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Alamosa March 24 1935

March 24, 2011 12:28PM
Sunday March 24 1935

No. 115 with engine 472
Conductor Pollard
Engineer Allbee (to Chama)

Depart Alamosa 7:10 AM with 4 cars
65
163
319
Silverton
Cumbres times not shown
Arrive Chama 11:27 AM
Depart Chama 11:35 AM (engineer House)
Arrive Durango 5:10 PM with 4 cars
(delay not shown, probably usual wait at Navajo and soft track)

No. 116 with engine 475
Conductor Lowe
Engineer Fitzer (to Chama)

Depart Durango 9:50 AM with 4 cars
119
164
304
Camp Bird
Arrive Chama 2:50 PM
Depart Chama 3:00 PM (engineer Allbee)
Cumbres times not shown
Arrive Alamosa 7:15 PM with 4 cars

Conductor No. 116 advises at Antonito weather bad, blowing and drifting Cumbres to Toltec, not bad Toltec to Antonito

Cumbres 9:15 PM, part cloudy, brisk southwest wind, drifting quite bit, 8 inches snow today, 4 inches yesterday

10:15 PM instructions issued to line up plow and flanger, K-36 or 37 class helper, 5:00 AM to go to Big Horn, turn and return ahead of No. 115 up hill

Chama extra 486 west
Conductor Bendure
Engineer Vinton
F Edmisten laid off sick, Bendure conductor, George Brogan on as brakeman in Bendure’s place

Depart Chama 11:20 AM with 27 loads 5 empties
Azotea 20 minutes No. 115
Lumberton 15 minutes switching, 30 minutes No. 116
Pagosa Jct 25 minutes coal & water, eat
Arrive Durango 9:05 PM with 23 loads

SALIDA

Train No. 315 with engine 477 (to Gunnison)
Conductor Gallagher
Engineer Shewalter (to Gunnison)

Depart Salida 7:15 AM with 4 cars
122
125
403
326 off Gunnison
Arrive Sargent 9:43 AM
Depart Sargent 9:45 AM
Arrive Gunnison 10:55 AM
Depart Gunnison 11:15 AM, engine 347, engineer Knoll, with 3 cars
Arrive Montrose 2:45 PM

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

Depart Montrose 3:35 PM with 3 cars
54
126
401
285 on Gunnison
Arrive Gunnison 7:05 PM
Depart Gunnison 7:28 PM, engine 477, engineer Shewalter, with 4 cars
Arrive Salida 11:00 PM

Salida extra 490 west with helper engine 488, Valley line
Conductor Duncan
Engine 490 Harrell
Engine 488 Crylie
Messenger Treskett dead engine 343

Depart Salida 9:35 AM with 10 loads 27 empties, dead engine 343
12 empty tanks
15 empty box
Poncha Jct 15 minutes switching
Mears Jct 30 minutes clearing main line of 27 cars
Depart Mears Jct 11:25 AM with 3 loads 22 empties dead engine 343
Arrive Poncha Pass 12:05 PM
Depart Poncha Pass 12:10 AM with caboose for Mears Jct
Arrive Mears Jct 12:25 PM
Depart Mears Jct 12:40 PM with 4 loads 17 empties
Arrive Round Hill 1:45 PM, 20 minutes lunch
Depart Round Hill 2:05 PM with caboose for Mears Jct
Arrive Mears Jct 2:20 PM
Depart Mears Jct 2:35 PM with 11 loads
Arrive Poncha Pass 3:10 PM
Depart Poncha Pass 3:15 PM with caboose for Mears Jct
Arrive Mears Jct 3:30 PM
Depart Mears Jct 3:40 PM with 12 loads
Arrive Poncha Pass 4:10 PM
Engine 488 depart Poncha Pass 4:25 PM light for Salida
Extra 490 west depart Poncha Pass 4:25 PM with 29 loads 22 empties dead engine 343
Villa Grove 25 minutes switching
Mineral Hot Springs 10 minutes switching
Moffat 10 minutes water, 15 minutes switching
Hooper 20 minutes switching
Arrive Alamosa 10:15 PM with 25 loads 34 (?) empties, dead engine 343

Salida extra 491 west with helper engines 494 and 496, to Gunnison with Sargent hill turn
Conductor Hallock
Engine 491 Allen
Engine 494 Crooks
Engine 496 Dailey

Depart Salida 5:50 PM with 5 loads 48 empties
1 load machinery Gunnison
1 oats Crested Butte
3 loads Montrose
Mears Jct 15 minutes water
Arrive Marshall Pass 8:30 PM with 5 loads 48 empties, 35 minutes switching, 35 minutes meet No. 315
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 8:40 PM light for Sargent (not shown where meet No. 316)
Extra 499 depart Marshall Pass 9:40 PM light for Sargent, behind extra 491 west to assist with set out
Extra 491 west depart Marshall Pass 9:30 PM with 5 loads 48 empties
Buxton 15 minutes switching
Arrive Sargent 11:05 PM with caboose
This power and crew make Sargent hill turn
Depart Sargent 12:20 AM with 18 loads
MP 243 30 minutes account snow and double
Arrive Marshall Pass 2:25 AM
Engine 496 depart Marshall Pass 2:40 AM light for Sargent
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 2:50 AM light for Sargent
Extra 491 depart Marshall Pass 3:00 AM with caboose
Buxton and Sargent pick up
Arrive Gunnison 6:15 AM with 5 loads 60 empties

DURANGO

Farmington branch

Work train with engine 375
Conductor Duxstadt
Engineer Klahn

Work with B&B at bridge 463.14

Sunday, no other narrow gauge activity this date

Jimmy
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Alamosa March 24 1935

Jimmy Blouch March 24, 2011 12:28PM

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poncha Pass capacity

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