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A cool dark photo of Locomotive 487
taken by Mike Romero. I think this is a cool picture. This Update is
a bit of a... Contributors Edition, I have included alot of
Picture's from Visitors to the Site, thanks to them all for their
Beautiful Photography. And I
would like to wish everybody a Very Happy Thanksgiving... |
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With Caboose 0306 on the rear, another Cumbres &
Toltec Train pulls out of Antonito Station. |
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Now a few picture's from a local
friend named Ken Holman, Here is 487 and train 3 at Los Pinos Water
Tank. |
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Locomotive 487 comes into view and is
just near Milepost 329. |
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Galloping Goose #5 is just behind 487
and comes past Milepost 329. |
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Galloping Goose #5 at the Summit of
Cumbres Pass, Colorado. Thanks very much to Ken for these great shots... |
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Welcome again to the Chama Shop... You are looking
at 487, the wheels again have been pulled out for repair and
adjustments. With the care and adjustments our Chama Shop is doing,
the Cumbres & Toltec Locomotives may never knock again.. they have
been running like champs. |
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Another view of 487, the valve gear has been left
in place for now. In order to pull the drivers out, everything from
the Eccentric rod on has to be taken out. First the eccentric rod,
then the eccentric crank and then the main rod and connecting rods. |
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A look at the 487 driver wheels. |
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In this shot you can see Tommy working on 487s
trailing truck, this pit allows the wheels to be removed from the
locomotives... it works with a jack, the jack rises up and holds the
axle in place just above the rails. The rails are then move outward
and the jack lowers the axle into the pit. The Rails are replaced,
the locomotive rolled out of the way and the axle is returned upward
to the rail and rolled out. |
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A look at 488 and 487. |
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You are looking at the open front end of 484. The
Driver axles of 484 have also been pulled out for repair and
inspection. |
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Another view of 484 and 487 ahead, in the
background, you can see the guys working on the trailing truck of
487. |
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Now this will take a little of explanation. Max is
standing next to a driver axle from 487. It is mounted on a special
plate, this plate has a few device's on it that will keep the axle
completely secure and in place. Now when the piece of machinery came
to the Cumbres & Toltec, it was missing a few piece's.. well our
guys in the shop thought about it and made new parts for this
device. The parts holding the journal and the axle up off the plate
were made by our guys in Chama. |
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Now the plate in the above picture with the axle
and all will sit on top of this surface.. that is covered with all
the papers and other items. That machine will allow our shop
guys to Quarter or machine to specifications the Crank pins on the
Driver Axles. |
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This machine will allow us to Quarter Crank pins
in house, that will be a significant savings for the railroad as we
will no longer have to send out our axles for this type of repair... |
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Now we are looking at a Driver axle mounted in the
plate that will sit on the quartering table. Most of the parts were
missing, so our guys rebuilt them themselves. The vertical towers
hold the journal of the wheel and you can see a bolt under the
counterweight, these will hold the axle from spinning while being
machined. |
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This axle from 487 is actually a bit too small on
the Journal, so this is the axle that will be replaced. |
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Now here is the wheel press, is that the proper
name? Anyway this machined will be used and has been used to press
used wheels off axles and to press new wheels onto the axles. The
axle slides horizontally into the circular indention and sits there
as force comes from the side. The wheels stay in place and the axle
is pushed off the wheels to the left by the press. |
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You are looking at the force behind the machine,
the circular object is a ram capable of exerting 400 tons of
force... |
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Another view of the complete device, most of the
pieces had to be rebuilt by our shop crew. |
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And a view of the Quartering machine, the axles on
the plate in previous picture's will sit on the flat surface during
machining. |
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Another view of the Quartering Machine..
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All three tenders waiting for their Locomotive's. |
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The Tenders sit in the yard, I loved the way they
look together. |
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I hope to get back to Chama again very soon...
keep your eyes open. |
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Hey what is that? Could that be a
Chain driven Diesel Locomotive from the Southern San Luis Valley
Railroad that rides on regular freight car trucks and was it made
out of a caboose... well could be!!! |
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Welcome to Blanca, Colorado and the
remains of the Southern San Luis Valley railroad. |
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This railroad loaded aggregate red
rock and exchanged cars to the Rio Grande mainline west of Alamosa. |
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I haven't be able to find much info,
but they did operate on what was left of the San Luis Southern
Railroad and had two locomotives, the homemade design above and a
small switcher locomotive. |
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There is actually quite a bit to see
still left here in Blanca. |
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And another view of that Locomotive
sitting collecting dust in Blanca. |
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Santa Fe Southern Locomotive 701,
that's right the Santa Fe Southern acquired a new Locomotive and it
was sitting in the Santa Fe Yard Monday the 21st of November. |
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She's a good looking Locomotive, I
would love to see her in the Santa Fe Southern Colors, that would
look great. I will have a
small visit to the SFS in the next update. |
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Well you are riding with me in Locomotive 487 in
the Fireman's side. |
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We rolling east of Osier, Colorado and heading for
Antonito. |
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Coming up to the Whistle Board for Rock Tunnel. |
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Coming past the Garfield Stone Monument. |
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Over the Rock Wall overlooking Toltec Gorge. |
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And that is what it looks like from the Fireman's
seat. |
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Right before going into Rock Tunnel. |
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Rolling North actually along the canyon, we will
reach Toltec Creek, do a right sharp turn and head back east to Mud
Tunnel. |
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Looking over coal from the Cab of 487 and up to
the Rock Formations of Phantom Curve. |
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Now a look at some
Beautiful Model Railroad Track work on a Stub Switch made by Jim Kottkamp.
The photos are of F
scale (1:20.3) which is narrow gauge, but runs on G gauge (standard
gauge garden railroad track).
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Now you are looking at the cross
sections of the rails stuck in the plate that holds the rail secure
in gauge for each track. |
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Look at the details, Amazing! |
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These are the plates that hold the
rails. |
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The rail is Code
215 or 215 thousandths tall, with yellow cedar ties, wire brushed to
age them. |
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I love the details, look at the
bolts, that's great.. I love it, Beautiful. Thanks to Jim for these
great shots on his Amazing work. |
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Now a Few Photo's from the Jokionen
Museum Railway in Finland.
Chief Mechanic and engineer J-P Viitanen and engineer PTJ Koskinen,
more than happy after a long rebuilding project! |
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The first test run while pulling a car on June 19th 2005.
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The #2313 is standing in front of the
shop ready for its first movements in 38 years under her own power.
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The first steps back in full
operational status, the first scheduled run from Jokioinen to Minkio. |
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The first running tests on June 18th
2005. |
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Porter #2313 switching to make up her
first scheduled train on the day of Minkiö Steam Festival on July
31st 2005. |
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The lubricator of #2313. This is a
new item for the crews and it takes time to learn how to use it!
Thanks to my Wonderful Jussi
Tepponen, with the Jokionen Museum Railway in Finland for these
great photo's. |
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There she goes with Engineer Ronnie Lopez at the
throttle and Fireman Marvin Valdez on the left seat. |
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Here is a few shots from our Friend
Mike Romero
There is one of the Bunkhouse's in
Sublette, this one is the oldest, you can see the dovetail technique
in its construction. |
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And here, the train is rolling west
thru the section of track named by the crews "The Roller Coaster". |
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This is section of the line just east
of Osier. |
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A interior look of 487. |
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Mike here captured a great shot of
the colors from Windy Point. |
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As the train passes over Lobato
Trestle westbound, the Locomotive Crews blow down and create for the
passengers a Brilliant rainbow... |
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And our Friend Mike Romero, who is
also a Great friend of my Family captured the TRainbow Beautifully. |
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Welcome to Creede, Colorado and the
Creede Repertory Theatre. |
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Here is Galloping Goose #5 leaving
Durango. |
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And I love this shot of a
Double-Header At Rockwood. |
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This is a Great shot of Galloping
Goose #5 crossing High Trestle. |
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And how about 473.. Thanks to David
Ketchum for these Photo's. |
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Welcome to Creede Branch of the Old
D&RGW. |
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Look at the Million Dollar smile on
that Conductor... what a Guy!!!! |
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D&S Locomotive 481 with Engineer Joe
Dailey and Fireman John Hillie. |
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Locomotive 481 is ready to make her
afternoon run to Durango. |
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Its almost time to roll.... |
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Looking to the rear of the train.. |
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Looking forward to the Locomotive. |
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And there she goes with my Friend
Brakeman Mike May on the rear Platform. |
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Thursday the 27th of 2005, Track crews are nearing
completion on the new track to Antonito Car Repair Facility. |
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The Motor car has already run over the track to
the first door and work continues. |
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The Switch is nearly complete, but the second
track will not be added till next year. |
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I am in the building looking out to the continuing
progress of the track-work. |
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Rail is now inside the shop and crews are
measuring to cut the last rails to fit. |
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Another view of the track-work. |
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Another view of the work in progress. |
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And with us guys from the Car shop looking on
curiously during our lunch break, the Antonito Crew nears completion on the last spikes.
These Picture's are as of Thursday the 27th of October. |
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And a Happy Thanksgiving from those
well known Ladies in Alburquerque, New Mexico.... there's my Jacket,
that old jacket has been around with me for quite sometime now... |
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Well that's it for this week, I hope
you enjoyed your visit to the Cumbres & Toltec and other places of
interest.. Have a great one, Carlos
The picture is on a Wooden Trestle
that crosses the Rio Grande just Northwest of Wagon Wheel Gap
Depot.. |
