12/7/18 Getting ready for the Santa trains

[Sharon Evans]

The 487 is out and working on having everything ready to go in the morning. Will have stills and probably video later once its all done.

2018-12-07 Its still the blue hour before dawn as the hostlers get life into the 487.jpg (78.63 KiB) Viewed 1447 times

2018-12-07 The 487 has emerged from the west stall as a crew is cleaning the switches.jpg (105.9 KiB) Viewed 1447 times

2018-12-07 The fireman works to get a good fire going before they head out.jpg (106.15 KiB) Viewed 1444 times

2018-12-07 The 487 moves away from the house.jpg (107.02 KiB) Viewed 1444 times

2018-12-07 The 487 has snow on the plow as it moves toward the pit.jpg (101.52 KiB) Viewed 1444 times

2018-12-07 Without stopping, the 487 now heads to the north end of the yard.jpg (83.43 KiB) Viewed 1444 times

2018-12-07 Clear to the main, the 487 moves ahead.jpg (86.84 KiB) Viewed 1444 times

2018-12-07 With the switch closed, the 487 heads to clear the line as far as they will go this weekend.jpg (87.07 KiB) Viewed 1444 times

2018-12-07 The 487 returns to Chama after clearing the line.jpg (81.77 KiB) Viewed 1442 times

2018-12-07 The conductor is riding the tender to guide the reverse move.jpg (83.1 KiB) Viewed 1442 times

2018-12-07 The conductor is bending down to make sure the tender trucks clear the switch without issues.jpg (101.68 KiB) Viewed 1442 times

2018-12-07 The 487 has coupled onto the front 2 coaches.jpg (100.96 KiB) Viewed 1442 times

2018-12-07 The 487 has shoved them onto the rest of the train.jpg (100 KiB) Viewed 1442 times

2018-12-07 After sitting coupled to the train for a while, the 487 pulls the consist forward.jpg (108.41 KiB) Viewed 1461 times

Click on the image to see both frames of the shot.

2018-12-07 They have stopped with the 487 just past the tipple.jpg (142.52 KiB) Viewed 1461 times

2018-12-07 As the 487 sits there, one of the shop crew has climbed on the top with a pipe wrench.jpg (98.13 KiB) Viewed 1459 times

2018-12-07 Having uncoupled from the train, 487 moves to clear the track to the coal dock.jpg (116.11 KiB) Viewed 1451 times

2018-12-07 The 487 plows just past where they will need for tomorrow.jpg (88.93 KiB) Viewed 1451 times

2018-12-07 The 487 now heads to the house having finished the work so they are ready for tomorrow.jpg (92.93 KiB) Viewed 1451 times

2018-12-07 The 487 stops at the tank to fill its cistern before heading to the house for the night.jpg (93.98 KiB) Viewed 1447 times

[Bruce McDowell]

Something very pleasing about steam trains in the snow. Wish there was business to run more trains in the winter. And that the Pass wasn't so challenging so that we might maybe could.