09-29 (Tuesday) Goose Visit and yard activity

[Larry Sullivan]

Goose #5 will make it's final appearance arriving today, will make it's first passenger run tomorrow (though based on passed experience they may do a qualification run late this afternoon). Here's a little promo video I put together for the Friends Twitter account.

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[Sharon Evans]

South yard looks real empty with all the freight cars out on the specials. Love the Goose, it was a great ride when I did it on 7/4/12.

[Sharon Evans]

There are already a number if vehicles parked at Cumbres. Did one of the freights overnight up there?

[Sharon Evans]

Well after switching an extra coach onto the train last evening, they just took it off. Also is that 463 in front of the left stall, the locomotive is hot.

[Sharon Evans]

Just grabbed this from the Antonito cam. Is that 2 smoke plumes over in front of their small engine house? The next update had this nice smoke plume.

[Sharon Evans]

216 gets moving a few minutes late due to late arriving passengers.

[Larry Sullivan]

Also is that 463 in front of the left stall, the locomotive is hot.

It is indeed 463, bucket loader pulled her out at about 8:50 this morning.

[Sharon Evans]

Here it is almost 1230 MDT and there is more smoke noted in Antonito.

[Larry Sullivan]

Here's a couple colorful stills from the video review today - really starting to see some nice color around sunset times.

[Larry Sullivan]

Videos from today -

09-29-15 Train 216 departs just a few minutes late



09-29-15 Goose #5 Arrives shortly before 1pm local

[Larry Sullivan]

09-29-15 Train 215 Arrival - apologies for the depot cam sound on the S Cam, I was doing this from a computer with no speakers and didn't realize it was on. Same with the next video of the Goose departure.



09-29-15 After 215 arrived, Goose #5 heads out via the ash pit, for what I expect is it's evening qualification run.


09-29-15 Goose #5 returned to the yard, turned at the wye, then bedded down for the night near the depot.

[Sharon Evans]

Here is the arrival of 215 today. Late post due to problems getting into the group.

[Larry Sullivan]

Here is the arrival of 215 today. Late post due to problems getting into the group.

Better late than never! Thanks for posting, hopefully the forum issues will be permanently resolved soon.

[Larry Sullivan]

Possible locomotive headlight at Cumbres tonight?

[Larry Gibson]

Thanks for all the updates!
Larry