Thursday February 10 1949
ALAMOSA
Alamosa clear, calm
Cumbres 7:30 AM and 10:15 AM clear, calm
Chama 8:30 AM clear, calm, 39” old snow
Durango 8:20 AM clear, calm, 26” old snow
No. 215 with engine 485, at Chama trade for engine 489
Conductor Hines
Engineer Holly (to Chama)
Engineer Cummins (from Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:05 AM with 4 cars
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Alamosa
Arrive Cumbres 10:19 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:22 AM
Arrive Chama 11:13 AM, change engines
Depart Chama 11:18 AM
Arrive Gato 1:22 PM
Depart Gato 1:27 PM
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM with 4 cars
Chama work extra 487 east with rotary OY, helper engine 488
Conductor Boles
Engine 487 Hindelang
Rotary OY engineer Brinsfield
Rotary OY pilot Oberrich
Engine 488 Dalla
Depart Chama 8:25 AM
Arrive Coxo 10:10 AM, 25 minutes wait for No. 215
Depart Coxo 10:35 AM
Arrive Cumbres 10:50 AM, helper engine 488 off
Extra 488 west depart Cumbres 11:15 AM light for Chama
Work extra 487 east depart Cumbres 11:25 AM
Sublette 3:35 PM
Big Horn annunciator 4:13 PM
Arrive Alamosa 7:50 PM
No. 216 with engine 478, at Chama trade for engine 485
Conductor Duxstadt
Engineer Dieckman (to Chama)
Engineer Holly (from Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 4 cars
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Durango
Arrive Gato 1:50 PM
Depart Gato 1:56 PM
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM, change engines
Depart Chama 4:05 PM
Arrive Cumbres 5:02 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:05 PM
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM with 4 cars
Durango extra 486 east, light engine to Gato, helper for extra 480 west
Engineer Howe
Depart Durango 10:10 AM
Arrive Gato 1:00 PM
Chama extra 480 west, at Gato add helper engine 486
Conductor Knight
Engine 480 J Connor
Engine 486 Howe (on Gato)
Depart Chama 10:15 AM with 44 loads 2 empties
Monero 10 minutes merchandise
Lumberton 15 minutes merchandise, 20 minutes No. 215 by
Dulce 25 minutes merchandise
Arrive Navajo 1:25 PM, 1 hour 5 minutes meet No. 216
Depart Navajo 2:30 PM
Gato 35 minutes merchandise, turn and add helper engine 486
Arboles 10 minutes merchandise
Tiffany 5 minutes merchandise
Ignacio 10 minutes set out
Arrive Durango 8:30 PM with 41 loads 5 empties
Chama Cumbres turn with engines 484, 482 and 488
Conductor Young
Engine 484 J W Johnson
Engine 482 Groshart
Engine 488 Dalla
Depart Cumbres 2:50 PM with 18 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 4:25 PM with 18 loads 1 empty, set out, turn
Extra 484 west depart Cumbres 4:30 PM with caboose
Meet with No. 216 not shown
Arrive Chama 5:35 PM
Extra 482 west depart Cumbres 4:40 PM light for Chama, arrive 5:45 PM
Extra 488 west depart Cumbres 4:50 PM light for Chama, arrive 5:55 PM
Chama extra 488 east, depart 11:35 PM, on post for Feb 11
SALIDA
Marshall Pass clear, moderate W wind, 2” new snow, 76” on ground
Sargent clear, calm, 28” old snow
Salida extra 495 west with helper engines 494 and 491, Sargent turn with Sargent hill turn
Conductor Wright
Engine 495 Frantz
Engine 494 Rogers
Engine 491 Graham
Depart Salida 12:55 PM with 41 empties
Mears Jct 15 minutes water
Arrive Marshall Pass 3:25 PM with 41 empties, 30 minutes helper engines off, inspection, retainers
Extra 494 west depart Marshall Pass 3:40 PM light for Sargent
Extra 491 west depart Marshall Pass 4:05 PM light for Sargent, behind extra 495 west
Extra 495 west depart Marshall Pass 3:55 PM with 41 empties
Buxton 15 minutes set out
Arrive Sargent 5:25 PM with caboose, 50 minutes condition engines, turn, get train
As Sargent hill turn extra 495 east with helpers 494 and 491 depart Sargent 6:15 PM with 17 loads 1 empty
Mile Post 243 45 minutes double into Marshall Pass
Arrive Marshall Pass 8:30 PM with 17 loads 1 empty, set out, turn
Extra 494 west depart Marshall Pass 8:40 PM light for Sargent
Extra 491 west depart Marshall Pass 8:50 PM light for Sargent
Extra 495 west depart Marshall Pass 9:00 PM with caboose
Arrive Sargent 10:10 PM with caboose, 40 minutes condition engines, 10 minutes switch
Extra 495 east with helpers 494 and 491 depart Sargent 1:05 PM with 15 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 12:40 AM with 15 loads 1 empty, 1 hour 5 minutes helper engines off, pick up, inspection
Extra 494 east depart Marshall Pass 1:00 AM light for Salida
Extra 491 east depart Marshall Pass 1:10 AM light for Salida
Extra 495 east depart Marshall Pass 1:45 AM with 39 loads 1 empty
Arrive Salida 3:50 AM with 39 loads 1 empty
GUNNISON
Gunnison clear, calm, 17” old snow
Crested Butte branch extra 493
Conductor Anderson
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 12:25 PM with 41 empties, flanger OK
Jacks Cabin 20 minutes taking water
Arrive Crested Butte 2:25 PM, 1 hour 45 minutes switching mines, inspection
Depart Crested Butte 4:05 PM with 27 loads 1 empty, flanger
22 coal CF&I
1 coal La Jara
3 coal Gunnison
1 company coal
Caboose
Arrive Gunnison 6:25 PM with 27 loads 1 empty, flanger
MONTROSE
Montrose clear, calm, 7” old snow
Ouray branch extra 345, Ouray turn
Conductor Mahoney
Engineer Tyrer
Depart Montrose 10:00 AM with caboose
Arrive Ridgway 11:55 AM, 35 minutes switching and eat
Depart Ridgway 12:30 PM with 2 loads 1 empty
Arrive Ouray 1:25 PM with 2 loads 1 empty, 3 hours 5 minutes switching and inspection
Extra 345 east depart Ouray 4:35 PM with 5 loads 7 empties
Arrive Montrose 7:15 PM with 5 loads 2 empties
DURANGO
Silverton branch and Farmington branch no trains
Durango switch engine 375 foreman Rowe engineer Buchanan
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