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Alamosa March 3, 1939

March 03, 2009 07:29PM
No. 115 with engine 477 and helper 483

Depart Alamosa 7:24 AM with 7 cars
Antonito set out 2 cars for No. 425
Arrive Cumbres 10:35 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:50 AM
Arrive Chama 11:35 AM engine 483 off
Depart Chama 11:40 AM
Arrive Durango 4:35 PM

No. 116 with engine 470

Depart Durango 11:40 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Chama 4:25 PM helper engine 483 on
Depart Chama 4:30 PM
Arrive Cumbres 5:25 PM helper engine 483 off depart 5:40 PM arrive Chama 6:40 PM
Antontio pick up 2 cars from No. 426
Arrive Alamosa 9:05 PM

Durango extra east with engines 481-484
Depart Durango 12:10 PM
Meet No. 115 Pine River
Arrive Chama 3:20 AM (Mar 4) with 35 loads 4 empties (Part of this consist move east on Mar 4)
Length of running time from Durango to Chama was due to slow speed restrictions, account load of machinery

Chama Cumbres, 2 turns with engines 488 and 487

1st turn depart Chama 3:25 AM with 10 loads
Arrive Cumbres 5:05 AM set out and turn
Engine 487 return Chama light, arrive 6:15 AM
Engine 488 return Chama with flanger, caboose, arrive 6:20 AM
Second turn depart Chama 7:45 AM 11 loads 2 empties
Arrive Cumbres 9:15 AM
Engine 488 return Chama with caboose, arrive 10:30 AM
Engine 487 return Chama light, arrive 10:35 AM

Santa Fe Branch

No. 425 with engine 476
Conductor Willis
Engineer Holly

Depart Antonito 9:00 AM with RPO 62, coach 320
Arrive Santa Fe 4:30 PM with 3 loads

No. 426 with engine 471
Conductor Pheney
Engineer Clarke

Depart Santa Fe 9:30 AM with 3 loads, 2 empties
1 merchandise for Taos Jct
2 empty box
RPO 61
coach 306
Arrive Antonito 5:30 PM with 3 loads, 3 empties
Conductor reports "snow bad Volcano, No Agua, ------- cuts half full, need plow engine helper for 425 in AM"

Salida extra west with engine 499 and 498

Depart Salida 1:00 AM with 1 load 34 empties
Arrive Marshall Pass 3:45 AM
Engine 499 depart with train 4:05 AM set out train at Buxton arrive Sargent 5:25 AM
Engine 498 depart Marshall Pass light 4:10 AM arrive Sargent 5:30 AM

Sargent extra east with 499-498 and helper 495 added at Sargent

Depart Sargent 6:10 AM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 7:40 AM set out train
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 7:50 AM light arrive Sargent 9:05 AM
Engine 498 depart Marshall Pass 7:55 AM light arrive Gunnison 11:15 AM
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass 8:00 AM pick up train at Buxton
Arrive Sargent 9:20 AM 15 minutes No. 315 sawby
Depart Sargent 10:05 AM
Arrive Gunnison 11:40 AM with 1 load 34 empties

Gunnison extra east with engines 499 and 498

Depart Gunnison 8:45 PM with 45 loads
Arrive Sargent 10:45 PM 30 minutes reduce, coal and water 15 minutes eat
Depart Sargent 11:30 PM with 18 loads engine 495 added as helper
Arrive Marshall Pass 1:15 AM
Engine 498 depart Marshall Pass 1:35 AM light arrive Salida 3:35 AM
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 1:40 AM light arrive Sargent 2:50 AM
Engine 499 with train fill with 18 loads depart Marshall Pass 2:15 AM with 36 loads arrive Salida 4:50 AM

Salida work extra west with engine 492

Depart Salida 9:20 AM
MP 225 20 minutes pick up 12 - 70# rails
Mears Jct 20 minutes switching
Keene 10 minutes pick up 2 flats
11:30 AM to 5:40 PM Grays, pick up derailed cars 1483 1377 9262 coal for Denver, transferred coal from RG 1144 into RG 1162 coal for Buena Vista, car body 1144 loaded on RG 6200
Mears Jct 20 minutes switching and turn
Arrive Salida 7:50 PM

No. 315 with engines 472 and 479
6 cars no K37 engine available

Depart Salida 7:00 AM
Arrive Marshall Pass 8:35 AM helper 479 off Depart Marshall Pass 8:40 AM arrive Salida 11:00 AM
No. 315 depart Marshall Pass 8:37 AM
Arrive Gunnison 10:45 AM

No. 316 with engine 472

Depart Gunnison 6:55 PM with 7 cars
Helper engine 495 added at Sargent, snow and 7 cars
Arrive Marshall Pass 8:56 PM helper engine 495 off depart Marshall Pass 9:05 PM arrive Sargent 10:15 PM
Train 316 depart Marshall Pass 8:59 PM
Arrive Salida 10:20 PM

Montrose

Extra west-east with engine 315

Depart Montrose 12:45 PM with 3 loads 8 empties
1 merchandise Ouray
1 coal Ouray
1 coal Ridgway
1 RGS box (empty)
7 RG box (empty)
Arrive Ouray 3:45 PM 1 hour water, switch and turn
Depart Ouray 4:45 PM with 1 load
Arrive Montrose 6:40 PM with 1 load

Jimmy
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Alamosa March 3, 1939

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