Alamosa April 27 1949

Wednesday April 27 1949

ALAMOSA

No. 215 with engine 473
Conductor Edmisten
Engineer Nissen (to Chama)
Engineer Peterson (from Chama)

Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 4 cars
65
169
327
Chama
Arrive Antonito 8:14 AM
Depart Antonito 8:38 AM, reason for delay not shown
Arrive Cumbres 10:46 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:49 AM
Arrive Chama 11:33 AM
Depart Chama 11:38 AM
Arrive Gato 1:50 PM
Depart Gato 1:55 PM
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM with 4 cars

No. 216 with engine 476
Conductor Hines
Engineer Dieckman (to Chama)
Engineer Nissen (from Chama)

Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 5 cars
119
167
306
310
Durango
Arrive Gato 2:00 PM
Depart Gato 2:04 PM
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:05 PM
Arrive Cumbres 5:00 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:03 PM
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM with 5 cars

Chama extra 489 east with helper engine 482
Conductor Duxstadt
Engine 489 Turney
Engine 482 Hall

Depart Chama 8:55 AM with 13 loads 9 empties
Arrive Cumbres 10:20 AM with 13 loads 9 empties, 40 minutes water, pick up, meet No. 215
Extra 489-482 east depart Cumbres 11:00 AM with 37 loads 9 empties
Big Horn 5 minutes inspection
Arrive Antonito 2:00 PM, 35 minutes switching, helper engine off
Extra 482 east depart Antonito 2:25 PM light for Alamosa
Extra 489 east depart Antonito 2:35 PM
Arrive La Jara 3:15 PM, 40 minutes eat, 1 hour wait for loading
Depart La Jara 4:55 PM
Arrive Alamosa 5:30 PM with 40 loads 12 empties

SALIDA

Salida extra 497 west, Monarch branch and then Mears Jct turn
Conductor R Young
Engineer C D Wilson

Depart Salida 9:50 AM with 2 loads 16 empties
2 high explosives Monarch
Maysville 20 minutes switching
Arrive Monarch 12:15 PM, 30 minutes switching, eat, coal engine, conductor reported pick up and switching but detail for the length of time spent there not shown
Extra 497 east depart Monarch 3:35 PM
Arrive Poncha Jct time not shown
Extra 497 west depart Poncha Jct time not shown
Arrive Mears Jct 5:20 PM, 25 minutes switching and turn
Extra 497 east depart Mears Jct 5:45 PM
Arrive Salida 6:30 PM with 21 empties

GUNNISON

Crested Butte branch extra 498
Conductor Anderson
Engineer Braswell

Depart Gunnison 11:05 AM with 20 empties
Arrive Crested Butte 12:30 PM, 2 hours 25 minutes switching mines and inspection
Extra 498 east depart Crested Butte 2:55 PM with 25 loads 1 empty
18 coal CF&U
5 company coal Gunnison
2 coal no bills
Arrive Gunnison 4:30 PM with 25 loads 1 empty

MONTROSE

Montrose extra 345 east, Portal turn
Conductor Trevarthen
Engineer Price

Depart Montrose 11:45 AM with 14 empties
Arrive Portal 12:20 PM, 10 minutes set out
Extra 345 west depart Portal 12:30 PM
Arrive Montrose 1:15 PM with caboose, switch Montrose yard until 4:30 PM

DURANGO

Farmington branch extra 478
Conductor Knight
Engineer J Connor

Depart Durango 9:40 AM with 28 loads 4 empties
Carbon Jct 10 minutes pick up
Bondad 5 minutes water station
Aztec 20 minutes fill cistern, merchandise and switching
Flora Vista 10 minutes set out
Refinery 15 minutes set out, spot empty tanks
Arrive Farmington 1:30 PM with 27 loads 5 empties, 30 minutes eat, 1 hour 40 minutes switch
Extra 478 east depart Farmington 3:40 PM with 3 loads 11 empties
1 gas Aztec
1 gas Chama
3 empty flats
6 empty gons
Caboose
Refinery 15 minutes pick up
Flora Vista 5 minutes pick up
Aztec 5 minutes set out
Arrive Durango 7:10 PM with 2 loads 17 (?) empties

Durango switch engine 315 foreman Rowe engineer House

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