10/13/16 Cold and sunny

[Sharon Evans]

Preparations for today's train 216: 487

10.13.16 487 comes to the pit to begin the day.jpg (103.49 KiB) Viewed 1924 times

10.13.16 487 has gone down to the tank and does a blow down there.jpg (112.33 KiB) Viewed 1920 times

10.13.16 487 backs down the main to the coal dock lead.jpg (110.07 KiB) Viewed 1915 times

10.13.16 487 is now pulling toward the coal dock.jpg (125.38 KiB) Viewed 1915 times

10.13.16 487 gets its bunker topped off for the run east.jpg (104.81 KiB) Viewed 1915 times

10.13.16 487 now waits for the rest of the road crew to arrive, Tracy is already onboard.jpg (76.66 KiB) Viewed 1912 times

10.13.16 487 has backed to the train.jpg (78.64 KiB) Viewed 1911 times

[Sharon Evans]

Departure of train 216: 487 and 7 cars
They wasted no time today. From the time the hostlers had the 487 near the depot to moving forward to load position was about 10 minutes.

10.13.16 Train 216 is now in loading position.jpg (82.32 KiB) Viewed 1910 times

They are really doing things on an early schedule. They blew the 10 minutes warning 15 minutes before departure.

10.13.16 Looks like Ray is consulting his watch after giving the hi ball.jpg (95.16 KiB) Viewed 1888 times

10.13.16 Ray is safely aboard and calling the dispatcher.jpg (94.58 KiB) Viewed 1888 times

10.13.16 The 487 is passing the wood shed in this smoke hazed shot.jpg (82.52 KiB) Viewed 1888 times

216 is passing the tipple as the engineer blows for the running brake test.

10.13.16 The Colorado is by the tipple.jpg (115.49 KiB) Viewed 1888 times

10.13.16 216 is clearing the yard as the fire patrol waits to leave.jpg (113.69 KiB) Viewed 1888 times

[Sharon Evans]

Arrival of train 215: 484 and 8 cars

10.13.16 215 is at Cumbres.jpg (130.4 KiB) Viewed 1865 times

10.13.16 484 brings an 8 car 215 into Chama.jpg (115.35 KiB) Viewed 1849 times

215 is by the tipple as we see a whole bunch of wavers in the open gon.

10.13.16 New Mexico is on the markers.jpg (135.32 KiB) Viewed 1849 times

10.13.16 484 slows to a stop just past the depot.jpg (96.75 KiB) Viewed 1849 times

[Sharon Evans]

216 must have been real late into Antonito because I just checked the feed and the bus just pulled into Chama.

[Larry Sullivan]

216 must have been real late into Antonito because I just checked the feed and the bus just pulled into Chama.

Must have had a good load that went all the way through, there were actually 2 buses that came back. Perhaps part of the reason for the delay?

[Larry Sullivan]

Here's today's video -

A quiet day in the yard other than 216 and 215, just trips to the ash pit and water for the other two locomotives. 216 Departure.



Here's 215 arrival video. Our friendly waver that has been on board quite often seems to have recruited about 1/2 the open gondola crowd to wave today!

[Sharon Evans]

216 must have been real late into Antonito because I just checked the feed and the bus just pulled into Chama.

Must have had a good load that went all the way through, there were actually 2 buses that came back. Perhaps part of the reason for the delay?

Especially if they realized this as the train was getting into Antonito and the bus had to drive over from Chama or they used the Chama - Antonito bus to come back with the second load.