8/21/18 Tuesday

[Sharon Evans]

Morning preparations:

2018-08-21 The hostlers bring the 489 away from the house.jpg (97.74 KiB) Viewed 2107 times

2018-08-21 ...and over the pit so they can clean the fire.jpg (94.97 KiB) Viewed 2107 times

2018-08-21 The fire clean, they move down to the tank to fill the cistern and wash the coal.jpg (94.69 KiB) Viewed 2106 times

2018-08-21 Tank full and coal washed, the hostlers back the 489 toward the coal lead swtich.jpg (86.97 KiB) Viewed 2101 times

2018-08-21 The 489 pulls forward toward the coal dock.jpg (94.9 KiB) Viewed 2101 times

2018-08-21 The coal dust rises as the loader dumps a bucket full of coal into the tender of 489.jpg (106.77 KiB) Viewed 2101 times

2018-08-21 The hostlers are done with their work and are turning the 489 over to the road crew.jpg (90.64 KiB) Viewed 2071 times

2018-08-21 The 489 is now coupled onto the train.jpg (96.76 KiB) Viewed 2071 times

[Sharon Evans]

Departure of train 216: The north tipple cam feed froze at 9:00 and the splash screen reverted back to 5:39 am, so we do not have that feed on the departure. The other 2 cams continued to function without issues.

2018-08-21 The 7 car train 216 is now ready to load passengers.jpg (88.69 KiB) Viewed 2071 times

2018-08-21 The parlor is stopped where we should be able to see the conductor give the high ball.jpg (64.46 KiB) Viewed 2071 times

2018-08-21 With raised arm, the conductor gives the high ball for train 216 to depart Chama.jpg (78.3 KiB) Viewed 2071 times

2018-08-21 The conductor climbs aboard the parlor as the train starts to move.jpg (76.64 KiB) Viewed 2071 times

2018-08-21 The 489 gets its 7 car train underway.jpg (105.91 KiB) Viewed 2071 times

2018-08-21 The 489 comes past the woodshop.jpg (107.06 KiB) Viewed 2071 times

2018-08-21 The docent looks lonely in the open gon.jpg (112.07 KiB) Viewed 2071 times

2018-08-21 The north cam feed as the train departs.jpg (42.63 KiB) Viewed 2071 times

[Sharon Evans]

Arrival of train 215: The CDoT Cumbres cams are down so no photo from there today.

2018-08-21 The 484 comes into Chama with a 7 car train 215.jpg (92.67 KiB) Viewed 2036 times

2018-08-21 The 484 passes the tank as the speeder's headlight is seen behind the train.jpg (90.14 KiB) Viewed 2036 times

2018-08-21 The 484 is almost to the tipple as the cars show the rain.jpg (87.41 KiB) Viewed 2036 times

Even with the rain, a few people are still enjoying the open gon

2018-08-21 The parlor New Mexico is passing an open woodshop.jpg (92.47 KiB) Viewed 2036 times

2018-08-21 The 484 is crossing the access road to the house.jpg (71.57 KiB) Viewed 2036 times

2018-08-21 The 484 slows for the stop.jpg (72.1 KiB) Viewed 2036 times

2018-08-21 The 484 is stopped.jpg (70.8 KiB) Viewed 2036 times