7/1/18 Sunday

[Sharon Evans]

Morning preparations:

2018-07-01 The 484 moves away from the house.jpg (109.41 KiB) Viewed 4505 times

2018-07-07 The 484 moves over the pit to have the hostlers clean the fire.jpg (103.96 KiB) Viewed 4505 times

2018-07-01 The 484 has now headed to the tank.jpg (111.5 KiB) Viewed 4503 times

Not sure what is going on, but 484 has been at the tank for almost 30 minutes.

2018-07-01 The 484 is now backing toward the coal dock lead after spending close to 30 minutes at the tank.jpg (115.02 KiB) Viewed 4494 times

2018-07-01 The 484 pulls by the woodshop.jpg (118.34 KiB) Viewed 4494 times

2018-07-01 Coal is added to top off the bunker of 484.jpg (113.4 KiB) Viewed 4494 times

2018-07-01 The hostlers are done with getting 484 ready and now the road crew will take over.jpg (114.93 KiB) Viewed 4490 times

2018-07-01 The 484 has now backed onto today's 7 car train 216.jpg (82.73 KiB) Viewed 4486 times

2018-07-01 The 484 on train from south tipple cam.jpg (114.85 KiB) Viewed 4486 times

[Frank Smith]

Gene Autry, former owner of 463.

[Frank Smith]

Retro train

[Sharon Evans]

Thanks Frank, wondered why 463 was parked there yesterday.

[Sharon Evans]

Issues related to 484:

2018-07-01 The train has now moved forward into loading position.jpg (113.74 KiB) Viewed 4484 times

2018-07-01 The 484 has come off the train and the conductor is riding the tender footplate.jpg (111.18 KiB) Viewed 4479 times

That is 488 at the tank

2018-07-01 The 484 has pulled far enough toward the curve to clear the north yard lead.jpg (116.49 KiB) Viewed 4479 times

2018-07-01 The 484 has backed into north yard.jpg (117.05 KiB) Viewed 4479 times

That actually is the trainman not the conductor

2018-07-01 The 488 is now backing down and the conductor is on its tander.jpg (119.22 KiB) Viewed 4478 times

Looks like 484 has developed another issue resulting in its getting pulled off the train, maybe the same throttle issue Frank said caused it the last time.

The 488 is now taking on coal as the 484 backs toward the house

2018-07-01 The 488 has gone to the tank to wash the coal down.jpg (117.36 KiB) Viewed 4474 times

They still have a shot at leaving ontime.

2018-07-01 The 488 is now coupled onto train 216.jpg (113.62 KiB) Viewed 4474 times

[Sharon Evans]

Train 216 departure:

2018-07-01 The conductor gives the high ball to depart.jpg (81.83 KiB) Viewed 4462 times

2018-07-01 The conductor gives the high ball again.jpg (81.45 KiB) Viewed 4462 times

2018-07-01 The train is finally underway.jpg (82.46 KiB) Viewed 4462 times

2018-07-01 The 488 has the 7 car train 216 moving.jpg (110.73 KiB) Viewed 4462 times

2018-07-01 The 488 comes by the closed woodshop.jpg (111.11 KiB) Viewed 4462 times

Looking into the windows as the train passes the tipple seems to be a good load

2018-07-01 Frank makes it out of the cafe car to give us a wave.jpg (115.95 KiB) Viewed 4462 times

2018-07-01 The parlor New Mexico is on the markers today.jpg (112.49 KiB) Viewed 4462 times

2018-07-01 The parlor New Mexico is past the tank as the train enters the curve.jpg (111.5 KiB) Viewed 4462 times

2018-07-01 The last cars vanish from sight as they round the curve.jpg (112.47 KiB) Viewed 4462 times

[Sharon Evans]

2018-07-01 The CDoT south Cumbres cam caught the train as it approaches route 17.jpg (118.05 KiB) Viewed 4456 times

A bit as in over an hour late, we won't see 215 into Chama until after 5 pm probably.

2018-07-01 The CDoT Antonito also caught train 215 leaving a bit late.jpg (70.48 KiB) Viewed 4456 times

2018-07-01 The 488 crosses route 17 as it departs Cumbres Pass.jpg (107.73 KiB) Viewed 4455 times

Frank work your magic and see why 215 was over an hour late departing.

2018-07-01 The 484 is back out so maybe the issues are resolved.jpg (112.15 KiB) Viewed 4437 times

[Pete Dahlberg]

My understanding was that 484 had an injector problem the other day. It is a straight forward fix but replacements can be defective off the shelf.

[Sharon Evans]

Could be a defective replacement part. You have any clue what happened in Antonito this morning.

[Sharon Evans]

Arrival of train 215: He was in on time. Don't know what to make of that grab from Antonito.

2018-07-01 The 489 has rounded the curve coming into Chama.jpg (130.72 KiB) Viewed 4383 times

2018-07-01 The 489 has passed the tank.jpg (131.56 KiB) Viewed 4383 times

2018-07-01 The 489 is up to the tipple with its 7 car train.jpg (129.08 KiB) Viewed 4383 times

The train passes the tipple as Frank waves from the open gon

2018-07-01 The parlor Colorado is on the markers.jpg (107.47 KiB) Viewed 4384 times

2018-07-01 The 489 is passing the display train.jpg (97.23 KiB) Viewed 4384 times

2018-07-01 Slowing for a stop.jpg (99.69 KiB) Viewed 4384 times

2018-07-01 Stopped as the cleaners head to the train and passengers get off.jpg (98.78 KiB) Viewed 4384 times

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[Sharon Evans]

Well, one mystery has been solved and another has now come up. That train I saw leaving Antonito wasn't 215 it was another train which is now in Chama. As far as I know there were no planned special moves today and I did not realize that there was a second locomotive in Antonito, so one had to have run light over sometime this week. This is also why the regular consist is on track 3, the first yard track. I can say it was not 463 since I am hearing the locomotive at the wye and whistle is wrong. Process of elimination says it is probably 487 since 489 came in on 215, 488 went east on 216 and 484 was in the shop most of the day after being pulled off 216.

2018-07-01 The mystery train sits on the main at the depot.jpg (58.82 KiB) Viewed 4353 times

2018-07-01 The flashing red light on the last car glows in the night.jpg (65.36 KiB) Viewed 4353 times