9-13-17 Wednesday and school is out

[Sharon Evans]

Morning preparations:

9-13-17 487 moves away from the house to begin the day.jpg (150.54 KiB) Viewed 3279 times

9-13-17 487 has come to the pit for its cleaning prior to heading east.jpg (173.25 KiB) Viewed 3279 times

9-13-17 487 backs down the main on its way to the coal dock.jpg (195.47 KiB) Viewed 3274 times

9-13-17 487 pulls into the lead headed to the coal dock.jpg (181.73 KiB) Viewed 3274 times

9-13-17 As one of the hostlers watches the loader adds coal to the bunker of 487's tender.jpg (150.62 KiB) Viewed 3274 times

9-13-17 The hostlers have left the 487 for the road crew to board.jpg (243.25 KiB) Viewed 3250 times

9-13-17 The 487 has pulled the 8 car train 216 into loading position.jpg (255.48 KiB) Viewed 3250 times

[Sharon Evans]

Departure of train 216: 487 and 8 cars

9-13-17 The 487 gets the 8 car train 216 underway.jpg (248.74 KiB) Viewed 3249 times

9-13-17 The 487 comes by the wood shop as it accelerates.jpg (245.63 KiB) Viewed 3249 times

9-13-17 The parlor New Mexico is on the markers of 216.jpg (216.21 KiB) Viewed 3248 times

9-13-17 The 487 is by the north yard throat as the parlor is passing the tank.jpg (214 KiB) Viewed 3248 times

9-13-17 The last cars of train 216 round the curve north of the yard as we see a chaser running to his car.jpg (222.44 KiB) Viewed 3248 times

[Sharon Evans]

9-13-17 Its not the train, but from my time there I know that they pull out of Cumbres when the train arrives there.jpg (175.14 KiB) Viewed 3230 times

[Sharon Evans]

Arrival of trains: 215 with 489 and the school train with 488.
Student Freight: 488, 9 freight cars and 2 cabeese. It had some of the RGS special cars on it.

9-13-17 488 comes into Chama yard with the student train.jpg (181.74 KiB) Viewed 3230 times

9-13-17 488 comes up to the tipple with the train.jpg (177.08 KiB) Viewed 3230 times

The RGS painted reefer is seen in the north cam

9-13-17 The 2 cabeese are seen in the south cam as it has passed.jpg (225.42 KiB) Viewed 3230 times

9-13-17 The 488 passes the depot on its way to the wye.jpg (165.71 KiB) Viewed 3230 times

9-13-17 Several of the students are seen, their experience is almost over.jpg (164.81 KiB) Viewed 3230 times

The train returns from the wye and is yarded into south yard.

9-13-17 The student train is being shoved into south yard to end the experience.jpg (238.25 KiB) Viewed 3208 times

9-13-17 Several of the student walk away from the train now that it is over.jpg (171.65 KiB) Viewed 3230 times

9-13-17 The 488 heads for the house after its run with the students.jpg (174.93 KiB) Viewed 3230 times

[Sharon Evans]

Arrival of regular train 215: 489 and 7 cars.

9-13-17 The headlight of 489 shines out as it enters the yard.jpg (148.44 KiB) Viewed 3221 times

9-13-17 The 489 passes the tank.jpg (153.39 KiB) Viewed 3221 times

9-13-17 The 489 comes up to the tipple.jpg (146.73 KiB) Viewed 3221 times

The train is by the tipple as a few passengers are still in the open gon

9-13-17 The parlor Colorado has the markers this afternoon.jpg (197.49 KiB) Viewed 3221 times

9-13-17 The 489 slows as it passes the depot.jpg (160.39 KiB) Viewed 3221 times

9-13-17 The train is stopped and passengers are getting their things to disembark.jpg (166.13 KiB) Viewed 3221 times

[Larry Gibson]

A gray sky greets 489 in Chama today. Getting into the homestretch for 2017 now.