Monday May 30 1949
ALAMOSA
La Veta Pass:
Extra 3413 west with helper 3408 to Alamosa, both engines stay on train to Alamosa
Standard gauge train No. 115 with engine 1514
Conductor Ashbrook
Engineer Caldwell
Arrive Alamosa 4:45 AM with 4 cars
Standard gauge train No. 116 with engine 3408
Conductor Ashbrook
Engineer Caldwell
Depart Alamosa 9:40 PM with 4 cars
No. 215 with engine 476
Conductor Edmistern
Engineer Holly (to Chama)
Engineer Dieckman (from Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 4 cars
119
167
320 310 (edit 5-21-2018)
Durango
Arrive Cumbres 10:23 AM
Depart Cumbre 10:26
Arrive Chama 11:10 PM
Depart Chama 11:15 AM
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM with 4 cars
No. 216 with engine 485
Conductor Hines
Engineer Cummins (to Chama)
Engineer Holly (from Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 4 cars
66
169
327
Chama
Monero annunciator 3:11 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
1st Chama Cumbres turn with engines 488 and 486
Conductor Young
Engine 488 J Johnson
Engine 486 Stephens
Depart Chama 7:45 AM with 14 loads 2 empties
Arrive Cumbres 9:15 AM, 10 minutes set out and turn, pick up 6 empties
Extra 488-486 west, coupled, depart Cumbres 9:25 AM with 7 empties
Arrive Chama 10:30 AM with 7 empties
2nd Chama Cumbres turn with engines 483 and 489
Conductor Young
Engine 483 Johnson
Engine 489 Stephens
Depart Chama 11:20 AM with 16 loads 2 empties
Arrive Cumbres 12:45 PM, 10 minutes set out and turn
Extra 483-499 west, coupled, depart Cumbres 12:55 PM with caboose
Arrive Chama 2:00 PM with caboose
Chama extra 486 east with helper engine 488, to Alamosa
Conductor Young
Engine 486 J Johnson
Engine 488 Stephens
Depart Chama 11:20 PM with 11 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 1:05 AM, 15 minutes helper engine off, pick up, air test
Extra 488 west depart Cumbres 1:20 AM light for Chama
Extra 486 east depart Cumbres 1:20 AM with 41 loads 3 empties
Antonito 15 minutes switch and pick up
Arrive Alamosa 5:50 AM (May 31) with 41 loads 7 empties
SALIDA
Salida extra 498 west with helper engines 494 and 490, to Gunnison with side trip to Poncha Pass
Conductor Wright
Engine 498 Rogers
Engine 494 C Wilson
Engine 490 Frantz
Depart Salida 6:00 PM with 3 loads 35 empties
3 loads
24 empty gons
10 empty single decks
Caboose
Poncha Jct 20 minutes switch
Mears Jct 15 minutes switch
Arrive Poncha Pass 8:20 PM, 10 minutes switch
Extra 498 east depart Poncha Pass 8:30 PM, consist not shown, not shown helper engines probably ran light Poncha Jct to Mears Jct
Extra 498 east arrive Mears Jct 8:50 PM, 15 minutes water
Extra 498 west with helpers 494 and 490 depart Mears Jct 9:05 PM
Arrive Marshall Pass 10:35 PM, 25 minutes helper off, inspection, retainers
Extra 494 west depart Marshall Pass time not shown, light for Gunnison
Extra 490 west depart Marshall Pass time not shown, light for Gunnison, behind extra 498
Extra 498 west depart Marshall Pass 11:00 PM
Tank 7 15 minutes water for B&B tank
Sargent 15 minutes switching
Parlin 5 minutes unload LCL
Arrive Gunnison 2:30 AM (May 31) with 4 loads 35 3mpties
GUNNISON
Extra 361 west, Cimarron turn, Rocky Mountain Railroad Club excursion
Conductor Anderson
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 9:10 AM with 9 cars
(Train sheet does not show car numbers, however appears following cars were used)
126
306
280
284
312
319
2 other coaches
Silver Vista
Notation reads:
“Extra 361 west, Rocky Mountain Railroad Club Special stopped at bridge 329 Crystal Creek and passengers detrained to take pictures. Mrs. Anna Love (address, age) member of the club went down embankment to get a position to take pictures and in some manner lost balance on rock and rolled into Gunnison River and was drowned. Montrose County authorities notified and have charge of the case. Railroad and club not involved. Witnesses were engr C Braswell and brakeman Fred Winters and…” (Names of other witnesses and relatives shown) (Not shown on train sheet, there was thought that perhaps she had a heart attack.)
Arrive Cimarron 12:01 PM
Extra 361 east depart Cimarron 12:50 PM
Sapinero 2:20 PM
Arrive Gunnison
12:45 3:35 PM with 9 cars (edit 5-21-2018)
MONTROSE
Extra 340 west, Ouray branch, turn
Conductor Trevarthen
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 8:30 AM with 11 loads 5 empties
4 empties Ouray
1 coal Telluride
1 merchandise Telluride
1 merchandise Rico
2 coal Ouray
6 cars sheep Placeville
Caboose
Ridgway times not shown
Arrive Ouray 11:30 AM
Extra 340 east depart Ouray time not shown
Arrive Montrose 3:20 PM with 2 loads 1 empty
DURANGO
Durango switch engine 453 foreman Rowe engineer House
Jimmy
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 05/21/2018 03:57PM by Jimmy Blouch.
