Friday December 15, 1944
ALAMOSA
Cumbres, no new snow, 30” on ground
No. 115 with engine 473
Conductor Hines
Engineer Baskett (to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 8:50 AM with 6 cars (called for 7:15 AM depart, 1 hour 20 minutes transfer)
Arrive Cumbres 12:22 PM
Depart Cumbres 12:24 PM
Arrive Chama 1:00 PM
Depart Chama 1:05 PM (engineer Katschthaler)
Arrive Dulce 2:15 PM
Depart Dulece 2:17 PM
Arrive Gato 3:00 PM
Depart Gato 3:05 PM
Arrive Durango 5:35 PM
No. 116 with engine 476
Conductor Hurley
Engineer Brice (to Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Gato 1:44 PM
Depart Gato 1;49 PM
Arrive Dulce 2:37 PM
Depart Dulce 2:39 PM
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:05 PM (engineer Baskett)
Arrive Cumbres 5:03 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:05 PM
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM
2 Chama Cumbres turns
1st turn with engines 484, 482, and 483
Conductor Roberts
Engine 484 Hurley
Engine 482 Nissen
Engine 483 Dodds
Depart Chama 6:20 AM with 15 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbrers 8:00 AM
Engine 482 depart Cumbres 8:15 AM light for Chama
Engine 483 depart Cumbres 8:20 AM light for Chama
Engine 484 depart Cumbres 8:25 AM with 18 empties (17 empties from extra 481 west, Dec 14)
2nd turn with engines 486, 482, and 483
Conductor Roberts
Engine 486 Hurley
Engine 482 Nissen
Engine 483 Dodds
Depart Chama 11:20 AM with 17 loads 2 empties
Arrive Cumbres 1:10 PM
Engine 482 depart Cumbres 1:25 PM light for Chama
Engine 483 depart Cumbres 1:30 PM light for Chama
Engine 486 depart Cumbres 1:35 PM with caboose for Chama
Durango extra east with engines 453 road and 487 helper (Gato turn)
Conductor Knight
Engine 453 Cummins
Engine 487 J Johnson
Depart Durango 12:15 PM with 21 loads 1 empty
Falfa 5 minutes cut off helper 487, engine 487 return light to Durango
Florida 10 minutes set out
Arrive Allison 3:30 PM, 25 minutes No. 115
Arboles 5 minutes mdse
Gato 45 minutes eat, mdse and switching (and turn)
Depart Gato 5:55 PM with 6 loads 1 empty
MP 398 25 minutes unloading dragline
Arboles 10 minutes set out 6 dragline outfit cars
Allison 5 minutes pick up
Falfa 5 minutes pick up
Arrive Durango 10:10 PM with 3 loads 2 empties
Durango extra east with engines 481 and 487
Conductor Bruce
Engine 481 Peterson
Engine 487 Connor
Depart Durango 10:15 PM with 36 loads 1 empty (includes cars cattle from Dolores)
Carbon Jct 45 minutes load 2 cars cattle Basin Barn
Florida 15 minutes pick up
Tiffany 10 minutes pick up
Gato 1 hour 10 minutes eat, water and trade trains (pick up cars left by extra 453 and leave cars they brought from Durango)
Juanita 20 minutes mdse
MP 376 - Dulce 1 hour 20 minutes double, mdse and reduce
Monero 20 minutes coal & water
Arrive Chama 11:40 AM with 34 loads 1 empty
SALIDA
Marshall Pass no new snow 5” on ground
Monarch branch with engines 480 road and 494 helper
Conductor Straitiff
Engine 480 C Wilson
Engine 494 Dailey
Depart Salida 11:00 AM with 43 empties
Engine 480 double Maysville Monarch with engine 494 helping 1st trip, engine 494 return light to Salida 2:50 PM
Engine 480 depart Maysville 5:20 PM, east bound, with 44 loads 1 empty
Arrive Salida 6:20 PM
Sargent 2 hill turns with engines 490 and 491
Conductor Young
Engine 490 Crooks
Engine 491 Fitzsimons
1st turn depart Sargent 11:40 AM with 12 loads 2 empties
Arrive Marshall Pass 1:00 PM
Engine 491 depart Marshall Pass 1:05 PM light for Sargent
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 1:15 PM with caboose for Sargent
2nd turn depart Sargent 2:50 PM with 16 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 4:10 PM
Engine 491 depart Marshall Pass 4:20 PM light for Sargent
Engine 490 wait for Marshall Pass turn out of Salida
Salida extra west with engines 493 road, 495 helper and 499 helper (Marshall Pass turn)
Conductor Rhodes
Engine 493 W Wilson
Engine 495 Hyatt
Engine 499 Culliman
Depart Salida 2:05 PM with 57 empties
Arrive Marshall Pass 4:35 PM
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass 5:05 PM light for Salida
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 5:10 PM light for Salida
Engine 490 (from hill turn) depart Marshall Pass 4:55 PM with 58 empties for Sargent, set out 47 empties Buxton
Engine 493 (from extra west) depart Marshall Pass 5:50 PM with 34 loads 5 empties for Salida
Mears Jct 10 minutes set out
Arrive Salida 8:25 PM with 22 loads 5 empties
Salida extra west with engines 492 road, 495 helper and 499 helper
Conductor Carlin
Engine 492 Dailey
Engine 495 C Wilson
Engine 499 W Wilson
Called 11:35 PM
Depart Salida 12:20 AM (Dec 16) with 3 loads 48 empties
Arrive Marshall Pass 2:45 AM
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 2:50 AM light for Gunnison
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass 3:05 AM light for Salida
Engine 492 depart Marshall Pass 3:05 AM with 3 loads 48 empties
Buxton 25 minutes pick up
Arrive Sargent 4:55 AM, 15 minutes pick up
Depart Sargent 5:10 AM with 3 loads 104 empties
Arrive Gunnison 6:30 AM with 3 loads 104 empties
GUNNISON
Baldwin branch with engine 278
Conductor Purciel
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 8:20 AM with 16 empties
Arrive Baldwin 10:10 AM, 30 minutes mine work
Depart Baldwin 10:40 AM
Teachout 10 minutes pick up
Arrive Gunnison 12:00 PM with 12 loads 1 empty
Crested Butte branch with engine 498
Conductor Purciel
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 1:00 PM with 3 loads 47 empties (3 loads are cinders from extra 492 west)
MP 302 35 minutes unloading cinders
Arrive Crested Butte 3:40 PM
Depart Crested Butte 4:55 PM with 47 loads 1 empty
Arrive Gunnison 6:35 PM
MONTROSE
Ouray branch with engine 316
Conductor Gribben
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 1:10 PM with 12 loads 1 empty
Arrive Ridgway 3:55 PM 15 minutes switching
Depart Ridgway 4:10 PM with 5 loads 1 empty
Arrive Ouray 5:05 PM, 55 minutes switching
Depart Ouray 6:00 PM with 5 empties
Arrive Montrose 8:20 PM with 5 empties
Gunnison switch engine 340 with foreman Winters engineer H Gates
Durango switch engine 315 with foreman Rowe engineer House
Silverton branch and Farmington branch no activity
Jimmy
