9/29/16 Slightly overcast with a chance of a train ride

[Sharon Evans]

We start the morning with what looks like high overcast and 489 steaming up and an extra coach is staged.

9.29.16 Looks like 489 is getting the call today.jpg (104.58 KiB) Viewed 2635 times

[Sharon Evans]

Morning preparations: 489

9.29.16 489 has come out to the pit to beging its day.jpg (104.2 KiB) Viewed 2629 times

The 484 has now come out to the pit as the 489 is at the tank getting water. Double header today maybe????

9.29.16 489 is backing down to get ot the coal dock and that looks like roadcrew Tracy riding the tender instead of a hostler.jpg (86.16 KiB) Viewed 2621 times

9.29.16 489 now pulls into the coal lead as 484 is still at the pit.jpg (92.13 KiB) Viewed 2621 times

9.29.16 489 is getting coal added for its run east.jpg (86.59 KiB) Viewed 2621 times

9.29.16 484 is now at the tank as 489 continues to take on coal. That might be roadforeman Ed walking away from 489.jpg (91.99 KiB) Viewed 2621 times

Goose 7 just started up.

9.29.16 Goose 7 is running.jpg (87.83 KiB) Viewed 2620 times

484 is backing to the coal lead as 489 waits on its road crew to board.

9.29.16 Goose 7 pulls forward by a standing 484.jpg (88.17 KiB) Viewed 2619 times

9.29.16 489 has coupled the 4th coach onto the train set.jpg (76.75 KiB) Viewed 2618 times

[Mike Maguire]

Interesting ....

(But Sharon beat me to it ...) (... and I missed what happened next ...)

[Sharon Evans]

Morning activities continue:
Question here is 7 going to be spun on the wye or is today when she is headed back home?

9.29.16 Goose 7 is now passing the wood shop on its way to maybe the wye.jpg (99.99 KiB) Viewed 2615 times

9.29.16 Goose 7 now heads toward the bypass track.jpg (101.44 KiB) Viewed 2609 times

9.29.16 484 pulls toward the coal dock as Goose 7 heads further into the yard.jpg (98.64 KiB) Viewed 2609 times

The 484 is now at the coal dock, 489 has pulled away from the consist and Goose 7 is barely visible as it heads through south yard.

9.29.16 484 pulls forward to let 489 get back to the train.jpg (99.98 KiB) Viewed 2604 times

9.29.16 489 is now coupled to its 9 car 216.jpg (77.42 KiB) Viewed 2604 times

[Sharon Evans]

Departure of today's train 216: 489 road locomotive, 484 helper to Cumbres and 9 cars

9.29.16 Train 216 is now in loading position.jpg (80.89 KiB) Viewed 2601 times

9.29.16 484 has now coupled onto train 216.jpg (100.01 KiB) Viewed 2601 times

9.29.16 The conductor, probably Ray, gives the locomotives of 216 the hi ball.jpg (76.23 KiB) Viewed 2579 times

9.29.16 The conductor, probably Ray, climbs onto the Colorado as it begins to move.jpg (81.27 KiB) Viewed 2579 times

9.29.16 Under a thick plume of smoke and steam the 484 and 489 get this 9 car train moving.jpg (104.87 KiB) Viewed 2579 times

9.29.16 They continue to work hard as they approach the tipple.jpg (100.54 KiB) Viewed 2579 times

As the train is passing the tipple we see its length.

9.29.16 The Colorado is by the tipple and we see Ray and a passenger_.jpg (99.68 KiB) Viewed 2579 times

9.29.16 The 9 car 216 is clearing Chama.jpg (91.35 KiB) Viewed 2579 times

[Sharon Evans]

Goose 7 is not back so would think that it is being loaded onto its transport back to the Colorado Railroad Museum.

[Jonathan Cordova]

October 1

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Admission: Museum Members and Children under 2 are free, Children $5, Adults $10, and Seniors $8.

Ride Tickets: Adults (16+) $4, Children (2-15) $2. Museum members receive $1 discount per ticket.

Tickets are available for purchase at the door, no reservations required.

[Sharon Evans]

Arrival of train 215: 487 and 9 cars
When 484 came out of the west stall after service, it sounded like that they have put its original whistle back on.

9.29.16 215 is at Cumbres.jpg (98.87 KiB) Viewed 2535 times

9.29.16 487 brings a 9 car 215 into Chama.jpg (93.16 KiB) Viewed 2514 times

As the train passes the tipple, the open gon has a number of riders still in it.

9.29.16 Only the trainman is on the New Mexico platform.jpg (102.88 KiB) Viewed 2514 times

9.29.16 487 comes by the depot as it slows.jpg (73.2 KiB) Viewed 2514 times

[Robert Brigham]

Interesting ....

(But Sharon beat me to it ...) (... and I missed what happened next ...)

The front half of number 7 got a good steam/water hose-down from the hostler in 484. I guess they wanted it to look nice when it got home.

[Larry Sullivan]

Reviewing video, looks like they added a coach for tomorrow, so 10 car train - and another double-header setup for Friday.

Here's today's video -

Train 216 departs - another double-header today, 489 is the road locomotive and 484 is the helper.


Helper loco 484 returned at about 1pm.



Train 215 returns right on time with 487 in the lead and a 9 car consist.

[Larry Sullivan]

Switching after 215 was turned, includes adding one coach to tomorrow's train, as well as getting a caboose, reefer and box car (much more switching was done in the South yard). The reefer and box car were put on the track where the Friends work cars often go. The caboose was moved to the North yard.



The caboose was dropped on the main by the water tank, 487 then picked up the stock cars and with the caboose now attached, moved them back to their temporary storage spot.