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Alamosa May 11 1949

October 08, 2017 06:10PM
Wednesday May 11 1949

ALAMOSA

No freight activity over La Veta Pass this date.

MW 01 (inspection) depart Pueblo 12:22 PM, La Veta 2:26 PM, arrive Alamosa 4:15 PM

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

Arrive Alamosa 4:50 AM with 7 cars
Business Car 105 part of consist with E A West (all kinds of inspection taking place)

No. 215 with engine 478
Conductor Hines
Engineer Nissan (to Chama)
Engineer Peterson (from Chama)

Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 4 cars
66
169
327
Chama
Arrive Cumbres 10:19 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 Morgan
Engineer Dieckman (to Chama)
Engineer Nissan (from Chama)

Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 4 cars
119
167
310
Durango
Monero annunciator not shown
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 Phillips
Engineer Caldwell

Depart Alamosa 9:42 PM with 7 cars

1st Chama Cumbres turn with engines 482 and 483
Conductor Andricko
Engine 482 Turney
Engine 483 Donaldson

Depart Chama 9:10 AM with 18 loads 4 empties
Coxo 6 minutes meet No. 215
Arrive Cumbres 10:40 AM with 18 loads 4 empties, 10 minutes set out and turn
Extra 482 and 483 west, coupled, depart Cumbres 10:50 AM with caboose
Arrive Chama 11:55 AM with caboose

2nd Chama Cumbres turn with engines 485 and 486
Conductor Andricko
Engine 485 Turney
Engine 486 Donaldson

Depart Chama 1:15 PM with 12 loads 1 emptye
Arrive Cumbres 3:10 PM 10 minutes set out turn
Extra 485 486 west, coupled, depart Cumbres 3:20 PM with caboose
Arrive Chama 4:35 PM with caboose
Meet with No. 216 not shown (Lobato?)

Durango Farmington branch with engine 473
Conductor Bruce
Engineer Buchanan

Depart Durango 9:45 AM consist not shown
Aztec 35 minutes fill cistern, set out
Naylor 25 minutes set and station switching
Arrive Farmington 2:15 PM, 3 hours 15 minutes eat, unload sheep, station switching yard plugged
Depart Farmington 5:30 PM with 3 loads 35 empties
1 gas Aztec
1 gas Chama
1 fuel oil Chama
2 empty dumps
1 empty gon
9 empty flats
10 air dumps
12 empty box
Caboose
Naylor 15 minutes pick up
Aztec 45 minutes set out, pick up, station switching
Carbon Jct 30 minutes set out connection for extra east
Arrive Durango 11:00 PM with 1 load 18 empties

Durango extra 489 east with helper engine 487 helper engine off Falfa
Conductor Knight
Engine 489 Houck
Engine
487 Cummins

Depart Durango 9:45 PM with 22 loads 2 empties
Carbon Jct 45 minutes Farmington branch connection
Falfa times not shown, helper engine 487 off, return light to Durango
Florida 15 minutes set out
Arboles 5 minutes merchandise
Gato 45 minutes eat and set out
Lumberton 25 minutes set out, pick up
Amargo 10 minutes set out
Monero 30 minutes coal & water, pick up
Arrive Chama 8:30 AM

SALIDA

Salida extra 491 west, Monarch branch
Conductor D Young
Engineer Hyatt

Depart Salida 9:10 AM with 28 empties
Mile Post 226 15 minutes double to Maysville
Arrive Monarch 11:40 AM, 25 minutes switching, 15 minutes inspection
Extra 491 east depart Monarch 12:20 PM consist not shown
Arrive Maysville 1:15 PM, 10 minutes switching and turn
Extra 491 west depart Maysville 1:25 PM
Arrive Monarch 2:25 PM 20 minutes switching, 10 minutes inspection
Extra 491 east depart Monarch 2:55 PM consist not shown
Maysville 5 minutes pick up
Arrive Salida 4:55 PM with 18 loads 1 empty

GUNNISON-MONTROSE

Gunnison extra 361 west to Montrose, at Cimarron add helper engines 456 and 454
Helper engines 456 and 454 arrival at Cimarron shown on sheet for May 10
Conductor Purciel
Engine 361 Darter
Engine 456 Stamm (on Cimarron)
Engine 454 Tryer (on Cimarron)

Depart Gunnison 5:15 AM with caboose
Arrive Cimarron 7:30 AM, 25 minutes pick up 30 empties, eat, add helper engines
Extra 361 west with helper engines 456 and 454 depart Cimarron 7:55 AM with 31 empties
Arrive Cerro Summit 8:45 AM 5 minutes helpers off, air
Extra 456 west depart Cerro Summit time not shown light for Montrose
Extra 454 west depart Cerro Summit time not shown light for Montrose behind extra 361 west
Extra 361 west depart Cerro Summit 8:50 AM
Cedar Creek 5 minutes inspection
Arrive Montrose 10:05 AM with 31 empties

Montrose extra 340, Ouray branch
Conductor Trevarthen
Engineer Price

Depart Montrose 9:10 AM with 9 loads 3 empties
2 coal Ouray
6 coal Telluride
1 load
2 empty box
Caboose
Arrive Ridgway 11:40 AM, 40 minutes set out and eat
Depart Ridgway 12:20 PM with 2 loads 1 empty
Arrive Ouray 1:00 PM, 30 minutes switching
Depart Ouray 1:30 PM with 2 loads 1 empty
Ridgway 10 minutes switching, pick up 4 loads
Arrive Montrose arrive Montrose 3:35 PM with 6 lads 1 empty

Standard gauge train, including cars of sheep from Mack, arrive Montrose 7:05 PM
After re-loading 16 cars of sheep and 2 cars camp outfit ready to move east to Sapinero

Montrose extra 361 east with helper engines 454 and 456, to Sapinero
Conductor Purceil
Engine 361 Darter
Engine 454 tryer
Engine 456Stamm

Depart Montrose 11:40 PM with 18 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cerro Summit 1:10 AM, 5 minutes helpers off, inspection
Extra 456 west depart Cerro Summit time not shown light for Montrose
Extra 454 east depart Cerro Summit time not shown light for Cimarron
Extra 361 east depart Cerro Summit 1:15 AM
Arrive Cimarron 1:45 AM, 5 minutes water
Depart Cimarron 1:50 AM
Arrive Sapinero 3:10 AM, 1 hour 30 minutes unload sheep, switching
Extra 361 west depart Sapinero 4:40 AM with 19 empties
Arrive Cimarron 5:45 AM, 40 minutes eat, add helper engine
Extra 361 west with helper engine 454 depart Cimarron 6:25 AM with 19 empties
Arrive Cerro Summit 7:10 AM, 10 minutes helper engine off, air
Extra 454 west depart Cerro Summit time not shown light for Montrose, behind extra 361 west
Extra 361 west depart Cerro Summit 7:20 AM
Cedar Creek 5 minutes air inspection
Arrive Montrose 8:30 AM (May 12) with 19 empties

DURANGO

Durango switch engine 315 foreman Rowe engineer House
Jimmy
Subject Author Posted

Alamosa May 11 1949

Jimmy Blouch October 08, 2017 06:10PM

Re: Alamosa May 11 1949

CharlieMcCandless October 08, 2017 07:18PM

Re: Alamosa May 11 1949

rod October 08, 2017 07:59PM

Re: Alamosa May 11 1949

Jimmy Blouch October 09, 2017 04:27PM

Durango departure time question

craig October 10, 2017 11:49AM

Re: Durango departure time question

hank October 11, 2017 10:41AM



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