8/19/18 Sunday

[Sharon Evans]

Morning preparations:

2018-08-19 The 487 comes out to begin the day.jpg (104.65 KiB) Viewed 1842 times

2018-08-19 The 487 moves over the pit so the hostlers can clean the fire.jpg (94.44 KiB) Viewed 1842 times

2018-08-19 The 487 is now at the tank filling its cistern and washing coal.jpg (114.88 KiB) Viewed 1841 times

2018-08-19 The 487 backs toward the coal lead switch.jpg (113.87 KiB) Viewed 1840 times

2018-08-19 The 487 pulls past the woodshop.jpg (110.97 KiB) Viewed 1840 times

2018-08-19 The loader dumps a bucket of coal into the tender of 487.jpg (113.41 KiB) Viewed 1840 times

2018-08-19 With the after load wash done, the hostlers have positioned the 487 for the road crew to take over.jpg (116.2 KiB) Viewed 1837 times

2018-08-19 Looks like 487 needs sand.jpg (120.08 KiB) Viewed 1836 times

2018-08-19 The road fireman is working on the fire getting ready for the run east.jpg (122.8 KiB) Viewed 1835 times

487 has moved into south yard so maybe an extra coach. So they grabbed the caboose of the student freight and gone further into south yard with it. End result, they grabbed that box car which 487 had pulled from the house yesterday and attached it to the freight consist, so no extra cars today.

2018-08-19 Switching done, the 487 has now coupled to the train.jpg (118.02 KiB) Viewed 1832 times

.

[Sharon Evans]

Departure of train 216:

2018-08-19 The train is now in loading position.jpg (120.3 KiB) Viewed 1832 times

2018-08-19 The parlor is way forward today.jpg (77.78 KiB) Viewed 1832 times

2018-08-19 The 487 is getting today's 7 car train 216 underway.jpg (112.35 KiB) Viewed 1829 times

2018-08-19 The 487 is passing the woodshop.jpg (113.2 KiB) Viewed 1829 times

The engineer blows for the running brake test as the train passes the tipple

2018-08-19 The parlor Colorado has the markers today.jpg (108.26 KiB) Viewed 1829 times

2018-08-19 The parlor is passing the tank as 487 clears the yard.jpg (105.67 KiB) Viewed 1829 times

2018-08-19 The last cars of the train move around the curve as the train heads east.jpg (107.64 KiB) Viewed 1829 times

[Sharon Evans]

463 just passed the tipple on its way to get coal and its bunker was almost empty.

Arrival of train 215:

2018-08-19 The 484 comes around the curve and comes into Chama yard.jpg (106.89 KiB) Viewed 1785 times

2018-08-19 The 484 passes the tank.jpg (107 KiB) Viewed 1785 times

2018-08-19 The 484 is approaching the tipple.jpg (103.96 KiB) Viewed 1785 times

The 9 second delay between the 2 tipple cams gives us this image

2018-08-19 The New Mexico is on the markers and has a rider on the platform.jpg (114.72 KiB) Viewed 1785 times

2018-08-19 The 484 is passing the display train with no cleaning crew evident yet.jpg (97.94 KiB) Viewed 1785 times

2018-08-19 The 484 is slowing and one member of the crew is seen.jpg (98.15 KiB) Viewed 1785 times

2018-08-19 Train stopped, trip over the passengers start getting off.jpg (99.8 KiB) Viewed 1785 times