10/14/16 - Another cold sunny morning

[Larry Sullivan]

489 will take today's train 216 out, on this 2nd to last Friday of the 2016 season.

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489 now down at the water tank for a drink.

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489 passes the tipple on the way to the coal dock.

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A bit of rainbow colors as the locomotive is washed down.

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Hostlers job complete, the road crew will soon take over.

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[Larry Sullivan]

489 has now hooked up to it's train, looks like we'll get another 7 car consist today.

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Once again the train is pulled to boarding position quite early.

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Conductor gives the hi-ball as 489 begins the journey out of Chama

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[Sharon Evans]

Arrival of train 215: 487 and 7 cars

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The open gon is full with a lot of them waving to the cam.

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[Larry Sullivan]

Looks like Saturday will be a busy one, 4 coaches added to the consist for tomorrow, so a double-header for sure.

[Sharon Evans]

Looks like they put them on then shoved the whole mess back south. Would guess 463 will be the road locomotive.

[Larry Gibson]

Full moon brings a bright night to the high country.

[Larry Sullivan]

Here's today's video

216 heads out a 7 car consist behind #489



215 returns, also a 7 car consist behind 487. After turning the wye, 487 picked up 4 coaches from the South yard, added to the 7 that came in on 215 and shoved the lot back beyond the access road, so unless they change something we'll have an 11 car double-header for the penultimate Saturday of the season.