11/18/14 Steaming up a locomotive/Likely 489

[Larry Sullivan]

Dark puff just came up over the engine house, seems to be building a bit -- likely steaming up 489?

[Sharon Evans]

Also some coaches have been shifted over in front of the station building.

[Larry Sullivan]

Also some coaches have been shifted over in front of the station building.

Those were put there yesterday Sharon, if you look over on Larry G's thread he covered pretty good what happened yesterday. #15 did the work of the day. My guess is more shifting around today, get the train fully ready to go and heads out tomorrow -- that's pure guesswork though.

[Larry Gibson]

Good sign is no additional snow over night as the area where the pipe flats and gons were moved from is still snow free.
Perhaps a train today.

[Frank Criswell]

I have heard the term Hospital Train used a few times.
What is that?
Thanks,
Frank

[jonathan c45]

I have heard the term Hospital Train used a few times.
What is that?
Thanks,
Frank

its means the train is going to get some work on

[Tom Casper]

Frank,

Antonito does car repair and any cars that need work or inspection will need to spend the winter over there. So all is gathered up in Chama and lugged over there. It got nicked named the Hospital train as that is usually a train that has cars that need work on them

[Jim Reynolds]

I have lost track of where all the engines are. It was my understanding that 488 and then 487 were to undergo their 1472 day inspection this winter. I know that 463 is in front of the roundhouse. but not sure which is in front of the Engine House, who is inside and who is at Antonito. Can someone fill me in and also whether that is correct about 488 and 487?

[jonathan c45]

I have lost track of where all the engines are. It was my understanding that 488 and then 487 were to undergo their 1472 day inspection this winter. I know that 463 is in front of the roundhouse. but not sure which is in front of the Engine House, who is inside and who is at Antonito. Can someone fill me in and also whether that is correct about 488 and 487?

487 and 489 and 463 in chama 488 in antonito

[Rich Murray]

Only '87 is due for the 1472

[Larry Gibson]

Smoke from the chimney and activity by #15.

[Larry Gibson]

15 has been fired up---more smoke:)

[Sharon Evans]

15 is moving again maybe to finish the make up of the train.

[Larry Gibson]

15 is moving a cut of freight cars out of the way and shuffling cut about.

[Sharon Evans]

Not knowing the switching plan, what I am watching makes very little sense.

[Larry Gibson]

It appears 15 has spotted a gon at coal dock????? The gon is out of view after last pic and 15 is moving without it.

[Sharon Evans]

Don't think its at the coal dock, but they ran around it and are going to shove it back into the yard.

[Larry Gibson]

Yep, after considerable time it reappears on the other end of 15.

[Sharon Evans]

Seems that every move that has been done this afternoon has taken considerable time to hook up and they move again.

[Larry Gibson]

After stepping away got back in time to see 15 still moving a car cut around and then running light down the main and return to the same spot as Monday. Looks like an occasional puff of smoke from the chimney as this morning too. Can't tell if the train is set or not between light and distance.

[Larry Gibson]

Steady smoke at sunset. Will we see a steam loco Wednesday????:):) Stay tuned:):)

[Larry Gibson]

Late addition: more smoke from Enginehouse. Smoke from another chimney now.

[Sharon Evans]

Smoke is pouring from the smoke jack on the right at the engine house.