8/16/16 Two trains today

[Sharon Evans]

The morning quiet is about to be broken as 484 gets ready to move out. Student train preparations: 484

8.16.16 The morning quiet is about to be broken.jpg (127.53 KiB) Viewed 2851 times

8.16.16 484 has ciome out to the pit as it gets ready for the students.jpg (118.96 KiB) Viewed 2850 times

8.16.16 The 484 is at the tank taking water.jpg (128.71 KiB) Viewed 2849 times

8.16.16 The 484 is now backing down to get coal.jpg (116.33 KiB) Viewed 2847 times

8.16.16 The 484 pulls ahead to the coal dock.jpg (132.02 KiB) Viewed 2847 times

8.16.16 Even on this cool morning coal dust flys as the loader dumps.jpg (108.96 KiB) Viewed 2847 times

8.16.16 484 heads to south yard to do some switching.jpg (133.31 KiB) Viewed 2847 times

8.16.16 484 comes out with the old snack car.jpg (131.93 KiB) Viewed 2846 times

With this addition the students have an 8 car train up the hill this morning, fun yes.

[Sharon Evans]

Departure of the student train: 484 and 8 cars

8.16.16 The school train is underway.jpg (127.55 KiB) Viewed 2837 times

8.16.16 The train is now stopped on top of the switch to the coal lead.jpg (129.92 KiB) Viewed 2837 times

There may be a problem with 484...

8.16.16 There is now a huddle of train crew at the front of 484.jpg (146.63 KiB) Viewed 2837 times

Guess not, right at 8 am local the school train departed for Antonito.

8.16.16 Under a nice cloud of smoke and steam, the school train departs.jpg (126.17 KiB) Viewed 2835 times

As the train is by the tipple the student engineer does the running brake test.

8.16.16 A smoke haze envelopes the student train as it heads out of Chama.jpg (117.79 KiB) Viewed 2835 times

[Sharon Evans]

Morning preparations for train 216

8.16.16 The 487 is sitting at the house with smoke or steam coming for just about every oriface.jpg (139.3 KiB) Viewed 2843 times

8.16.16 487 has moved out to the ash pit to start its day.jpg (133.42 KiB) Viewed 2834 times

8.16.16 487 is getting water at the tank.jpg (159.92 KiB) Viewed 2834 times

8.16.16 487 backs down the main to the coal lead switch.jpg (145.54 KiB) Viewed 2828 times

8.16.16 487 now moves forward to the coal dock.jpg (153.06 KiB) Viewed 2828 times

8.16.16 The bucket loader does its thing.jpg (140.72 KiB) Viewed 2828 times

8.16.16 Hostlers done the 487 waits the road crew.jpg (159.69 KiB) Viewed 2826 times

8.16.16 The 487 has now backed onto train 216.jpg (93.68 KiB) Viewed 2817 times

[Sharon Evans]

Departure of train 216: 487 and 7 cars

8.16.16 The crew wastes no time today, at 9 am local they are in loading position.jpg (100.15 KiB) Viewed 2816 times

8.16.16 The conductor boards the Colorado after giving the hi ball.jpg (112.06 KiB) Viewed 2801 times

This is why my nice white car was covered with tiny black specks when I returned home.

8.16.16 487 puts out a nice cloud of steam and coal smoke as it gets 216 underway.jpg (149.69 KiB) Viewed 2801 times

As the 487 passes the tipple the engineer blows for the running brake test.

8.16.16 The platform of the Colorado is empty as it is by the tipple.jpg (134.55 KiB) Viewed 2801 times

8.16.16 216 is exiting Chama yard on its 6 hour run to Antonito.jpg (134.44 KiB) Viewed 2801 times

Again Chama has no operational steam locomotives in town and tonight will only have the 489 when it comes in on 215.

[Sharon Evans]

Quiet in the yard right now. Guess they are waiting on the arrival of the 5. Anyone know when 315 is due.

[Mike Maguire]

Here's an aside while you're all waiting for more train action - the Google Earth view of Chama has been updated.

#483 can be seen in the North Yard so must be after 6/15/16, and the extended wye is a sight to behold.

Apologies if this has been noted already - couldn't find anything.

( Click on image for full-screen view )

[Sharon Evans]

Nice Mike...

[Sharon Evans]

Arrival of train 215: 489 and 7 cars, did not see anything on the cam at Cumbres so good bet for 7 cars.

8.16.16 489 brings a 7 car 215 into Chama.jpg (128.77 KiB) Viewed 2730 times

There are a few hardy folks still in the open gon.

8.16.16 New Mexico has the markers on 215.jpg (149.43 KiB) Viewed 2730 times

8.16.16 489 comes by the depot looking for the stop signal.jpg (103.99 KiB) Viewed 2730 times

[Larry Sullivan]

Quiet in the yard right now. Guess they are waiting on the arrival of the 5. Anyone know when 315 is due.

315 runs on the Durango & Silverton this weekend 18th - 20th, so my guess they will get over to Chama maybe Tuesday at the earliest. Goose 5 I don't see anything else on their schedule, so I guess could arrive anytime.

[Sharon Evans]

Thank you kind sir...

[Larry Sullivan]

After the morning departures it was a very quiet day in Chama, no locomotives around to service. I was kind of hoping they'd fire up #15 just to give us something to watch!!

[Tom Casper]

Quiet in the yard right now. Guess they are waiting on the arrival of the 5. Anyone know when 315 is due.

315 runs on the Durango & Silverton this weekend 18th - 20th, so my guess they will get over to Chama maybe Tuesday at the earliest. Goose 5 I don't see anything else on their schedule, so I guess could arrive anytime.

315 will come in Monday from Durango. #5 IIRC on Tuesday

Tom C.