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Alamosa February 3, 1939

February 03, 2009 04:53PM
No. 115 with 470

Depart Alamosa 7:10 AM with 7 cars
Set out 2 cars (for No. 425) at Antonito
Depart Antonito 8:35 AM
Arrive Cumbres 10:40 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:43 AM
Arrive Chama 11:30 AM
Depart Chama 11:45 AM
Arrive Durango 4:35 PM

No. 116 with 477

Depart Durango 11:40 AM
Arrive Chama 4:25 PM
Depart Chama 4:30 PM
Arrive Cumbres 5:17 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:30 PM
Pick up 2 cars (from No. 426) at Antonito
Arrive Alamosa 9:05 PM

Cumbres turn with 480-482-486

Depart Chama 1:50 PM with 21 loads 2 empties
Arrive Cumbres 3:15 PM
Set out train at Cumbres
Engine 486 depart Cumbres west 3:40 PM
Arrive Chama 4:25 PM
Engine 482 depart Cumbres west 3:45 PM
Arrive Chama 4:30 PM
Engine 480 with caboose depart Cumbres west 3:50 PM
pick up bad order at Cresco
Arrive Chama 5:05 PM

Extra east with 480 with helpers 471 and 486
Depart Chama 11:50 PM with 17 loads 7 empties
Arrive Cumbres 1:30 AM
Engine 471 depart Cumbres east 1:45 AM
Engine 480 with helper 486 Depart Cumbres 1:50 AM with 58 loads 9 empties
Not sure where engine 486 cut off, arrived Antonito 5:20 AM, 5 minutes ahead of train. Appears may have been Big Horn.
Engine 480 with train arrived Antonito 5:25 AM
Arrive Alamosa 6:55 AM

Work extra east with 487 and spreader
2 hours 5 minutes flange Chama yard
Depart Chama east, time not shown
Lobato 10 minutes meet No. 115
Lobato 20 minutes eat
Coxo 10 minutes extra 482-486-480 east
Coxo 15 minutes clear 3 extras west (486, 482, 480)
Cumbres 10 minutes turn
Coxo 10 minutes No. 116
Chama 30 minutes turn spreader and put away
(Moore)

Gunnison

Extra west 361-360
Depart Gunnison 9:00 AM with wedge plow and flanger
25 minutes Sapinero set out
10:55 AM to 4:30 PM bucking snow Sapinero to MP 328
report to dispatcher:
(12:22 PM operator Cimarron says Cimarron foreman reports a slide MP 328 100 feet long 20 feet deep and several smaller ones.)
4:30 PM to 7:30 PM go to Sapinero for train
Royse at Cimarron 4:40 PM has plow derailed 1 mile east of Cimarron, not bad expect rerail it and make Montrose OK
Train did get back to MP 328 and next report is: (Broke nose off of plow 09271 and left it on main track - ER)
Left MP 328 at 7:45 PM
15 minutes Sapinero turn
15 minutes Gunnison tie up at 10:50 PM
(Purcil)

Jimmy
Subject Author Posted

Alamosa February 3, 1939

Jimmy Blouch February 03, 2009 04:53PM

Re: Alamosa February 3, 1939

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