Saturday December 4 1948
ALAMOSA
Alamosa 11:30 AM cloudy, strong SW wind
Cumbres:
8:00 AM cloudy, snowing light
10:30 AM snowing hard, brisk SW wind
2:30 PM snowing hard, strong SW wind, 6” new snow
5:00 PM snowing hard, strong SW wind
Chama:
8:00 AM cloudy, calm
11:40 AM snowing light
4:30 PM cloudy, calm, 1” new snow
Durango:
8:00 AM cloudy, calm
4:45 PM partly cloudy, strong NE wind, 1½” new snow
Chama extra 481 east with helper engines 487 and 482
Conductor Young
Engine 481 Brown
Engine 487 Brinsfield
Engine 482 J W Johnson
Depart Chama 1:55 AM with 26 loads 6 empties
Arrive Cumbres 3:25 AM with 26 loads 6 empties, 15 minutes helper engines off, pick up, inspection
Extra 482 west depart Cumbres 3:40 AM light for Chama
Extra 487 east depart Cumbres 3:30 AM light for Alamosa
Extra 481 east depart Cumbres 3:40 AM with 62 loads 7 empties
Arrive Antonito 6:40 AM, switch out and pick up
Depart Antonito 6:45 AM
Arrive La Jara 7:25 AM, 25 minutes meet No. 215
Depart La Jara 7:50 AM
Estrella time shown as 8:08 AM
Arrive Alamosa 8:25 AM with 62 loads 9 empties
It would appear engine 453 was not moved on this train.
Assuming the date of December 4, 1948, is correct for the Richardson photo: it shows light engine 487 arriving Alamosa from Cumbres with engine 453 already in the yard.
Engine 487 arrived Alamosa 7:55 AM, tied up at 8:10 AM. At this same time extra 481 east was just leaving Estrella.
Engine 453 apparently was moved from Chama to Alamosa either Nov 30 or Dec 2 1948. Notation not made on sheet.
No. 215 with engine 478
Conductor Hines
Engineer Holly (to Chama)
Engineer Peterson (from Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:15 AM with 5 cars
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164
327
325
Alamosa
Arrive Cumbres 10:19 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:22 AM
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM
Depart Chama 11:15 AM
Arrive Gato 1:20 PM
Depart Gato 1:25 PM
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM with 5 cars
No. 216 with engine 485
Conductor Edmisten
Engineer Dieckman (to Chama)
Engineer Holly (from Chama)
Engineer J W Johnson and fireman deadhead Chama to Alamosa
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 5 cars
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167
323
319
Chama
Arrive Gato 1:54 PM
Depart Gato 1:58 PM
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:05 PM
Arrive Cumbres 5:00 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:03 PM
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM with 5 cars
Chama extra 484 west, light engine to Lumberton, helper for extra 482 east
Engineer Connor
Depart Chama 4:00 PM
Arrive Lumberton 5:35 PM
Chama extra 482 west, Lumberton turn, at Lumberton add helper engine 484
Conductor Knight
Engine 482 Cummins
Engine 484 Connor (on Lumberton)
Depart Chama 1:45 PM with 5 loads 6 empties
6 empty dumps
Caboose
Willow Creek 1 hour 45 minutes unload 4 cars cinders and meet No. 216
Monero 40 minutes switching
Arrive Lumberton 5:25 PM, 40 minutes switching, add helper engine 484
Extra 482 east with helper engine 484 depart Lumberton 6:05 PM with 26 loads 1 empty
Monero 20 minutes water and pick up
Arrive Chama 8:15 PM with 38 loads 1 empty
Alamosa Antonito turn with standard gauge engine 1177
Conductor Andriko
Engineer Stephens
Consist back into Alamosa included moving engine 473 from Antonito to Alamosa
SALIDA
Marshall Pass snowing light during day, by 6:00 PM 6” new snow, 26” old snow, total 32” on ground
Sargent cloudy, calm, 5:00 PM 2” new snow
Gunnison cloudy, calm, 5:00 PM strong W west, snowing hard, ½” new snow
Salida extra 491 west with helper engine 497, Monarch branch
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 491 Graham
Engine 497 Hockett, fireman Johnstone
Fireman had 7 hours 40 minutes previous duty, no double between Maysville and Monarch
Depart Salida 5:15AM with 1 load 41 empties
Poncha Jct 10 minutes set out
Maysville 10 minutes set out
Arrive Monarch 7:20 AM, 1 hour switching, 20 minutes inspection
Engine 497 return to Salida light, arrive 9:45 AM
Extra 491 east depart Monarch 8:40 AM
Arrive Salida 10:55 AM with 16 loads 1 empty
Salida extra 493 west, light engine to Mineral Hot Springs, Valley line, helper for extra 495 east
Engineer Hyatt
Depart Salida 11:10 AM
Arrive Mineral Hot Springs time not shown
Alamosa extra 495 east, Valley line, at Mineral Hot Springs add helper engine 493
Conductor D Young
Engine 495 Sidenstricker
Engine 493 Hyatt (on Mineral Hot Springs)
Depart Alamosa 10:45 AM with 16 loads 23 empties
Hooper 35 minutes switching
Moffat 25 minutes switching
Mineral Hot Springs add helper engine 493
Mile Post 238 20 minutes shovel down coal
Mile Post 231 double to Poncha Pass
Arrive Poncha Pass 4:25 PM, 15 minutes helper engine off, pick up, inspection
Extra 493 east depart Poncha Pass time not shown light for Salida
Extra 495 east depart Poncha Pass 4:40 PM
Mears Jct 15 minutes switching
Arrive Salida 6:05 PM with 26 loads 11 empties
GUNNISON
Gunnison switch engine 492 foreman Anderson engineer Braswell, on duty 4 hours
MONTRSOE
Ouray branch extra 345, Ouray turn
Conductor Mahoney
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 8:15 AM with 7 loads 1 empty
5 coal Telluride
2 coal Ouray
Arrive Ridgway 10:20 AM, 25 minutes switching, double Montrose to Ouray
Depart Ridgway 10:45 AM with 6 loads 1 empty
Arrive Ouray 11:45 AM with 6 loads 1 empty, 2 hours eat, switching and inspection
Depart Ouray 1:55 PM with 6 loads 2 empties
Arrive Ridgway 2:40 PM, 35 minutes switching, coal engine, turn
Depart Ridgway 3:15 PM with 5 loads 1 empty
Arrive Ouray 4:15 PM with 5 loads 1 empty, 30 minutes switching
Depart Ouray 4:45 PM with caboose
Arrive Ridgway 5:20 PM, 10 minutes switching
Depart Ridgway 5:30 PM
Arrive Montrose 6:55 PM with 7 loads 1empty
DURANGO
Silverton branch Train No. 461 and Train No. 462 with engine 476
Conductor Bruce
Engineer Buchanan
Depart Durango 9:35 AM with 7 loads 6 empties
2 coal Silverton
3 steel balls
1 merchandise way
5 empty box
Coach 212
Caboose
Hermosa 5 minutes merchandise
Cascade 5 minutes merchandise
Arrive Silverton 1:00 PM with 7 loads 6 empties, 1 hour 40 minutes eat and station switching
Depart Silverton 2:40 PM with 9 loads 8 empties
2 ore Amarillo
5 ore Leadville
1 merchandise(?) east
7 empty gons
Coach 212
Caboose
Arrive Durango 5:40 PM with 9 loads 8 empties
Durango switch engine 375 foreman P V Murray engineer Houck, 1 hour 20 minutes overtime switching San Juan equipment
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