Salida extra 496 west, rotary ON, Valley line
Conductor Carlin
Engineer 496 Truscott
Rotary ON engineer Cullinan
Rotary ON pilot W L Wilson
Depart Salida 7:15 AM
Arrive Villa Grove 11:20 AM, 15 minutes turn
Depart Villa Grove 11:35 AM
Arrive Salida 2:50 PM
No other detail shown
March 29, 1945 (Thur.) Rotary OY, engine 481, operated Chama to Alamosa.
Rotary OY with 481
Conductor Wilson (04343)
Engine 481 Holly (17)
Rotary OY engineer Hurley (20)
Rotary OY pilot Tozer (13)
Called Chama 8:15 AM
Depart Chama 9:00 AM
Coxo meet No. 115 (No. 115 departed Cumbres 10:40 AM)
Arrive Cumbres 11:00 AM water, plow out storage track, set train to storage and pick up car rotary coal
Depart Cumbres 11:35 AM
Arrive Los Pinos 2:05 PM plow out siding
Depart Los Pinos 2:20 PM
Arrive Osier 4:05 PM plow out siding
Depart Osier 4:15 PM
Arrive Toltec 4:55 PM plow out siding
Depart Toltec 5:05 PM
Big Horn 2:55 PM
Arrive Antonito 7:10 PM No. 116 by
Depart Antonito 7:55 PM
Alamosa arrive 9:30 PM, tie up 9:40 PM (Rotary OY not used again until March 21-22, 1948.)
Conductor report:
Extra 481 east, rotary OY
Chama 8:15 - 9:00 AM orders, water, making up train
Cumbres 11:00 - 11:35 AM water, plow out storage track, set train to storage and pick up car rotary coal
MP 327.5 11:55 AM - 1:45 PM cleaning out snow cut
Los Pinos 2:05 - 2:20 PM plowing out side track
MP 321 2:40 - 3:50 PM clean out snow cut
Osier 4:05 - 4:15 PM plow out siding
Toltec 4:55 - 5:05 PM plow out siding
Antonito 7:15 - 7:55 PM let No. 116 by
Alamosa 9:30 - 9:40 PM put away
Info from Jimmy Blouch
The first entry was probably the last time the ON was used by the D&RGW. It was sold to the U.S. government in late 1942. It arrived at Skagway on February 7, 1943 and was first used on the WP&Y, as rotary #3, on February 12, 1943.
