Wednesday May 4 1949

ALAMOSA

Standard gauge train No. 115 with engine 3403
Conductor Moore
Engineer Caldwell

Arrive Alamosa 4:45 AM with 6 cars

No. 215 with engine 476
Conductor Duxstadt
Engineer Holly (to Chama)
Engineer Dieckman (from Chama)

Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 4 cars
119
167
310
Durango
Arrive Cumbres 10:20 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:22 AM
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM
Depart Chama 11:15 AM
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM with 4 cars

No. 216 with engine 478
Conductor Edmisten
Engineer Peterson(to Chama)
Engineer Holly (from Chama)

Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 4 cars
65
169
327
Chama
Monero annunciator 3:10 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 4 cars

Standard Gauge No. 116 with engine 3403
Conductor Moore
Engineer Caldwell

Depart Alamosa 9:40 PM with 6 cars

Chama extra 489 west
Conductor Knight
Engineer Cummins

Depart Chama 1:15 AM with 30 loads 21 empties
Lumberton 15 minutes set out
Dulce 15 minutes merchandise
Gato 35 minutes eat, merchandise, set out
Arboles 5 minutes merchandise
Allison 5 minutes merchandise
Oxford 5 minutes merchandise
Arrive Durango 9:00 AM with 29 loads (?) empties


Chama extra 488 east with helper engine 487, helper stay on to Alamosa
Conductor Wilson
Engine 488 Donaldson
Engine 487 Hall

Depart Chama 12:01 PM with 7 loads 25 empties
Arrive Cumbres 1:40 PM, 30 minutes, pick up, air
Depart Cumbres 2:10 PM with 25 loads 26 empties
Mile Post 300.5 30 minutes unload car cinders, RG 804
Arrive Antonito 5:55 PM, 30 minutes water, set out and pick up, 20 minutes eat
Depart Antonito 6:50 PM
Romeo 5 minutes pick up
La Jara 45 minutes pick up and let No. 216 by
Arrive Alamosa 8:50 PM with 26 loads 14 empties

SALIDA

Salida extra 497 west with helper engines 496 and 491, to Gunnison
Conductor R Young
Engine 497 Frantz
Engine 496 Hyatt
Engine 491 W Wilson

Depart Salida 11:40 PM with 18 loads 31 empties
Poncha Jct 10 minutes switching
Arrive Marshall Pass 3:35 AM, 25 minutes helper engines off, inspection
Extra 496 west depart Marshall Pass, time not shown, light for Gunnison
Extra 491 west depart Marshall Pass, time not shown, light for Gunnison, behind extra 497 west
Extra 497 west depart Marshall Pass 4:00 AM
Buxton 5 minutes switching
Arrive Sargent 5:20 AM, 25 minutes switching and water
Depart Sargent 5:45 AM
Parlin 30 minutes switching and load 3 cars cattle
Arrive Gunnison 7:50 AM with 20 loads 78 empties

GUNNISON

Crested Butte Branch extra 498
Conductor Anderson
Engineer Braswell

Depart Gunnison 11:05 AM with 5 loads 70 empties, includes 3 cattle for Crested Butte (edit 9-13-2017)
Arrive Crested Butte 12:45 PM, 1 hour 40 minutes switching, 30 minutes inspection
Depart Crested Butte 2:55 PM with 49 loads 1 empty
Arrive Gunnison 4:40 PM with 49 loads 1 empty

MONTROSE

Ouray branch extra 345
Conductor Trevarthen
Engineer Price

Depart Montrose 9:20 AM with 6 loads 7 empties
Arrive Ridgway 11:20 AM, 10 minutes set out, 25 minutes eating
Depart Ridgway 11:55 AM
Arrive Ouray 12:50 PM, 50 minutes switching
Depart Ouray 1:40 PM with 7 loads 2 empties
Ridgway 10 minutes pick up
Arrive Montrose 3:30 PM with 7 loads 2 empties

DURANGO

Farmington branch extra 473
Conductor McCormack
Engineer Johnson

Depart Durango 12:15 PM 23 (?) loads 20 empties
Carbon Jct 10 minutes pick up
Aztec 3 hours 30 minutes load rock, set out and pick up
Arrive Farmington 7:45 PM, 4 hours 30 minutes eat, switch, set out, pick up and load stock, 7 cars sheep 5 cars cattle
Depart Farmington 12:30 AM
Aztec 10 minutes set
Arrive Durango 3:30 AM with 22 loads (?) empties, left train on main line, 16 hours on duty

Farmington branch Work extra 463
Conductor Lyons
Engineer Buchanan

On duty 8:00 AM at Aztec
Conductor delay report not available
Tied up Farmington 6:55 PM

Durango switch engine 315 foreman Rowe engineer Houck

Jimmy



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/13/2017 11:55AM by Jimmy Blouch.