 KiB) Viewed 2586 times

12-18-17 15 is moving to the south side of the house, probably to remove the tender of 487.jpg (244.88 KiB) Viewed 2586 times

12-18-17 15 has brought the tender of 487 up to where they can empty it of what coal is left.jpg (205.39 KiB) Viewed 2586 times

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[Mike Maguire]

Thanks for the coverage Sharon - I was out and missed it. I note that the passenger cars are stabled on the Depot track rather than the main as is usual practice,

Attached is my "big screen" take of #15 with #487's tender ...

[Sharon Evans]

Look carefully in the upper right corner of the tender and you can see one of the men shoveling out the coal

12-18-17 The heavy loader has pulled up to the tender to catch the coal that is shovled out and take it to the pile.jpg (232.86 KiB) Viewed 2559 times

12-18-17 Tender empty the 15 pulls it back into south yard.jpg (217.55 KiB) Viewed 2559 times

They took this tender to the south end of the line

12-18-17 With the tender placed into the tender conga line, the 15 is backed parked.jpg (203.75 KiB) Viewed 2559 times

[Sharon Evans]

Mike, usually in the winter the passenger cars are moved onto the depot house track for winter storage.

I would think now that 487 has been "put to bed" for the winter, we are not going to see much else until late April or early May. 15 may fire up to move some of the locomotive bodies around but that should be all. Based on this I am going to stop my daily recording until spring. If anyone else sees anything please post.

[Mike Maguire]

This is from my archive ... if I recall correctly, the rake was split at the Depot crossing ...