Will post what highlights I have since the stream froze on me when 463 was moving the cars behind the 315 into south yard sometime around 12:10 pm MDT. This turned into a busy day with both 463 and 487 in action.
10-24-17 The morning begins with 487 coming out to the pit.jpg (159.37 KiB) Viewed 3187 times
10-24-17 487 heads to the tank to take on water.jpg (160.78 KiB) Viewed 3187 times
10-24-17 487 backs toward the coal dock lead.jpg (160.14 KiB) Viewed 3187 times
The 463 has now come out to the pit as 487 takes on coal
10-24-17 The 487 has tucked up against the OM as 463 take water.jpg (185.71 KiB) Viewed 3185 times
10-24-17 The 463 instead of going to the coal dock has moved down by the round house while the 487 is on the south yard lead.jpg (234.29 KiB) Viewed 3185 times
10-24-17 The 463 has gone back to the north end of the yard and is backs down.jpg (220.36 KiB) Viewed 3180 times
10-24-17 The 463 is now on the south yard lead while 487 has coupled to the caboose and 2 hoppers.jpg (259.85 KiB) Viewed 3183 times
Only later did I realize it was to get the hopper filled with ballast
10-24-17 The 463 is continuing the switching that it was doing yesterday while 487 has takes the hoppers down into south yard.jpg (249.76 KiB) Viewed 3183 times
10-24-17 The 463 is now working in the swamp and has pulled the speader out.jpg (231.16 KiB) Viewed 3180 times
10-24-17 The 463 is done moving cars in the swamp and is shoving back to south yard.jpg (224.76 KiB) Viewed 3180 times
The 463 has now coupled to the 2 cars which have been parked on the connector
487 is waiting for 463 to clear so it can head out
10-24-17 The 463 is now shoving them into south yard.jpg (243.01 KiB) Viewed 3179 times
This video of switching activity is 47 minutes long and this is edited. Also I want to point out that the north tipple cam is 90+ seconds ahead of the south cam so you are going to hear audio that does not have any relation to the video action.
10-24-17 The 487 is now back with the 2 hopper filled with ballast and is headed out of Chama.jpg (196.84 KiB) Viewed 3179 times
10-24-17 The 487 is shoving them by north yard.jpg (206.64 KiB) Viewed 3179 times
10-24-17 The 463 has now gone into the depot house track and come out with the cars stored there.jpg (253.28 KiB) Viewed 3179 times
At this point I lost the feed. I do know that 487 has come back with the hoppers for a refill. Also I think 463 is done and is sitting in front of the east stall.
Again with the out of sync cams, we see 487 shoving by the wood shop and the 2 hoppers filled with ballast
10-24-17 487 is shoving into north yard.jpg (143.66 KiB) Viewed 3177 times
10-24-17 487 has stopped for water prior to heading out again.jpg (161.95 KiB) Viewed 3177 times
Once everything is done for the day I will put together a video or 2 to cover the action. 487 will be active for as long as they are doing track work and need ballast so we have things to watch in the days ahead.
Last edited by Sharon Evans on Tue Oct 24, 2017 7:10 pm, edited 3 times in total.
Wow. Sharon has done a fine job of catching photos of the the yard activity this morning. Particularly like her selection and the ability of Bandicam to catch the photo in dynamic color. These short videos take place about 11:30 A.M. You will notice that the video is from three cameras, which requires a lot of switching to capture. According to the Brown-Rice software, the "Pause" interruption is programmed for 10 minutes. This time limitation is not only a problem when capturing a particular camera and the "pause" stops all transmission, but also a problem when switching to another camera and it is "paused". The flow of the videotaped story has now become convoluted for both final viewer and a person taping the action. Extending the timing of the pause places no additional broadband demand upon the Chama server, since the feed from the cameras is not actually hosted there. Thus, I am strongly suggesting that the time allowed between "pauses" be increased. All Chama Cam viewers may then enjoy the train activity with fewer interruptions. . The "YouTube Theater View" still remains among the best. However, it is only available on the YouTube website viewer. The full screen view is certainly useful, but not as clear as the theater view. ----------------------------------------------
Task: Relocate 3 Box Cars Now South of Engine 315. All cars in this group are secured before the move begins. .
Places the 3 boxcars into storage. .
. 463 Moves to Ash Pit .
. Lunch Break for Crew .
. View East of Chama Depot after boxcars removed. .
. Note: The red notations indicate presence of Locomotive 315 and area where boxcars were removed, and can be read in Full screen. . .
Last edited by Rick Calkins on Tue Oct 24, 2017 2:45 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Nice Rick, I will do the earlier switching which included the swamp as well as all stuff related to the ballast runs of 487. Thanks for the remarks on the photographs, I use Lightroom post processing to enhance the dynamics of the shots before posting and if I am doing them real time, attempt to match the end result of my work to what I am seeing on the screen.
10-24-17 487 is back from the second ballast run.jpg (168.43 KiB) Viewed 3144 times
Headed again to the far end of south yard where the ballast must be staged.
10-24-17 487 has returned from getting the hoppers filled and has parked them for the night.jpg (202.85 KiB) Viewed 3134 times
10-24-17 487 heads to the house after a long day which began before 0730 this morning.jpg (176.52 KiB) Viewed 3133 times
Last edited by Sharon Evans on Tue Oct 24, 2017 3:29 pm, edited 3 times in total.
Sharon Evans wrote:Nice Rick, I will do the earlier switching which included the swamp as well as all stuff related to the ballast runs of 487. Thanks for the remarks on the photographs, I use Lightroom post processing to enhance the dynamics of the shots before posting and if I am doing them real time, attempt to match the end result of my work to what I am seeing on the screen.
Thanks for this information. You appear to have found a procedure and software that can provide the best that the Bandicam photographic clips have to offer. Have noticed that there are four image formats available from Bandicam. May I ask which you have selected? I would think that your post processed copies can be enlarged wonderfully. Some months back you were comparing browsers. Have you singled out a brand that seems to work best? I have settled upon Clicq for most tasks. However, if there are YouTube videos I wish to download, Clicq has this functionality built-in. As noted above, I have yet to find a way to bypass the confounding 10 minute camera "Pause" inserted in the BrownRice code.
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H264 CPU is the video recording format I use for Bandicam. The browser that I used for the Chama cams is Chrome and it has been fairly reliable, though at time the stream coming in will freeze on one or both cams. As far as enlarging the images I end up with, still gives you fairly grainy results.
Rick Calkins wrote:. As noted above, I have yet to find a way to bypass the confounding 10 minute camera "Pause" inserted in the BrownRice code.
That feature is there to keep costs down. If it wasn't, there are some that would never turn them off and rack up expensive bills. Every second of use by every person cost the Friends money.
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