Cumbres And Toltec Scenic Railroad Shops Up-Date

Cumbres And Toltec Shops Up-Dates
2007

February week-1

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	Rail Runner in Los Lunas, New Mexico..
	Our Locomotive and Train Crew..
	February 4th and Anthony is on top of Diesel 19's rear truck in the shop.
	Anthony and Ronnie will get the Traction Motors ready for removal.
	The motors have to be unbolted from the truck, then the guys will have to lift the truck off the wheels.
	Can you see Ronnie there... he is way in there!!
	The Guys are lifting the truck off the wheels, the wheels and journals drop out the bottom.
	The motors are out... way to go guys!!
	That is a axle with its traction motor.
	A better look for you all!!
	Now I missed the guys removing the covers, but here is a axle from Diesel 19.
	Max will drive the axle to Chama for re-profiling!!
	Here is a picture of the axle with its matching traction motor behind it... electricity drives the motor and the motors drive the sprocket on the axle.
	A better look at the interior of Diesel 19's Traction motors.
	Now where was I when the guys were taking the traction motors off... I was working on a truck rebuild for the Antonito Parlor Car.
	We have rebuilt any excess lateral motion in the truck and have replaced a axle.. now we have to put the thing back together!
	Now I wanted to get a good shot of this set-up.. this is how we compress and remove leaf springs from the trucks while they are under compression. This is kinda of our little secret, we worked on and perfected this over about 10 years, but its works beautifully and safely. This works great for us, I want to share this with as many people as I can, this is a safe way to remove these springs, I would rather share our secret than have somebody get hurt!!
	Take a good look!! all you need is in the picture right there!!
	February 6th and Locomotive 487 is having its Smokebox cleaned and inspected. Kinda of a pain in Can, but we had to remove the plow!!!
	We are going to do a complete inspection on 487!!
	There's my buddy Paul Uhland near the locomotive in Los Lunas!
	Feb 8th 2007, the snow still sits around, but its going fast!!!
	We were extremely busy, so thanks to the Track Crew being back on duty, Rudy and Orlando became switchman and moved the cars around the yard for us.
	The guys opened the tracks to the Antonito Car repair shop so they could get to work!
	Rudy and Orlando are working in the Car Repair facility as we are jammed full in the Antonito shop. They will go thru each piece of MOW equipment and give them a tune up for the coming 2007 season!
	Motor car 012 is getting a tune up, new windows and a new floor and other stuff I missed!!
	There is Max Pacheco, next to him is Orlando and Rudy!!!
	Such a beautiful locomotive!!
	Jan 19th and I am riding South on the New Mexico Rail Runner.
	We are passing a Amtrak train in station.. I think I recognized Gerald's Head in the locomotive!! Was that you Gerald??
	The tail end of the train, we are on our way to Los Lunas..
	Hey check out the Turntable.. I bet it still works!!!!
	A look at some of BNSF's power!!
	Love this locomotive in the new BNSF paint scheme.
	A old BN Caboose sits waiting for its next assignment..
	I understand they use this caboose for a local job!
	A look at some more of BNSF's Motive Power!!
	Hey check out 532 there, that was a four axle locomotive!!! Now is there anybody out there who could donate about 35 million dollars to my website, I would love to buy about 6 or 7 of these locomotives from BNSF for my Railroad SLRG Buddies in Alamosa..
	Los Lunas, New Mexico.... the hometown of my bestest friend in the whole world. Hi Cortney!!
	Welcome to the Muleshoe on La Veta..
	I am very Honored to be riding left seat for Engineer Ken Reece.
	We are giving Chuck and John a ride to the bulldozer.
	Ken has switched ends and we are rolling west with me in the rear locomotive.
	I am looking rearward from the second locomotive.
	Looking forward as we descend La Veta's westside.
	There's a bit of snow on La Veta.
	Check out those drifts...
	Mount Blanca looms in the distance.
	Heading for home.
	Me in Front of Rail Runner in Los Lunas... see ya next week!!

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