9/16/16 Very early start

[Sharon Evans]

489 has come out to the pit extremely early.

9.16.16 489 is out very early at the pit.jpg (47.13 KiB) Viewed 2945 times

9.16.16 489 is out very early at the pit 2.jpg (62.53 KiB) Viewed 2942 times

9.16.16 489 heads down to the tank.jpg (65.78 KiB) Viewed 2941 times

9.16.16 489 is getting water.jpg (67.67 KiB) Viewed 2938 times

9.16.16 489 is backing down the main to get to the coal dock.jpg (66.97 KiB) Viewed 2936 times

9.16.16 489 is now moving toward the dock.jpg (73.48 KiB) Viewed 2936 times

9.16.16 489's bunker is getting topped off.jpg (80.12 KiB) Viewed 2936 times

9.16.16 Hostlers are handing off to the road crew.jpg (103.49 KiB) Viewed 2934 times

9.16.16 489 comes by the wood shop on its way out of town light.jpg (97.13 KiB) Viewed 2924 times

9.16.16 Final look at 489 as it heads off somewhere.jpg (97.67 KiB) Viewed 2924 times

OK, so 489 remained somewhere, probably east of Cumbres, yesterday and it was at Cumbres same time as 215. Now 489 heads out of Chama going east light locomotive before 0700 MDT. What is going out inquiring minds want to know.
I see a loader at work on Cumbres at the ballast pile. Could 489 be on a work train up there?

[Sharon Evans]

Morning preparations for train 216 and other doings: 484

9.16.16 484 has come out to the pit to begin its day.jpg (118.33 KiB) Viewed 2911 times

9.16.16 484 has gone down to the tank.jpg (123.86 KiB) Viewed 2906 times

9.16.16 463 is beginning its day in Antonito.jpg (62.7 KiB) Viewed 2905 times

9.16.16 463 is at the Antonito tank.jpg (61.46 KiB) Viewed 2905 times

9.16.16 484 backs down the main as it heads to the coal dock.jpg (116.97 KiB) Viewed 2905 times

9.16.16 484 heads into the coal dock lead.jpg (121.12 KiB) Viewed 2905 times

9.16.16 The early bird climbs down from the cab of 484 to begin oiling.jpg (115.23 KiB) Viewed 2905 times

9.16.16 484 gets coal added to its bunker.jpg (114.05 KiB) Viewed 2905 times

9.16.16 484 now waits for the remainder of the road crew.jpg (134.35 KiB) Viewed 2905 times

9.16.16 487 now comes out to the pit.jpg (117.91 KiB) Viewed 2901 times

[Sharon Evans]

Morning preparations and departure of train 216 484 and 7 cars

9.16.16 487 is now at the tank.jpg (117.41 KiB) Viewed 2901 times

9.16.16 487 is now back at the house on the east side.jpg (129.05 KiB) Viewed 2898 times

9.16.16 484 has now coupled onto today's train 216.jpg (74.89 KiB) Viewed 2900 times

9.16.16 Train 216 is now moved into loading position.jpg (93.44 KiB) Viewed 2895 times

9.16.16 The conductor is giving the hi ball to the locomotive.jpg (95.6 KiB) Viewed 2876 times

9.16.16 The 484 works to get train 216 up to speed as it leave the depot.jpg (141.32 KiB) Viewed 2876 times

As 216 passes the tipple we can see a large group of people up by the speeder sheds.

9.16.16 The New Mexico is on the markers today.jpg (119.93 KiB) Viewed 2876 times

9.16.16 The 216 clears Chama as that group of people starts to dispurse.jpg (117.89 KiB) Viewed 2876 times

[Jeff Schrimmer]

Cumbres Pass cam grab.

Jeff

[Sharon Evans]

I was just going to post that grab since it answers my guess that 489 was doing work train duty. You also got the front end loader being used to fill the ballast cars.

[Jeff Schrimmer]

One of the reasons why I posted it was because I hoped someone could tell me what I was seeing.

Thanks, Sharon!

[Sharon Evans]

9.16.16 This MOW speeder just came into Chama, spun the wye.jpg (124.65 KiB) Viewed 2826 times

He is now parked on the ramp to the tipple.

[Sharon Evans]

The man lift was by the depot on the track side. We need an on scene report as to whether they are painting it BROWN.

[Sharon Evans]

Arrival of train 215: 463 and 7 cars

9.16.16 463 comes into Chama with train 215.jpg (127.64 KiB) Viewed 2814 times

The open gon has a number of riders as it passes the tipple.

9.16.16 A trainman and the parlor host are on the platform of the Colorado.jpg (144.44 KiB) Viewed 2814 times

9.16.16 463 comes by the depot as it slows.jpg (110.08 KiB) Viewed 2814 times

9.16.16 As the train comes to a stop the conductor drops off.jpg (104.71 KiB) Viewed 2814 times

Lucky today, just after I got all my grabs, the cams are freezing up again.

[Larry Gibson]

CDOT cam picks up 216 entering the loop in Antonito at 4:44.

[Sharon Evans]

Well 216 left Chama on time this morning and 215 arrived Chama almost on time, wonder what happened to 216.

[Sharon Evans]

Wonder if they changed crews on the 489 sometime during the day. The road crew had to be called on duty at 0630 this morning and here it is 1805 and she is finally back from moving ballast all day.

9.16.16 11 hours after it left Chama this morning 489 comes back into town.jpg (124.68 KiB) Viewed 2793 times

[Larry Gibson]

Well 216 left Chama on time this morning and 215 arrived Chama almost on time, wonder what happened to 216.

Corrected:)

[Larry Sullivan]

Here's today's videos -

489 prepared early to head to Cumbres and it's work train of ballast cars. Rare to get the early morning, B&W look so decided to upload it. Watch the last minute or so, right after the first scoop of coal dumped, looks like the whole cab is glowing fire -- hosing things down, so just steam, but makes for an interesting look.



489 heads out light on the way up the hill.



Train 216 Departure, once again we have our waver in the open gon -- what a life, gets to ride the rails daily!



Train 215 arrival with 463 in the lead. Not on video, but there was some switching in the South yard done after turning the train.



489 returns light after a days work.