Thursday February 17 1949
ALAMOSA
Alamosa, Cumbres, Chama and Durango clear, calm
No. 215 with engine 483, at Chama trade for engine 473
Conductor Edmisten
Engineer Holly (to Chama)
Engineer Dieckman (from Chama)
Hostler helper Buchanan deadhead Alamosa to Chama
Depart Alamosa 7:35 AM with 5 cars, 35 minutes transfer
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Alamosa
Antonito to Cumbres 17” snow and slow track
Arrive Cumbres 11:12 AM
Depart Cumbres 11:16 AM
Arrive Chama 12:01 PM, change engines
Depart Chama 12:06 PM
Dulce to Juanita 15 minutes account stock on track
Arrive Gato 2:17 PM, meet No. 216
Depart Gato 2:23 PM
Arrive Durango 5:00 PM with 5 cars
No. 216 with engine 478, at Chama trade for engine 483
Conductor Hines
Engineer Cummins (to Chama)
Engineer Holly (from Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 4 cars
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Durango
Arrive Gato 1:47 PM, meet No. 215
Depart Gato 2:25 PM
Arrive Chama 4:25 PM, change engines
Depart Chama 4:30 PM
Arrive Cumbres 5:25 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:28 PM
Arrive Alamosa 8:50 PM with 5 cars
Alamosa extra 489 west with helper engine 484
Conductor Andriko
Engine 489 Hindelang
Engine 484 J W Johnson
Depart Alamosa 4:15 PM with 30 loads 19 empties
La Fruto 10 minutes set out
Estella 10 minutes set out
Arrive Antonito 7:20 PM, 1 hour 15 minutes switching, (No. 216 by during this time) 30 minutes coal & water, 30 minutes eat, 25 minutes pick up
Depart Antonito 10:00 PM with 31 loads 17 (?) empties
Sublette 40 minutes set out and water
Arrive Cumbres 3:10 AM, 20 minutes helper engine off, inspection, retainers
Extra 484 west depart Cumbres time not shown light for Chama
Extra 489 west depart Cumbres 3:30 AM
Arrive Chama 4:35 AM with 32 loads 16 (?) empties
Durango extra 487-488 east
Conductor Knight
Engine 487 Howe
Engine 488 Shock
Depart Durango 5:20 PM with 25 loads 20 empties
Florida 10 minutes setout
Oxford 5 minutes merchandise
Ignacio 25 minutes merchandise and pick up
Tiffany 10 minutes merchandise
Allison 15 minutes merchandise
Arboles 20 minutes merchandise
Gato 50 minutes eat, merchandise, pick up and set out
Dulce 25 minutes merchandise
Lumberton 35 minutes set out and merchandise
Monero 1 hour 15 minutes merchandise, fill cistern, coal & water
Arrive Chama 5:30 AM with 24 loads 21 empties
SALIDA
Marshall Pass clear, light W wind
Sargent clear, calm, 26” old snow
Salida extra 497 west with helper engines 491 and 494, to Gunnison after Sargent hill turn
Conductor Wright
Engine 497 Rogers
Engine 491 Sidenstricker
Engine 494 W Wilson
Depart Salida 8:00 AM with 43 empties
42 empty gons
Caboose
Mears Jct 15 minutes water
Grays 10 minutes pick up
Arrive Marshall Pass 10:40 AM with 48 empties, 20 minutes helper engines off, inspection, retainers
Extra 491 west depart Marshall Pass 10:45 AM light for Sargent
Extra 494 west depart Marshall Pass 11:10 AM light for Sargent, behind extra 497 west
Extra 497 west depart Marshall Pass 11:00 AM with 48 empties
Buxton 15 minutes set out
Arrive Sargent 12:30 PM with caboose, 50 minutes condition engines, 15 minutes re-brass RG 9248
As Sargent hill turn extra 497 east with helper engines 491 and 494 depart Sargent 1:30 PM with 18 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 3:00 PM with 18 loads 1 empty, set out, turn
Extra 494 west depart Marshall Pass 3:10 PM light for Gunnison
Extra 491 west depart Marshall Pass 3:20 PM light for Gunnison
Extra 497 west depart Marshall Pass 3:30 PM with caboose
Buxton 15 minutes pick up
Sargent 25 minutes set coal and switching, 5 minutes water, 20 minutes eat
Arrive Gunnison 7:05 PM with 1 load 50 empties
Salida work extra 495 west
Conductor R Young
Engineer Rhodes
Depart Salida 8:15 AM
Work from 8:45 AM to 3:40 PM unload 13 cars cinders between Mile Post 218 and Poncha Jct
Arrive back Salida 4:05 PM
GUNNISON
Gunnison 8:20 AM clear, calm, 13” old snow
Crested Butte branch extra 493
Conductor Anderson
Engineer Braswell
9:35 AM with 47 empties, flanger
Arrive Crested Butte 11:25 AM, 2 hours 50 minutes switch mines, 30 minutes inspection
Extra 493 east depart Crested Butte 2:45 PM with 52 loads 1 empty, flanger
43 coal CF&I
1 coal Hooper
1 coal Moffat
2 coal Gunnison
5 company coal Gunnison
Caboose
Arrive Gunnison 4:20 PM with 52 loads 1 empty, flanger
MONTROSE
Ouray branch extra 456, Ridgway turn
Conductor Mahoney
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 1:10 PM with 7 loads 20 empties
5 coal Ouray
2 coal Telluride
19 empty box RGS
Caboose
Arrive Ridgway 3:05 PM, 40 minutes switching
Depart Ridgway 3:45 PM
Arrive Montrose 5:15 PM with 10 loads 9 empties
Engineer Russell and fireman deadhead by bus Grand Junction to Gunnison, snow work
Engineer Braswell and fireman deadhead by bus Gunnison to Montrose, Ouray branch
DURANGO
Silverton branch and Farmington branch no trains
Durango switch engine 315 foreman Rowe engineer Buchanan
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