Alamosa March 9 1962

When I make copies of train sheets I try to do several days at a time.
In preparing this post for March 9 1962 I find the train sheet copy came out somewhat blurry.
I do not know when I will be able to get a better copy, so will try to make do with what I have

Friday March 9 1962

Alamosa extra 499 west with helper engine 484
Engine 499 Dunn
Engine 484 Greathouse
Conductor Murray

Depart Alamosa 9:15 AM with 42 loads 1 empty
Arrive Antonito 10:35 AM, 1 hour 15 minutes water and eat

Alamosa extra 488-494 west, flanger
Engine 488 Faucette
Engine 494 Degani
Conductor Smith

Depart Alamosa 9:55 AM
Arrive Antonito 11:05 AM, 25 minutes coal & water, switch flanger between
Depart Antonito 11:30 AM, ahead of extra 499 west
Dispatcher notations:
1:50 PM flanger at Sublete, all OK
4:02 PM flanger at Cumbres, train right behind him, all OK”

Extra 488-494 arrive Cumbres around 4:00 PM, 30 minutes wait for extra 484 and 499 west
Depart Cumbres time not shown
Coxo 1 hour 55 minutes rerail engine 488, 35 minutes back to Cumbres get rear of train
Depart Cumbres, again, unable to read departure time
Coxo 40 minutes fix rail
Arrive Chama 9:05 PM

Extra 499 west depart Antonito 11:20 AM 11:55 AM (edit 8-12-2019)
Sublette 20 minutes water and eat
Arrive Cumbres, 10 minutes helper out, 15 minutes retainers,
3 hours 35 minutes extra 488-494 west
Extra 484 west depart Cumbres, light for Chama
Extra 499 depart Cumbres
Arrive Chama 9:05 PM with 42 loads 1 empty

Below is dispatcher description regarding derailment at Coxo


Chama extra 487 west with helper engine 491
Engine 487 Schock
Engine 481 Connor
Conductor Lyons

Called at Chama 5:45 PM, 1 hour switching, 3 hours 10 minutes wait for extra west
Depart Chama 9:55 PM with 42 loads 1 empty
Gato 30 minutes eat, 5 minutes pick up
Engine 491 off Mile Post 443, light to Durango
Extra 487 west Carbon Jct 30 minutes switching
Arrive Durango 6:15 AM with 18 loads 2 empties


Jimmy



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/12/2019 05:17PM by Jimmy Blouch.