10/30/18 Tuesday and the ballast is off again
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2018 6:24 amPreparations for the run:
After the train was gone, 15 fired up and moved the tender of 484 out to the line of tenders in south yard.
- 2018-10-30 The 487 begins its day by moving inside the west stall.jpg (58.49 KiB) Viewed 1801 times
- 2018-10-30 Later comes back out and to the pit.jpg (74.81 KiB) Viewed 1801 times
- 2018-10-30 The hostlers have got the 487 out at the pit cleaning its fire before it heads east.jpg (71.39 KiB) Viewed 1872 times
- 2018-10-30 Then they headed to the tank to fill the cistern.jpg (89.17 KiB) Viewed 1801 times
- 2018-10-30 The hostlers back down the main toward south yard, no coal stop since they still have plenty.jpg (83.59 KiB) Viewed 1801 times
- 2018-10-30 Once in south yard they pull forward and couple to their train.jpg (86.22 KiB) Viewed 1801 times
- 2018-10-30 Now headed to the south end of the yard to get the hoppers loaded with ballast.jpg (92.85 KiB) Viewed 1801 times
- 2018-10-30 The 3 hoppers full, the train comes back from the far end of south yard.jpg (97.09 KiB) Viewed 1801 times
- 2018-10-30 Comes out on the main.jpg (94.58 KiB) Viewed 1801 times
- 2018-10-30 Heads out toward the work location.jpg (96.04 KiB) Viewed 1801 times
- Comes by the tipple as 487 shoves hard on this little, but heavy train
- 2018-10-30 Past the tipple, they start to pick up speed.jpg (69.24 KiB) Viewed 1801 times
- 2018-10-30 Passing the tank.jpg (94.64 KiB) Viewed 1801 times
- 2018-10-30 Leaving the yard as 487 shoves its train into the curve.jpg (97.05 KiB) Viewed 1801 times
After the train was gone, 15 fired up and moved the tender of 484 out to the line of tenders in south yard.