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December 26, 2002 07:39AM

12/26/50
1110am – Train 215 Arrives. Engine 488. Conductor Edmiston. Engineer Nissen. Brakeman Cox. 4 cars.
1115am – Train 215 Departs. Engine 488, Conductor Edmiston. Engineer Connor. Brakeman Cox, 4 cars.
355pm – X498W Arrives. Engineer Stephens. Light Engine – helper for X491W. Called in Alamosa 645am, tied up at 405pm.
400pm – Train 216 Arrives. Engine 478. Conductor Hines. Engineer Dieckman. Brakeman unknown. 4 cars.
405pm – Train 216 Departs. Engine 478. Conductor Hines. Engineer Nissen. Brakeman unknown. 4 cars.
440pm – X491W Arrives. Conductor Bryan. Engineer Hall. 31 loads, 25 empties, 1237 tons. Called in Alamosa 645am, tied up 515pm. Brakemen Thayne and Meyers. Caboose 0517.
Note: X491W probably met Train 216 at Lobato.
650pm – X496E Arrives. Conductor Lyons, Engineer Houck, 22 loads, 1 empty, 640 tons. Called in Durango 1045am. Tied up 740pm. Brakemen Gibbs and Morgan. Fireman Hedrick. Caboose 0540.

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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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