10/5/18 Friday

[Sharon Evans]

Morning preparations: Starting off with 9 car staged for today's 216 so double header again is that holds.

A sign of things to come in Chama, there is frost on the ties and buildings

2018-10-05 The steam is condencing around the 2 locomotives at the house enveloping them on this cold morning.jpg (96.07 KiB) Viewed 2005 times

2018-10-05 The hostlers bring the 488 out from the house.jpg (88.24 KiB) Viewed 2003 times

2018-10-05 The 488 is over the pit to have its fire cleaned.jpg (76.82 KiB) Viewed 2003 times

My streams froze at 9:05 am MDT so nothing beyond what I have already posted. I do know, from watching on my tablet at the coffee shop I go to, that 487 and 488 went out with 9 cars this morning.

[Edward Morris]

Must have been a D/H since #487 just came back light at 3:08 PM EDT.

[Sharon Evans]

Arrival of train 215:

2018-10-05 The 215 has arrived in Cumbres and looks to be 9 cars.jpg (123.58 KiB) Viewed 1955 times

2018-10-05 The headlight of 489 shines out as it brings an 11 car train 215 into Chama.jpg (115.88 KiB) Viewed 1942 times

2018-10-05 The 489 is up to the tank as the end of the train is still in the curve.jpg (115.89 KiB) Viewed 1942 times

The open gon looks full as the train passes the tipple

2018-10-05 The parlor is passing the woodshop as the 489 is by the depot.jpg (129.78 KiB) Viewed 1942 times

2018-10-05 The 489 is passing the display cars.jpg (110.47 KiB) Viewed 1942 times

2018-10-05 The 489 comes slowly by the cleaning crew as the engineer awaits the conductor's signal to stop.jpg (107.53 KiB) Viewed 1942 times

2018-10-05 The train has stopped at the 4th extra caoch.jpg (107.96 KiB) Viewed 1942 times

I had some significant glitches in the stream as the train came up to and by the tipple which will be apparent in the video once I post it.




After they sent the train around the wye, the 489 switched in south yard for almost 2 hours. The final result of this is probably the student freight for next week. Right now there is an 8 car train staged for tomorrow morning,