Alamosa March 29 1962
| September 09, 2019 10:38AM |
Thursday March 29 1962
Alamosa extra 488-483 west, flanger
Engine 488 Greathouse
Engine 483 Dunn
Conductor Smith
Depart Alamosa 8:25 AM
Arrive Antonito 9:30 AM, 20 minutes coal, water and switching
Depart Antonito 9:50 AM
Osier 40 minutes water and eat
Cumbres time not shown
Arrive Chama 3:10 PM
Alamosa extra 484 west with helper engine 494
Engine 494 Sisemore (edit 9-09-2019)
Engine 484 Morgan
Conductor Murray
Depart Alamosa 10:40 AM with 49 loads 1 empty
Arrive Antonito 11:59 AM, 1 hour 15 minutes coal, water and eat, 15 minutes switching
Depart Antonito 1:20 PM
Sublette 20 minutes water, eat
Toltec 1 hour re-brass RG 6654
Arrive Cumbres time not shown, 15 minutes helper out, 25 minutes retainers
Extra 494 west depart Cumbres 8:03 PM light for Chama
Extra 484 west depart Cumbres 8:28 PM
Arrive Chama 9:35 PM with 51 loads 1 empty
Durango extra 497 east
Engineer Schock
Conductor Lyons
Depart Durango 10:20 AM with 12 loads 2 empties
Carbon Jct 15 minutes pick up
Gato 20 minutes eat
Lumberton 10 minutes fill cistern
Monero 10 minutes coal and water, 30 minutes fill cistern
Arrive Chama 6:10 PM with 16 loads 2 empties
From my dad’s letter dated April 1 1962
Jimmy
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/09/2019 12:52PM by Jimmy Blouch.
Alamosa extra 488-483 west, flanger
Engine 488 Greathouse
Engine 483 Dunn
Conductor Smith
Depart Alamosa 8:25 AM
Arrive Antonito 9:30 AM, 20 minutes coal, water and switching
Depart Antonito 9:50 AM
Osier 40 minutes water and eat
Cumbres time not shown
Arrive Chama 3:10 PM
Alamosa extra 484 west with helper engine 494
Engine 494 Sisemore (edit 9-09-2019)
Engine 484 Morgan
Conductor Murray
Depart Alamosa 10:40 AM with 49 loads 1 empty
Arrive Antonito 11:59 AM, 1 hour 15 minutes coal, water and eat, 15 minutes switching
Depart Antonito 1:20 PM
Sublette 20 minutes water, eat
Toltec 1 hour re-brass RG 6654
Arrive Cumbres time not shown, 15 minutes helper out, 25 minutes retainers
Extra 494 west depart Cumbres 8:03 PM light for Chama
Extra 484 west depart Cumbres 8:28 PM
Arrive Chama 9:35 PM with 51 loads 1 empty
Durango extra 497 east
Engineer Schock
Conductor Lyons
Depart Durango 10:20 AM with 12 loads 2 empties
Carbon Jct 15 minutes pick up
Gato 20 minutes eat
Lumberton 10 minutes fill cistern
Monero 10 minutes coal and water, 30 minutes fill cistern
Arrive Chama 6:10 PM with 16 loads 2 empties
From my dad’s letter dated April 1 1962
Jimmy
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/09/2019 12:52PM by Jimmy Blouch.
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488 stops for water at Los Pinos tank on closing day Oct. 1979. Photo courtesy Don Richter
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