7/26/18 Thursday double header

[Sharon Evans]

Morning preparations: Currently there are 9 cars staged at the depot, double header again if that holds.

2018-07-26 The 463 moves out from the house to begin the day.jpg (114.68 KiB) Viewed 2428 times

2018-07-26 The 463 moves over the pit to get the fire cleaned.jpg (107.26 KiB) Viewed 2428 times

2018-07-26 The 463 backs toward the coal dock lead with a really empty bunker.jpg (125.35 KiB) Viewed 2423 times

2018-07-26 The 463 pulls by the woodshop as it heads for coal.jpg (115.34 KiB) Viewed 2423 times

2018-07-26 The loader starts dumping coal into the 463's bunker as the 488 is at the tank.jpg (114.52 KiB) Viewed 2422 times

2018-07-26 The 488 backs down as the 463 is still at the dock.jpg (114.54 KiB) Viewed 2421 times

2018-07-26 The 463 heads to the tank to wash coal while 488 waits to move to the dock.jpg (113.67 KiB) Viewed 2390 times

2018-07-26 The 463 is now waiting on the road crew as 488 heads back to the tank.jpg (117.41 KiB) Viewed 2390 times

2018-07-26 The 463 has shoved the train together.jpg (113.77 KiB) Viewed 2390 times

[Sharon Evans]

Departure of train 216:

2018-07-26 The train is now pulled into loading position.jpg (112.75 KiB) Viewed 2390 times

2018-07-26 The parlor Colorado is in loading position.jpg (84.72 KiB) Viewed 2398 times

2018-07-26 The 488 has coupled onto today's train 216.jpg (119.02 KiB) Viewed 2398 times

2018-07-26 The conductor raises his arm to signal the high ball.jpg (88.48 KiB) Viewed 2392 times

2018-07-26 The climbs aboard the parlor as the train leaves.jpg (87.68 KiB) Viewed 2392 times

2018-07-26 The 488 and 463 work to get the 10 car train underway.jpg (115.23 KiB) Viewed 2392 times

2018-07-26 The 488 is by the woodshop.jpg (117.76 KiB) Viewed 2392 times

The engineer of 488 is blowing for the running brake test as the train passes the tipple

2018-07-26 The parlor Colorado is by the tipple.jpg (113.02 KiB) Viewed 2392 times

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[Sharon Evans]

Departure continued:

2018-07-26 The parlor Colorado is by the tank as the locomotives are clear of the yard.jpg (110.83 KiB) Viewed 2392 times

2018-07-26 The last cars of the train round the curve north of the yard.jpg (112.44 KiB) Viewed 2392 times

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[Sharon Evans]

Afternoon doings:

2018-07-26 Just beyond the roundhouse smoke is rising, a fire, no its hamburger day at the cook car.jpg (104.93 KiB) Viewed 2372 times

2018-07-26 Now we see where its coming from.jpg (82.72 KiB) Viewed 2372 times

2018-07-26 The 488 is back from Cumbres and helper duty.jpg (85.98 KiB) Viewed 2372 times

2018-07-26 By the depot as it heads to the wye.jpg (73.28 KiB) Viewed 2372 times

2018-07-26 Train 215 has arrived in Cumbres.jpg (86.01 KiB) Viewed 2360 times

[Sharon Evans]

Arrival of train 215: The stream froze on me at 4:30 pm MDT so nothing on 215 tonight. Once the 10 cars were wyed, 489 took off 2 of the extra coaches so looks like 8 cars tomorrow.

[Jonathan Cordova]

that was me by the coal tripple when 488 came in i was in a red lobo's shirt