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Alamosa - Durango April 14, 1937

April 14, 2007 07:02PM
D&RGW Alamosa Train Sheet
April 14, 1937
Some traffic started to move between Chama and Durango. Trains 115 and 116 made complete runs between Alamosa and Durango. Work trains still out making repairs.
Train 115 engine 477
Called Alamosa 6:55 AM
Depart Alamosa 7:44 AM
Arrive Cumbres 11:25 Am
Depart Cumbres 11:30 AM
Arrive Chama 12:10 PM
Arrive Durango 6:15 PM
From Condutor report:
No. 115 delayed Alamosa 35" transfer
15" Antonito to Cumbres falling rock
Train 116 engine 475
Depart Durango 11:40 AM
Arrive Chama 5:25 PM
Depart Chama 5:35 PM with 483 as helper
Arrival at Cumbres not shown
Helper engine 483 departs Cumbres west, light, at 6:25 PM Arrive Chama 7:40 PM
Train 116 with 475 arrive Antonito 9:20 PM
Train 116 arrive Alamosa 10:35 PM
From conductor report
Extra east out of Chama with 489 and 484 helper
Train made up 11:00 PM, air tried 11:10 PM, until 11:30 PM for orders
Cumbres 10" turn helper and try air
Lost 1' 30" Cumbres to Sublette, slow orders ? bridge Osier and rock and mudslides.
Conductor report Extra 486
Worked 7:00 AM 9:15 PM between Dulce and MP 386 handling 12 cars brush and 6 cars rock to places where bank is caving, between milepost 376 and Navajo milepost 381 1/2 to MP 386
(Lyons)
Conductor report
Work extra 452 working between Chama and Dulce loaded and unloaded 2 cars rock between milepost 365 and 366 moved outfits to Lumberton from Monero, removed several timbers out of river tied up Lumberton 7:00 PM
(Edmunston)
Conductor report
Work extra 375 and ditcher OX worked 5:30AM to 8:30 PM between Pagosa and Dulce loaded 3 cars rock at MP 389 3 cars rock at MP 390, unloaded at MP 381 1/3, 3 cars rock at MP 386 1/2, 3 cars rock ? for light loading, getting rock down and getting rock 3 ft from track at washout. Tied up Pagosa 8:30 PM.
(Edmunston)
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Alamosa - Durango April 14, 1937

Jimmy Blouch April 14, 2007 07:02PM



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