Wednesday April 20 1949
ALAMOSA
No adverse weather
No. 215 with engine 478
Conductor Hines
Engineer Holly (to Chama)
Engineer Cummins (from Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 4 cars
167
119
310
Durango
Arrive Cumbres 10:20 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:24 AM
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM
Depart Chama 11:15 AM
Arrive Gato 1:15 PM
Depart Gato 1:21 PM
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM with 4 cars
No. 216 with engine 473
Conductor Morgan
Engineer Peterson (to Chama)
Engineer Holly (from Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 4 cars
65
169
326
Chama
Arrive Gato 1:47 PM
Depart Gato 1:52 PM
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:05 PM
Arrive Cumbres 5:00 PM
Depart Cumres 5:04 PM
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM with 4 cars
Chama extra 488 east with helper engine 483
Conductor Hinton
Engine 488 Donaldson
Engine 483 Turney
Depart Chama 9:10 AM with 10 loads 1 empty
Meet with No. 215 not shown
Arrive Cumbres 10:45 AM with 10 loads 1 empty, 25 minutes helper engine off, pick up, inspection
Extra 483 east depart Cumbres 11:00 AM light for Alamosa
Extra 488 east depart Cumbres 11:10 AM with 33 loads 13 empties
Arrive Antonito 2:15 PM, 1 hour 15 minutes eat, pick up and set out
Depart Antonito 3:30 PM
La Jara 1 hour 35 minutes pick up and station switching
Arrive Alamosa 6:30 PM with 42 loads 19 empties
SALIDA
Extra 497 west with helper engines 491 and 499, to Gunnison after Sargent Marshall Pass double
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 497 Hyatt
Engine 492 W Wilson
Engine 499 C Wilson
Depart Salida 10:40 AM with 8 loads 37 empties
36 empty gons
8 pipe
Caboose
Mears Jct 10 minutes pick up
Arrive Marshall Pass 1:20 PM consist not shown, 25 minutes helper engines off, inspection
Extra 491 west depart Marshall Pass time not shown light for Sargent
Extra 499 west depart Marshall Pass time not shown light for Sargent, behind extra 497 west
Extra 497 west depart Marshall Pass 1:45 PM consist not shown
Buxton 10 minutes set out
Arrive Sargent 3:05 PM with caboose, 40 minutes condition engines, switching
Extra 497 east with helpers 491 and 499 depart Sargent 3:45 PM with 8 loads 21 empties
20 empty box
Caboose
Arrive Marshall Pass 5:00 PM, set out, turn
Extra 491 west depart Marshall Pass time not shown light for Gunnison
Extra 499 west depart Marshall Pass time not shown light for Gunnison
Extra 497 west depart Marshall Pass 5:25 PM with caboose
Buxton 10 minutes pick up
Sargent 10 minutes pick up
Arrive Gunnison 8:25 PM with 9 loads 38 empties
GUNNISON
Crested Butte branch extra 498
Conductor Anderson
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 10:35 AM with 40 empties
5 empty dumps
34 empty gons
Caboose
Arrive Crested Butte 12:20 PM with 40 empties, 2 hours 35 minutes switching and inspection
Extra 498 east depart Crested Butte 2:55 PM with 49 loads 1 empty
47 coal CF&I
2 coal Gunnison
Caboose
Arrive Gunnison 4:30 PM with 49 loads 1 empty
MONTROSE
Ouray branch extra 345, Ouray turn
Conductor C W Purciel
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 9:25 AM with 6 loads 5 empties
1 coal Ouray
4 coal Telluride
1 merchandise Ridgway
Vernal pick up explosives
Ridgway times not shown
Arrive Ouray 1:05 PM with 1 load 5 empties
Extra 345 east depart Ouray 2:10 PM with 4 loads 1 empty
Ridgway times not shown
Arrive Montrose 4:35 PM with 10 loads 1 empty
DURANGO
Farmington branch extra 476
Conductor Knight
Engineer Houck
Depart Durango 9:40 AM with 15 loads 2 empties
Bondad 5 minutes set out
Bondad section house 5 minutes fill cistern
Aztec 45 minutes merchandise, fill cistern and switching
Flora Vista 5 minutes set out
Refinery 10 minutes set out and spot empties
Arrive Farmington 1:20 PM with 11 loads 3 empties, 30 minutes eat, 1 hour 45 minutes switching
Depart Farmington 3:35 PM with 3 loads 18 empties
2 oil Alamosa
1 merchandise Durango
13 empty box
2 empty flats
2 empty auto flats
Caboose
Refinery 10 minutes pick up and spot empty tanks
Aztec 10 minutes set out
Arrive Durango 7:10 PM with 3 loads 9 empties
Durango switch engine 315 foreman Rowe engineer House
(Posts for April 21 1949 and beyond to follow at a later date)
Jimmy
