6/15/18 Friday

[Sharon Evans]

Morning preparations:

2018-06-15 487 is shoving 484 into the west stall of the house.jpg (92.91 KiB) Viewed 2981 times

2018-06-15 The 487 comes out from the house to begin its day.jpg (122.63 KiB) Viewed 2963 times

2018-06-15 The 487 is almost to the pit as a spot of sunlight hits the front.jpg (121.8 KiB) Viewed 2963 times

2018-06-15 The 487 is over the pit as a hostler blows the ash out.jpg (104.04 KiB) Viewed 2963 times

2018-06-15 Having taken on water, the 487 backs toward the coal dock lead.jpg (113.74 KiB) Viewed 2942 times

2018-06-15 The 487 pulls by the woodshop as it heads to get coal.jpg (121.73 KiB) Viewed 2942 times

2018-06-15 The loader dumps another bucket of coal into the bunker of 487.jpg (115.04 KiB) Viewed 2942 times

2018-06-15 The hostlers are now done having watered down the coal and the 487 awaits the road crew.jpg (129.4 KiB) Viewed 2942 times

2018-06-15 The 487 is now coupled to its train as one of the fire patrol speeders fills its water tank.jpg (130.33 KiB) Viewed 2942 times

[Sharon Evans]

Departure of train 216:

2018-06-15 The 487 has moved today's train 216 into loading position.jpg (136.97 KiB) Viewed 2942 times

2018-06-15 The 487 gets its 7 car train 216 underway as the second fire patrol speeder fills its water tank.jpg (130.33 KiB) Viewed 2942 times

2018-06-15 The 487 comes by the woodshop.jpg (132.55 KiB) Viewed 2942 times

The passengers have not come out to use the open gon yet

2018-06-15 The parlor New Mexico is on the markers this morning.jpg (122.72 KiB) Viewed 2942 times

2018-06-15 The parlor New Mexico passes the tank as 487 is clearing the yard.jpg (118.29 KiB) Viewed 2942 times

2018-06-15 The parlor New Mexico is rounding the curve as it disappears from view.jpg (117.92 KiB) Viewed 2942 times

[Sharon Evans]

Arrival of train 215:

2018-06-15 The 489 brings the 7 car train 215 into Chama.jpg (109.35 KiB) Viewed 2909 times

2018-06-15 The 489 is passing the tank.jpg (111.8 KiB) Viewed 2909 times

2018-06-15 The 489 is up to the tipple.jpg (109.25 KiB) Viewed 2909 times

As the train passes the tipple, there are still a number of people in the open gon

2018-06-15 The parlor Colorado is on the marker this afternoon.jpg (120.46 KiB) Viewed 2908 times

2018-06-15 The train is stopped at the depot and the wonderful ride is over.jpg (120.88 KiB) Viewed 2908 times

[Sharon Evans]

Post arrival switching: The 489 made several moves to retrieve the passenger box car 213 for conversion back to a box car.

2018-06-15 After wying the passenger train, 489 is doing some switching.jpg (134.07 KiB) Viewed 2907 times

2018-06-15 Looks like they have come out with one of the old passenger box cars.jpg (136.08 KiB) Viewed 2907 times

2018-06-15 Looks in fairly rough shape.jpg (121.05 KiB) Viewed 2907 times

2018-06-15 One of the crewmen is tying down the hand brake on the car.jpg (137.43 KiB) Viewed 2907 times

2018-06-15 Another of the P-boxes is going to be converted back to a box car.jpg (115.57 KiB) Viewed 2907 times

[Ryan Morris]

Sharon, AFAIK, the car is P-Box #213 (Rio Grande boxcar #3476). The Friends are going to rebuild the P-Box back to boxcar beginning Work Session C, & it will go to Work Session F.

[Sharon Evans]

Correct that is what is listed in FIDO for this project 1325. Depending on the damage found it actually could carry over until next year like the last conversion did though this time the end result is for a car that the RR can use for storage and not one that will be used on photo freight.