10/9/17 Monday and trains

[Sharon Evans]

Morning Preparations: The special school should do things today, though not sure what. Right now 8 cars are staged for 216 so no double header.

10-9-17 487 has come out first so must be the locomotive the students will use today.jpg (128.29 KiB) Viewed 2709 times

10-9-17 487 has moved down to the tank and gives us a nice blow down.jpg (136.84 KiB) Viewed 2709 times

10-9-17 The hostlers bring the 487 down toward the coal dock.jpg (147.56 KiB) Viewed 2709 times

10-9-17 The 487 gets coal added to its bunker.jpg (141.24 KiB) Viewed 2708 times

10-9-17 The hostlers are done with 487 so have parked it on the south yard lead track.jpg (157.63 KiB) Viewed 2706 times

Can't tell if it is hooked to the consist there.

10-9-17 The 487 is now parked on the yard track closest to the depot.jpg (192.75 KiB) Viewed 2698 times

10-9-17 The 488 has come out to begin prep for train 216.jpg (201.2 KiB) Viewed 2588 times

10-9-17 The 488 is taking water.jpg (212.51 KiB) Viewed 2588 times

10-9-17 The 487 has moved onto the main as the Special student train gets ready to depart.jpg (225.02 KiB) Viewed 2588 times

[Sharon Evans]

Morning preparations continued and departure of student freight:

10-9-17 The 487 works to get the 10 car Special student freight underway.jpg (228.63 KiB) Viewed 2587 times

10-9-17 The 487 is coming past the wood shop.jpg (219.41 KiB) Viewed 2587 times

The train is passing the tipple and the sync issue is quite evident

10-9-17 The train is clear of the tipple as the engineer blows for the running brake test.jpg (214.41 KiB) Viewed 2587 times

10-9-17 The 487 is clearing the yard as 488 is still at the tank.jpg (214.74 KiB) Viewed 2587 times

10-9-17 The last cars are rounding the curve as 488 moves toward the main.jpg (208.45 KiB) Viewed 2587 times

10-9-17 With the Special student train clear, 488 backs toward the coal dock.jpg (214.24 KiB) Viewed 2586 times

10-9-17 488 gets coal added to its bunker for the trip to Antonito.jpg (197.57 KiB) Viewed 2586 times

10-9-17 488 waits for its road crew to take over.jpg (234.57 KiB) Viewed 2586 times

10-9-17 488 has pulled the 8 car train 216 into loading position.jpg (181.66 KiB) Viewed 2586 times

[Sharon Evans]

Departure of train 216:

10-9-17 488 is working to get its 8 car train 216 moving.jpg (202.75 KiB) Viewed 2585 times

10-9-17 488 puts out nice smoke as it passes the wood shop.jpg (202.59 KiB) Viewed 2585 times

The train is passing the tipple

10-9-17 The parlor New Mexico is on the rear of train 216.jpg (186.01 KiB) Viewed 2585 times

10-9-17 The parlor New Mexico is by the tank.jpg (191.63 KiB) Viewed 2585 times

10-9-17 The last cars of the train have cleared the yard.jpg (194.34 KiB) Viewed 2585 times

[Sharon Evans]

Return of the student freight:

10-9-17 The 487 returns to Chama with the student freight.jpg (152.96 KiB) Viewed 2620 times

10-9-17 The 487 passes the tank with the 10 car freight.jpg (145.82 KiB) Viewed 2620 times

10-9-17 The 487 is up to the tripple.jpg (141.67 KiB) Viewed 2620 times

The student freight is passing the tipple

10-9-17 The student is by the tipple and headed to the wye.jpg (152.42 KiB) Viewed 2619 times

10-9-17 The 487 is by the depot.jpg (119.34 KiB) Viewed 2619 times

10-9-17 The riders in the open gon.jpg (123.58 KiB) Viewed 2619 times

10-9-17 That could be the conductor on the caboose platform.jpg (124.39 KiB) Viewed 2619 times

10-9-17 Back from the wye, the train is shoved into south yard for the night.jpg (162.11 KiB) Viewed 2616 times

10-9-17 The students done for the day, the hostlers take the 487 back to the house.jpg (170.79 KiB) Viewed 2615 times

[Sharon Evans]

Arrival of train 215: 489 and 10 cars

10-9-17 We see 489 as it rounds the curve north of the yard.jpg (183.1 KiB) Viewed 2611 times

10-9-17 489 comes by the tank with its 10 car train.jpg (183.53 KiB) Viewed 2611 times

10-9-17 489 is up to the tipple as 487 heads to the tank.jpg (182.61 KiB) Viewed 2611 times

By the tipple as we see some passengers still in the open gon

10-9-17 The parlor has cleared the tipple as the 489 passes the depot.jpg (189.65 KiB) Viewed 2610 times

10-9-17 The ride over, the passengers begin getting off.jpg (170.05 KiB) Viewed 2610 times