Alamosa February 7 1962
| June 13, 2019 07:42PM |
February 7 1962
From Dispatcher train sheet:
Wednesday February 7 1962
Alamosa
Chama work extra east with engines 487 and 491
Engine 487 Greathouse
Engine 491Dunn
Conductor Thayne
Depart Chama 9:15 AM with 8 loads 19 empties
Arrive Cumbres 10:34 AM, 35 minutes set out, 8 loads 15 empties, water, switching (moving) out spreader wings
Depart Cumbres time not shown
Sublette 25 minutes tie up spreader and eat (Put spreader wings in)
Arrive Antonito 3:15 PM, 15 minutes switching spreader behind
Depart Antonito 3:30 PM
Estrella 10 minutes meet extra 5102 west (Antonito turn)
Arrive Alamosa 4:50 PM with 4 empties
Continuing with letter to me dated March 6 1962
“The flanger came in about 5:30 PM Wed and I met Gene Harden (maybe you know him). [I did] He said to check in at 8:00 AM Thurs which I did.”
No westbound narrow gauge train out of Alamosa, this date, February 7.
With no trains moving west out of Alamosa it was necessary for my dad to stay in Alamosa another day.
Continuing with Dispatcher train sheet for February 7:
Chama extra 494 east with helper engine 488
Engine 494 Mprgan
Engine 488 Dunn
Conductor Clarke
Depart Chama 11:25 AM with 3 loads 25 empties
Arrive Cumbres 12:41 PM, 25 minutes, water, helper out, pick up 8 loads 15 empties
Extra 488 east depart Cumbres time not shown light for Alamosa
Extra 494 east depart Cumbres time not shown
Arrive Alamosa 5:25 PM with 11 loads 40 empties
Chama extra 499 west light engine to Gato helper for extra 483 west
Engineer Connor
Depart Chama 10:40 AM, behind extra 483 west
Arrive Gato time not shown
Chama extra 483 west, add helper at Gato
Engineer Shock
Conductor Lyons
Depart Chama 10:30 AM with 32 loads 12 empties
Azotea 5 minutes set out
Arrive Gato time not shown, 35 minutes eat, cut in helper
Depart Gato time not shown
Mile Post 443 helper engine 499 off, light to Durango, arrive Durango 5:35 PM
Extra 483 west depart MP 443
Carbon Junction 10 minutes switching
Arrive Durango 5:50 PM with 7 loads 1 empty
Jimmy
Photo
Gene Harden, left, and myself, Silverton Branch, discussing “important matters”, May 1960. This was during a Rocky Mountain Railroad Club Excursion
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/14/2019 11:48AM by Jimmy Blouch.
From Dispatcher train sheet:
Wednesday February 7 1962
Alamosa
Chama work extra east with engines 487 and 491
Engine 487 Greathouse
Engine 491
Conductor Thayne
Depart Chama 9:15 AM with 8 loads 19 empties
Arrive Cumbres 10:34 AM, 35 minutes set out, 8 loads 15 empties, water, switching (moving) out spreader wings
Depart Cumbres time not shown
Sublette 25 minutes tie up spreader and eat (Put spreader wings in)
Arrive Antonito 3:15 PM, 15 minutes switching spreader behind
Depart Antonito 3:30 PM
Estrella 10 minutes meet extra 5102 west (Antonito turn)
Arrive Alamosa 4:50 PM with 4 empties
Continuing with letter to me dated March 6 1962
“The flanger came in about 5:30 PM Wed and I met Gene Harden (maybe you know him). [I did] He said to check in at 8:00 AM Thurs which I did.”
No westbound narrow gauge train out of Alamosa, this date, February 7.
With no trains moving west out of Alamosa it was necessary for my dad to stay in Alamosa another day.
Continuing with Dispatcher train sheet for February 7:
Chama extra 494 east with helper engine 488
Engine 494 Mprgan
Engine 488 Dunn
Conductor Clarke
Depart Chama 11:25 AM with 3 loads 25 empties
Arrive Cumbres 12:41 PM, 25 minutes, water, helper out, pick up 8 loads 15 empties
Extra 488 east depart Cumbres time not shown light for Alamosa
Extra 494 east depart Cumbres time not shown
Arrive Alamosa 5:25 PM with 11 loads 40 empties
Chama extra 499 west light engine to Gato helper for extra 483 west
Engineer Connor
Depart Chama 10:40 AM, behind extra 483 west
Arrive Gato time not shown
Chama extra 483 west, add helper at Gato
Engineer Shock
Conductor Lyons
Depart Chama 10:30 AM with 32 loads 12 empties
Azotea 5 minutes set out
Arrive Gato time not shown, 35 minutes eat, cut in helper
Depart Gato time not shown
Mile Post 443 helper engine 499 off, light to Durango, arrive Durango 5:35 PM
Extra 483 west depart MP 443
Carbon Junction 10 minutes switching
Arrive Durango 5:50 PM with 7 loads 1 empty
Jimmy
Photo
Gene Harden, left, and myself, Silverton Branch, discussing “important matters”, May 1960. This was during a Rocky Mountain Railroad Club Excursion
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/14/2019 11:48AM by Jimmy Blouch.
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