10/8/18 Students go and come & double header

[Sharon Evans]

Morning preparations for the student freight:

2018-10-08 The hostlers are out early with a locomotive, probably the student one.jpg (45.33 KiB) Viewed 2984 times

2018-10-08 The locomotive is now down at the tank.jpg (45.86 KiB) Viewed 2981 times

2018-10-08 The hostlers back the 484 toward the coal dock lead.jpg (66.43 KiB) Viewed 2974 times

2018-10-08 The hostlers use the loader to add coal to the bunker of 484.jpg (63.63 KiB) Viewed 2974 times

2018-10-08 The hostlers have left it for the students and mentor to take over.jpg (95.46 KiB) Viewed 2975 times

The locomotive is now coupled onto the freight

2018-10-08 The 484 gets the student freight underway out of south yard.jpg (94.07 KiB) Viewed 2965 times

2018-10-08 The freight comes up to the woodshop and stops briefly.jpg (90.22 KiB) Viewed 2965 times

2018-10-08 The freight starrts moving again.jpg (89.28 KiB) Viewed 2965 times

But stops just as the 484 is past the tipple

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[Sharon Evans]

Student freight departure and morning preparations for regular train: We will have to wait and see if the student do a double Cumbres turn or a single Osier turn today. Also there are 9 cars staged for 216 so probably a double header again. Its currently 37 in Chama.

The student freight gets underway out of Chama as 487 has come out to begin prep for 216

2018-10-08 The 484 is almost to the north end of the yard as the caboose comes into sight.jpg (83.66 KiB) Viewed 2958 times

2018-10-08 The 484 is out of the yard as the caboose is by the tank.jpg (83.39 KiB) Viewed 2958 times

2018-10-08 The freight is headed east.jpg (83.76 KiB) Viewed 2958 times

The 487 has moved to the tank as 488 comes to the pit

2018-10-08 The 487 is backing toward the coal dock lead.jpg (77.83 KiB) Viewed 2955 times

And this is what awaits at Cumbres today

2018-10-08 Meanwhile back in cold and rainy Chama, 487 has coal add to its bunker.jpg (81.12 KiB) Viewed 2954 times

The 487 is waiting on its road crew as 488 is at the tank

2018-10-08 The 488 is now getting coal for its round trip to Cumbres Pass.jpg (72.88 KiB) Viewed 2889 times

[Pete Dahlberg]

I'm not quite ready for winter - the students will have their work cut out for them

[Sharon Evans]

Morning prep continues and departure of 10 car train 216:

2018-10-08 The 487 has gone into south yard and retreived a third extra coach.jpg (85.09 KiB) Viewed 2889 times

The extra coaches are now attached to today's train 216

The 10 car train is now in loading position as 488 waits to couple on

2018-10-08 The 488 is now on the train as 487's pop goes off.jpg (86.71 KiB) Viewed 2889 times

2018-10-08 After giving the high ball via radio, the conductor climbs on the parlor car.jpg (73.74 KiB) Viewed 2886 times

2018-10-08 The 488 is enveloped in steam as it works to get the 10 car train moving.jpg (68.17 KiB) Viewed 2886 times

2018-10-08 The 488 is passing the woodshop with some impressive smoke and steam.jpg (68.6 KiB) Viewed 2886 times

2018-10-08 The parlor Colorado is on the markers.jpg (83.18 KiB) Viewed 2886 times

2018-10-08 The parlor Colorado passes the tank as the locomotives are into the curve.jpg (83.82 KiB) Viewed 2886 times

2018-10-08 The last cars are out of the yard and entering the curve.jpg (84.84 KiB) Viewed 2886 times

[Sharon Evans]

Afternoon doings and student freight returns:

2018-10-08 The 488 returns from helper duty to Cumbres Pass.jpg (88.14 KiB) Viewed 2888 times

2018-10-08 ...and passes the depot on its way to the wye.jpg (66.61 KiB) Viewed 2888 times

2018-10-08 The 484 returns to Chama with its 10 car student freight.jpg (81.06 KiB) Viewed 2865 times

The train is passing the tipple and you can see some of the students in a rider gon

2018-10-08 If you look in the cupola windows all you see is blue from the demin of the people sitting up there.jpg (88.08 KiB) Viewed 2865 times

2018-10-08 The 484 comes past the depot as it heads to the wye.jpg (77.39 KiB) Viewed 2865 times

2018-10-08 The caboose is by.jpg (77.44 KiB) Viewed 2865 times

[Sharon Evans]

Folks its snowing in Chama right now, sure nothing will stick but all the same.

2018-10-08 The 484 returns from the wye as the flacks fly past.jpg (71.39 KiB) Viewed 2886 times

The freight has pulled far enough to clear the south yard switch

2018-10-08 The 215 has arrived at a snowy Cumrbres Pass.jpg (129.27 KiB) Viewed 2886 times

2018-10-08 The student freight has backed partially into south yard.jpg (93.65 KiB) Viewed 2886 times

The student freight is backing into south yard

2018-10-08 The students are done for the day.jpg (71.3 KiB) Viewed 2886 times

2018-10-08 Guess they were not done, they shoved back a little further.jpg (65.44 KiB) Viewed 2886 times

Would guess that the mentors are doing this not the students. Typo, 484 not 488.

2018-10-08 Post arrival the 488 is doing some switching in south yard.jpg (82.62 KiB) Viewed 2886 times

Tomorrow they head to Antonito.

[Sharon Evans]

Arrival of train 215:

2018-10-08 The 489 has come around the curve with its 9 car train 215.jpg (97.69 KiB) Viewed 2878 times

2018-10-08 The 489 comes by the tank.jpg (96.04 KiB) Viewed 2878 times

2018-10-08 The 489 is up to the tipple as the entire train is now in the yard.jpg (87.09 KiB) Viewed 2878 times

As the train passes the tipple, the open gon looks empty but there are 2 people in it.

The parlor New Mexico in on the markers and in the other frame, its a steam railroad town as plumes of smoke reach to the sky

2018-10-08 The 489 comes slowly past the cleaning crew as the engineer waits for the signal to stop.jpg (80.24 KiB) Viewed 2878 times

2018-10-08 The train has stopped and passengers are getting off, proably to go someplace warm.jpg (81.07 KiB) Viewed 2878 times

After returning from the wye, the crew retrieved another coach from south yard so we have 10 cars staged for tomorrows 216, do a double header again.