5/25/18 Eve of opening day

[Sharon Evans]

The 315 should be headed out sometime and the K36's should be getting hot for tomorrow.

2018-05-25 As 315 continues to simmer, 487 has come to life.jpg (86.85 KiB) Viewed 3509 times

Today should see the moving of the consist over to the main in front of the depot. Whether 489 comes over from Antonito today is a maybe. Least we forget, the great lunchroom crew at Osier has been busy most of the week getting ready to begin serving that great meal beginning tomorrow. I am now seeing smoke in Antonito, though can't grab it since my Bandicam is focused on Chama.

2018-05-25 The 315's pop has gone off while 487 has partially pulled another locomotive out of the west stall (1 of 1).jpg (126.58 KiB) Viewed 3484 times

Headed out for my day, should be back mid afternoon to process what I have recorded. No freezes we hope.

[Rick Calkins]

The 315 should be headed out sometime and the K36's should be getting hot for tomorrow.

2018-05-25 As 315 continues to simmer, 487 has come to life.jpg

Today should see the moving of the consist over to the main in front of the depot. Whether 489 comes over from Antonito today is a maybe. Least we forget, the great lunchroom crew at Osier has been busy most of the week getting ready to begin serving that great meal beginning tomorrow. I am now seeing smoke in Antonito, though can't grab it since my Bandicam is focused on Chama.

2018-05-25 The 315's pop has gone off while 487 has partially pulled another locomotive out of the west stall (1 of 1).jpg

Headed out for my day, should be back mid afternoon to process what I have recorded. No freezes we hope.

Have a good morning Sharon. Here are a couple of videos of action in the yard while you were gone.

When visitors are coming and there is no more time to clean up, we often toss the remaining loose stuff under the bed. The folks at Chama were so organized they got the weeds cut. Don't see any loose stuff to hide. Jason, my guess the noise coming from the Depot Cam is the microphone picking up fan vibration by way of conduction. Suspect vibration isolation will dampen most of it. How do you normally handle this? Thanks again for making a 2,000 mile trip to prepare the yard cams for the start of the season.

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[Sharon Evans]

I will have full video and stills posted later this afternoon since I can't stop Bandicam while its recording the activity. Thanks Rick for those videos to cover until I can do something.

2018-05-25 Looks like 4 hot locomotives in Chama now.jpg (103.16 KiB) Viewed 3449 times

Looks like 315 is getting ready to depart once it gets water and coal.

2018-05-25 Putting out a cloud of smoke, 315 moves away from the house (1 of 1).jpg (77.46 KiB) Viewed 3447 times

2018-05-25 315 is now taking water for its run east (1 of 1).jpg (103.33 KiB) Viewed 3447 times

2018-05-25 315 backs down the main toward the coal dock lead (1 of 1).jpg (107.34 KiB) Viewed 3445 times

2018-05-25 315 pulls past the Friend's wood shop (1 of 1).jpg (101.92 KiB) Viewed 3445 times

2018-05-25 315 gets its coal bunker filled as one of the crew is on the steps (1 of 1).jpg (103.97 KiB) Viewed 3445 times

2018-05-25 Coal bunker filled, 315 heads up the main.jpg (100.87 KiB) Viewed 3444 times

2018-05-25 Heads out toward the house lead switch.jpg (96.01 KiB) Viewed 3444 times

2018-05-25 The pop goes off as he nears the switch.jpg (99.76 KiB) Viewed 3444 times

2018-05-25 Backs toward the side of the roundhouse.jpg (109.41 KiB) Viewed 3444 times

[Sharon Evans]

Departure of 315 for Antonito:

2018-05-25 The fire patrol speeder heads down to wait to follow 315 out of Chama (1 of 1).jpg (102.11 KiB) Viewed 3440 times

2018-05-25 The 315 caboose hop to Antonito gets underway (1 of 1).jpg (108.99 KiB) Viewed 3439 times

2018-05-25 The 315 caboose hop comes over the pit as it heads to the main (1 of 1).jpg (104.4 KiB) Viewed 3439 times

2018-05-25 The 315 caboose hop passes the tanki (1 of 1).jpg (107.69 KiB) Viewed 3439 times

2018-05-25 The 315 caboose hop heads out of Chama (1 of 1).jpg (109.18 KiB) Viewed 3439 times

[Larry Gibson]

Smoke in Antonito on C-Dot cam. 10:58 local time.

[Sharon Evans]

Well the afternoon progresses, all 3 K36's in Chama are hot and out and the Friends are spraying weeds.

2018-05-25 The yard is active with 484 at the pit, 488 behind and 487 down at the end of the house track

The weeding crew is down by the speeder sheds

2018-05-25 The 484 is at the tank while 487 is still down at the end of the house track.jpg (115.83 KiB) Viewed 3398 times

Talked to John Cole and he said a crew is working on getting the lettering back on the tank.

2018-05-25 From the depot cam, we can see the progress on the 40 ft storage reefer.jpg (87.69 KiB) Viewed 3394 times

Next questions are: will 489 come west today and will they position the coaches at the depot today or tomorrow morning.

Anyone know what is going on here

2018-05-25 I have been watching this large group of people moving about the yard.jpg (106.32 KiB) Viewed 3387 times

Just spoke to John Cole again and he alerted me to the fact that 489 is coming west with a media train so will be in later. He also said that it was some kind of tour group walking about.

2018-05-25 John Cole waves to the tipple cam as another John walks around.jpg (115.98 KiB) Viewed 3376 times

2018-05-25 The other John sits on the side of the sand box checking for weeds, yep there are some.jpg (101.36 KiB) Viewed 3376 times

2018-05-25 John Cole attacks those weeds with his trusty wacker.jpg (112.05 KiB) Viewed 3374 times

2018-05-25 John Cole wacks away while another crew follows up with weed killer spray.jpg (107.31 KiB) Viewed 3372 times

2018-05-25 Looks like John has almost gotten the upper hand on those weeds (1 of 1).jpg (106.04 KiB) Viewed 3365 times

[Sharon Evans]

Arrival of the media train with 489 leading:

There is a bus behind that tree

2018-05-25 Seems that 489 has left a coach at the pass (1 of 1).jpg (111.45 KiB) Viewed 3370 times

This coach appeared between the 1540 and 1550 grabs on the Cumbres cams so the media train must have just been there so at least another hour until it arrives in Chama.
Update from John Cole, as of 1705 MDT the train has not even gotten to Labato.

2018-05-25 The headlight of 489 glows in the gloom of the curve.jpg (121.75 KiB) Viewed 3328 times

2018-05-25 The 489 brings its 3 car train up to the tipple.jpg (119.45 KiB) Viewed 3328 times

2018-05-25 The special media train comes by the tipple.jpg (107.24 KiB) Viewed 3341 times

The train is passing the tipple

2018-05-25 The trainman hangs off the parlor as the train passes the wood shop.jpg (108.77 KiB) Viewed 3341 times

2018-05-25 The train approaches the depot.jpg (96.59 KiB) Viewed 3341 times

2018-05-25 The 489 has stopped at the depot.jpg (95.75 KiB) Viewed 3341 times

2018-05-25 The 489 heads to the wye with the train.jpg (94.75 KiB) Viewed 3339 times

Once switching was completed, there is a 9 car train 216 staged at the depot so double header if this does not change.

[Jason Rose]

Jason, my guess the noise coming from the Depot Cam is the microphone picking up fan vibration by way of conduction. Suspect vibration isolation will dampen most of it. How do you normally handle this? Thanks again for making a 2,000 mile trip to prepare the yard cams for the start of the season.[/size][/center]

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The depot camera microphone is five or 6 feet below the camera and inside the attic. There's no way it's picking up fan noise from the camera. I haven't heard the noise you're describing, but I imagine it's either air-conditioning or plumbing noises from inside the attic.

I plan to be back up there in September and will do any fine-tuning that is necessary.