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Alamosa March 20, 1939

March 20, 2009 11:22AM
No. 115 with engine 475
Conductor Hines
Engineer Ray (to Chama)

Depart Alamosa 7:10 AM with 6 cars
Antontio set out 2 cars for No. 425
Arrive Cumbres 10:40 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:42 AM
Arrive Chama 11:30 AM
Depart Chama 11:35 AM Engineer House
Arrive Durango 4:35 PM


No. 116 with engine 477
Conductor Hurley
Engineer Fitzer (to Chama)

Depart Durango 11:40 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Chama 4:25 PM
Depart Chama 4:30 PM Engineer Ray
Cumbres times not shown
MP 304 1 hour, rock slide, about 15 tons rock down, 4 section men been working on it since 11:00 AM (Hurley)
Antonito pick up 2 cars from No. 426
Arrive Alamosa 9:45 PM

Durango extra east with engines 480 and 484
Conductor Knight
Engine 480 Vinton
Enigne 484 Deusmere

Depart Durango 12:45 PM with 30 loads 8 empties (5 cars stock, 3 sheep Dulce, 2 cattle North Fork Nebraska)
Work most stations to Chama, meet No. 115 at Ignacio
Arrive Chama 10:30 PM with 43 loads 2 empties

Chama extra east with engines 482 and 488
Conductor McLaughlin
Engine 482 Larimer
Engine 488 Tozer

Called Chama 10:45 PM 1 hour make up train, 15 minutes
Depart Chama 12:01 AM with 17 loads, including stock
Arrive Cumbres 1:40 AM
Engine 488 depart Cumbres 2:00 AM light arrive Chama 3:05 AM
Engine 482 depart Cumbres 2:05 AM with 43 loads 12 emties
Antonito 10 minutes set out branch loads and get idler
Arrive Alamosa 7:05 AM with 38 loads 13 empties

Alamosa extra west with engine 481
Conductor Dorian
Engine 481 Boyd

Depart Alamosa 11:30 PM with 8 loads 4 empties
Arrive Cumbres 6:15 AM 6 loads 12 empties
Depart Cumbres 6:30 AM
Arrive Chama 7:45 AM

Santa Fe Branch

No. 425 with engine 473
Conductor Willis
Engineer Allbee

Depart Antonito 8:50 AM with 9 loads
2 spuds Santa Fe
2 furniture Santa Fe
1 company coal Santa Fe
1 merchandise Santa Fe
1 Phosphate Espanola
RPO 62
Coach 320
Arrive Santa Fe 4:30 PM with 7 loads

No. 426 with engine 476
Conductor Pheney
Engineer Dodds

Depart Santa Fe 9:30 AM with 3 loads, 1 merchandise Antonito, RPO 61, coach 306
Espanola 11:35 AM to 11:55 AM moved Dorsey to Espanola
Arrive Antonito 5:30 PM with 3 loads

Salida No. 315 and No. 316 with engine 472
Conductor Mahoney
Engineer Cullinan

Depart Salida 7:00 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Gunnison 10:50 AM 5 minutes Sargent to Gunnison slow orders
Depart Gunnison 6:30 PM with 5 cars
Arrive Salida 10:05 PM

Salida extra west with engines 492 and 499
Conductor Sloan
Engine 492 Dailey
Engine 499 Hyatt

Depart Salida 12:50 PM with 6 loads 21 empties
Mears Jct unload 6 cars cinders
Arrive Marshall Pass 3:50 PM
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass 3:55 PM light arrive Gunnison 7:05 PM
Engine 492 depart Marshall Pass 4:05 PM
Buxton 5 minutes pick up, 1 hour 30 minutes rerail RG 1772
Sargent pick up
Elko meet No. 316
Parlin pick up
Arrive Gunnison 9:15 PM with 5 loads 83 empties

No other activity over Marshall Pass

Montrose extra west-east, Ouray turn with engine 315
Conductor Gribben
Engine E L Campbell

Depart Montrose 12:10 PM 2 loads 10 empties
1 merchandise Ouray
1 merchandise Telluride
1 empty gon
1 empty tank
2 empty flats Dolores
3 empty RGS box
4 empty system box
Arrive Ouray 2:50 PM with 1 load, 1 hour 5 minutes eating, water, switching, and turn
Depart Ouray 3:55 PM with 1 load
Depart Ridgway with 13 loads
Arrive Montrose 6:20 PM

Farmington Branch turn with engine 478
Conductor Fry
Engineer Katschaler

Depart Durango 1:30 AM with 1 load 1 empty
Arrive Farmington 6:20 AM
Depart Farmington 7:25 AM
Arrive Durango 11:35 AM with 15 loads 3 empties
(includes 5 oil Denver, 3 gas Durango, 1 gas Taos Jct, 1 gas Alamosa, 2 gas Dolores)

Crested Butte Branch turn with engines 474 and 456
Conductor Purcil
Engine 474 Price
Engine 456 Hamm

Depart Gunnison 1:10 PM with 76 empties
Arrive Crested Butte 3:10 PM
Engine 456 depart Crested Butte 3:30 PM light arrive Gunnsion 5:15 PM
Engine 474 depart Crested Butte 5:45 PM with 51 loads
Arrive Gunnison 7:30 PM

Silverton Branch no activity

Still have line problems: "9:45 AM 40 & 1 crossed Sargent Gunnison, 3 patched to 40 at Salida, 40 out to clear No. 1. Western Union notified. Unable work west Gunnison on any wire. Lineman left Montrose on motor car at noon."

Jimmy
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