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by **Larry Sullivan** » Tue Aug 23, 2016 5:38 am

The yard is calm and quiet this morning, 3 locomotives simmer in front of the shop. Things will start jumping as the day goes on. Expectations for 315 to be off-loaded this morning, and we should get Goose #5 in today as well. Will follow all, and our roving reporter Mr. Larry Gibson will be getting us some images as the day goes forward.

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by **Edwin Frey** » Tue Aug 23, 2016 6:10 am

I'm grateful that we have Larry G's "boots on the ground". :smiley16:

He's done an amazing job so far in sharing images we'll never see from a webcam. Wish I could be down there this weekend to see the happenings for myself, but I shall be banished to N. Dakota for a wedding for two souls I've never even met before. Thank you, Mr. Gibson! :cheers:

by **Larry Sullivan** » Tue Aug 23, 2016 6:55 am

484 Arrives at the ash pit to begin the day's activity.

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Now headed to the water tank.

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484 Now heads past the tipple on the way to get coal.

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The hostlers job about complete, as the road crew waits to take over.

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by **Larry Sullivan** » Tue Aug 23, 2016 7:46 am

Speeder that was brought in yesterday heads out this morning.

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484 heading to South yard, perhaps an additional coach.

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Looks like we'll go out with a caboose behind 484 this morning.

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Train is now in position for boarding.

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by **Larry Sullivan** » Tue Aug 23, 2016 8:34 am

Just as a note - #15 is being readied and will be used to get #315 from the wye, so if you see them moving that locomotive that is what's happening.

And 15 is indeed running now.

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by **Larry Sullivan** » Tue Aug 23, 2016 9:05 am

216 Departs Chama

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by **Larry Sullivan** » Tue Aug 23, 2016 9:23 am

#15 is headed to the wye, as 487 comes to ash pit for cleaning.

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by **Larry Sullivan** » Tue Aug 23, 2016 9:32 am

15 heads to the wye with an open gon -- truck with tender is arriving now.

Near live coverage of what's happening at the wye will be here viewtopic.php?f=11&t=3903

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by **Larry Sullivan** » Tue Aug 23, 2016 10:48 am

315 has arrived.

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by **Larry Sullivan** » Tue Aug 23, 2016 11:25 am

Tender has arrived.

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#15 now parked after it's hardest day of work in months!

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Can't see through the trees but think they brought the tender to the South side of shop.

Update on Goose 5 === Well no update, nobody is sure where it is. Will post something if we find out anything.

by **Larry Gibson** » Tue Aug 23, 2016 11:41 am

Edwin Frey wrote:I'm grateful that we have Larry G's "boots on the ground". He's done an amazing job so far in sharing images we'll never see from a webcam. Wish I could be down there this weekend to see the happenings for myself, but I shall be banished to N. Dakota for a wedding for two souls I've never even met before. Thank you, Mr. Gibson!

Thanks for the kind words! Having an absolute blast doing it for all who can't be here during this very special week.

I just had a "tender moment" awhile back too!! :grin:

by **Larry Sullivan** » Tue Aug 23, 2016 1:31 pm

Goose 5 has arrived, parked in front of #7 now.

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#5 will head out for a qualification run.

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by **Larry Sullivan** » Tue Aug 23, 2016 3:14 pm

215 Returns, even having come through some rain a few are in the open gon

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by **Larry Sullivan** » Wed Aug 24, 2016 5:36 am

Videos for today -- quite a busy day.

Train 216 departure.

315 and her tender were brought up separately after unloading down near the wye. Note the deer beginning about 3:12 into the video. Running beside the tender, turns toward the parking lot then last minute makes a mad dash across the track. Guess he never learned stop, look and listen! :lol:

Nobody really knew that #5 had made it, but then comes up from the wye.

More coming

by **Larry Sullivan** » Wed Aug 24, 2016 7:02 am

Goose #5 heads out for a check run.

Train 215 arrival. Looks like some hail had built up in the gondola, reports of hail from the Goose as they went out.

Goose 5 returns from the check run.

There was also quite a bit of switching done in the South yard after 215 arrived. When I get time I'll get to that video as well (I know I said that yesterday, it will be done --- someday! :roll:

Lots more pictures from the day here as well --- viewtopic.php?f=11&t=3903

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