6/21/18 Thursday

[Sharon Evans]

Morning preparations:

2018-06-21 The 488 comes out to begin its day.jpg (112.45 KiB) Viewed 2887 times

2018-06-21 The 488 is at the pit for the hostlers to clean the fire.jpg (99.51 KiB) Viewed 2887 times

2018-06-21 The 488 takes water at the tank.jpg (118.45 KiB) Viewed 2887 times

2018-06-21 The 488 backs toward the coal dock lead.jpg (115.88 KiB) Viewed 2886 times

2018-06-21 The 488 pulls by the woodshop as it heads to the coal dock.jpg (121.71 KiB) Viewed 2885 times

2018-06-21 Coal dust flys up as the loader dumps a bucket of coal into the tender.jpg (110 KiB) Viewed 2885 times

Time for the coal bunker wash, so 488 heads back to the tank.

2018-06-21 Coal wash done, the hostlers have now left the 488 for the road crew.jpg (122.56 KiB) Viewed 2885 times

2018-06-21 The 488 has now coupled onto the 8 car train 216.jpg (122.71 KiB) Viewed 2879 times

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[Sharon Evans]

Departure of train 216:

2018-06-21 The 488 has pulled the 8 car train 216 into loading position.jpg (139.05 KiB) Viewed 2856 times

2018-06-21 The 488 gets its 8 car train underway.jpg (135.63 KiB) Viewed 2856 times

2018-06-21 The 488 comes past the woodshop as Friends watch.jpg (137.04 KiB) Viewed 2856 times

As the train passes the tipple we can see full cars

2018-06-21 The parlor New Mexico brings up the rear.jpg (124.61 KiB) Viewed 2856 times

2018-06-21 The parlor New Mexico is passing the tank as 488 clears the yard.jpg (120.94 KiB) Viewed 2856 times

2018-06-21 The last cars of the train are rounding the curve as the fire truck is over on route 17.jpg (122.02 KiB) Viewed 2856 times

[Sharon Evans]

Afternoon activities:

2018-06-21 The 15 is up and running.jpg (118.65 KiB) Viewed 2856 times

The 15 must be doing some switching in the swamp. It is currently in the camera shadow.

2018-06-21 The 15 come out of the swamp after doing some switching for the Friends.jpg (104.27 KiB) Viewed 2845 times

2018-06-21 The 15 heads toward south yard.jpg (122.47 KiB) Viewed 2845 times

2018-06-21 The 15 comes out of south yard with this high sided gon in really rough shape.jpg (93.05 KiB) Viewed 2839 times

2018-06-21 The 15 comes over the pit with it headed to the swamp.jpg (116.66 KiB) Viewed 2839 times

2018-06-21 The 15 has pulled past the switch leading into the swamp.jpg (107.05 KiB) Viewed 2839 times

2018-06-21 That done, 15 is back parked beside the round house.jpg (120.95 KiB) Viewed 2837 times

2018-06-21 There is this bright yellow speeder over by the round house.jpg (96.65 KiB) Viewed 2826 times

[Sharon Evans]

Arrival of train 215:

2018-06-21 The 484 comes into Chama with an 8 car train 215.jpg (113.43 KiB) Viewed 2819 times

2018-06-21 The 484 is up to the tank as the following speeder's light is seen behind the train.jpg (113.26 KiB) Viewed 2819 times

2018-06-21 The 484 gets close to the tipple.jpg (111.22 KiB) Viewed 2819 times

The train is passing the tipple and we see how close the speeder is to the parlor

The parlor Colorado is at the woodshop and the speeder is at the tipple

2018-06-21 The 484 is passing the depot.jpg (101.55 KiB) Viewed 2819 times

2018-06-21 The 484 is slowing for its stop.jpg (100.91 KiB) Viewed 2819 times

2018-06-21 The train is now stopped and another wonderful ride is over.jpg (102.15 KiB) Viewed 2819 times

[Paul Davenport]

The high side gon that the diesel moved Thursday was 1000. It was removed from a storage string in the south yard and placed in the Swamp on an adjacent track to an idler flat that the same Friends team is well into rebuilding. That flat car awaits two new side sills (which were reportedly delivered to Chama from the sawmill late Thursday and new decking. Before 1000 was moved from the south yard, the crew had to cut apart and remove a side that had partially fallen to the ground next to the car. The car needs new sides, new decking, at least some replacement braking hardware and, IIRC, at least some new sills. I am not working on that car but I have seen it several times this week during C work session and spoken to the team leader about it. I wish I was in the yard at the time to observe the move, which also included repositioning the flat car because it's work is further along.

[Sharon Evans]

Thanks for that information Paul, it is very helpful for us to understand the goings on.