Saturday May 7 1949
ALAMOSA
No Standard gauge freight activity over La Veta Pass this date
Standard gauge train No. 115 with engine 3403
Conductor Phillips
Engineer Caldwell
Arrive Alamosa 4:45 AM with 7 cars
No. 215 with engine 478
Conductor Duxstadt
Engineer Nissan (to Chama)
Engineer Peterson (from Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:07 AM with 4 cars
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169
327
Chama
Arrive Cumbres 10:18 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 476
Conductor Edmisten
Engineer Dieckman (to Chama)
Engineer Nissan (from Chama)
Engineer Hall deadhead Chama to Alamosa
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 4 cars
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167
310
Durango
Monero annunciator 3:10 PM
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:05 PM
Arrive Cumbres 5:00 PM, change steam hose baggage car
Depart Cumbres 5:10 PM
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM with 4 cars
Standard Gauge No. 116 with engine 1514
Conductor Phillips
Engineer Caldwell
Depart Alamosa 9:40 PM with 7 cars
Chama extra 484 east with helper engine 483
Conductor Wilson
Engine 484 Donaldson
Engine 483 Hall
Depart Chama 11:00 AM with 7 loads 9 empties
Arrive Cumbres 12:45 PM 15 minutes helper off, pick up, air
Extra 483 west depart Cumbres 1:00 PM light for Chama
Extra 484 east depart Cumbres 1:00 PM with 30 loads 11 empties
Mile post 304.5 30 minutes broken train line, RG 792 caused by rock
Arrive Antonito 4:55 PM 20 minutes water and pick up,
Depart Antonito 5:15 PM
Arrive Alamosa 6:55 PM with 30 loads 13 empties
Durango extra 489 east with helper engine 480
Conductor Bruce
Engine 489 Cummins
Engine 480 Houck
Depart Durango 1:20 PM with 31 loads 8 empties
Allison meet No. 215
Arboles 10 minutes merchandise
Gato 25 minutes merchandise, eat, water
Monero 40 minutes merchandise, coal & water, fill cistern
Arrive Chama 9:50 PM with 31 loads 8 empties
Alamosa extra 487 west
Conductor Andriko
Engineer Turney
Deadhead engineer Schumaker to Chama
Depart Alamosa 3:25 PM with 17 loads 21 empties
Hartner 5 minutes set out
La Jara 10 minutes switching
Romeo 5 minutes set out
Arrive Antonito 5:20 PM, 20 minutes coal, water and switching
Depart Antonito 5:45 PM
Sublet 20 minutes water and eat
Arrive Cumbres 10:30 PM 15 minutes inspection and set up retainers
Depart Cumbres 10:45 PM
Arrive Chama 11:50 PM with 13 loads 9 (?) empties
SALIDA
Salida extra 493 west, tool cars for Sargent
Conductor Morrison
Engineer Graham
Deadhead engineer C D Wilson and fireman to Sargent for engine 496
Depart Salida 1:35 AM with 4 tool cars and caboose
Mears Jct 5 minutes water
Marshall Pass 5 minutes inspection
Arrive Sargent 4:00 AM, 4 hours 35 minutes re-rail engine 496, 1 hour 55 minutes condition engine 496,reason not shown for additional 30 minutes
Sargent extra 493 east with helper engine 496
Conductor Morrison
Engine 493 Graham
Engine 496 C Wilson
Depart Sargent 11:00 AM with 12 loads 1 empty
8 coal CF&I
4 tool cars
Caboose
Arrive Marshall Pass 12:15 PM, 20 minutes inspection, cut out helper
Extra 496 east depart Marshall Pass time not shown light for Salida
Extra 493 east depart Marshall Pass 12:35 PM with 12 loads 1 empty
Mears Jct 10 minutes inspection
Arrive Salida 2:45 PM with 12 loads 1 empty
GUNNISON
Deadhead engineer Stamm, fireman Myers and engineer Tryer, fireman Reardon by bus from Gunnison to Montrose
Gunnison extra 361 west with helper engine 340, to Montrose with Cimarron Cerro Summit double
Conductor Purciel
Engine 361 Braswell
Engine 340 Darter
Deadhead conductor Anderson, brakemen Newman and Dean Gunnison to Montrose
Depart Gunnison 9:25 AM with 2 loads 21 empties
1 company coal
1 company material Montrose
19 empty double decks
2 caboose
Arrive Cimarron 11:50 AM, 15 minutes set out, water
Depart Cimarron 12:05 PM, consist not shown
Arrive Cerro Summit 1:10 PM, 15 minutes set out, turn
Extra 340 east depart Cerro Summit time not shown light for Cimarron
Extra 361 east depart Cerro Summit 1:25 PM
Arrive Cimarron 1:55 PM, 1 hour 5 minutes eat, water switching, turn
Extra 361 west with helper engine 340 depart Cimarron 3:00 PM consist not shown
Arrive Cerro Summit 4:00 PM, 15 minutes helper off, pick up, inspection
Extra 340 west depart Cerro Summit time not shown light for Montrose behind extra 361 west
Extra 361 west depart Cerro Summit 4:15 PM
Cedar Creek 5 minutes inspection
Arrive Montrose 5:30 PM with 1 load 26 empties
MONTROSE
Ouray branch extra 456, Ridgway turn, stock for Placerville
Stock reloaded Montrose, arrived via standard gauge
Conductor Trevarthen
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 9:35 AM with 27 loads 1 empty
26 cars sheep
1 camp outfit
Caboose
Arrive Ridgway 11:30 AM, 15 minutes switching
Depart Ridgway 11:45 AM with 16 empties
2 empty gons
13 empty double decks
Caboose
Arrive Montrose with 16 empties, 30 minutes eat, 5 hours 15 minutes switching
DURANGO
Silverton Branch Train No. 461 and No. 462 with engine 473
Conductor Knight
Engineer J Conner
Depart Durango 9:30 AM with 10 loads 2 empties
2 sand Tacoma
2 gravel Tacoma
2 cement Tacoma
1 merchandise Tacoma
1 merchandise along line
1 merchandise Silverton
Combine 212
Caboose section men
1 empty flat Hermosa
Hermosa 10 minutes set out
Tacoma 50 minutes merchandise and switching
Mile post 474 35 minutes unload merchandise
Arrive Silverton 2:30 PM, 25 minutes eat, 1 hour 25 minutes switch
Depart Silverton 4:20 PM with 14 loads 2 empties
Mile post 474 15 minutes merchandise
Tacoma 35 minutes switching
Rockwood 10 minutes set out
Arrive Durango 8:35 PM with 14 loads 4 empties
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 6:15 PM
Durango switch engine 315 foreman Rowe engineer
Houck, House, 1 hour 15 minutes overtime wait for No. 215 (edit 9-19-2017)
A little extra activity on May 8, may take a couple of days to put together
Jimmy
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/19/2017 11:16PM by Jimmy Blouch.
