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Alamosa February 28, 1939

February 28, 2009 05:44PM
No. 115 with engine 475 and helper 489 account snow

Depart Alamosa 7:10 AM with 7 cars
Antonito set out 2 cars for No. 425
Arrive Cumbres 10:40 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:44 AM
Arrive Chama 11:30 AM engine 489 off
Depart Chama 11:35 AM
Arrive Durango 4:35 PM

No. 116 with engine 477
Depart Durango 11:40 AM with 4 cars
Arrive Chama 4:25 PM
Depart Chama 4:30 PM
Arrive Cumbres 5:25 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:28 PM
Antonito pick up 2 cars from No. 426
Arrive Alamosa 9:05 PM

Alamosa extra west engine 470 to help No. 425 account snow

Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM light
Arrive Antonito 8:10 AM
Depart Antonito 5:45 PM after arriving with No. 426
Arrive Alamosa 6:55 PM

Alamosa extra west with engines 482 and 848

Depart Alamosa 2:30 AM with 16 loads 6 empties
Arrive Antonito 4:15 AM 1 hours 20 minutes coal and water, set out and pick up and meet 2 extras, 487 and 488 east
Depart Antonito 5:35 AM
Osier 1 hour 43 minutes follow (No.) 115 account snow
Arrive Cumbres 11:05 AM with 8 loads 14 empties
Engine 484 depart Cumbres 11:05 AM light arrive Chama 12:10 PM
Engine 482 with train depart Cumbres 11:20 AM
Arrive Chama 12:30 PM

Engine 484 take train on west to Durango
Depart Chama 1:30 PM
Appears to meet No. 116 at Lumberton
Arrive Durano 9:05 PM

Chama extra east with engines 489-486-482

Called Chama 10:00 PM 1 hour 59 minutes, prep time, wait for engine 489, weight 5 company coal, put up company coal on chute, get cars together, waiting for helpers, take water, pick up train and caboose
Depart Chama 11:59 PM with 16 loads 2 empties
Arrive Cumbres 1:35 AM engine 489 off depart Cumbres 1:40 AM light, arrive Alamosa 5:50 AM
Engine 482 off depart Cumbres 1:40 AM light arrive Chama 2:45 AM
Engine 486 with train depart Cumbres 1:50 AM with same consist
Arrive Alamosa 6:50 AM

Santa Fe Branch

No. 425 with engine 471 and 470 as helper
Conductor Pheney
Engineer Clarke

Depart Antonito 8:50 AM with 8 loads and flanger OC
Arrive Taos Jct 11:35 AM
Notation reads: "Engineer failed raise flanger west switch Taos Jct and broke wing, had set it out Taos Jct, section men using jacks to raise wing so can move back to Antonito on 426."
Helper engine 470 off Barranca
Train No. 425 arrive Santa Fe 4:30 PM

No. 426 with engine 473
Conductor Willis
Engineer Holly

Depart Santa Fe 9:30 AM with 3 loads
Engine 470 added as helper Barranca
Arrive Taos Jct 2:25 appears to have picked up flanger as departed 2:40 PM
Arrive Antonito 5:30 PM
Engine 473 run light to Alamosa for testing at shops, arrive Alamosa 7:00 PM

Gunnison extra east with engines 496 and 492
Depart Gunnison 11:50 AM with 62 loads
At Sargent engine 498 is added as helper for 2 turns to Marshall Pass
After completing turns engine 492 run light to Salida, 496 takes 29 loads to Salida and engine 498 returns light to Sargent.

Silverton Branch

No. 461 with engine 459

Depart Durango 8:45 AM with 8 loads
Arrive Silverton 12:10 PM 20 minutes eat, 10 minutes turn, 30 minutes flange yard, 1 hour 5 minutes switching
Depart Silverton 2:15 PM with 10 loads, 6 ore for Eiler, 2 ore for El Paso, other 2 not identified
Arrive Durango 5:40 PM

Jimmy
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