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Alamosa February 24 1935

February 24, 2011 09:53AM
Sunday February 24, 1935

ALAMOSA

No. 115 with engine 475
Conductor Lowe
Engineer Owens (to Chama)

Depart Alamosa 7:10 AM with 4 cars
66
163
321
Pagosa
Cumbres times not shown
Arrive Chama 11:30 AM
Depart Chama 11:35 AM (engineer House)
Arrive Durango 4:55 PM (reason not shown)

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

Depart Durango 9:50 AM with 4 cars
119
164
304
Camp Bird
Arrive Chama 2:55 PM
Depart Chama 3:00 PM (engineer Owens)
Cumbres times not shown
Arrive Alamosa 7:15 AM with 4 cars
Conway reports: heavy snow between Chama and Cumbres, snow between Cumbres and Los Pinos, some wind, east of Los Pinos no wind or snow

Alamosa extra 484 west with helper engine 485
Conductor Morgan
Engine 484 Wellington
Engine 485 Coughlin

Depart Alamosa 12:25 AM with 31 loads 10 empties (includes 2 cars cattle from Texas to Dolores)
Romeo 10 minutes mdse
Arrive Antonito 2:10 AM
Depart Antonito 3:00 AM with 23 loads 11 empties
Sublette 30 minutes water, clean fires, eat
Osier 10 minutes water
Cumbres times not shown
Engine 485 depart Cumbres light for Chama
Extra 484 west depart Cumbres with 23 loads 11 empties
Arrive Chama 9:15 AM

Chama extra 481 west
Conductor S Edmisten
Engineer Densmore

Depart Chama 11:45 AM with 24 loads 3 empties (includes 2 cattle)
Amargo 40 minutes No. 116
Lumberton 10 minutes pick up
Pagosa Jct 30 minutes coal & water, eat
Ignacio 15 minutes mdse and switching
Carbon Jct 10 minutes switching
Arrive Durango 8:50 PM with 19 loads

SALIDA

Train No. 315 with engine 470 (to Gunnison)
Conductor Perkins
Engineer Crooks (to Gunnison)

Depart Salida 7:15 AM with 4 cars
54
126
283 off Gunnison
401
Arrive Sargent 9:43 AM
Depart Sargent 9:45 AM
Arrive Gunnison 10:55 AM
Depart Gunnison 11:15 AM, engine 316, engineer Knoll, with 3 cars
Arrive Montrose 2:45 PM

Train No. 316 with engine 344 (to Gunnison)
Conductor Hickman
Engineer Knoll (to Gunnison)

Depart Montrose 3:35 PM with 3 cars
60
125
403
158 on Gunnison (deadhead)
312 on Gunnison
Arrive Gunnison 7:05 PM
Gunnison 15 minutes switching freight cars on house track to get empty baggage car
Depart Gunnison 7:35 PM, engine 470, engineer Crooks, with 5 cars
Gunnison to Sargent 7 minutes, slow order
Arrive Salida 11:10 PM with 5 cars

Gunnison extra 492 east with helper engine 490, at Sargent add helper engine 494
Conductor Hallock
Engine 492 Cullinan
Engine 490 Dailey
Engine 494 Shewalter, on Sargent

Depart Gunnison 12:40 PM with 52 loads 1 empty
Parlin 12 minutes water
Arrive Sargent 2:45 PM, 30 minutes reduce, coal & water, 30 minutes eating
Depart Sargent 3:45 PM with 18 loads 1 empty
MP 242 ½ 25 minutes doubling to Marshall Pass account snow
Arrive Marshall Pass 6:05 PM
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 6:30 PM light for Salida (Sargent helper pulled off, abolished)
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 6:40 PM light for Salida
Extra 492 east depart Marshall Pass 7:15 PM with 37 loads 1 empty
Arrive Salida 9:40 PM with 32 loads 1 empty

Alamosa extra 496 east, Valley line
Conductor Gribben
Engineer Allen

Depart Alamosa 4:45 PM with 13 loads 7 empties
Moffat 10 minutes switching
Villa Grove 25 minutes switching and eating
Round Hill 35 minutes double to Poncha Pass
Mears Jct 10:25 PM to 10:45 PM, 20 minutes let No. 316 by
Arrive Salida 11:35 PM with 4 loads 1 empty
Conductor reported: Blowing hard and drifting between Moffat and Mears Jct, set out 5 empty dumps at Mears Jct and 13 ties at Poncha Jct, no more room at Poncha Jct, took 2 ties to Salida

Sunday, no other narrow gauge activity this date

Jimmy
Subject Author Posted

Alamosa February 24 1935

Jimmy Blouch February 24, 2011 09:53AM

Re: Alamosa February 24 1935

CharlieMcCandless February 24, 2011 11:57AM

Re: Alamosa February 24 1935

Jimmy Blouch February 24, 2011 01:14PM



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