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Alamosa March 4, 1939

March 04, 2009 05:35PM
No. 115 with engine 470 and helper 482

Depart Alamosa 7:10 AM
Antontio set out 2 cars for No. 425
Delayed 50 minutes chasing two horses Sublette to Toltec
Arrive Cumbres 11:30 AM
Depart Cumbres 11:33 AM
Arrive Chama 12:10 PM engine 482 off
Depart Chama 12:30 PM
Arrive Durango 5:10 PM

No. 116 with engine 477

Depart Durango11:40 AM with 5 cars
Willow Creek 1 hour 5 minutes extra 481 west stuck in snow drift just east of east switch at Willow Creek
Arrive Chama 5:30 PM engine 482 stays on to Alamosa
Delay Chama work on air pump engine 477
Depart Chama 6:10 PM
Arrive Cumbres 7:00 PM
Depart Cumbres 7:05 PM
Antonito pick up 2 cars from No. 426
Arrive Alamosa 10:40 PM

Chama extra west

Engine 484 run light Chama to Durango

Chama Dulce turn with engine 481
Depart Chama 3:20 PM with 8 loads 31 empties
Stuck in snow east switch Willow Creek, delayed No. 116 1 hour 5 minutes
Arrive Dulce 9:20 PM
Depart Dulce 9:55 PM
Arrive Chama 12:30 AM with 11 loads 5 empties

Chama extra east with engines 488-487-483

Depart Chama 4:45 AM with 21 loads
Double into Cumbres from Windy Point
Arrive Cumbres 7:10 AM
Engine 487 depart Cumbres 7:20 AM light arrive Alamosa 11:30 AM
Engines 488 and 487 with train depart Cumbres 7:30 AM with 41 loads 2 empties
Meet No. 115 at Sublette
Engine 487 off Big Horn run light to Alamosa arrived 12:05 PM
Train with engine 488 arrive Alamosa 12:55 PM

Santa Fe Branch

Engine 475 run light Alamosa to Antontio for helper on No. 425

No. 425 with engine 471 and helper 475
Conductor Pheney
Engineer Clarke

Depart Antonito 8:35 AM with RPO 61, coach 306
Engine 475 off Barranca run light to Tres Piedras
No. 425 arrive Santa Fe 4:30 PM with 2 loads

No. 426 with engine 476
Conductor Willis
Engineer Holly

Depart Santa Fe 9:35 AM with 1 merchandise, RPO 62, coach 320
Helper engine 475 on Tres Piedras
Arrive Antonito 5:30 PM with 4 loads

Engine 475 run light to Alamosa arrive 6:50 PM
Engine 476 run light to Alamosa arrive 7:00 PM for inspection

Salida

Extra west with engine 496 and helper 499 Valley Line

Depart Salida 7:45 AM with 1 load (kero for Durango)
Mears Jct 8:30 AM
Double to Poncha Pass
Arrive Poncha Pass 12:30 PM after doubling
Engine 499 depart Poncha Pass 1:20 PM arrrive Salida 2:10 PM
Engine 496 with train depart Poncha Pass 1:30 PM
Arrive Alamosa 6:05 PM with 36 loads ( Many of these picked up at Mears Jct)

Extra west Sargent turn with engine 498 and helper 490

Depart Salida 8:25 AM with 34 empties
Arrive Marshall Pass 10:45 AM
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 10:50 AM light arrive Sargent 12:00 PM
Engine 498 depart Marshall Pass 11:00 AM arrive Sargent 12:15 with caboose (Not recorded where train set out)
2 Turns made to Marshall Pass adding engine 495 as helper
Last turn depart Sargent 5:20 PM with 16 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 6:35 PM
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 7:00 PM light arrive Salida 9:00 PM
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 6:40 PM light arrive Sargent 8:05 PM
Engine 498 with train, 33 loads, depart Marshall Pass 7:20 PM arrive Salida 9:40 PM

Salida work extra with engine 492
Depart Salida 7:00 AM finish picking up at Grays, dump cinders at MP 227
Arrive Salida 6:55 PM

No. 315 with engine 472

Depart Salida 7:00 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Marshall Pass 8:37 AM
Depart Marshall Pass 8:39 AM
Arrive Gunnison 10:45 AM

No. 316 with engine 472
Depart Gunnison 6:30 PM with 5 cars
Marshall Pass times not shown
Arrive Salida 10:05 PM

Ouray Branch, Cerro Summit, Crested Butte, no activity

Jimmy
Subject Author Posted

Alamosa March 4, 1939

Jimmy Blouch March 04, 2009 05:35PM

Re: Alamosa March 4, 1939

CharlieMcCandless March 04, 2009 09:00PM

Re: Alamosa March 4, 1939

Ed Stabler March 04, 2009 09:08PM



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