Friday May 6 1949
ALAMOSA
Standard gauge freight activity over La Veta Pass this date
Extra 3405 west with helper engine 3413
La Veta to Alamosa, both engines stay on to Alamosa
Standard gauge train No. 115 with engine 3403
Conductor Moore
Engineer Caldwell
Arrive Alamosa 4:45 AM with 7 cars
No. 215 with engine 476
Conductor Edmisten
Engineer Holly (to Chama)
Engineer Dieckman (from Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:14 AM with 4 cars
119
167
310
Durango
Arrive Cumbres 10:22 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:25 AM
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM
Depart Chama 11:15 AM
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM with 4 cars
No. 216 with engine 488
Conductor Hines
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 9:45 PM with 7 cars
Chama extra 482 west, Willow Creek turn, stock
Conductor Knight
Engineer Cummins
Depart Chama 6:40 AM with 26 loads 1 empty (stock from Antonito previous day)
Arrive Willow Creek 7:00 AM, 2 hours unload sheep
Depart
Chama Willow Creek 9:00 AM with 10 empties
Arrive Chama 9:20 AM
Chama extra 485 east with helper engines 484 and 483
Conductor Andricko
Engine 485 Turney
Engine 484 Donaldson
Engine 483 Hall
Depart Chama 10:05 AM with 20 loads 3 empties
Lobato 26 minutes meet No. 215
Arrive Cumbres 12:20 PM with 20 loads 3 empties, 10 minutes helper engines off, air
Extra 484 west depart Cumbres 12:25 PM light for Chama
Extra 483 west depart Cumbres 12:35 PM light for Chama
Extra 485 east depart Cumbres 12:30 PM with 20 loads 3 empties
Arrive Alamosa 4:30 PM with 20 loads 3 empties
Chama extra 480 west
Conductor Knight
Engineer Cummins
Depart Chama 11:25 AM with 20 loads 25 empties
9 empty dumps
15 empty box
Caboose
Biggs Spur 10 minutes pick up
Monero 30 minutes set out, spot empties
Lumberton 30 minutes merchandise, set out and pick up
Dulce 35 minutes set out, pick up and meet No. 216
Gato 25 minutes eat and set out
Arboles 5 minutes merchandise
Allison 15 minutes merchandise and pick up
Tiffany 5 minutes merchandise
La Boca 15 minutes water and set out
Arrive Durango 8:30 PM with 19 loads 6 empties
1st Chama Cumbres turn with engines 486 and 482
Conductor Wilson
Engine 486 Donaldson
Engine 482 Hall
Depart Chama 3:15 PM with 11 loads 2 empties
Arrive Cumbres 4:50 PM with 11 loads 2 empties, 20 minutes set out train, let No. 216 by, turn and pick up caboose
Extra 486 and 482 west, coupled depart Cumbres 5:10 PM with caboose
Arrive Chama 6:15 PM with caboose
2nd Chama Cumbres turn with engines 484 and 483
Conductor Wilson
Engine 484 Donaldson
Engine 483 Hall
Depart Chama 7:35 PM with 12 loads 2 empties
Arrive Cumbres 10:00 PM, 20 minutes set out train, turn and pick up caboose
Extra 484 and 483 west, coupled, depart Cumbres 10:20 PM with caboose
Arrive Chama 11:25 PM with caboose
Conductor noted “In making drop of caboose it stopped on frog account ice and snow, 15 minutes delay.”
SALIDA
Gunnison extra 491 east, light engine to Sargent, helper for extra 497 east
Engineer C Wilson
Depart Gunnison 11:15 AM behind extra 497 east
Arrive Sargent 12:55 PM behind extra 497 east
Gunnison extra 497 east with helper engine 496 to Salida with Sargent Marshall Pass double
Conductor R Young
Engine 497 Frantz
Engine 496 Hyatt
Depart Gunnison 10:50 AM with 27 loads 15 empties
26 coal CF&I
1 company coal Salida
2 empty refrigerators
12 empty box
Caboose
Parlin 10 minutes water and switch
Arrive Sargent 12:45 PM, 1 hour switching and try to re-rail engine 496
Dispatcher’s notation reads: “1:10 PM Young (reports) engine 496 off track, all off except pony truck and rear truck on tank. 2:00 PM can’t make it, need tool cars. Re-railed 8:35 AM 5/7.”
Engine 496 left at Sargent, engineer Hyatt and fireman Rhodes deadhead to Salida on extra 497 east (edit 9-18-2017)
Extra 497 east with helper engine 491 depart Sargent 2:30 PM with 11 loads 2 empties
Arrive Marshall Pass 4:00 PM, 15 minutes set out and turn
Extra 491 west depart Marshall Pass time not shown light for Sargent
Extra 497 west depart Marshall Pass 4:15 PM with caboose.
Arrive Sargent 5:25 PM, 20 minutes condition engines, 20 minutes switch and eat
Extra 497 east with helper engine 491 depart Sargent 6:05 PM consist not shown
Arrive Marshall Pass 7:35 PM, 1 hour 20 minutes switching and inspection
Extra 491 east depart Marshall Pass time not shown light for Salida
Extra 497 east depart Marshall Pass 8:55 PM
Arrive Salida 11:15 PM with 30 loads 29 empties
GUNNISON
Engine 498 used to switch Gunnison yard
Conductor Anderson
Engineer Braswell
MONTROSE
Montrose extra 454 east, Cedar Creek turn and then Ridgway turn
Conductor Trevarthen
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 7:20 AM with 11 empties
Arrive Cedar Creek 7:50 AM, 2 hours load 10 cars sheep for Placerville
Depart Cedar Creek 9:50 AM with 10 loads 1 empty
Arrive Montrose 10:20 AM, 50 minutes switching and eat, pick up 3 cars sheep for Placerville
Depart Montrose 11:10 AM with 13 loads 1 empty
Arrive Ridgway 12:35 PM 10 minutes switching
Depart Ridgway 12:45 PM with caboose
Arrive Montrose 2:00 PM
DURANGO
Farmington branch Work extra 463
Conductor McCormick
Engineer Buchanan
On duty 8:00 AM at Aztec
Worked between mile post 462 and 490 loading and unloading rock
Tied up Aztec 7:00 PM
Durango switch engine 315 foreman Rowe engineer Houck
Jimmy
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 09/20/2017 02:52PM by Jimmy Blouch.
