7/13/17 Not FRIDAY

[Sharon Evans]

A quiet day promised in Chama. The students have gone home, we hope, very happy and things settle back to normal until Friend's session E starts in little over a week.

7-13-17 Quiet in Chama yard.jpg (120.5 KiB) Viewed 3268 times

[Sharon Evans]

Morning preparations:

7-13-17 After 4 straight days of student use, 487 gets the call today.jpg (135.95 KiB) Viewed 3259 times

7-13-17 487 approaches the pit.jpg (129.03 KiB) Viewed 3259 times

7-13-17 487 is gone to the tank for water.jpg (123.43 KiB) Viewed 3258 times

7-13-17 487 backs down the main headed to the coal dock.jpg (131.67 KiB) Viewed 3258 times

7-13-17 The coal dust billows as the loader dumps it in.jpg (119.42 KiB) Viewed 3258 times

7-13-17 Hostlers done, the 487 waits for its road crew.jpg (132.83 KiB) Viewed 3199 times

7-13-17 The 487 has pulled today's train 216 forward for loadiing.jpg (124.42 KiB) Viewed 3199 times

[Sharon Evans]

Departure of train 216: 487 and 8 cars, the normal 7 car consist and a caboose

7-13-17 487 gets its 8 car train underway.jpg (127.05 KiB) Viewed 3197 times

7-13-17 The train comes by the wood shop.jpg (134.54 KiB) Viewed 3197 times

As the train passes the tipple, no one has gone into the rider gon yet.

The parlor today is the Colorado

7-13-17 The conductor is on the platform of the caboose trailing this morning's train.jpg (129.45 KiB) Viewed 3197 times

7-13-17 The train is clearing Chama yard.jpg (130.36 KiB) Viewed 3197 times

[Wayne Hoskin]

And a caboose on todays train (13th) out of Chama!

Wayne from Oz.

[Sharon Evans]

Ok, the video, once up, will be nice. Though those riding parlor get the stick since they can't see straight back.

[Sharon Evans]

Arrival of train 215: 489 and 7 cars

7-13-17 489 brings its 7 car train 215 into Chama.jpg (137.54 KiB) Viewed 3179 times

7-13-17 489 comes up to the tipple.jpg (119.31 KiB) Viewed 3179 times

There are still a few people enjoying the open gon as the ride ends

7-13-17 The parlor New Mexico carries the flag this afternoon.jpg (137.85 KiB) Viewed 3179 times

7-13-17 The ride is over and the train is stopped at the depot.jpg (144.91 KiB) Viewed 3179 times