Photo 142: No. 488 now on the main track and headed to the water spigot for a drink
Photo 143: No. 488 headed home
Photo 144: The coal tipple at the yard in Chama, New Mexico
Photo 145: View looking north out of the Chama yard
Photo 146: What is this maintenance-of-way car?
Photo 147: Looking north out of the Chama yard

Photo 148: A boxcar under restoration
Photo 149: A caboose under restoration
Photo 150: Ditto
Photo 151: Note the etched glass in the door of this caboose
Photo 152: The other end of the caboose under restoration
Photo 153: Chama station

Photo 154: Ditto, with two railfans
Photo 155: A rotary snowplow
Photo 156: Another rotary snowplow
Photo 157: Looking south into the Chama yard beyond the depot
Photo 158: Ditto
Photo 159: Engine No. 488 returning from helper duty on the Cumbres Pass

Photo 160: Ditto
Photo 161: Ditto
Photo 162: Ditto
Photo 163: Ditto

Thanks for posting the pictures,really enjoyed seeing them.I road the Durango@Silverton rail road a few years ago & went through the shops.The trip went along a rock cliff,sure was along way to the bottom.Would like to take the trip you did some day.
Thanks
Joe

railroad Joe, you are most welcome. GWH

Very Nice George, it seems you are enjoying your retirement.

Yes Tom, I do enjoy retirement. Have been doing a lot of genealogy this year. Over the next few months will be looking for a nice single family home, most likely on the Western Slope of Colorado, in the mountains. GWH

George,
Thanks for the good pics. You wouldn't happen to have a real close up of that water tank without a engine or anything in the way do you? The MOW machine you asked what it was, looks like a Jordon Spreader only without Jordon on it. HA They usually have a cab with controls in it and a v plow on the front. The big sweep on the side will lower down so they can clean out ditches or wing snow back away from the tracks. That is what I would say it is but it's different from I usually see. catakinner upkpfan

That is the Jordan Spreader. They've used it a lot in the last few years to keep the vegetation down along the ROW. A few years ago, the Forest Service shut the RR down for a time because of the drought and fire danger. They put together a plan to clear the vegetation with the Spreader, and the fire suppression crew.

The Jordan has been prettied up since I saw it!! I sure want to see the rotary snowplows in action.

I need to go back there, soon. I can smell the coal smoke already. I think it's a tossup which is more fun: C&TSRR or the Oshkosh EAA Airventure.

Bill
Kansas City, KS
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