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Alamosa September 17 1944

September 17, 2009 10:27AM
ALAMOSA

No. 115 with engine 473
Conductor Roberts
Engineer Coughlin (to Chama)

Depart Alamosa 7:05 AM with 6 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:22 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:25 AM
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM
Depart Chama 11:15 AM (engineer Brice)
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM

No. 116 with engine 476
Conductor Hines
Engineer Katschtheler (to Chama)

Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 6 cars
Arrive Chama 4:05 PM
Depart Chama 4:10 PM (engineer Coughlin)
Arrive Cumbres 5:15 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:17 PM
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM

No further east bound activity Durango - Alamosa

Alamosa extra west with engines 486 road and 485 helper
Conductor Curtis
Engine 486 Holly
Engine 485 Donaldson

Depart Alamosa 3:00 AM with 20 loads 49 empties
Sublette 10 minutes pick up 1 empty single deck (set out a previous day, bad order) 20 minutes water and eat
Arrive Cumbres 9:55 AM 20 loads 57 empties, 15 minutes cut helper out and reduce, 25 minutes No. 115 30 minutes air
Depart Cumbres11:05 AM with 20 loads 40 empties
Arrive Chama 12:15 PM 20 minutes spot mdse and 15 empty tanks

Chama extra west with engine 481
Conductor Bruce
Engineer Dieckman

Depart Chama 2:45 PM with 20 loads 18 empties
Azotea 15 minutes pick up and meet No. 116 (Edit)
Ignacio pick up 4 cars sheep
Arrive Durango 11:20 PM with 15 loads 21 enpties

Alamosa extra east with engine 493
Conductor Rhodes
Engineer Culliman

Depart Alamosa 2:00 PM with 10 loads 28 empties
Villa Grove 20 mintues switching, 20 minutes coal and water and lunch
Arrive Round Hill 7:10 PM 40 minutes double to Poncha Pass
Depart Poncha Pass 8:15 PM
Arrive Salida 9:50 PM with 13 loads 3 empties

SALIDA

Monarch branch with engines 497 road and 484 helper
Conductor Carlin
Engine 497 Frantz
Engine 484 Dailey

Depart Salida 6:50 AM with 43 empties
Maysville Monarch double Engine 484 help on 1st trip with 28 empties, return light to Salida at 10:50 AM
Engine 497 take 22 loads to Maysville 1st trip
Depart Monarch 12:50 PM with 23 loads
Maysville pick up 22 loads
Poncha Jct pick up RG 481 water car
Arrive Salida 3:35 PM with 46 loads 1 empty

GUNNISON

Extra east with engine 490 road, engines 494 helper and 491 helper added Sargent
Conductor Young
Engine 490 Hyatt
Engine 494 Crooks
Engine 491 Rogers

Depart Gunnison 5:40 AM with 41 loads 6 empties
16 sheep KC
10 sheep Denver
4 company coal Sargent
2 coal Salida
1 company coal Marshall Pass
3 coal Mineral Hot Springs
1 coal Hooper
2 coal Monte Vista
2 coal Alamosa
5 empty dumps
Caboose
Arrive Sargent 7:35 AM
Depart Sargent 8:20 AM with 28 loads 4 empties
Arrive Marshall Pass 9:35 AM
Engines 494 and 491 light return to Sargent
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 10:25 AM with 44 loads 6 empties
Arrive Salida 12:30 PM

Sargent 2 hill turns with engines 494 and 491
Conductor Trevartheu
Engine 494 Crooks
Engine 491 Rogers

Depart Sargent 11:45 AM with 7 loads 3 empties
Buxton pick up 5 loads (this is the last of the 29 loads set out by the 4 engine train on Sep 15)
Arrive Marshall Pass 1:10 PM
Engine 491 light and engine 494 with caboose return to Sargent
Depart Sargent 2:50 PM with 12 loads 3 empties
Arrive Marshall Pass 4:00 PM
Engine 491 light and engine 494 with caboose return to Sargent

SALIDA

Extra west with engines 495 road, 490 helper and 497 helper
Conductor Plewes
Engine 495 Sidenstriker
Engine 490 W Wilson
Engine 497 C Wilson

Called 11:50 PM
Depart Salida 12:40 AM (Sep 18) with 1 load 55 empties
Caboose
42 empty double decks, 38 for Gunnison, 4 for Parlin
2 empty single decks Parlin
10 empty box Parlin
1 mdse Ridgway
Arrive Mears Jct 1:45 AM 20 minutes water 3 engines
Arrive Marshall Pass 4:00 AM 25 minutes unload freight and inspection
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 4:05 AM light arrive Gunnison 6:40 AM
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 4:30 AM light arrive Salida 6:30 AM
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 4:25 AM
Buxton 15 minutes pick up
Arrive Sargent 5:55 AM with 2 loads 85 empties, 30 minutes unload 30 sacks of salt and pick up
Depart Sargent 6:25 AM with 2 loads 88 empties
Doyle 30 minutes set out and pick up
Parlin 25 minutes unload 1600 pounds freight, set out and spot stock cars
Arrive Gunnison 8:50 AM with 4 loads70 empties

No other narrow gauge activity this date

Jimmy



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/17/2009 10:15PM by Jimmy Blouch.
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Alamosa September 17 1944

Jimmy Blouch September 17, 2009 10:27AM

Re: Alamosa September 17 1944

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