2013-09-27 Federal Railway Administration tests at the Rio Chama Bridge

Friday was cold and rainy all day. After servicing #315, she was called for testing by the FRA.

Conductor Ed Beaudette gets the 3 cabooses coupled, and we're off to the bridge.

Paul Deeter gets busy in the tender

Cleaning the mud ring

a rear view

We stopped just short of Jake's tree, back up and do it all over again

The electronics/computers were sheltered from the rain in the tent below the bridge. Censors were attached to the bridge to test stress levels

Paul on the ground this time

Gene Lincoln relaxing in the cupola