Train 216 Departure 6/14/14

[Larry Gibson]

489 Plus 4-1-2 typical consist leaving. Train came to a stop at tank. Waited 5 min did a blowdown and proceeded slowly out. Did not take on water. Thought at first they were having a mechanical failure of some kind.

[Larry Sullivan]

A couple of mornings ago, whatever locomotive was in front of the engine house they were working on and did a few short blowdowns there. The next morning 489 was brought up to the ash pit, then back inside the engine house -- so I'm thinking they were working on something, and at least thought they had it all fixed. Hopefully no more issues today!

[Larry Gibson]

I was hoping nothing major and it resolved quickly. As I watched was thinking how disappointing if they had to wait to change locos out. Hope it is a smooth trip up the hill.

[Larry Sullivan]

Here's the video of the slower than usual departure. This one runs about 9 minutes or so.