9-6-17 Wednesday

[Sharon Evans]

Morning preparations:

9-6-17 489 moves away from the house.jpg (181.89 KiB) Viewed 4236 times

9-6-17 and moves over the pit for a fire cleaning.jpg (169.44 KiB) Viewed 4236 times

9-6-17 489 is now at the tank taking on water.jpg (175.27 KiB) Viewed 4234 times

9-6-17 489 backs down the main to the lead switch for the coal dock.jpg (183 KiB) Viewed 4232 times

9-6-17 Nice steam on this cool morning in Chama, as 498 pulls past the wood shop.jpg (175.2 KiB) Viewed 4232 times

9-6-17 Coal is added to the bunker of 489's tender as the sun illuninates the entire locomotive.jpg (171.88 KiB) Viewed 4230 times

One of them closes the lead switch

9-6-17 Their work done, the hostlers park the 489 on the main.jpg (183.88 KiB) Viewed 4230 times

Actually, the hostlers backed the 489 onto the train this morning. I saw them do this one time while I was in Chama.

9-6-17 The 489 has now coupled onto the train.jpg (101.79 KiB) Viewed 4185 times

9-6-17 The train has now been pulled into loading position.jpg (221.26 KiB) Viewed 4184 times

[Sharon Evans]

Departure of train 216: 489 and 7 cars

9-6-17 The 489 gets its 7 car train moving.jpg (216.34 KiB) Viewed 4182 times

9-6-17 The 489 is passing the wood shop_.jpg (225.91 KiB) Viewed 4182 times

The train is passing the tipple as the engineer blows for the running brake test

9-6-17 The parlor Colorado is on the markers as the train leaves Chama.jpg (220.78 KiB) Viewed 4182 times

9-6-17 The 489 is passing the north yard throat as the Colorado is by the tank.jpg (211.37 KiB) Viewed 4182 times

9-6-17 The last cars of train 216 vanish around the curve.jpg (211.85 KiB) Viewed 4182 times

[Frank Smith]

I saw Connie, Billy and Nathaniel visiting on the Depot cam. I normally would be right there with them. It is good to be home, but I miss my Home-away-from-Home. Thank you Sharon, Friends, Guests, and especially all of the camera managers for my daily visits to the Chama RR Yard.
I saw quite a few Cam Wavers on #216 yesterday.

[Sharon Evans]

9-6-17 There is smoke in Antonito, 315 maybe.jpg (105.48 KiB) Viewed 4175 times

Did not think that the RGS special was due back until after 216 got in.

[Sharon Evans]

Arrival of train 215: 488 and 7 cars

9-6-17 488 brings the 7 car train 215 into Chama.jpg (159.49 KiB) Viewed 4168 times

9-6-17 488 comes up to the tipple with the train.jpg (156.16 KiB) Viewed 4168 times

488 brings the New Mexico set past the tipple

9-6-17 The parlor New Mexico brings up the rear.jpg (181.39 KiB) Viewed 4168 times

9-6-17 The 488 slows as it passes the depot.jpg (164.51 KiB) Viewed 4168 times

9-6-17 The train has stopped.jpg (167.89 KiB) Viewed 4168 times

[Tom Casper]

9-6-17 There is smoke in Antonito, 315 maybe.jpg

Did not think that the RGS special was due back until after 216 got in.

Sharon, from what I was told, The special was to go to Cumbress and stop. Participants to bus back. Cars to Chama in am or later on, subject to crew time.

Tom C.

[Sharon Evans]

Thanks Tom, so that had to be the 315 smoking.

[Tom Casper]

Hard to say as 315 was being cooled down on Tuesday night. It didn't look like it was hot when we left Wednesday am but hard to tell from car.

Tom C.

[Tom Casper]

i see from the following days she came over to Chama so was still hot in Antonito.

Tom C.