Monday February 7 1949
ALAMOSA
Alamosa 7:00 AM clear, calm
Cumbres:
6:45 AM cloudy, brisk SW wind, trace new snow, no drifting
7:15 AM snowing hard, light SW wind
8:45 AM heavy snow, light SW wind
10:45 AM heavy snow, brisk SW wind
11:45 AM and 2:00 PM snowing hard, light SW wind, not drifting
5:00 PM snowing hard, very strong SW wind, drifting bad
10:45 PM “snowing very, very hard, drifting very bad, can’t get out of depot door, the worst he ever saw, can’t even see thermomator, snow drifted half way up to top of front of depot.”
Chama:
8:30 AM snowing light, calm, trace new snow, 32” old snow
4:30 PM light snow, brisk SW wind 4” new snow, 32” old snow
11:00 PM snowing hard, light SW wind, 7” new snow, 32” old snow
Durango:
8:20 AM snowing hard, calm, 3” new snow, 26” old snow
4:45 PM snowing hard, calm, 8” new snow, 28” old snow
Alamosa work extra 482-487 west, snow work
Conductor Young
Engine 482 Oberrich
Engine 487 Hindelang
Depart Alamosa 6:25 AM with spreader, flanger, 2 caboose
Arrive Antonito 7:20 AM
Depart Antonito 7:35 AM
Work between Antonito and Coxo, spread snow
At Sublette “Meek Sublette, says turn extra west at Antonito, 50 MPH wind at Big Horn, snow drifting bad.”
Big Horn annunciator 8:52 AM
Arrive Cumbres 10:30 AM, No. 215 by
Depart Cumbres 11:40 AM
Coxo times not shown
Extra 482-487 east arrive Cumbres time not shown
Depart Cumbres 1:40 PM
Arrive Antonito 6:40 PM
Depart Antonito 6:55 PM
Arrive Alamosa 7:55 PM with spreader, flanger, 2 caboose
No. 215 with engine 483, at Chama trade for engine 478
Conductor Edmisten
Engineer Nissen (to Chama)
Engineer Dieckman (from Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:13 AM with 4 cars
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Alamosa
Big Horn annunciator 9:00 AM
Arrive Cumbres 10:40 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:43 AM
Arrive Chama 11:28 AM, change engines
Depart Chama 11:33 AM
Arrive Gato 1:15 PM
Depart Gato 1:21 PM
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM with 4 cars
Alamosa extra 488 west with helper engine 485
Conductor Andriko
Engine 488 Firm
Engine 485 J W Johnson
Depart Alamosa 8:25 AM with 42 loads 54 empties
La Fruto 20 minutes set out and station switching
Estrella 10 minutes set out
La Jara 45 minutes switching
Romeo 15 minutes set out
Arrive Antonito 12:20 PM with 44 loads 23 empties, receive orders to return to Alamosa, 1 hour 5 minutes switching
Extra 488 east depart Antonito 1:15 PM light for Alamosa, arrive Alamosa 2:30 PM
Extra 485 east depart Antonito 1:25 PM with 2 loads 3 empties
Arrive Alamosa 2:30 PM with 2 loads 3 empties
No. 216 with engine 473, at Chama add helper engine 483, helper stay on to Alamosa
Conductor Morgan
Engine 473 Peterson (to Chama)
Engine 473 Nissen (from Chama)
Helper engine 483 Dalla (on Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 5 cas
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Durango
Arrive Gato 1:45 PM
Depart Gato 1:49 PM
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM, add helper engine 483
Depart Chama 4:25 PM
Arrive Cumbres 5:13 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:17 PM
Arrive Alamoa 8:30 PM with 5 cars
SALIDA
Marshall Pass:
9:30 AM snowing, calm
6:00 PM snowing light, light W wind, 5” new snow, 60” on ground
Sargent:
8:00 AM snowing hard, calm
5:00 PM snowing hard, 8” new snow, 20” old snow
Gunnison:
8:00 AM cloudy, calm, snowing light, 12” old snow
4:30 PM snowing hard, light W wind, 4” new snow, 12” old snow
Salida extra 495-493 west, snow work, Sargent turn and then Monarch branch
Conductor Wright
Engine 495 Hockett
Engine 493 Graham
Depart Salida 8:35 AM with flanger OL, caboose
Arrive Marshall Pass 10:05 AM
Depart Marshall Pass 10:40 AM
Arrive Sargent 12:05 PM, 1 hour 5 minutes condition engines, turn
Extra 495-493 east depart Sargent 1:10 PM
Arrive Marshall Pass 2:10 PM
Depart Marshall Pass 2:25 PM
Arrive Poncha Jct 4:22 PM
Extra 495-493 west depart Poncha Jct 4:30 PM
Arrive Garfield 5:30 PM, 20 minutes eat
Depart Garfield 5:50 PM
Arrive Monarch 6:10 PM, 1 hour 5 minutes clean switches and snow off main line
Extra 495-493 east depart Monarch 7:15 PM
Poncha Jct 8:31 PM
Arrive Salida 8:55 PM with flanger OL and caboose
Gunnison extra 494 east, light engine to Sargent, helper for extra 499 east
Engineer W Wilson
Depart Gunnison 1:00 PM, behind extra 499 east
Arrive Sargent 2:50 PM
Gunnison extra 499 east with helper engine 492, to Salida after Sargent hill turn, at Sargent add helper engine 494
Conductor D Young
Engine 499 C Wilson
Engine 492 Rhodes
Engine 494 W Wilson (on Sargent)
Depart Gunnison 12:50 PM with 45 loads 1 empty
2 coal Del Norte
3 coal Romeo
1 coal Villa Grove
1 coal La Jara
1 coal (?) (via Valley line)
6 coal Salida
2 coal Monarch
3 company coal Salida
2 company coal Sargent
24 coal CF&I
Caboose
Arrive Sargent 2:45 PM with 45 loads 1 empty, 50 minutes switching, condition engines, eat, add helper engine 494
As Sargent hill turn extra 499 east with helpers 492 and 494 depart Sargent 3:35 PM with 17 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 5:05 PM with 17 loads 1 empty, set out, turn
Extra 494 west depart Marshall Pass 5:20 PM light for Sargent
Extra 492 west depart Marshall Pass 5:35 PM light for Sargent
Extra 499 west depart Marshall Pass 5:45 PM with caboose
Arrive Sargent 6:55 PM with caboose, 50 minutes condition engines, turn, pick up, includes pick up flanger, appears to be OI
Extra 499 east with helpers 492 and 494 depart Sargent 7:45 PM with 15 loads 2 empties, flanger
Arrive Marshall Pass 9:20 PM, 1 hour 30 minutes helper engines off, pick up, inspection
Extra 492 east depart Marshall Pass 9:25 PM light for Salida
Extra 494 east depart Marshall Pass 9:45 PM light for Salida
Extra 499 east depart Marshall Pass 10:50 PM with 32 loads 1 empty, flanger
Mears Jct 30 minutes set out 8 Valley loads
Arrive Salida 1:20 AM with 24 loads 1 empty, flanger OI
GUNNISON
Crested Butte branch work extra 498, snow work
Conductor Anderson
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 9:20 AM with spreader and flanger, caboose
Arrive Crested Butte 12:05 PM, 20 minutes eat, 3 hours 45 minutes spread and flange yard
Extra 498 east depart Crested Butte 4:10 PM
Arrive Gunnison 5:45 PM with spreader, flanger, caboose
MONTROSE
Montrose 9:00 AM cloudy, brisk W wind, drifting some, no new snow, 8” old snow
Ridgway cloudy, calm, 4” new snow Sunday, 16” old snow
Ouray 11:30 AM snowing light, brisk wind early, not so much now, 6” new snow, 24” on ground
Ouray branch extra 345, Ouray turn
Depart Montrose 9:10 AM with flanger and caboose
Arrive Ridgway time not shown, make 3 trips Ridgway to Ouray
Depart Ridgway 10:50 AM with flanger and caboose
Arrive Ouray 12:30 PM, 1 hour 10 minutes flange yard and siding
Extra 345 east depart Ouray 1:40 PM with flanger and caboose
Arrive Ridgway 2:20 PM, 2 hours 5 minutes air pipe broke on engine, coal engine, switching
Extra 345 west depart Ridgway 4:25 PM with 3 loads 1 empty
Arrive Ouray 5:20 PM with 3 loads 1 empty, 25 minutes switching, 5 minutes inspection
Extra 345 east depart Ouray 6:00 PM with 2 empties
Arrive Ridgway 6:45 PM, 25 minutes switching
Extra 345 west depart Ridgway 7:10 PM with 4 loads 1 empty
Arrive Ouray 8:10 PM, 50 minutes switching
Extra 345 east depart Ouray 9:00 PM with caboose
Arrive Montrose 11:30 PM with 2 empties, flanger
DURANGO
Silverton branch and Farmington branch no trains
Durango switch engine 375 foreman Rowe engineer Buchanan
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