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Alamosa February 4, 1939

February 04, 2009 03:59PM
No. 115 with 477

Depart Alamosa 7:10 AM with 7 cars
Set out 2 cars (for 425) at Antonito
Arrive Cumbres 10:52 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:55 AM
Arrive Chama 11:40 AM
Depart Chama 12:05 PM (Delay - ash pans frozen)
Arrive Durango 4:40 PM

No. 116 with 470

Depart Durango 11:40 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Chama 4:35 PM
Turned back to Durango account storm
Depart Chama 6:30 PM as extra 470 west
Arrive Durango 11:15 PM

Extra east with 487 called for snow work with spreader

Depart Chama 8:30 AM
Cumbres 1:25 PM
(MP 327) 2:50 PM snow slide 300 feet long 10 to 12 feet deep came down turned over 2 cabooses wrecker and 20 men ordered - no one injured - estimate 4 or 5 hours to clear
Originally scheduled to return to Chama, rest of train continued on to Alamosa.
Arrive Osier 4:45 PM Depart 5:25 PM
Arrive Antonito 7:50 PM
Pick up one car, run as No. 116, baggage, mail and express to Alamosa
Arrive Alamosa 9:25 PM

Extra east with 480 tool cars

Called Alamosa 4:00 PM
Did not depart, tie up 5:25 PM account storm on Cumbres

Gunnison

Extra west 361-306
Depart Gunnison 4:50 PM
Crystal Creek 2 hours 15 minutes pick up and load plow
Cimarron 20 minutes set out
First trip to Cerro Summit was to Flange
Returned to Cimarron 2 times to double train to Cerro Summit
Arrived Montrose 6:40 AM
(Dead engine 315 part of consist)

Salida

Extra west 496 with helpers 492 and 497

Depart Salida 11:35 with caboose
Pick up loads Mears Jct and double to Poncha Pass
Helper engines return light to Salida
496 with train arrive Alamosa 8:50 PM
Dead engine 456 part of consist
Engine 456 had been moved, dead, Gunnison to Mears Jct Feb 2.

Jimmy
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Alamosa February 4, 1939

Jimmy Blouch February 04, 2009 03:59PM

Re: Alamosa February 4, 1939

Fred Folk February 04, 2009 05:23PM

Re: Alamosa February 4, 1939

CharlieMcCandless February 05, 2009 09:42AM

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