Wednesday February 9 1949
ALAMOSA
Alamosa clear, calm
Cumbres 7:30 AM clear, calm
Chama 8:30 AM clear, calm, 40” old snow
Durango 8:20 AM clear, calm, 30” old snow
Alamosa extra 487-488 west with rotary OY
Conductor Boles
Engine 487 Hindelang
Engine 488 Dalla
Rotary OY engineer Brinsfield
Rotary OY pilot Oberrich
On board T C Cummins, J F Selby, H V Meek
Depart Alamosa 4:40 AM
Arrive Antonito 6:00 AM, 35 minutes coal & water rotary
Sublette 9:10 AM
Arrive Osier 11:15 AM
Depart Osier 11:40 AM
Arrive Cumbres 1:20 PM, 1 hour 5 minutes clear yard
Depart Cumbres 2:25 PM
Arrive Chama 4:05 PM
No. 215 with engine 483, at Chama trade for engine 478
Conductor Duxstadt
Engineer Nissen (to Chama)
Engineer Dieckman (from Chama)
Depart Alamosa 11:30 AM with 4 cars
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164
312
Durango
Arrive Cumbres 2:34 PM
Depart Cumbres 2:40 PM
Delayed 30 minutes behind rotary
Arrive Chama 4:10 PM, change engines, meet No. 216
Depart Chama 4:25 PM
Arrive Durango 9:10 PM with 4 cars
No. 216 with engine 489, at Chama trade for engine 483
Conductor Edmisten
Engineer Cummins (to Chama)
Engineer Nissen (from Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 4 cars
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167
323
Alamosa
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM, meet No. 215, 1 hour 10 minutes condition engine 483, change to engine 483
Depart Chama 5:15 PM
Arrive Cumbres 6:02 PM
Depart Cumbres 6:05 PM
Los Pinos 15 minutes account air hose parting
Big Horn 15 minutes meet extra 482-484 west
Arrive Alamosa 10:00 PM with 4 cars
Standard gauge No. 116 departed Alamosa after arrival of No. 216
Chama extra 480 west, Lumberton turn
Conductor Knight
Engineer J Connor
Called for 8:30 AM, 3 hours 45 minutes flange yard with engine 478, 25 minutes eat, 15 minutes condition engine 480
Depart Chama 12:55 PM with 2 loads 1 empty, flanger
Azotea 10 minutes flange side track
Monero 10 minutes flange side track
Arrive Lumberton 2:35 PM with 2 loads 1 empty, flanger, 30 minutes flange side track, turn
Extra 480 east depart Lumberton 3:05 PM with 1 load 1 empty, flanger
Arrive Monero 3:30 PM, 40 minutes switching, 1 hour 5 minutes meet No. 215, 25 minutes water and pick up
Depart Monero 5:40 PM
Arrive Chama 6:50 PM with 16 loads 1 empty, flanger
Alamosa extra 482 west with helper engine 484
Conductor Young
Engine 482 Groshart
Engine 484 J W Johnson
Depart Alamosa 3:30 PM with 4 loads 7 empties
Arrive Antonito 4:45 PM with 4 loads 7 empties, 55 minutes set out and pick up, coal & water and unload merchandise
Depart Antonito 5:40 PM with 45 loads 1 empty
Arrive Big Horn 7:25 PM, 45 minutes wait for and meet No. 216
Depart Big Horn 8:10 PM
Sublette 1 hour 25 minutes water, eat and pick up B&B outfits
Arrive Cumbres 1:30 AM with 54 loads 1 empty, 45 minutes helper engine off, inspection
Extra 484 west depart Cumbres 2:00 AM light for Chama
Extra 482 west depart Cumbres 2:20 AM with 54 loads 1 empty
Arrive Chama 3:35 AM with 54 loads 1 empty
SALIDA
Marshall Pass 9:00 AM snowing light, light W wind
Sargent 8:25 AM cloudy, clam, 28” old snow
Gunnison 8:00 AM cloudy, calm, 17” old snow
Salida extra 499 west with helper engines 493 and 492, to Gunnison
Conductor R Young
Engine 499 Veo
Engine 493 Rhodes
Engine 492 Hockett
Depart Salida 2:30 AM with 102 empties
Poncha Jct 35 minutes switching
Mears Jct 20 minutes water
Mile Post 231 10 minutes work on engine 492 sanders
Grays 20 minutes reduce 5 empty gons account bad rail
Arrive Marshall Pass 7:40 AM with 46 empties, 35 minutes helper engines off, inspection, eat
Extra 493 west depart Marshall Pass 8:00 AM light for Gunnison
Extra 492 west depart Marshall Pass 8:25 AM light for Gunnison, behind extra 499 west
Extra 499 west depart Marshall Pass 8:15 AM with 46 empties
Sargent 20 minutes switching, water and coal
Arrive Gunnison 11:10 AM with 46 empties
Salida extra 497 west with helper engine 494, Sargent turn
Conductor Wright
Engine 497 Graham
Engine 494 C D Wilson
Depart Salida 3:00 AM with caboose and flanger OL
Arrive Poncha Jct 3:15 AM, 30 minutes meet extra 499-493-492 west, (meaning run around extra 499 west)
Depart Poncha Jct 3:45 AM
Arrive Marshall Pass 5:30 AM, 20 minutes flange spur
Depart Marshall Pass 5:50 AM
Arrive Sargent 7:15 AM with caboose and flanger, 45 minutes condition engines, 2 hours 10 minutes meet extras 493, 499 and 492 west, 30 minutes get train out of snow
Salida extra 491 west, light engine to Sargent, helper for extra 497 east
Engineer Sidenstricker
Depart Salida 3:55 AM
At Poncha Jct pass extra 499 west
Arrive Sargent 7:25 AM
At Sargent extra 497 east with helper engines 494 and 492 depart Sargent 10:40 AM with 16 loads 1 empty, flanger OL
2 company coal
14 coal CF&I
Caboose
Arrive Marshall Pass 12:10 PM with 16 loads 1 empty, flanger, 40 minutes helper engines off, inspection
Extra 494 east depart Marshall Pass time not shown light for Salida
Extra 491 east depart Marshall Pass time not shown light for Salida
Extra 497 east depart Marshall Pass 12:50 PM with 16 loads 2 empties, flanger
Poncha Jct 15 minutes cut crossing, (empties that had been set out by extra 499 west)
Arrive Salida 3:25 PM with 16 loads 2 empties, flanger
Gunnison extra 498 east, light engine to Salida, helper for extra 499 east
Engineer Hockett
Depart Gunnison 9:00 PM, behind extra 499 east
Arrive Sargent time not shown
Gunnison extra 499 east with helper engine 492, to Salida after Sargent hill turn, at Sargent add helper engine 498
Conductor R Young
Engine 499 Veo
Engine 492 Rhodes
Engine 498 Hockett (on Sargent)
Depart Gunnison 8:40 PM with 59 loads 1 empty
1 coal Hooper
1 coal La Jara
57 coal CF&I
Parlin 15 minutes water
Arrive Sargent 11:35 PM, 35 minutes double in, 1 hour 20 minutes condition engines, add helper engine 498
As Sargent hill turn extra 499 east with helper engines 492 and 498 depart Sargent 1:30 AM with 16 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 3:30 AM with 16 loads 1 empty, set out, turn
Extra 498 west depart Marshall Pass 3:50 AM light for Sargent
Extra 492 west depart Marshall Pass 4:00 AM light for Sargent
Extra 499 west depart Marshall Pass 4:10 AM with caboose
Arrive Sargent 5:20 AM with caboose, 30 minutes set coal, 1 hour 5 minutes condition engines, 20 minutes get train
Extra 499 east with helpers 492 and 498 depart Sargent 7:15 AM with 15 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 8:45 AM with 15 loads 1 empty, 40 minutes helper engines off, pick up, inspection
Extra 498 east depart Marshall Pass 8:55 AM light for Salida
Extra 492 east depart Marshall Pass 9:15 AM light for Salida
Extra 499 east depart Marshall Pass 9:25 AM with 17 loads 2 empties
Not shown set out 2 loads Mears Jct
Arrive Salida 11:30 AM (Feb 10) with 15 loads 1 empty
GUNNISON
Crested Butte branch extra 498
Conductor Anderson
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 11:05 AM with 8 empties, flanger
Arrive Crested Butte 12:40 PM, 2 hours 25 minutes switching, mine work, inspection
Depart Crested Butte 3:05 PM with 36 loads 1 empty, flanger
27 coal CF&I
1 coal Hooper
1 coal La Jara
7 company coal
Arrive Gunnison 4:40 PM with 36 loads 1 empty, flanger
MONTROSE
Ouray branch extra 456, Ridgway turn
Conductor Mahoney
Engineer Tyrer
Depart Montrose 12:25 PM with 9 loads 1 empty
2 coal Ridgway
2 coal Telluride
3 loads Ouray
2 coal Ouray
Arrive Ridgway 2:25 PM, 2 hours switching
Depart Ridgway 4:25 PM
Arrive Montrose 6:10 PM with 21 loads 1 empty
DURANGO
Silverton branch and Farmington branch no trains
Durango switch engine 375 foreman Rowe engineer Buchanan
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