12/9/18 Christmas Train - Day 2

[Sharon Evans]

Morning preparations and trains:

2018-12-09 Day 2 of the Christmas trains dawns sunny as 487 emerges.jpg (97.76 KiB) Viewed 2541 times

2018-12-09 The 487 moves away from the house.jpg (98.4 KiB) Viewed 2536 times

2018-12-09 The 487 is now at the tank getting its cistern filled.jpg (78.67 KiB) Viewed 2528 times

2018-12-09 The hostlers back the 487 toward the coal dock.jpg (101.52 KiB) Viewed 2528 times

2018-12-09 The loader dumps coal into the bunker of 487.jpg (101.27 KiB) Viewed 2528 times

2018-12-09 The 487, now ready for the day, has coupled onto the train.jpg (83.15 KiB) Viewed 2528 times

2018-12-09 Looks like Santa has arrived for his train ride.jpg (85.3 KiB) Viewed 2526 times

2018-12-09 The train is now ready to load for its first Sunday run.jpg (94.9 KiB) Viewed 2523 times

2018-12-09 The first Sunday train leaves with 487 working a little.jpg (94.23 KiB) Viewed 2508 times

2018-12-09 The 487 is by the woodshop as it has the train too speed.jpg (92.62 KiB) Viewed 2508 times

2018-12-09 The open gon is empty at this point being its 20 degrees there.jpg (80.62 KiB) Viewed 2508 times

2018-12-09 Run one is leaving the yard and overcast skys are back.jpg (72.54 KiB) Viewed 2508 times

2018-12-09 The sun is back shining as train 1 backs into Chama with Santa on the back waving.jpg (101.31 KiB) Viewed 2502 times

2018-12-09 The second train departs for Labato.jpg (117.3 KiB) Viewed 2499 times

2018-12-09 By the tipple we have more people in the open gon including the Clauses.jpg (96.45 KiB) Viewed 2499 times

2018-12-09 Sunday's second train returns to Chama with Santa on the rear.jpg (100.16 KiB) Viewed 2494 times

2018-12-09 Sunday's third train leaves Chama with all the happy people on board.jpg (117.66 KiB) Viewed 2493 times

2018-12-09 The early winter sun is bright on the train as it passes north yard.jpg (102.11 KiB) Viewed 2493 times

2018-12-09 The third train for Sunday backs into Chama.jpg (108.12 KiB) Viewed 2489 times

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[Sharon Evans]

Sunday Christmas train continued:

2018-12-09 The 4th train departs Chama in lowering sun.jpg (98.83 KiB) Viewed 2476 times

2018-12-09 The 4th train heads out of the yard on its way to Labato.jpg (107.15 KiB) Viewed 2476 times

2018-12-09 The 4th train backs into Chama to end its run.jpg (124.17 KiB) Viewed 2475 times

Some very happy but cold people standing in the open gon.

2018-12-09 The 487 needs water so a stop is made to fill up the cistern.jpg (107.28 KiB) Viewed 2475 times

2018-12-09 The low sun shines on the smoke plume of the 487 as it gets the 5th train underway.jpg (94.3 KiB) Viewed 2469 times

2018-12-09 The Clauses' have the open gon to themselves as the train passes the tipple.jpg (103.56 KiB) Viewed 2469 times

2018-12-09 The 5th and final train of the 2018 season backs into Chama finishing the Christmas trains.jpg (77.17 KiB) Viewed 2454 times

2018-12-09 The passengers off, the crew takes the 3 flat roof coaches and 2 of the regular coaches and come out to put them on the depot house track.jpg (73.54 KiB) Viewed 2453 times

2018-12-09 The 487 has pulled past the coal dock on the north yard by pass.jpg (64.34 KiB) Viewed 2453 times

2018-12-09 The 5 coaches have been shoved into the depot track.jpg (65.36 KiB) Viewed 2453 times

2018-12-09 This done the 487 heads to the house.jpg (65.98 KiB) Viewed 2453 times

This leaves one coach, the open gon and café in front of the depot. Time will tell if they will stay there or be moved into the yard this coming week. Also will 487 or 15 move them if they are in fact moved as I expect that they will be.
I am going to be snowed in tomorrow so will process and post today's video then. For the curious, last time I checked, I have 9".



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[Jason Rose]

Here's a composite video of the 10:00 AM departure and return.

[Sharon Evans]

With Jason posting train 1, I will do 2 - 5 so not to duplicate his. Thanks Jason for that nice rendition.