6/14/18 Quiet and normal trains today

[Sharon Evans]

Morning Preparations:

2018-06-14 The 489 come out to begin the day.jpg (135.55 KiB) Viewed 2748 times

2018-06-14 The 489 is coming over the pit for a fire cleaning.jpg (128.02 KiB) Viewed 2748 times

2018-06-14 The 489 has gone to the tank to take on water.jpg (122.67 KiB) Viewed 2748 times

2018-06-14 The 489 is backing down the main toward the coal dock lead switch.jpg (122.71 KiB) Viewed 2748 times

2018-06-14 The 489 is pulling past the woodshop which is open.jpg (131.12 KiB) Viewed 2748 times

2018-06-14 One of the hostlers stands at a safe distance as the loader dumps in a bucket of coal.jpg (126.74 KiB) Viewed 2748 times

2018-06-14 After washing down the coal bunker, the hostlers have left the 489 for the road crew.jpg (132.8 KiB) Viewed 2747 times

2018-06-14 The 489 is coming out of south yard with one of the flat cars that came in yesterday with the student train.jpg (133.19 KiB) Viewed 2747 times

[Sharon Evans]

Departure of train 216:

2018-06-14 The train has now moved forward into loading position.jpg (128.09 KiB) Viewed 2747 times

2018-06-14 The 489 gets its 8 car train underway.jpg (126.93 KiB) Viewed 2746 times

2018-06-14 The 489 is passing the Friend's woodshop.jpg (128.89 KiB) Viewed 2746 times

As the train passes the tipple we see a few people already in the open gon

2018-06-14 The parlor Colorado is carrying the red flag this morning.jpg (133.05 KiB) Viewed 2746 times

2018-06-14 The parlor Colorado is passing the tank as 489 clears the yard.jpg (131.61 KiB) Viewed 2746 times

2018-06-14 The last cars of this morning's train are rounding the curve north of the yard.jpg (131.35 KiB) Viewed 2746 times

[Sharon Evans]

Arrival of train 215:

2018-06-14 Train 215 has just crossed route 17 below Cumbres.jpg (82.56 KiB) Viewed 2746 times

2018-06-14 The headlight of the 484 shines out as train 215 arrives in Chama.jpg (108.98 KiB) Viewed 2738 times

2018-06-14 The 484 is by the tank.jpg (108.66 KiB) Viewed 2738 times

2018-06-14 The 484 is up to the tipple showing an 8 car train.jpg (105.82 KiB) Viewed 2738 times

2018-06-14 As the train passes the tipple, we see passengers still enjoying the open gon

2018-06-14 The parlor New Mexico has the marker flag this aftenoon.jpg (121.18 KiB) Viewed 2738 times

2018-06-14 The 484 brings the train up to the depot.jpg (96.93 KiB) Viewed 2738 times

2018-06-14 The train is slowing for its stop.jpg (97.69 KiB) Viewed 2738 times

2018-06-14 Train stopped, ride over and some passengers mill about.jpg (101.24 KiB) Viewed 2738 times

[Larry Gibson]

After hours switching.....Rotary is being moved!! Interesting! 5:20 local time.

[Sharon Evans]

2018-06-14 The OY is back in its place.jpg (109.33 KiB) Viewed 2729 times

Comparing this shot to the same one above, they have put another box car on that track in front of the OY. 484 is still doing switching in south yard. I have been expecting something like this since the cars that the Friends will work on starting next week need to get to the right locations.

They look like they are getting ready to place some cars on the depot track

2018-06-14 The 484 is shoving the string back toward the depot.jpg (112.51 KiB) Viewed 2728 times

2018-06-14 Looks like they are getting ready to pull both of the storage cars out.jpg (100.03 KiB) Viewed 2728 times

2018-06-14 No, actually looks like they have returned the display car to the depot.jpg (97.14 KiB) Viewed 2728 times

2018-06-14 Look closely, you can see the conductor on top of the cars left turning down the hand brake.jpg (96.85 KiB) Viewed 2727 times

2018-06-14 After all that, they had to drag them forward a bit to clear the access road to the house.jpg (97.56 KiB) Viewed 2727 times

The long reefer is used by the Friends to store equipment like lawn care stuff.

2018-06-14 The 484 is headed back into south yard.jpg (117.68 KiB) Viewed 2727 times

2018-06-14 The 484 has come out of south yard shoving a box car.jpg (113.91 KiB) Viewed 2722 times

2018-06-14 And pushed it into north yard.jpg (99.98 KiB) Viewed 2722 times

2018-06-14 It is now parked close to the high sided gon the Friends have already been working on.jpg (107.92 KiB) Viewed 2722 times

Makes me wonder if the Friends have been relegated to working in north yard this year.

[Larry Gibson]

Thanks Sharon for the extra duty and explanation.Get your dinner!!!

[Pete Dahlberg]

Talking with several Friends members following registration, it seems a boxcar with engine parts has been located. This may be for the crew working on 483.