Monday November 13 1944
ALAMOSA
No. 115 with engine 473
Conductor Roberts
Engineer Baskett (to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:07 AM with 6 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:22 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:25 AM
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM
Depart Chama 11:15 AM (engineer Katschthaler)
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM
No. 116 with engine 483
Conductor Hines
Engineer Brice (to Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:05 PM (engineer Baskett)
Arrive Cumbres 5:00 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:03 PM
Antonito, 21 selectives 10 other passengers east on
Arrive Alamsoa 8:30 PM
Alamosa extra west with engines 480 road, 488 helper
Conductor Ashbrook
Engine 480 Dodds
Engine 488 Owenby
Depart Alamosa 5:20 AM with 3 loads 69 empties
Estrella 15 minutes set out
La Jara 30 minutes switching
Antonito 1 hours 50 minutes water, coal, switching and clear No. 115
Depart Antonito 9:15 AM 1 load 74 empties
Sublette 20 minutes water and eat
Los Pinos 20 minutes meet extra 481 east and extra 486 east
Arrive Cumbres 2:45 PM, 45 minutes cut out helper, reduce and inspection
Engine 488 depart Cumbres 3:00 PM light for Chama
Engine 480 depart Cumbres 3: 35 PM with 1 load 59 empties
Cresco 40 minutes meet No. 116
Arrive Chama 5:30 PM
Chama extra east with engines 486 road, 481 helper, 484 helper and 482 helper
Conductor Andriko
Engine 486 Holly
Engine 481 Donaldson
Engine 484 Nissen
Engine 482 Turney
36 cars of stock had arrived Chama 9:35 AM, extra 485 east (Nov 12), 1 car cattle loaded Chama 10:45 AM, 37 cars stock ready to move east
Depart Chama 11:20 AM with 37 loads 1 empty (903 tons)
Arrive Cumbres 12:30 PM, 30 minutes take water, cut out and turn helper, pick up fill
Engine 481 depart Cumbres 12:55 PM light for Alamosa
Engine 484 depart Cumbres 1:10 PM light for Chama
Engine 482 depart Cumbres 1:20 PM light for Chama
Engine 486 depart Cumbres 1:20 PM with 54 loads 1 empty
Los Pinos 40 minutes saw by extra 488-480 west
Big Horn 10 minutes inspection
Arrive Alamosa 6:40 PM
Chama extra west with engine 488
Conductor C Murray
Engineer J Johnson
Depart Chama 7:55 PM with 46 empties
15 empty single decks
15 empty double decks
2 empty box
4 empty dumps
7 empty coals
2 empty flats
Caboose
Monero 40 minutes switching
Lumberton 10 minutes pick up
Gato 20 minutes eat , 15 minutes switching
Tiffany 1 hour 35 minutes for extra 487 east
Arrive Durango 6:35 AM with 52 empties
Durango extra east with engines 487 road, 453 helper, 453 off Falfa, 482 helper on Lumberton
Conductor Knight
Engine 487 Connor
Engine 453 Cummins
Engine 482 Dieckman, light engine out of Chama for Lumberton
Depart Durango 11:00 PM with 3 loads 1 empty
Carbon Jct 40 minutes pick up, includes 32 cars sheep from Farmington branch, and switching
Falfa 5 minutes helper 453 off, 453 return light to Durango
Tiffany 20 minutes meet extra 488 west and saw by
Gato 35 minutes eat and set out
Dulce 20 minutes switching and pick up
Lumberton 10 minutes cut in helper engine and pick up
Monero 20 minutes coal & water and pick up
Arrive Chama 10:35 AM with 45 loads 4 empties
SALIDA
Monarch branch with engines 490 road and 493 helper (from Marshall Pass)
Conductor Straitiff
Engine 490 Lannon
Engine 493 C Wilson
Depart Salida 8:01 AM with 43 empties
Poncha Jct 40 minutes for helper engine 493
Engine 490 double Maysville Monarch with engine 493 helping on 1st trip, 493 light return to Salida at 12:50 PM
Engine 490 depart Maysville 4:20 PM, east bound, with 44 loads 1 empty
Arrive Salida 5:25 PM
Salida extra west with engines 495 road, 494 helper and 493 helper
Conductor Carlin
Engine 495 Hyatt
Engine 494 Frantz
Engine 493 C Wilson
Conductor Young and crew dead head to Marshall Pass to handle train to Salida with helper engine
Depart Salida 3:10 AM with 2 loads 48 empties
Dead head caboose for Marshall Pass
2 beer Gunnison
10 empty gons
10 empty single decks
10 empty double decks
10 empty box
6 empty box Doyle
Mears Jct 20 minutes switching
Arrive Marshall Pass 6:15 AM
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass light for Poncha Jct, help on Monarch branch
Conductor Young and crew on duty, engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 8:00 AM with 39 loads 3 empties for Salida
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 6:35 AM 2 loads 47 empties
Sargent 10 minutes set out
Doyle 10 minutes set out and spot
Parlin 5 minutes pick up
Arrive Gunnison 10:20 AM with 6 loads 39 empties
(Alamosa: engineer W Wilson and fireman Mitchell dead head by bus to Salida, had taken light engine to Alamosa Nov 12)
Alamosa extra east with engine 496
Conductor Matthews
Engineer Dailey
Depart Alamosa 11:00 AM with 4 loads 58 empties
Mosca 11 minutes set out
Hooper 55 minutes set out and load 3 cars cattle, 10 minutes wait on billing
Moffat 1 hour 5 minutes load 3 cars cattle, set out and pick up
Villa Grove 20 minutes switching, 20 minutes shovel down coal
Double Round Hill to Poncha Pass
Depart Poncha Pass 7:10 PM
Mears Jct 10 minutes set out and retainers
Arrive Salida 8:15 PM with 25 loads 1 empty
Sargent hill turn with engines 492 and 491
Conductor Trevartheu
Engine 492 Fitzsimons
Engine 491 Crooks
Depart Sargent 11:15 PM with 12 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 12:30 AM
After extra 497 east arrived engine 491 depart Marshall Pass 1:20 AM light for Sargent
After extra 497 east arrived engine 492 depart Marshall Pass 1:25 PM with caboose for Sargent
Gunnison extra east with engines 495 road and 498 helper
Conductor Carlin
Engine 495 Culliman (Culliman and fireman had deadheaded by bus from Salida)
Engine 498 Hyatt
Depart Gunnison 8:05 PM with 62 loads 16 empties
52 loads coal
10 loads hay
2 empty box Parlin
8 empty box Crookton
6 empty coal
Parlin 20 minutes set out and pick up
Crookton 15 minutes set out and pick up
Arrive Sargent 11:00 PM, trade road engines
Out of Sargent with engines 497 road, 498 helper and 495 helper
Conductor Carlin
Engine 497 Culliman
Engine 498 Hyatt
Engine 495 Veo
Depart Sargent 11:50 PM with 22 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 1:20 AM
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 1:35 AM light for Sargent
Engine 498 depart Marshall Pass 2:25 AM light for Salida
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 2:35 AM with 38 loads 6 empties
Arrive Salida 5:10 AM
GUNNISON
Baldwin branch with engine 278
Conductor Purciel
Engineer Stamm
Depart Gunnsion 7:20 AM with 15 empties
Castleton 10 minutes set out
Arrive Baldwin 9:20 AM, 30 minutes mine work
Depart Baldwin 9:50 AM
Castleton 10 minutes pick up
Dollard 10 minutes pick up
Arrive Gunnsion 11:35 AM with 27 loads 1 empty
Crested Butte branch with engine 498
Conductor Anderson
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnsion 12:01 PM with 49 empties
Arrive Crested Butte 1:45 PM
Depart Crested Butte 3:45 PM with 38 loads 1 empty
Spring Creek 5 minutes pick up
Arrive Gunnison 5:35 PM with 40 loads 1 empty
MONTROSE
Ouray branch with engine 463
Conductor Gribben
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 1:30 PM with 5 loads 17 empties
Arrive Ridgway 3:05 PM, 25 minutes switching, 10 minutes for way bills
Depart Ridgway 3:45 PM
Uncompahgre 10 minutes switching
Arrive Montrose 5:10 PM with 17 loads 1 empty
DURANGO
Farmington branch with engine 487
Conductor Henry
Engineer Peterson
Depart Durango 10:00 Am with 36 empties
Aztec 15 minutes set out
Arrive Farmington 12:55 PM, 4 hours 55 minutes load 27 cars sheep
Depart Farmington 5:30 PM with 30 loads 1 empty
27 sheep
1 gas Ignacio
1 gas Aztec
1 gas Mancos
Naylor 10 minutes pick up
Aztec 15 minutes pick up 5 cars sheep, 2 cars beans and set out
Carbon Jct 10 minutes set out 34 loads for pick up (pick up by extra 487 east later that night)
Arrive Durango 9:00 PM 4 loads 1 empty
Gunnison switch engine 340 with conductor Winters engineer H Gates
Montrose switch engine 605, standard gauge, with conductor Collett engineer J Gates
Durango switch engine 315 with conductor Rowe engineer House
Silverton branch no activity
It seems some time ago a question had been posted inquiring about conductor Edmiston. He worked on one of the Creede branch runs this date.
At present I plan to post next for Nov 16, 17, and 18.
Thank you to all for the very kind comments
Jimmy
