Tuesday February 8 1949
ALAMOSA
Alamosa 7:00 AM cloudy, calm
Big Horn 7:00 AM light snow, calm, about 4” new snow during night
Dorsey at Sublette 8:40 AM, 10” new snow since 6:00 PM 2/7, not much wind
Cumbres: (log for day showed 40” new snow, 173” on ground)
7:25 AM hard snow, strong SW wind and completely snowed ? ?, new snow and badly drifted, unable get out of office
8:20 AM and 9:45 AM snowing hard, strong SW wind
11:50 AM not snowing now, strong SW wind
1:15 PM partly cloudy, strong SW wind
5:00 PM partly cloudy, brisk SW wind
8:20 PM partly cloudy, light SW wind
Chama 7:00 AM and 8:45 AM light snow, light SW wind, 8” new snow, 32” old snow
Durango 8:15 AM partly cloudy, light wind, 4” new snow, 34” old snow
Trains No. 215 and No. 216 annulled between Antonito and Chama account storm and snow conditions
Trains No. 215 and No. 216 run stub service between Alamosa and Antonito and between Durango and Chama
Alamosa No. 215 with engine 483, to Antonito only
Conductor Hines
Engineer Holly
Depart Alamosa 10:15 AM with 4 cars
Consist not shown
Arrive Antonito 11:25 AM
Antonito No. 216 with engine 483
Conductor Hines
Engineer Holly
Depart Antonito 7:25 PM with 4 cars
Consist not shown
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM with 4 cars
Durango No. 216 with engine 489, to Chama only
Conductor Edmisten
Engineer Dieckman
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 4 cars
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Alamosa
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM with 4 cars
Chama No. 215 with engine 489
Conductor Edmisten
Engineer Peterson
Depart Chama 4:50 PM with 4 cars
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167
323
Alamosa
Arrive Durango 9:35 PM with 4 cars
Durango extra 478 east
Conductor Knight
Engineer J Connor
Sheet shows snow work, no other detail shown, conductor delay report not available
Depart Durango 11:05 AM with 2 loads 1 empty
Arrive Chama 3:45 PM with 2 loads 1 empty
Alamosa Antonito turn with standard gauge engine 1146
Conductor Young
Engineer J W Johnson
SALIDA
Marshall Pass 9:40 AM snowing light, strong W wind
Sargent 8:00 AM cloudy, light W wind, 8” new snow, 20” old snow
Salida extra 497 west with helper engine 495, Monarch branch
Conductor D Young
Engine 497 Sidenstricker
Engine 495 Frantz
Depart Salida 10:40 AM with 2 loads coal for Monarch, flanger, caboose
Silver Creek 45 minutes trying to get water
Arrive Monarch 12:45 PM, 2 hours 15 minutes switch, 15 minutes inspection
Engine 495 return to Salida light, arrive 5:35 PM
Extra 497 east depart Monarch 3:15 PM
Poncha Jct 35 minutes switching
Arrive Salida 6:30 PM with 15 loads 1 empty
GUNNISON
Gunnison partly cloudy, calm, 17” old snow
Crested Butte branch extra 498
Conductor Anderson
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 10:25 AM with 3 loads, tool cars, 42 empties, flanger
Jacks Cabin 20 minutes water
Arrive Crested Butte 12:30 PM, 3 hours flanging yard and mine work, 3 hours 30 minutes wrecking and clearing load track, 30 minutes inspection, 30 minutes pinching caboose onto train
Depart Crested Butte 8:00 PM
Arrive Gunnison 9:45 PM with 34 loads 1 empty, flanger (loads include tool cars)
MONTROSE
Montrose partly cloudy, calm, 2” new snow,7” old snow
Ouray branch extra 345, Ouray turn
Conductor Mahoney
Engineer Tyrer
Depart Montrose 9:30 AM with 3 loads 2 empties, flanger
2 coal Ouray
1 rail Telluride
Caboose
Arrive Ridgway 11:45 PM, 1 hour eat and switching, make 2 trips to Ouray
Depart Ridgway 12:45 PM with 2 loads 1 empty
Arrive Ouray 1:45 PM, 50 minutes switching, 1 hour re-rail RG 9490, this car derailed by contractor Smith dropping car to tipple to load ore
Extra 345 east depart Ouray 3:35 PM with 1 load 1 empty
Arrive Ridgway 4:20 PM, 40 minutes coal engine, 45 minutes switching and water
Extra 345 west depart Ridgway 5:45 PM with 4 loads 12 empty
Mile Post 385 30 minutes double to Ouray
Arrive Ouray 7:50 PM, 40 minutes switching
Extra 345 east depart Ouray 8:30 PM with 1 empty
Ridgway 30 minutes switching
Arrive Montrose 11:15 PM with 1 load 2 empties
DURANGO
Silverton branch and Farmington branch no trains
Durango switch engine 375 foreman Rowe engineer Buchanan
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