This doesn't look good....The train got most of the way around the curve headed out of town and stopped. Three of the engine house crew walked up the tracks toward the train followed later by Ed B. and two of the gals from the station. Hope that the delay is not serious.
I am looking now and its the parlor since I can see the orange of the water tank on the rear. I will have the video and stills up soon. It is the Colorado. The 484 is moving about now doing its cleaning and watering but they did not attempt to pull the coach back into the yard. Whatever is wrong must have rendered the coach unmovable. The helper is due back now so it must be sitting somewhere east of the curve.
Looks like the helper is back and pulled up to the parlor, have things recording so we will have whatever transpires now. They uncoupled both the parlor and tourist car, so no telling which had the issue. Would guess the tourist and they couldn't drop it and grab the parlor. One thing, it gave the people who were in the open gon a different perspective since it was now the last car of the train.
10-10-17 The helper from this mornings 216 is pushing the 2 cars dropped back into the yard.jpg (180.71 KiB) Viewed 3518 times
10-10-17 The cars approach the tipple.jpg (179.56 KiB) Viewed 3518 times
10-10-17 They have stopped with the parlor in the tipples cam shadow.jpg (177.63 KiB) Viewed 3518 times
10-10-17 The 489 is now shoving the cars west.jpg (199.96 KiB) Viewed 3513 times
10-10-17 Coming by the depot.jpg (156.4 KiB) Viewed 3513 times
They then shoved the 2 cars past the depot and gone to the wye. Hard to see details but there are at least 2 railroad staff up at the switch for the house lead and the little speeder cart is up there also. They are now shoving the cars into the engine house on the west side.
10-10-17 If they just spun the wye that is the parlor's platform sticking out.jpg (218.4 KiB) Viewed 3506 times
Last edited by Sharon Evans on Tue Oct 10, 2017 7:05 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Arrival of train 215: 488 and 8 cars Watching both the student train and 215 come into the yard, there is a slow order in place where what happened this morning.
10-10-17 The 488 brings its 8 car train 215 through the slow order.jpg (189.78 KiB) Viewed 3460 times
10-10-17 The 488 comes past the tank as it slowly enters the yard.jpg (189.59 KiB) Viewed 3460 times
10-10-17 The 488 comes up to the tipple.jpg (180.86 KiB) Viewed 3460 times
10-10-17 Nice crowd in the open gon.jpg (192.28 KiB) Viewed 3460 times
10-10-17 Parlor New Mexico brings up the markers while the Colorado is over in the house_.jpg (202.43 KiB) Viewed 3460 times
10-10-17 The 488 is by the depot as it slows to stop.jpg (156.48 KiB) Viewed 3460 times
10-10-17 The ride over, passengers go about their many ways.jpg (167.53 KiB) Viewed 3460 times
