6/25/17 Sunday and quiet before another work week

[Sharon Evans]

Morning preparations:

6-25-14 489 gets the call and is at the pit.jpg (115.54 KiB) Viewed 2808 times

6-25-14 489 has moved down to the tank_.jpg (139.06 KiB) Viewed 2806 times

6-25-14 489 backs down the main toward the coal dock lead.jpg (121.88 KiB) Viewed 2805 times

6-25-14 489 pulls past the wood shop.jpg (129.37 KiB) Viewed 2805 times

6-25-14 The loader adds coal to the bunker of 489.jpg (125.37 KiB) Viewed 2805 times

6-25-14 The road crewman, who always gets an early start, is spraying water on the coal as its added.jpg (127.41 KiB) Viewed 2805 times

6-25-14 The hostlers are turning the 489 over to its road crew.jpg (129.37 KiB) Viewed 2804 times

6-25-14 489 has now coupled onto today's 7 car 216.jpg (81.55 KiB) Viewed 2801 times

[Sharon Evans]

Departure of train 216: 489 and 7 cars

6-25-14 489 gets the 7 car train 216 underway.jpg (130.99 KiB) Viewed 2790 times

6-25-14 489 comes up to the wood shop.jpg (128.01 KiB) Viewed 2790 times

6-25-14 The engineer of 489 blows for the running brake test as it passes the tipple.jpg (110.73 KiB) Viewed 2790 times

The 'waver' is in the café coach today.

6-25-14 Parlor Colorado is by the tipple.jpg (120.55 KiB) Viewed 2790 times

6-25-14 Train 216 exits Chama under a nice cloud.jpg (122.62 KiB) Viewed 2790 times

6-25-14 The final cars of train 216 exit around the curve.jpg (119.99 KiB) Viewed 2790 times

[Jim Reynolds]

I have been traveling and haven't followed all the most recent posts. What is the current status of 488?

[Sharon Evans]

Still inside the house being finished. Have not seen any recent dates as to it coming back into the rotation.

[Sharon Evans]

Arrival of train 215: 463 and 8 cars

6-25-14 463 brings the 8 car train 215 into Chama.jpg (122.64 KiB) Viewed 2751 times

6-25-14 463 comes up to the tipple.jpg (123.23 KiB) Viewed 2751 times

6-25-14 Parlor New Mexico has a full platform.jpg (135.88 KiB) Viewed 2751 times

6-25-14 463 comes by the depot.jpg (105.96 KiB) Viewed 2751 times

6-25-14 The train is stopped.jpg (102.92 KiB) Viewed 2751 times