8/29/18 Wednesday

[Sharon Evans]

Morning preparations:

8-08-29 487 moves away from the house to begin this Wednesday.jpg (113.58 KiB) Viewed 2180 times

8-08-29 487 comes over the pits to allow the hostlers to clean its fire.jpg (102.58 KiB) Viewed 2180 times

8-08-29 The 487 has now gone to the tank to fill up with water and do a coal bunker wash.jpg (112.93 KiB) Viewed 2179 times

8-08-29 The hostlers bring the 487 back toward the coal dock lead.jpg (112.03 KiB) Viewed 2178 times

8-08-29 The 487 moves past the woodshop.jpg (111.86 KiB) Viewed 2177 times

8-08-29 As one hostler looks on the other uses the loader to add coal to the bunker of 487.jpg (115.64 KiB) Viewed 2177 times

8-08-29 The hostlers are done and have left the 487 for the road crew.jpg (111.44 KiB) Viewed 2134 times

8-08-29 The road crew has gone into the depot track to pick up the 2 Friends storage cars.jpg (113.88 KiB) Viewed 2134 times

8-08-29 They are headed up the main, probably to put them into the swamp.jpg (91.8 KiB) Viewed 2134 times

8-08-29 The 487 is shoving them into the swamp probably for the winter.jpg (95.65 KiB) Viewed 2134 times

[Sharon Evans]

Departure of train 216:

8-08-29 The switching done the 487 is now coupled onto today's train 216.jpg (110.87 KiB) Viewed 2134 times

The train is now in loading position

8-08-29 The conductor is giving the high ball to the locomotive crew.jpg (83.08 KiB) Viewed 2132 times

8-08-29 The 487 is getting its 7 car train 216 underway.jpg (106.33 KiB) Viewed 2132 times

8-08-29 Coming past the woodshop which is closed today.jpg (105.02 KiB) Viewed 2132 times

As the train is passing the tipple we see the signal for the running brake test being blown

8-08-29 The parlor Colorado is on the markers today.jpg (96.27 KiB) Viewed 2132 times

8-08-29 The parlor Colorado passes the tank as the 487 is clearing the yard.jpg (94.29 KiB) Viewed 2132 times

8-08-29 The last cars of the train round the curve as the speeders follow.jpg (96.02 KiB) Viewed 2132 times

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[Sharon Evans]

Afternoon doings: Lots of activity in the yard after 216 left town all with 489. The Friends storage cars, which were in front of the display train have been moved and the 2 display cars put back which the 315 is in north yard for now, some of the cars from the Trains charter have been switched to other locations in south yard. Pictures of this to follow as I can get them since this is still going on. The 488 is back as itself. 315 is back on the display cars.

8-08-29 The 488 is at the pit and the lettering for the Trains charter is gone.jpg (100.11 KiB) Viewed 2136 times

8-08-29 The 489 is pulling the 315 into north yard.jpg (98.57 KiB) Viewed 2135 times

8-08-29 The 489 has pulled the display cars out and is shoving them back onto the main.jpg (92.17 KiB) Viewed 2135 times

8-08-29 The 2 display cars are parked on the main in front of the depot as 489 is switching cars in the background.jpg (85.5 KiB) Viewed 2136 times

8-08-29 The 489 has coupled onto the display cars to move them back to their place.jpg (87.11 KiB) Viewed 2135 times

8-08-29 The 489 has moved the 2 display cars back to their spot on the depot track.jpg (111.15 KiB) Viewed 2136 times

8-08-29 The 489 is headed to the north end of north yard to shove the 315 back to its display location.jpg (105.64 KiB) Viewed 2136 times

8-08-29 The 489 is about to couple onto the 315.jpg (106.72 KiB) Viewed 2136 times

8-08-29 The 489 shoves the 315 past the coal dock.jpg (105.23 KiB) Viewed 2136 times

8-08-29 The 315 is now back coupled onto the 2 display cars.jpg (111.05 KiB) Viewed 2136 times

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[Bruce McDowell]

Indeed - it has been a curious afternoon. I know that 315 and her cars are due for a trip in September, but it seemed a bit early to be moving around for that. And then, after parking 315 up north, the cars were taken down to the wye, returned apparently in the same orientation, parked briefly in front of the depot, and then returned to their original resting place, followed by the re-positioning of the 315 where it had been at noon today. Net-net, other than the caboose and the aforementioned rider cars from the charter being moved, things are unchanged. Whole lot of driving around - or did we miss something?

[Sharon Evans]

Bruce, you missed the move of the 2 Friends storage cars which were there north of the display train. I am still trying to piece together all the activity since I just got home a little while ago and am going over the recordings now that 489 seems done.

[Sharon Evans]

Arrival of train 215:

8-08-29 The headlight of 484 shines out of the shadows at the north end of the yard as train 215 arrives.jpg (106.31 KiB) Viewed 2123 times

8-08-29 The 7 car train lead by 484 is passing the tank.jpg (105.76 KiB) Viewed 2123 times

8-08-29 The 484 is up to the tipple.jpg (105.52 KiB) Viewed 2123 times

The train is passing the tipple as we see only a few soles in the open gon

8-08-29 The trainman is standing on the steps of the New Mexico as it passes the woodshop.jpg (119.33 KiB) Viewed 2123 times

8-08-29 The 484 is passing the display train as the cleaning crew waits to board.jpg (98.1 KiB) Viewed 2123 times

8-08-29 The 484 slows for its final stop.jpg (96.68 KiB) Viewed 2123 times

8-08-29 The train is stopped as one of the clearers opens the gate on the first car.jpg (98.49 KiB) Viewed 2123 times