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Alamosa March 17, 1939

March 17, 2009 04:50PM
No. 115 with engine 477
Conductor Hines
Engineer Arnell (to Chama)

Depart Alamosa 7:10 AM
Antontio set out 2 cars for No. 425
Arrive Cumbres 10:47 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:50 AM
Arrive Chama 11:30 AM
Depart Chama 11:35 AM (engineer Fitzer)
Arrive Durango 4:35 PM

No. 116 with engine 470
Conductor Hurley
Engineer House (to Chama)

Depart Durango 11:40 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Chama 4:25 PM delay clean fire on engine
Depart Chama 4:40 PM (engineer Arnell)
Cumbres times not shown
Antonito pick up 2 cars from No. 426
Arrive Alamosa 9:05 PM

Durango extra east with engine 488

Depart Durango 11:50 AM with 18 loads 6 empties
Do station work at almost every station between Durango and Chama, including pick up 2 cars cattle at Tiffany
Arrive Chama 12:20 AM with 19 loads 10 empties

Chama extra east with engines 486 and 487

Called Chama 9:30 PM
10 minutes prep, 1 hour 50 minutes switching and weigh, 1 hour connection, 45 minutes make up train, 10 minutes air
Depart Chama 1:25 AM with 16 loads
Arrive Cumbres 2:50 AM
Engine 486 depart Cumbres 3:00 AM light arrive Alamosa 7:05 AM
Engine 487 depart Cumbres 3:05 AM with 16 loads
Meet No. 115 at Romeo
Arrive Alamosa 9:50 AM

Santa Fe Branch

No. 425 with engine 473
Conductor Willis
Engineer Allbee

Depart Antonito 8:42 AM with 1 flour Santa Fe, 1 merchandise Santa Fe, 1 flour Espanola, RPO 62 coach 320
Arrive Santa Fe 4:30 PM with 3 loads

No. 426 with engine 476
Conductor Pheney
Engineer Dodds

Depart Santa Fe 9:30 AM with 1 merchandise, RPO 61, 306
Arrive Antonito 5:30 PM with 3 loads

Salida

No. 315 and No. 316 with engine 472

Depart Salida 7:00 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Gunnison 10:55 AM
Depart Gunnison 6:30 PM with 5 cars
Arrive Salida 10:05 PN

Salida extra west wtih engines 490 and 496

Depart Salida 1:40 AM with 37 empties
Mears Jct 10 minutes water
Grays 20 minutes for extra 492 east (of March 16)
Arrive Marshall Pass 5:40 AM
Engine 496 depart Marshall Pass 5:45 AM light arrive Gunnison 8:20 AM
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 5:55 AM with 37 empties
Arrive Gunnison 8:35 AM

Salida extra west light engine 498

Depart Salida 8:15 PM
Arrive Sargent 11:25 PM (for helper on extra 490 east)

Gunnison extra east with engines 490 and 496

Depart Gunnison 9:40 PM with 53 loads
Arrive Sargent 11:55 PM 40 minutes reduce, coal and water, 15 minutes eat
Engine 498 added as helper
Depart Sargent 12:50 AM with 19 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 2:15 AM
Engines 496 and 498 return light and engine 490 with caboose return to Sargent
Depart Sargent 4:45 AM with 24 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 6:10 AM
Engine 498 depart Marshall Pass 6:35 AM light arrive Salida 11:10 AM
Engine 496 depart Marshall Pass 6:40 AM light arrive Salida 11:10 AM (appears they coupled at some point to get into yard)
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 7:10 AM with 43 loads
Poncha Jct spot B&B outfits
Arrive Salida 11:15 AM

Montrose Ouray turn with engine 315
Conductor A J Gribben
Engineer E L Campbell

Depart Montrose 1:05 PM with 3 loads
Arrive Ouray 3:40 PM with 1 load 35 minutes water, switching and turn
Depart Ouray 4:15 pm with 2 loads
Ridgway 15 minutes switching
Arrive Montrose 7:00 PM with 23 loads

Crested Butte Branch with engines 474 and 452
Conductor Purcil
Engine 474 Price
Engine 452 T Boyle

Depart Gunnison 12:30 PM with 3 loads and 70 empties
Arrive Crested Butte 2:40 PM
Engine 452 depart Crested Butte 3:05 PM light arrive Gunnsion 4:35 PM
Engine 474 depart Crested Butte 5:45 PM with 55 loads
Arrive Gunnison 7:35 PM with 57 loads

Farmington Branch with engine 478
Conductor Fry
Engineer Katschaler (?)

Depart Durango 1:00 AM with 6 loads 16 empties
Worked all stations including 1 car cattle at Farmington for Durango
Depart Farmington 6:45 AM
Arrive Durango 11:40 AM wtih 9 loads 2 empties

Notation: "4:00 PM Mountain States and our phone Xd CH and DG - Western Union sending lineman and Mountain States cut their phones west of Chama off."

Silverton Branch - no activity

Jimmy
Subject Author Posted

Alamosa March 17, 1939

Jimmy Blouch March 17, 2009 04:50PM

Re: Alamosa March 17, 1939

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