craig Wrote:
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> Did the San Juan's 11:15 AM Durango departure time
> have anything to do with business activity in
> Durango? Like banks or post office? Or was it's
> departure time set up to meet other passenger
> train activity in Alamosa when it arrived, like
> the overnight train to Denver?
>
Yes.
Time was set to make the Alamosa connection. Ala-Den (train 116) ran to suit (1st priority) the POD.
Departure time from Durango varied a little over the years (1905-1951) that the Colorado & New Mexico Express/San Juan & New Mexico Express setup ran. In for the most part Durango departure was around 9:00 am with arrival in Alamosa around 8:00 pm. Up to 1937, most of the (small) improvment in running time came off the Alamosa end. With the start of the San Juan both were moved later and stayed there to the end.
hank