Sunday May 15 1949
ALAMOSA
La Veta Pass:
Eastbound extra with engines 3408 and 3403 Alamosa to La Veta
Westbound extra with engines 3403, 3405 and 3408, La Veta to Alamosa, engines 3405 and 3408 return to La Veta from Fir
Work extra 3413 work between Alamosa and Fir
Standard gauge train No. 115 with engine 1514
Conductor Phillips
Engineer A Johnson
Arrive Alamosa 4:45 AM with 4 cars
Standard gauge train No. 116 with engine 1514
Conductor Phillips
Engineer A Johnson
Depart Alamosa 10:00 PM with 4 cars
No. 215 with engine 478
Conductor Edmisten
Engineer Nissan (to Chama)
Engineer Peterson (from Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 5 cars
66
169
327
Chama
306 (For Los Pinos)
Los Pinos set out car 306
Arrive Cumbres 10:18 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:21AM
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM
Depart Chama 11:15 AM
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM with 4 cars
No. 216 with engine 476
Conductor Hines
Engineer Dieckman (to Chama)
Engineer Nissan (from Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 4 cars
119
167
310
Durango
306 (on Los Pinos)
Monero annunciator time not shown
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:05 PM
Arrive Cumbres 5:00 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:03 PM
Los Pinos pick up car 306
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM with 5 cars
Alamosa extra west with engine 483 and 480, both engines stay on to Chama
Conductor Hinton
Engine 483 Donaldson
Engine 480 Schumaker
Depart Alamosa 7:10 AM with 26 loads 17 empties
Arrive Antonito 8:30 AM with 26 loads 17 empties, 1 hour set out, pick up, coal and water, eat
Depart Antonito 9:30 AM with 25 loads 16 empties
Osier 20 minutes hot box RG 3383, R3 babbit slipped
Arrived Cumbres 1:10 PM with 25 loads 16 empties, 20 minutes inspection
Depart Cumbres 1:30 PM with 25 loads 16 empties
Arrive Chama 2:35 PM with 25 loads 16 empties
Chama extra west with engines 488 and 489
Conductor Knight
Engine 488 Houck
Engine 489 Degani
Depart Chama 4:20 PM with 24 loads 28empties
9 empty box
10 empty gons
7 empty dumps
1 empty tank
Caboose
Monero 30 minutes switching
Lumberton 20 minutes switching
Gato 40 minutes eat and pick up
Arrive Durango 12:50 AM with 25 loads 15 empties
SALIDA
Salida extra 490 west with helper engines 496 and 492, Sargent turn with Sargent Marshall Pass double
Conductor D Young
Engine 490 C Wilson
Engine 496 Frantz
Engine 492 Hyatt
Depart Salida 9:50 AM with 3 loads 26 empties
3 loads Gunnison
25 empty gons
Caboose
Arrive Marshall Pass 12:01 PM, 15 minutes cut off helpers
Extra 496 west depart Marshall Pass time not shown light for Sargent
Extra 492 west depart Marshall Pass time not shown light for Sargent
Extra 490 west depart Marshall Pass 12:15 PM with 3 loads 26 empties
Buxton 5 minutes set out
Arrive Sargent 1:30 PM with caboose, 30 minutes condition engines, turn and pick up
Extra 490 east with helper engines 496 and 492 depart Sargent 2:00PM with 13 loads 13 empties
Arrive Marshall Pass 3:25 PM, 30 minutes switch and turn
Extra 496 east depart Marshall Pass time not shown light for Salida
Extra 492 east depart Marshall Pass time not shown light for Sargent
Extra 490 west depart Marshall Pass 3:55 PM with caboose
Arrive Sargent 5:05 PM with caboose, 30 minutes condition engines, turn, pick up
Extra 490 east with helper engine 492 depart Sargent 5:35 PM with 12 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 7:05 PM, 15 minutes switching, 50 minutes inspection
Extra 492 east depart Marshall Pass time not shown light for Salida
Extra 490 east depart Marshall Pass 8:10 PM with 40 loads 1 empty, picked up 18 loads, left 1 load and 12 empties at Marshall Pass
Arrive Salida 10:20 PM with 40 loads 1 empty
Salida extra 497 west, Valley Line, to Alamosa
Conductor R Young
Engineer W Wilson
Depart Salida 6:35 PM with 2 loads 1 empty
Poncha Jct 10 minutes switching
Arrive Mears Jct 7:30 PM, double Mears Jct to Poncha Pass
Depart Poncha Pass westbound 9:25 PM
Villa Grove 15 minutes water and eat, 10 minutes pick up
Hooper 20 minutes switching
Arrive Alamosa 1:35 AM with 10 loads 4 empties
GUNNISON-MONTROSE
Standard gauge train from Grand Junction arrived Montrose 5:10 PM, previous day with cars of sheep from Thompson and Cisco
After re-loading to narrow gauge:
9 cars of sheep and 1 camp outfit ready for movement to Gunnison
25 cars of sheep and 1 camp outfit ready for movement to Cimmarron
Montrose extra 345 east with helper engine 361, to Gunnison
Conductor Anderson
Engine 345 Braswell
Engine 361 Tryer
Depart Montrose 12:55 AM with 10 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cerro Summit 3:10 AM, 5 minutes helper off, inspection
Extra 361 east depart Cerro Summit time not shown light for Cimarron
Extra 345 east depart Cerro Summit 3:15 AM
Arrive Cimarron 3:45 AM, 40 minutes coal and water
Depart Cimarron 4:25 AM
Arrive Gunnison 7:00 AM with 10 loads
Montrose extra 454 east with helper engine 456, Cimarron turn
Conductor Purciel
Engine 454 Darter
Engine 456 Stamm 1:10 AM with 26 loads 1 empty
Conductors delay report not available, not able to detail various times
Double Cedar Creek to Cerro Summit.
Helper engine 456 off, light to Cimarron
Extra 454 east arrive Cimarron 4:05 AM (?)
Dispatcher’s notation reads “take sheep to Sapinero as billed……”
Engine 361 used to take sheep to Sapinero. Number of cars not shown, but appears all 26 cars were taken to Sapinero.
Extra 361 east, Sapinero turn, depart Cimarron time not shown.
Arrive time at Sapinero and depart time westbound not shown.
Arrive Cimarron time not shown
Cimarron extra 454 west with helper engines 456 and 361 depart Cimarron time not shown
Arrive Cerro Summit, helper engines off, inspection
Extra 361 west depart Cerro Summit time not shown light for Montrose
Extra 456 west depart Cerro Summit time not shown light for Montrose, behind extra 454 west
Extra 454 west depart Cerro Summit time not shown
Arrive Montrose 3:20 PM with 27 empties
No further activity, Sunday
Jimmy
