Nice Saturday for a ride 7/18/15

[Sharon Evans]

Looks like that they got 489 ready since its on 216 today. Will have 4 coaches on the train today.

[Larry Gibson]

Yep, looks like things are getting ready for the day.

[Sharon Evans]

489 makes some nice smoke as it pulls an 8 car train 216 out of Chama.

[Jeff Schrimmer]

It looks like he 216 arrived at Cumbres a little later than usual. Remember, the clock is on Standard Time and should read 11:52:12.

Jeff

[Sharon Evans]

463 is at the coal dock so makes me wonder if it is going to take a shortened train up for Sunset Saturday.

[Sharon Evans]

Train 215 comes by the 463 with 484 leading and the engine crew of 463 getting ready.

[Jeff Schrimmer]

I grabbed that one, too, just in case none of the others did. That was a special one.

Thanks for catching and posting this, Sharon.

Jeff

[Jeff Schrimmer]

484 heads to the ash pit as 463 looks ready to do an evening run.

Jeff

[Larry Gibson]

Looks like the Saturday night dinner train to Cumbres is getting ready with 463. Tonight a train robbery is part of the entertainment.

Link:http://cumbrestoltec.com/cumbres-sunset-train/

484 goes to ashpit while 463 awaits to pull the Sunset Train out.

[Larry Gibson]

Bandits on board in open gon as 463 brings the shorter Sunset Train to a stop at the water tank before heading for Cumbres.

[Larry Sullivan]

Videos of the day.
07-18-15 Train 216 Departure with #489 leading. The slightly late departure must have allowed for tickets to be punched, as they were letting folks into the open gondola early today.



07-18-15 Train 215 Returns - with #463 waiting her turn to climb the hill.

[Larry Sullivan]

After 215 returned, #489 cut off a couple of cars from the consist, and #463 takes over for the sunset dinner train departure. Looks like finally good enough weather for a sunset on this train! Perhaps some of those with the engineer/fireman school may have been watching 463 - new school starts tomorrow.
07-18-15 Locomotive swap for dinner train


07-18-15 Dinner train departs with a stop for a drink -- perhaps that side of the tank has the alcoholic beverages for dinner!

[Larry Gibson]

463 has returned with the Sunset Train and heads for servicing around 9:30 local time. After a lengthy stop at the ashpit 463 goes down to the tank before heading to shop at 10:00.

[Jeff Schrimmer]

Very cool.

Night moves.

Thank you.

Jeff