8/18/17 Friday and hope its calmer then yesterday

[Sharon Evans]

Morning preparations:

8-18-17 489 comes away from the house to start its day.jpg (257.46 KiB) Viewed 3581 times

8-18-17 489 moves up to the pit for a good fire cleaning.jpg (245.33 KiB) Viewed 3581 times

8-18-17 After taking water, the 489 backs down the main on its way to the coal dock.jpg (243.85 KiB) Viewed 3580 times

8-18-17 Frank is on the platform of the wood shop watching 489 pull by.jpg (255.88 KiB) Viewed 3580 times

8-18-17 The loader adds coal to the bunker of 489's tender.jpg (239.58 KiB) Viewed 3580 times

8-18-17 The hostlers are done and the road crew boards.jpg (275.15 KiB) Viewed 3580 times

8-18-17 The 489 puts out some thick, black smoke as a loader has pulled up beside it.jpg (266.45 KiB) Viewed 3580 times

8-18-17 The crew is doing some switching in south yard as they put the 2 extra coaches from yesterday away.jpg (260.18 KiB) Viewed 3580 times

8-18-17 Today's 7 car train 216 has now moved into loading position.jpg (252.02 KiB) Viewed 3580 times

[Sharon Evans]

Departure of train 216:

8-18-17 489 gets the 7 car train 216 under way.jpg (251.99 KiB) Viewed 3579 times

8-18-17 The 489 comes by the open wood shop as some Friend members continue to work on box car 3537.jpg (254.26 KiB) Viewed 3578 times

Train 216 passes the tipple

8-18-17 There is Frank in his favorite spot, last window of second coach.jpg (223.11 KiB) Viewed 3578 times

8-18-17 The parlor Colorado has the markers this morning.jpg (235.79 KiB) Viewed 3578 times

8-18-17 The 489 is moving by the north yard throat.jpg (230.54 KiB) Viewed 3578 times

[Frank Smith]

Apparently the long walk down the tracks from the S curves to Cresco was a good way to get tired. I slept nine and a half hours last night. I went to the yard all excited, but not so much for the crew, even though everything worked like it was supposed to. When I heard the air hiss like a glad hand separating I held on and we stopped immediately. If all of the trips were the same, they wouldn't be as much fun.
Gotta go. Gotta train to catch. I'm Osier bound.

[Sharon Evans]

Arrival of train 215: 488 and 7 cars

8-18-17 488 brings the 7 car train 215 into Chama.jpg (173.54 KiB) Viewed 3530 times

8-18-17 488 comes up to the tipple.jpg (175.76 KiB) Viewed 3530 times

The train is passing the tipple while 487 smokes it up at the house, look closely, Frank is waving from the front window of the café car.

8-18-17 The trainman is on the steps of the parlor.jpg (180.61 KiB) Viewed 3530 times

8-18-17 The 488 slows as it passes the depot.jpg (149.89 KiB) Viewed 3529 times

8-18-17 The train is stopped_.jpg (159.85 KiB) Viewed 3529 times

[Edward Morris]

Sharon, you use Bandicam, don't you?
Is it "relatively" easy to learn for a "very" senior male?
I bought the package, with Bandicut, but haven't had the time to experiment with it.
Thanks,
Ed Morris
Indian Trail, NC

[Sharon Evans]

Bandicam is about as simple as one can get. Basically you have to press the second to left button at the top which brings up the frame. Adjust the frame around what you want to record and then use the hot keys to do the video start/stop and grab images. The menu on the left lets you adjust various items like the hot keys, where it sends both video and stills when done. For my videos I end up using Bandicam twice, once when I record then to get them set for processing since I record both tipple cams at the same time.

[Edward Morris]

Thanks Sharon...............anxious to try.....maybe this next few days.....really appreciate your help.
Ed