CTSRR Shops August 1st week 2004

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	This will become one of the Classic Railroad Picture's of our Time, it is Perfection and just simply Beautiful, when I saw this Picture it nearly brought a tear to my eyes.. and my Wonderful Sweet Beautiful Friend Erika Penninger is the person to thank for this Beautiful Picture. The First Cumbres & Toltec Double Header in over a Year and more, blasts up the Grade below Lobato Trestle.. Superintendent Marvin Casias is at the Throttle of Locomotive 484 and I am the Fireman.. Behind is Engineer Jeremy Garcia and Fireman Ronnie Lopez on 487.. And there standing to the Side and waiting for his dad is Justin Garcia, the Son of Engineer Jeremy Garcia... waiting Patiently in His Bibs and his Fathers Gloves...
	Another Beautiful San Luis Valley Sunset, This Photo was taken about 6 miles north of Antonito.
	Saturday and Locomotive 484 is on the Main and Locomotive 487 comes in on the Siding. 2 Cumbres and Toltec Trains meet at Osier, Colorado.
	Early Morning, Sunday Morning.. Locomotive 487 sits at the Antonito Coal Ramp waiting for Fuel.
	Ronnie runs the Backhoe and fills 487's Coal Bunker.
	A view of Ronnie filling 487's Coal Bunker.
	A little Trouble on Tuesday, so Train 216 climbs Cumbres a little late.
	Look Closely, Locomotive 484 wears a temporary Rio Grande Magnetic Emblem for a test run... could it be for Chama Steam.
	The Joe Vigil Parlor Car brings up the rear on the climb to Cumbres.
	Another Beautiful Colorado Blue Sky over Windy Point.
	Caboose 0579 in the evening Sun..
	The Sun Sets over Antonito and the Passenger cars fade into the night.
	Engine Hostler Marvin Valdez service's 484 in Antonito, you may remember Marvin from the Winter Picture's in Antonito.
	Marvin Shoots the Rods... he is using a Alemite Grease Gun powered by air from 484's Reservoirs to force Grease into the Rods.
	The Sun sets and Locomotive 484's rear light shines brightly into the Dark.
	The rear light shines into the Dark.
	Marvin is under 484, he is paddle greasing the Hub liners on the driver wheels.
	This is one of those Classic Railroading Picture's, the day is done and the night crew takes over to service the Locomotive for another day.
	Locomotive 484 is at Los Pinos, on this day we had 11 cars and 308 Passengers out of Antonito bound for Chama.
	In Chama, Tender 488, rebuilt in Antonito waits to be reunited with it's Locomotive.
	A few Dreams for the Future, Locomotive 492 and 483 wait for their turns to ride the Rails again.
	Locomotive 497's Tender and Locomotive 483, just so you know that red color is actually a paint and not rust.
	Locomotive 492, maybe someday..keep your fingers crossed.
	Tender 488 and Locomotive 492.
	Locomotive 483 and Flanger OK.
	Now here is a few Picture's from inside the Car Inspectors House at Cumbres, I don't know the details of the rebuild, but thought you may like to see a few picture's.. it was the first time I had ever been in the Building.
	Some of the Original Interior Siding.
	One of the Open Windows.
	One of the Stove Pipe Holes.. the Chimney has actually shifted and a few bricks are out of place near the top of the roof.
	Another look at the interior.
	The staircase leading to the second floor.
	And looking out the front window to the Section House at Cumbres.
	We moved the Old Rio Grande Caboose to allow the Friends to work on it..
	Backing it down behind the tank in Chama.
	Locomotive 484 backs past the Water Tank in Chama.
	We are in the lower Tracks in Chama, way behind the Coal Tipple.
	Pulling out a String of old Freight Cars to switch in the Caboose.
	Picking up the Caboose.
	You are looking at 4 Driving boxes or Crown Brass Boxes, These boxes fit over the Journal of the Driver Wheels and hold the weight of the Locomotive, the U-shaped item on top of the box holds the Spring that rides over the Wheel.
	Ricky and Tommy are working on installing the Equalizer between #3 and #4 Driver Wheels..
	The Guys are working on installing the Spring rigging on 488.
	Here is the Guide Assembly for the Piston Valve on the left side.. The valve is already installed and so are the slide guides.
	Another view of the Guide Assembly.
	You are looking into the Cylinder of 488 and above the Piston Valve is already installed.
	Same view, but of opposite side.
	This is the Guide assembly on the Right side.
	Tommy, Ed and Ricky are working on the Spring Rigging.. Tommy is actually inside the Frame of the Locomotive..
	Here are new parts for the Spring Rigging, there are a few Equalizers and some Spring Saddle's.
	The 488 Trailing Truck wheels have been installed.
	Another view of 488's Driver Wheels.
	Here are the Grease Cellars for 488, the box sits below and has a spring with a flat plate on top of the spring, above the flat plate is a layer of grease and above that a Curved Screen, this is put up underneath the Journal of the Driver wheel and provides Lubrication.
	Tommy and Ed and Ricky continuing to work on 488.
	The Number One Driver Wheel for 488.
	You are Inside of 488's Firebox, all the Flue's have been Rolled and Beaded, the Arch Tubes are installed and so are all of the Staybolts.
	Another View of 488's Firebox.
	You are looking at a Completed and installed Driver wheel, you can see the counter-weight first, with the Spring support and the Brass Adjustment Wedge and a little Cotton Waist for oil.
	Another View of the Crown Brass Boxes, you can see the U-shaped piece that will support the Spring and the Groove's on the side are for the Adjustment Wedge and the Shoe, both made of Brass.
	Donald and Jose are Rolling the Large flues on 488's front end, The machine standing next to Jose is the Driving Mechanism and Donald is holding the Roller Device in the first Flue, number three from the top.
	Donald working on the Flue's.
	Here are my Wonderful Friends, I have known them for Years.. The Shostroms.
	And now to end this week's Update, Caboose 0479 gets its first real Truck set installed, it is of a Arch Bar Truck Type and seems to sit quite well. Thank You everybody for Supporting the web-site. See Ya next Week, Carlos Llamas