10/3/17 Tuesday and students go east with Friends, double he

[Sharon Evans]

Morning preparations and departure of the Engineer/Fireman's School train with the Friends cars:

10-3-17 The hostlers have got the 487 at the pit and its not even 6-30 yet.jpg (115.79 KiB) Viewed 4206 times

10-3-17 The 487 is backing toward the coal dock lead.jpg (165.14 KiB) Viewed 4206 times

10-3-17 The 487 is getting coal added to its bunker for the run to Antonito.jpg (161.56 KiB) Viewed 4206 times

10-3-17 The 487 is waiting for the students and instructors.jpg (177.98 KiB) Viewed 4205 times

10-3-17 The 487 is underway with a cloud of steam and smoke while the 489 has come out to start its prep.jpg (174.72 KiB) Viewed 4205 times

The train is passing the tipple with frost on the car rooves

10-3-17 The train is by the tipple with the orange of the RGS caboose glowing.jpg (136.14 KiB) Viewed 4205 times

10-3-17 The 489 is getting coal added for its run to Antonito while the 484 is getting water.jpg (210.95 KiB) Viewed 4198 times

10-3-17 The 484 is getting coal for its first run with a train in over 2 months.jpg (214.68 KiB) Viewed 4198 times

[Sharon Evans]

Morning preparations continued and departure of train 216: 484 helper to Cumbres Pass, 489 road locomotive and 9 cars

10-3-17 The 489 is now waiting for its road crew as 484 gets ready to pull toward the coal dock.jpg (229.88 KiB) Viewed 4198 times

10-3-17 The 489 has pulled the train into loading position as 484 waits to back on.jpg (240.48 KiB) Viewed 4198 times

10-3-17 The 484 is now on the 9 car train 216.jpg (252.69 KiB) Viewed 4198 times

10-3-17 The 484 and 489 work to get the train up to speed.jpg (232.51 KiB) Viewed 4198 times

10-3-17 The 484 and 489 are passing the wood shop.jpg (218.66 KiB) Viewed 4198 times

The train is by the tipple

10-3-17 The Conductor is getting ready to go inside the parlor New Mexico.jpg (220.8 KiB) Viewed 4198 times

10-3-17 The locomotives are exiting north yard.jpg (213.95 KiB) Viewed 4198 times

10-3-17 The parlor is almost out of sight as it rounds the curve.jpg (215.83 KiB) Viewed 4198 times

[Frank Smith]

The students left Chama with frosted car tops on frosted crossties. Here in AZ it is still in the 90s. It's good to see 484 steamed up and back in the mix again.

[Sharon Evans]

463 has a 5 car train, 2 flat topped coaches, the old snack car, open gon and caboose that came through the house and headed east up the house lead and out of Chama. There were riders onboard. Video be posted along with a few stills. 484 must have taken a spin out of the line since it is now headed to the wye to get turned to face east. Oh, 484 was parked just inside the north yard on the main, so 463 had only 2 options, go through the house or up the station lead.

10-3-17 The 463 is at the station with its train.jpg (252.35 KiB) Viewed 4210 times

10-3-17 The 463 is pulling forward so to clear the switch to the south yard lead.jpg (252.71 KiB) Viewed 4210 times

10-3-17 The 463 is now shoving its train by south yard to get to the south house lead.jpg (174.16 KiB) Viewed 4210 times

10-3-17 The 463 is coming out the west stall with its train.jpg (251.45 KiB) Viewed 4210 times

463 comes over the pit with its train as 484 sits at the far end of north yard

10-3-17 463 is passing the tank as it heads out of Chama.jpg (187.25 KiB) Viewed 4218 times

10-3-17 The train is clearing Chama yard as 484 gets ready to head ot the wye.jpg (188.24 KiB) Viewed 4218 times

10-3-17 The 484 now comes up to the tipple.jpg (191.05 KiB) Viewed 4218 times

[Edwin Frey]

484 went out this morning as the helper on #216.

[Bruce McDowell]

That move through the house was one of the strangest ever. I get clearing the main for 484 to come back in, but pulling out the house track certainly would have made more sense. Someone special on that little train...

[Sharon Evans]

484 went out this morning as the helper on #216.

Thanks Ed, I will amend todays heading to reflect a double header.

[Sharon Evans]

10-3-17 Train 215 is at Cumbres with 9 cars.jpg (180.46 KiB) Viewed 4194 times

Arrival back in Chama of the special train with 463:

10-3-17 The headlight of 463 shines out from the shadows.jpg (185.71 KiB) Viewed 4183 times

10-3-17 The 463 brings its short train by the tank.jpg (185.39 KiB) Viewed 4183 times

10-3-17 The 463 is almost to the tipple.jpg (189.73 KiB) Viewed 4183 times

The train is passing the tipple with a number of riders in the open gon

10-3-17 The caboose is by the tipple.jpg (214.32 KiB) Viewed 4182 times

10-3-17 The 463 has stopped at the depot.jpg (171.45 KiB) Viewed 4182 times

[Sharon Evans]

Arrival of train 215: 488 and 9 cars
And this was supposed to be a quiet day with only 3 train, yeah.

10-3-17 The 488 arrives in Chama with the 9 car train 215.jpg (191.23 KiB) Viewed 4179 times

10-3-17 The 488 is up to the tipple with 215.jpg (188.92 KiB) Viewed 4179 times

The train is passing the tipple with a fair number of riders in the open gon

10-3-17 The parlor Colorado is carrying the markers.jpg (204.83 KiB) Viewed 4179 times

10-3-17 The 488 comes by the depot as the engineer waits the signal to stop.jpg (173.93 KiB) Viewed 4179 times

10-3-17 The train is stopped and passengers unload.jpg (152 KiB) Viewed 4179 times