Night Photo Shoots @ Chama - 08/30 & 08/31

As always, Michael Ripley provided some excellent lighting for us on Monday evening, 08/30,
and again on Tuesday evening, 08/31, as a fitting close to the long-weekend celebration of the
40th Anniversary of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad.   Here are just a few of my several
dozen photos taken during those two evenings of fun.

"#483" was positioned in front of the depot after Monday's re-enactment of the first C&TS train to arrive in Chama. Here she is early in the evening, with a little light still in the sky:


After Floppo returned from dinner, he cracked the throttle to add a little steam to the atmosphere:


When a notorious vandal appeared on the scene, Floppo snuck up behind him and put an end to his mischief*:



On Tuesday evening the Jordan spreader, a flanger, and rotary OY were the stars:




- Russo

* The resulting concussion may explain a certain Curmudgeons absence from the NGDF for a couple of months ...