Wednesday February 16 1949
ALAMOSA
Alamosa 7:00 AM clear, calm
Cumbres clear, calm, all day
Chama 8:30 AM clear, calm, 32” old snow
Durango 8:20 AM clear, calm, 16” old snow
Trains No. 215 and No. 216 not operated between Antonito and Chama
Stub service operated with passenger extra between Alamosa and Antonito and with No. 216 and No. 215 between Durango and Chama
Alamosa passenger extra with standard gauge engine 1146, Antonito turn
Conductor Morgan
Engineer Nissen
Depart Alamosa 10:45 AM with 3 cars
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169
327
Arrive Antonito 11:45 AM
Passenger extra 1146 east depart Antonito 7:25 PM with 3 cars
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM with 3 cars
Durango No. 216 with engine 488, to Chama
Conductor Hines
Engineer Dieckman
Depart Durango 11:15 Am with 4 cars
65
164
312
Durango
Arrive Chama 4:125 PM with 4 cars
Chama No. 215 with engine 488, to Durango
Conductor Hines
Engineer Cummins
Depart Chama 4:30 PM with 4 cars
65
164
312
Durango
Arrive Durango 9:40 PM with 4 cars
Chama extra 486 east with helper engine 482
Conductor Bryant
Engine 486 Groshart
Engine 482 Oberrich
Depart Chama 2:45 PM with 15 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 4:00 PM with 15 loads 1 empty, 30 minutes water, cut helper out and set out, 1 hour 50 minutes doubling off of storage, flanging, re-railing cars
Memorandum reads: “At 5:30 PM operator Cumbres advises extra 482-486 east has cars off track at Cumbres, section men at derailment at Cumbres, re-railed 6:15 PM.”
Sheet does not reflect separate departure for helper engine 482, appears stayed on to Big Horn
Extra 486-482 east depart Cumbres 6:20 PM with 38 loads 11 empties
Arrive Big Horn 8:25 PM, 10 minutes inspection (not stated, helper engine 482 off)
Extra 482 east depart Big Horn time not shown light for Alamosa
Extra 486 east depart Big Horn 8:35 PM
Arrive Antonito 9:30 PM, 40 minutes put up coal, 1 hour 10 minutes pick up, eat
Depart Antonito 11:20 PM
La Jara 1 hour 5 minutes pick up and spot
La Fruto 15 minutes pick up and spot
Arrive Alamosa 2:15 AM with 51 loads 13 empties
SALIDA
Marshall Pass 9:00 AM clear, moderate W wind, 2” new snow, 78” on ground
Sargent 8:30 AM clear, calm, 26” old snow
Salida extra 497 west with helper engine 498, Sargent turn with Sargent hill turn, at Sargent add helper engine 495
Conductor R Young
Engine 497 Veo
Engine 498 Frantz
Engine 495 Hockett (on Sargent)
Depart Salida 8:25 AM with 28 empties and flanger OL
Poncha Jct 30 minutes set out and fire space train
Arrive Marshall Pass 11:00 AM with flanger
Depart Marshall Pass 11:20 AM with flanger
Arrive Sargent 12:20 PM with flanger, 45 minutes condition engines, turn, pick up
Salida extra 495 west, light engine to Sargent, helper for extra497 east
Engineer Hockett
Depart Salida 10:00 AM
Arrive Sargent 12:40 PM
As Sargent hill turn extra 497 east with helpers 498 and 495 depart Sargent 1:05 PM with 16 loads 1 empty, flanger
Arrive Marshall Pass 2:30 PM with 16 loads 1 empty, flanger, set out, turn
Extra 495 west depart Marshall Pass 2:40 PM light for Sargent
Extra 498 west depart Marshall Pass 2:50 PM light for Sargent
Extra 497 west depart Marshall Pass 3:00 PM with caboose
Arrive Sargent 4:05 PM with caboose, 50 minutes condition engines, switching
Extra 497 east with helper engines 498 and 495 depart Sargent 5:00 PM with 17 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 6:35 PM with 17 loads 1 empty, 1 hour helper engines off, pick up, inspection
Extra 498 east depart Marshall Pass 7:05 PM light for Sargent
Extra 495 east depart Marshall Pass 7:15 PM light for Sargent
Extra 497 east depart Marshall Pass 7:35 PM with 33 loads 1 empty, flanger
Arrive Salida 9:55 PM with 33 loads 1 empty, flanger OL
GUNNISON
Gunnison 8:15 AM clear, calm, 14” old snow
Baldwin branch extra 278
Conductor Anderson
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 10:00 AM with flanger
Mile Post 300 2 hours 10 minutes go to Gunnison for water
Arrive Castleton 3:25 PM,20 minutes water and flange wye
Depart Castleton 3:45 PM
Arrive Alpine 3:55 PM, 50 minutes switching
Depart Alpine 4:45 PM
Arrive Castleton 4:55 PM, 10 minutes switching
Depart Castleton 5:05 PM
Arrive Gunnison 6:25 PM with 12 loads 1 empty, flanger
MONTROSE
No narrow gauge trains
Montrose switch engine 456 foreman Mahoney engineer Price
DURANGO
Silverton branch extra 463
Conductor Bruce
Engineer Howe
Depart Durango 9:30 AM with 10 loads 1 empty
1 steel balls Silverton
3 loads Silverton
3 coal Silverton
1 merchandise way
Coach
Caboose
Durango to Hermosa 50 minutes cleaning crossings
Arrive Hermosa 11:00 AM, 2 hours 25 minutes engine broke down and wait for repairs from Durango
Depart Hermosa 1:25 PM
Tacoma 5 minutes merchandise
Mile Post 479½ 10 minutes merchandise
Hermosa to Mile Post 488 1 hour account heavy drifted snow
Arrive Mile Post 488½ 4:50 PM, 10 minutes examine slide,
Extra 463 east depart Mile Post 488½ 5:00 PM for Durango
Arrive Rockwood 7:00 PM 45 minutes turn engine
Depart Rockwood 7:45 PM
Arrive Durango 9:10 PM with 3 loads 1 empty
Durango switch engine 315 foreman Rowe engineer Buchanan
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