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Welcome to the "Santaurio De
Chimayo" east of Espanola, New Mexico.. this is a Holy Shrine and a
Beautiful and Peaceful place to visit. |
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How about a shot of my Sweety at
Medano Creek at the great Sand dunes National Park. |
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Tuesday May 10th 2005...
Well today we were in Chama for the Day, the cars
in chama need to be serviced and we went over to do the work. The first
picture shows the car jacked up during repair.
And we also fired up Diesel 19 to move a few
things around the yard. |
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In these picture's, you can see Diesel 19 passing
by the first repaired and serviced car in Chama.
In the second and third, you can see the Truck from
the second car being disassembled to make repairs. |
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We used the Extra set of trucks and put them under
the First Car in Chama, in the First picture is the removed truck.
And there is another view of the truck we are
working on.
Now for a bit of news, the track crew is
continuing to patrol the track to get the line open and Locomotive
488 was run around the yard in Chama on Thursday and according to
Steve the Shop Foreman, it went very well, the 488 ran great. |
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Wednesday May 11th 2005...
Here is
Locomotive 489 out in the sun, the Shop crew had to take a few
wheels into the shop for work, and to get into the shop requires
them to move the 489 to get in. They also had to roll the Motor Cars
out. |
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We continued work in Chama today and two Passenger
Cars received their New Silver Roofs. Tomorrow, they will be painted
the New Red Color. In these
Picture's, you can see the Shop Crew moving Wheels into the shop for
repair, they will be machined to fit the axle's. |
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Now you are looking at a fully rebuilt truck in
the Antonito Shop, |
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We actually rebuilt the Entire braking system, we
used newly cast parts and bent cold roll metal to make the other
parts. |
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It has new brake beams and brake shoe heads... |
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Another view of the Braking system. |
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And here is the new Brake Shoe Head. |
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Now here is a shot of the first car being painted
in the Antonito Shops, this is the first car to receive the New Red
Color, at this point we had already painted the silver on the roof
and the Windows are completely masked. |
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I thought you would like to see these older shots. |
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Now let me show you two models by
William Hemmeter of Houston Texas, this is K-28, number 473.. it is
1:22.5 scale and is Scratchbuilt... |
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And here is a K-27, Number 463 and
it is 1:20.3 scale model from Accucraft and also partially
scratchbuilt. These
are some Beautiful Models, thanks William for sharing those with us. |
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Well we had 484 outside and away from its tender
for its Annual Inspection. |
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The Smokebox door was open, so we could inspect
and clean the smokebox. |
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We also blew out all the flues and cleaned any
obstructions. |
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Later that day, we moved 484 back to track one and
reattached it to its tender. |
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Now we are inside 484's firebox and we are putting
back the firebrick after we removed it to check the firebox.. |
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I have already installed the side bricks and
Ronnie will jump into the firebox also to help me install the center
ones. |
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A look at the flue sheet, if you look closely
inside the bigger flues, you can see the Super Heater unit Pipes
inside. |
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Now you are looking at the Fire Grates, the little
holes you see are where the Air Shoots into the firebox to draft the
fire.. these are Rosebud Grates. |
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There is Conductor Sam working on the Bench, while
I take his picture from inside and thru the Firebox door. |
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Now you can see the Arch tube to the right, the
Grates below and out thru the firedoor. |
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This is the roll of Firebricks that line the sides
of the Firebox. |
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A look at the grates of 484, that is the surface
the fire sits on! |
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Now that is the Arch of Firebrick, they are little
beat up, but will be okay.. we actually used a combination of 487's
old firebrick from last year and some of 484's firebrick. We don't
have access to new brick in Antonito, so we had to make a set from
what we had, some of 484's bricks were broken. |
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Now a few views from the Chama Shop, these were
taken May 12th 2005. |
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Between 487 and 488... that is 487. |
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Locomotive 487 sits on the east side of the shop
in Chama. |
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A look at 487. |
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Another shot of 487, all its rods are back on and
in place. |
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A look at 488, it is being masked inside and out
for another paint job. |
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It will receive another fresh coat of black. |
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And there is 488's pilot, it still needs to be
painted also. |
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Well I am in Monte Vista, Colorado
and I found this Passenger car to share with you, don't know any
details... |
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And here is the Interior. |
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Look for this Cool looking House
and the Passenger Car is right next to it. |
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And again here is a few shots of
FEC Locomotive 148 in its Temporary Location in Monte Vista,
Colorado. |
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Had to mess with these shots a
little, it was getting dark.... |
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Here is 148's front end. |
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And this is where it is at right
now and should be there for a while. Follow the link on my Opening
Page for more info. |
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And now another look at the San
Luis Central based in Monte Vista, Colorado. You are on the North
side of the yards and office in Monte Vista.. |
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And now a look down the main line
to Center, Colorado. |
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This is a Awesome little railroad
and I will get more photos and info from this railroad in the
future. |
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Now how about a look into the
hidden area of the Durango Paint booth, this where all that color
magic happens. |
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Check out that Rio Grande
Stencil... the paint booth has one track going in from the Car Shop
and one out for the freshly painted car. |
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Here is the Wood Shop, where all
the Table saws are located, you can also see some wood stored in
racks to the rear. |
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Now we are in the Machine shop and
there are the new wheels for Locomotive 481.. |
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Here is 481 in the roundhouse and
they are working on the Shoes and Wedges. |
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Locomotive 481 sits in the Durango
Roundhouse. |
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And another shot of 481's wheels,
you can see the brass bushings have already been put in place and
are fitted ready for installation. |
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Locomotive 481 is actually sitting
on shop wheels or dollies to support the locomotive and allow
for movement, even though 481 doesn't have its wheels in place. |
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Locomotive 482 sits in the
Roundhouse waiting for its turn at the run to Cascade Canyon. |
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Another look at the Durango Yards. |
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How about a look at the Turntable,
you can see the Diesels in the back and a glimpse of the Railbus to
the right. |
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I just have a love for Boxcars...
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Hey, how about a look at the Sand
House and Tower. |
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How about a view of the Turntable. |
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Now we are in the car Shop of the
Durango & Silverton Railroad.. there is one of the Trucks the cars
ride on, they are a bit different from C&T trucks, but these designs
work very beautifully... they are designed to give a very smooth
ride. |
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Now we are looking at one of the
Business cars being rebuilt, if I am correct, this is the Cinco
Animas... |
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There is a lot of work involved in
rebuilding one of these historical cars. |
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Look at the Metal work on the
Railing, simply Beautiful. |
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Now a view of the Alamosa Parlor
Car in Durango. |
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Durango & Silverton Locomotive 482
at the head of Train. |
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Locomotive 482 was actually out of
the shop and on its first Passenger Train.. it ran beautifully.
There are some talented Gentleman in that Durango Roundhouse. |
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A look at 482. |
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Engineer William Colley was the
Gentleman at the throttle today, Great Job.. smooth ride!!! |
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A look at 482 and William
Colley... |
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Caboose 0500, ain't she a Beauty. |
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Locomotive 482 steaming patiently
before departure. |
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Man, I just love this Caboose, its
simply amazing. |
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And here is my Buddy Mike May,
what a guy... I was honored and pleased to spend the day with him,
what a great Guy. |
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A view of 0500 from the Platform
of the Alamosa Parlor Car. |
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The view from my seat on the
Parlor Car. |
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A few more shots of the Santuario
in Chimayo. |
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This place is magical to me.... |
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Well sorry I am a bit late in this
Update, but there should be another update coming pretty quick to
catch up... and then before you know it, I will be showing the
Opening day trains and stuff.... here we come Summer. |
