Friday November 17 1944
ALAMOSA
Cumbres 2” new snow
Chama 3” new snow
No. 115 with engine 473
Conductor Hurley
Engineer Baskett (to Chama)
Depart Alamsoa 7:30 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:42 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:45 AM
Arrive Chama 11:20 AM
Depart Chama 11:25 AM (engineer Dieckman)
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM
No. 116 with engine 478
Conductor Roberts
Engineer Brice (to Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Cham 4:05 PM (engineer Baskett)
Arrive Cumbres 5:02 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:05 PM
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM
Once again appears No. 115 and No. 116 met at Carracas, No. 115 depart Gato 1:25 PM, No. 116 arrive Gato 1:47 PM
Chama extra east with engines 481 road, 484 helper, and 482 helper
Conductor Ashbrook
Engine 481 Owenby
Engine 484 Nissen
Engine 482 Turney
Depart Chama 10:30 AM with 32 loads 1 empty, all cattle, 24 cars from extra 487 east and 8 cars loaded Chama
Lobato 25 minutes No. 115
Arrive Cumbres 12:25 PM
Engine 484 depart Cumbres12:45 PM light for Chama
Engine 482 depart Cumbres 1:00 PM light for Chama
Engine 481 depart Cumbres 1:00 PM with 50 loads 5 empties
Arrive Alamosa 6:15 PM
Chama extra west light engine 487
Engineer Connor
Depart Chama 9:00 AM
Arrive Durango 2:40 PM
Meet with No. 116 not shown, would have been east of Igancio
Chama extra west with engine 482
Conductor Knight
Engineer Houck
Depart Chama 6:15 PM with 1 load 56 empties
23 single decks
6 empty box
6 empty gons
16 empty dumps
Monero 35 minutes switching
Lumberton 25 minutes switching
Dulce 20 minutes switching
Gato 35 minutes lunch and orders
Tiffany 15 minutes pick up
Ignacio 25 minutes switching, 2 hours 50 minutes meet extra 480-487 east
Arrive Durango 5:40 AM with 2 loads 37 empties
Chama Cumbres turn with engines 485, 486, and 484
Conductor Curtis
Engine 485 Dodds
Engine 486 Nissen
Engine 484 Turney
Depart Chama 7:00 PM with 22 loads 12 empty
Arrive Cumbres 8:35 PM
Engine 485 depart Cumbres 8:40 with caboose for Chama
Engine 486 depart Cumbres 8:50 PM light for Chama
Engine 484 depart Cumbres 8:55 PM light for Chama
Alamosa extra west with engine 483
Conductor Skirvin
Engineer Donaldson
(Engineer Holly and fireman Parker deadhead to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 6:45 PM with 38 empties
Romeo 10 minutes meet No. 116
Antonito 40 minutes coal & water, switching and fill
Sublette 20 minutes water and eat
Arrive Cumbres 1:05 AM with 37 empties
Depart Cumbres 1:30 AM
Arrive Chama 2:40 AM with 37 empties
Durango extra east with engines 487 and 480
Conductor Bruce
Engine 487 J Johnson
Engine 480 Peterson
Depart Durango 10:00 PM (edit) 21 loads 1 empty, includes 2 cars cattle from RGS
Carbon Jct 3 hours 10 minutes load 14 cars cattle (Basin Barn) pick up 26 cars sheep from Farmington branch
Florida 10 minutes pick up
Arboles 15 minutes pick up 6 cars cattle
Gato 20 minutes eat
Navajo 10 minutes water and pick up
Dulce 10 minutes set out
Monero 20 minutes coal & water and fill
Arrive Chama 10:50 AM (Nov 18) with 52 loads 1 empty, includes 48 cars of stock
SALIDA
Monarch branch with engines 497 road and 493 helper
Conductor Rhodes
Engine 497 Sidenstriker
Engine 493 W Wilson
Depart Salida 7:40 AM with 43 empties
Engine 497 double Maysville Monarch with engine 493 helping on first trip, 493 return light to Salida at 11:20 AM
Engine 497 depart Maysville 3:20 PM, east bound, with 45 loads 1 empty
Arrive Salida 4:45 PM
Salida extra west with engines 494 road, 490 helper and 496 helper
Conductor Young
Engine 494 Dailey
Engine 490 Culliman
Engine 496 Frantz
Depart Salida 8 loads 36 empties, 3 cinders Parlin, 35 empty gons
Arrive Marshall Pass 7:20 AM, cut out helpers, derailed RG 813, company cinders caused by broken flange
Delayed 1 hour 15 minutes re-railing, car set out, needs new pair wheels
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 7:55 AM light for Gunnison
Engine 496 depart Marshall Pass 9:10 AM light for Salida
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 9:00 AM 7 loads 36 empties
Arrive Sargent 10:10 AM, 35 minutes coal & water and switching, found all 8 wheels on RG 1721 flat set out at Sargent
Depart Sargent 10:45 AM
Parlin 1 hour 10 minutes unload 7 cars cinders
Arrive Gunnison 1:30 PM with 40 empties
Gunnison extra east with engine 490 (change road engine, add helpers Sargent)
Conductor Carlin
Engineer W Wilson
Depart Gunnison 1:30 PM with 12 loads 1 empty
Bonita 10 minutes pick up
Crookton 2 hours load 23 cars cattle
Arrive Sargent 5:15 PM with 37 loads 2 empties
Out of Sargent with engines 492 road, 490 helper and 495 helper
Conductor Carlin
Engine 492 W Wilson
Engine 490 Crooks
Engine 495 Veo
Depart Sargent 5:50 PM with 27 loads 2 empties
Arrive Marshall Pass 7:05 PM
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 7:10 PM light for Sargent
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 7:15 PM light for Sargent
Engine 492 depart Marshall Pass 7:35 PM with 44 loads 2 empties
Mears Jct 10 minutes set out 22 Valley loads
Arrive Salida 10:05 PM
GUNNISON
Baldwin branch with engine 278
Conductor Anderson
Engineer Stamm
Depart Gunnison 11:25 AM with 15 empties
Castleton 5 minutes set out
Arrive Baldwin 12:50 PM, 20 minutes mine work
Depart Baldwin 1:10 PM
Castleton 5 minutes pick up
Teachout 5 mintues pick up
Arrive Gunnsion 2:30 PM with 15 loads
Crested Butte branch with engine 498
Conductor Anderson
Engineer Stamm
Depart Gunnison 3:35 PM with 51 empties
MP 296 10 minutes, held by B&B gang
Jacks Cabin 5 minutes set out
Arrive Crested Butte 5:40 PM
Depart Crested Butte 6:40 PM with 40 loads 1 empty
Jacks Cabin 5 minutes pick up 2 cars cattle
Arrive Gunnison 8:20 PM with 42 loads 1 empty
Baldwin branch with engine 278
Conductor Anderson
Engineer Stamm
Depart Gunnison 9:05 PM with 8 empties
Arrive Wylie 9:35 PM, 40 minutes load 7 cars cattle
Depart Wyle 10:15 PM
Arrive Gunnison 10:40 with 7 loads 1 empty
Gunnison extra west with engine 360
Conductor Purciel
Engineer T Doyle
Depart Gunnsion 5:45 AM with 6 loads 3 empties
2 coal Telluride
2 props Bowie
1 company material Montrose
1 cattle Montrose (from Crookton Nov 17)
2 empty single decks
Arrive Cimarron 7:55 AM, 20 minutes switching
Depart Cimarron 8:15 AM with 4 loads 1 empty
Arrive Montrose 10:20 AM
MONTROSE
Ouray branch with engine 456
Conductor Gribben
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 1:00 PM with 10 loads 9 empties
Arrive Ridgway 2:50 PM, 20 minutes switching, 50 minutes load 11 cars cattle, 30 minutes for RGS connection, 45 mintues for way bills
Received from RGS 18 cars stock
Depart Ridgway 43 loads 1 empty (29 stock, 11 routed Cut off, 18 east to Gunnison)
Arrive Montrose 7:10 PM with 52 loads 1 empty, prepare for east bound run to Cerro Summit
Extra east with engines 456 road and 463 helper
Conductor Gribben
Engine 456 Price
Engine 463 Braswell
Depart Montrose 8:30 PM with 25 loads 1 empty, 18 stock from RGS and 7 cars stock loaded Montrose
Cedar Creek set out loads (not shown how many)
Arrive Cerro Summit 10:00 PM, leave loads for extra 360 east
Engine 456 depart Cerro Summit 10:15 PM with caboose for Montrose, arrive 11:20 PM with 2 loads 1 empty
Engine 463 depart Cerro Summit light for Cedar Creek to help extra 360 east
Extra east with engine 360
Conductor Purciel
Engineer T Doyle
Depart Montrose 8:50 PM with 8 empties
Set out empties en route
Arrive Cedar Creek 10:10 PM, pick up balance of loads, wait for extra 456 west and extra 463 west, add 463 as helper to Cerro Summit
Arrive Cerro Summit 11:45 PM
Engine 463 depart light, return to Montrose at 1:05 AM
Engine 360 depart Cerro Summit 12:00 midnight with 25 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cimarron 12:30 AM, 1 hours 20 minutes pick up 2 cars sheep wait for helper 361 and coal engine 360
Gunnison extra west light engine 361, for Cimarron to help extra 360 east
Engineer Gates
Depart Gunnison 11:30 PM
Arrive Cimarron 1:40 AM
Engines 360 and 361 depart Cimarron 1:50 AM with 27 loads 1 empty
Arrive Gunnison 5:00 AM
(Begin edit)
DURANGO
Farmington branch with engine 480
Conductor Murray
Engineer Cummins
Depart Durango 10:00 AM with 2 loads 36 empties
Refinery 15 minutes switching
Arrive Farmington 1:05 PM, 4 hours 40 minutes load 26 cars sheep
Depart Farmington 5:45 PM 29 loads 7 empties
26 sheep
1 gas Ignacio
1 gas Durango
1 mdse Durango
5 empty box Aztec
Refinery 20 minutes switching
Aztec 10 minutes set out
Carbon Jct 10 minutes set out
Arrive Durango 9:35 PM with 3 loads 3 empties
(End edit)
Gunnison switch engine 340 with conductor Winters engineer H Gates
Gunnison switch engine stand gauge 605 with conductor Mahoney engineer J Gates
Durango switch engine 315 with conductor Rowe engineer House
Silverton branch no activity
133 cars stock loaded this date, 99 cattle, 34 sheep (actually the 6 at Arboles were early AM Nov 18)
Jimmy
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/17/2009 07:07PM by Jimmy Blouch.
