12/7/18 Getting ready for the Santa trains
Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2018 12:20 pmThe 487 is out and working on having everything ready to go in the morning. Will have stills and probably video later once its all done.
- 2018-12-07 Its still the blue hour before dawn as the hostlers get life into the 487.jpg (78.63 KiB) Viewed 1445 times
- 2018-12-07 The 487 has emerged from the west stall as a crew is cleaning the switches.jpg (105.9 KiB) Viewed 1445 times
- 2018-12-07 The fireman works to get a good fire going before they head out.jpg (106.15 KiB) Viewed 1442 times
- 2018-12-07 The 487 moves away from the house.jpg (107.02 KiB) Viewed 1442 times
- 2018-12-07 The 487 has snow on the plow as it moves toward the pit.jpg (101.52 KiB) Viewed 1442 times
- 2018-12-07 Without stopping, the 487 now heads to the north end of the yard.jpg (83.43 KiB) Viewed 1442 times
- 2018-12-07 Clear to the main, the 487 moves ahead.jpg (86.84 KiB) Viewed 1442 times
- 2018-12-07 With the switch closed, the 487 heads to clear the line as far as they will go this weekend.jpg (87.07 KiB) Viewed 1442 times
- 2018-12-07 The 487 returns to Chama after clearing the line.jpg (81.77 KiB) Viewed 1440 times
- 2018-12-07 The conductor is riding the tender to guide the reverse move.jpg (83.1 KiB) Viewed 1440 times
- 2018-12-07 The conductor is bending down to make sure the tender trucks clear the switch without issues.jpg (101.68 KiB) Viewed 1440 times
- 2018-12-07 The 487 has coupled onto the front 2 coaches.jpg (100.96 KiB) Viewed 1440 times
- 2018-12-07 The 487 has shoved them onto the rest of the train.jpg (100 KiB) Viewed 1440 times
- 2018-12-07 After sitting coupled to the train for a while, the 487 pulls the consist forward.jpg (108.41 KiB) Viewed 1459 times
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- 2018-12-07 They have stopped with the 487 just past the tipple.jpg (142.52 KiB) Viewed 1459 times
- 2018-12-07 As the 487 sits there, one of the shop crew has climbed on the top with a pipe wrench.jpg (98.13 KiB) Viewed 1457 times
- 2018-12-07 Having uncoupled from the train, 487 moves to clear the track to the coal dock.jpg (116.11 KiB) Viewed 1449 times
- 2018-12-07 The 487 plows just past where they will need for tomorrow.jpg (88.93 KiB) Viewed 1449 times
- 2018-12-07 The 487 now heads to the house having finished the work so they are ready for tomorrow.jpg (92.93 KiB) Viewed 1449 times
- 2018-12-07 The 487 stops at the tank to fill its cistern before heading to the house for the night.jpg (93.98 KiB) Viewed 1445 times