Tuesday January 4 1949
ALAMOSA
Alamosa 7:00 AM clear, calm, earlier in AM received ¼” new snow
Cumbres clear, calm, 6” new snow, 62” on ground
Chama 8:450 AM clear, calm, 18” old snow
Durango cloudy, calm, 12” old snow
Chama extra 485 east, snow work, spreader, flanger OF (edit 1-5-14)
Conductor Young
Engineer Hindelang
Depart Chama 6:10 AM with flanger, spreader with outfits, caboose
Arrive Cumbres 7:20 AM, 30 minutes switch train from house track to passing track to flanger out
Work between Cumbres and Big Horn 7:20 AM to 5:50 PM spread snow
Depart Cumbres 8:00 AM
Los Pinos 35 minutes set out flanger and pick up on return trip
Toltec 40 minutes move car company poles so could flange out siding
Sublette 30 minutes set out RG 6519 company poles for Osier
Big Horn annunciator 5:53 PM
Arrive Alamosa 7:50 PM
From call time to tie up time on duty 14 hours 35 minutes
No. 215 with engine 482, to Chama, at Chama trade for engine 478
Conductor Morgan
Engineer Nissen (to Chama)
Engineer Dieckman (from Chama)
Standard gauge No. 115 arrive Alamosa 6:25 AM
No. 215 depart Alamosa 7:20 AM with 5 cars
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167
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Chama
Meet with extra 485 east not shown
Arrive Cumbres 10:41 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:45 AM
Arrive Chama 11:25 AM, change engines
Depart Chama 11:30 AM
Arrive Gato 1:15 PM
Depart Gato 1:21 PM
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM with 5 cars
No.216 with engine 484, to Chama, at Chama trade for engine 482
Conductor Hines
Engineer Peterson (to Chama)
Engineer Nissen (from Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 5 cars
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327
325
Durango
Arrive Gato 1:48 PM
Depart Gato 1:53 PM
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM, change engines
Depart Chama 4:05 PM
Arrive Cumbres 5:00 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:03 PM
Arrive Alamosa 8:3 PM with 5 cars
Chama extra 486 east with helper engine 483
Conductor Andriko
Engine 486 Oberrich
Engine 493 Stephens
Depart Chama 12:40 PM with 11 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 1:50 PM, 20 minutes helper engine off, pick up, inspection
Extra 483 east depart Cumbres 1:55 PM light for Alamosa
Extra 486 east depart Cumbres 2:10 PM with 22 loads 1 empty
Not shown where passed extra 485 east
Big Horn annunciator 4:06 PM
Arrive Antonito 5:25 PM, 40 minutes station switching and water, pick up 2 spuds
Depart Antontio 6:05 PM
Arrive La Jara 6:40 PM, 30 minutes eat, 1 hour station switching, pick up 3 spuds, extra 485 east by at 7:16 PM and No. 216 by at 8:03 PM
Depart La Jara 8:13 PM
Estrella 10 minutes pick up 1 spuds
La Fruto 2 hours wait on 1 car spuds to be loaded and pick up, and station switching
Arrive Alamosa 11:10 PM with 33 loads 3 empties
SALIDA
Marshall Pass cloudy, moderate east wind, no new snow, 54” snow on ground
Sargent cloudy, calm, 10 below, ½” new snow, 25” on ground
Gunnison clear, calm, 16” old snow
Memorandum reads: “At 1:12 AM fire chief Herrick at Hooper fones, potato cellar on fire and several our cars close to fire and better get engine to Hooper remove cars. Train and engine crews released account fire under control and engine not now needed at 1:50 AM.”
Alamosa extra 1177 east, Hooper turn, Valley line
Conductor Wilson
Engineer J W Johnson
Notation reads: “At 1:20 AM called and released account potato cellar on fire Hooper, fire department say fire under control and engine not needed to remove cars near fire.”
Salida extra 497 west with helper engine 494, plow and flanger, Villa Grove turn and then Sargent turn
Conductor R Young
Engine 497 C D Wilson
Engine 494 Rogers
Depart Salida 7:45 AM with P&F, 2 section men
Arrive Villa Grove 9:40 AM, 15 minutes water and turn
Extra 497 east with helper 494 depart Villa Grove 9:55 AM
Arrive Mears Jct time not shown
Extra 497 west with helper 494 depart Mears Jct time not shown
Arrive Marshall Pass 12:01 PM, 39 minutes flanging and merchandise
Depart Marshall Pass 12:40 PM
Arrive Sargent 1:55 PM, 45 minutes condition engines, 15 minutes switching
Notation reads: “Conductor Young report hill in very bad shape, heavy drifts Mears Jct to Sargent, will have to drag snow between Mile Post 244 and 243 to clean up flange, cleaned ice out but too much wind to drag (?) snow.”
Depart Sargent 2:55 PM
Arrive Marshall Pass 4:30 PM
Depart Marshall Pass 4:40 PM
Arrive Salida 6:45 PM
Salida extra 495 west with helper engine 491, Monarch branch
Conductor Perschbacker
Engine 495 W L Wilson
Engine 491 Graham
Depart Salida 9:00 AM with 2 loads 54 empties
Mile Post 226 20 minutes double train to Maysville
Maysville 10 minutes set out, reduce train
Arrive Monarch 2:30 PM, 2 hours set out train and turn, make up train, air test
Engine 491 return to Salida light, arrive 6:30 PM
Extra 495 east depart Monarch 4:00 PM
Arrive Salida 6:50 PM with 22 loads 2 empties
Conductor noted “spent 3 hours digging out switches.” (In addition to Monarch would include Maysville and Garfield.)
GUNNISON
Crested Butte branch extra 498, snow work
Conductor Dean
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 11:05 AM with flanger OK, spreader
Arrive Crested Butte 1:10 PM, 20 minutes eat, 2 hours 35 minutes flange and spreading snow in yard
Depart Crested Butte 4:05 PM
Arrive Gunnison 6:05 PM with flanger OK, spreader
MONTROSE
Ouray branch extra 456, Ridgway turn
Conductor Warren
Engineer Price
Previous day Ridgway reported 12” new snow, drifted
Extra 456 west depart
Ridgway Montrose 11:30 AM with 13 loads 1 empty (edit 1-26-2019)
Flanger
3 coal Ouray
1 explosives Placerville
4 coal Telluride
4 coal Placerville
Caboose
Arrive Ridgway 1:30 PM with 13 loads 1 empty, 20 minutes switching
Extra 456 depart Ridgway 1:50 PM
Arrive Montrose 3:05 PM with flanger and caboose
DURANGO
Silverton 6” new snow, 28” on ground
Silverton branch Train No. 461 and Train No. 462 with engine 473
Conductor Lyons
Engineer Buchanan
Depart Durango 10:45 AM with 4 loads 13 empties, delayed 1 hour repair flanger on engine 473
1 company coal Hermosa
1 company material Silverton
Coach 212
Deadhead caboose
12 empty box
Caboose
Hermosa 10 minutes set out and spot
Arrive Silverton 3:00 PM with 3 loads 13 empties, 25 minutes eat, 1 hour 15 minutes switch
Depart Silverton 4:40 PM with 6 loads 2 empties
Arrive Durango 7:30 PM with 6 loads 2 empties
Durango switch engine 315 foreman Rowe engineer Rhodes
Jimmy
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 01/26/2019 04:41PM by Jimmy Blouch.
