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Alamosa October 20 1940

October 20, 2012 12:28PM
Sunday October 20 1940

ALAMOSA

No. 115 with engine 477
Conductor Morgan
Engineer Ray (to Chama)

Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 4 cars
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164
323
Alamosa
Arrive Cumbres 10:22 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:25 AM
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM
Depart Chama 11:20 AM (engineer House)
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM with 4 cars

No. 116 with engine 470
Conductor Hurley
Engineer Densmore (to Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 4 cars
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:05 PM (engineer Ray)
Arrive Cumbres 4:58 PM
Depart Cumbres5:02 PM
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM with 4 cars

Alamosa extra 489 west
Conductor McLaughlin
Engineer Lorimer

Depart Alamosa 12:30 AM with 9 loads 31 empties
24 empty box
4 empty tanks Chama
2 idlers
Romeo 25 minutes meet extra 483 east (of Oct 19)
Arrive Antonito 2:15 AM with 9 loads 31 empties, 20 minutes set out, (idlers) coal & water
Depart Antonito 2:35 AM with 9 loads 29 empties
Big Horn 1 hour meet extra 486 east
Arrive Cumbres 7:30 AM with 9 loads 29 empties
Depart Cumbres 7:50 AM with 9 loads 29 empties
Cresco 30 minutes meet extra 480 east
Arrive Chama 9:35 AM with 9 loads 29 empties

Chama extra 486 east with helper engines 485 and 481
Conductor Duxstadt
Engine 486 Dodds
Engine 485 Holly
Engine 481 T Cummins

Depart Chama 1:05 AM with 33 stock loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 2:45 AM with 33 loads 1 empty, 10 minutes helper engines 485 and 481 off, inspection
Engine 485 depart Cumbres 2:55 AM light for Chama
Engine 481 depart Cumbres 3:00 AM light for Chama
Extra 486 east depart Cumbres 2:55 AM with 33 loads 1 empty
Big Horn 5 minutes inspection
Arrive Alamosa 6:55 AM with 34 loads 1 empty

Chama extra 480 east with helper engines 485 and 481
Conductor Ashbrook
Engine 480 Owenby
Engine 485 hurley
Engine 481 Holly

Depart Chama 7:50 AM with 25 loads 1 empty, includes 18 cars of stock from extra 459 east, of Oct 19
Arrive Cumbres 9:20 AM with 25 loads 1 empty, 15 minutes helper engines 485 and 481 off, inspection
Engine 485 depart Cumbres 9:25 AM light for Chama
Engine 481 depart Cumbres 9:30 AM light for Chama
Extra 480 east depart Cumbres 9:35 AM with 25 loads 1 empty
Los Pinos 15 minutes meet No. 115
Arrive Antonito 12:40 PM, 10 minutes set out
Depart Antonito 12:50 PM with 21 loads 1 empty
Mile Post 257 ½, ½ mile west of Henry, broken journal on car company coal, RG 848, head end of train to Alamosa, brakeman Seale left with train for flagging, 18 cars of stock ahead of derailment moved to Alamosa
Arrive Alamosa 2:15 PM

Alamosa extra 486 west, wrecker to Mile Post 257 ½
Conductor Palmer
Engineer Dodds

Depart Alamosa 3:55 PM
Arrive Mile Post 257 ½ 4:15 PM, put in pair wheels RG 848
Depart Mile Post 257 5:30 PM
Arrive Alamosa 6:00 PM

Alamosa extra 487 west
Conductor Duxstadt
Engineer Shumaker

Depart Alamosa 9:25 AM with 37 empties
Arrive Antonito 10:20 AM with 37 empties
Depart Antonito 10:30 AM with 38 empties
Arrive Cumbres 1:40 PM with 35 empties
Depart Cumbres 1:50 PM with 35 empties
Arrive Chama 3:00 PM with 35 empties

Chama extra 489 west, Dulce turn
Conductor Fry
Engineer Johnson

Depart Chama 1:00 PM with 8 loads 22 empties
Monero 40 minutes switching and merchandise, 15 minutes meet No. 116
Lumberton 30 minutes switching and merchandise
Arrive Dulce 4:15 PM, 15 minutes switching, pick up 5 cars sheep
Depart Dulce 4:30 PM
Monero 10 minutes water and switching
Arrive Chama 6:25 PM with 13 loads 1 empty

Chama extra 459 west, light engine to Durango
Engineer Dieckman

Depart Chama 12:20 PM
Meet with No. 116 not shown
Arrive Durango 5:50 PM

Chama extra 476 west
Conductor Bryan
Engineer Connor

Prior to departing Chama load 18 cars sheep, for east
Depart Chama 6:30 PM with 17 empties
14 empty double decks
2 empty single decks
Amargo 10 minutes switching
Lumberton 15 minutes switching
Dulce 25 minutes switching
Pagosa Jct 40 minutes water and eat
Arboles 10 minutes switching
Tiffany 10 minutes meet extra 488-484 east
Ignacio 10 minutes switching
Carbon Jct 10 minutes switching
Arrive Durango 2:45 AM with 2 loads 9 empties

Chama extra 481 east with helper engines 485 and 487
Conductor McLaughlin
Engine 481 Hurley
Engine 485 T Cummins
Engine 487 Lorimer

Depart Chama 7:55 PM with 27 loads 2 empties, includes 23 cars stock
Arrive Cumbres 9:30 PM with 27 loads 2 empties, 15 minutes helper engines 485 and 487 off, air
Engine 485 depart Cumbres 9:40 PM light for Chama
Engine 487 depart Cumbres 9:45 PM light for Chama
Extra 481 east depart Cumbres 9:45 PM with 27 loads 2 empties
Big Horn 30 minutes meet extra 483 west
Antonito 10 minutes pick up idlers
Bountiful 5 minutes pick up 1 car beets
Estrella 15 minutes pick up 3 cars beets
Arrive Alamosa 2:55 AM with 31 loads 4 empties

Durango extra east with engines 488 and 484
Conductor Martin
Engine 488 Peterson
Engine 484 Katschthaler

RGS connection arrived 7:15 PM

Extra 488-484 depart Durango 8:50 PM with 44 loads 2 empties, includes 12 cars sheep from Dolores
La Boca 10 minutes meet (wait order ?)
Tiffany 10 minutes meet extra 476 west
Navajo 25 minutes eat
Arrive Chama 4:35 AM with 44 loads 2 empties

Alamosa extra 483 west
Conductor Palmer
Engineer Dodds

Depart Alamosa 8:40 PM with 64 empties
31 empty double decks
25 empty single decks
4 empty box
1 empty tank Farmington
2 empty tanks Chama
Arrive Antonito 10:10 PM with 64 empties, 25 minutes coal & water, set out 12 empties
Depart Antonito 10:35 PM with 52 empties
Sublette 15 minutes and water
Arrive Cumbres 3:00 AM with 52 empties, 15 minutes air and retainers
Depart Cumbres 3:15 AM with 52 empties
Arrive Chama 4:40 AM with 52 empties

Santa Fe branch

Santa Fe extra 475 east
Conductor Skirvin
Engineer Kearin
Pilot Turney deadhead Santa Fe to Alamosa

Depart Santa Fe 2:20 PM with caboose
Espanola 1 hour 30 minutes load 15 cars sheep
Double Embudo to Barranca
Arrive Antonito 1:15 AM with 15 loads 1 empty, 10 minutes for orders
Depart Antonito 1:25 AM with 15 loads 1 empty
Arrive Alamosa 3:00 AM with 15 loads 1 empty

SALIDA

Train No. 315 and Train No. 316 with engine 479
Conductor Mahoney
Engineer Fitzsimmons

Train No. 315 depart Salida 7:00 AM with 5 cars
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168
326
Gunnison
290 (Civilian Conservation Corp)
Arrive Marshall Pass 8:35 AM
Depart Marshall Pass 8:37 AM
Arrive Gunnison 10:45 AM with 5 cars

Train No. 316 depart Gunnison 6:30 PM with 4 cars
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168
326 (sheet shows 327)
Marshall Pass times not shown
Otto 7 minutes meet extra 492 west
Arrive Salida 10:10 PM with 4 cars

Gunnison extra 499 east, to Salida
Conductor Straitiff
Engineer Treskett

Depart Gunnison 4:30 AM (?) with 33 loads 2 empties, includes 13 car sheep from Placerville
Arrive Sargent 6:30 AM with 33 loads 2 empties, 35 minutes set out, coal & water, add Sargent helper engines 495 and 490
Engine 495 Frantz
Engine 490 Crylie
Extra 499 east with helpers 495 and 490 depart Sargent 7:10 AM with 24 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 8:30 AM with 24 loads 1 empty, meet No. 315, 40 minutes helper engines 495 and 490 off, fill and inspection
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 8:47 AM light for Sargent
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 8:57 AM light for Sargent
Extra 499 depart Marshall Pass 9:10 AM with 31 loads 1 empty
Arrive Salida 11:20 AM with 31 loads1 empty

Salida extra 492 west with helper engines 499 and 494, to Gunnison
Conductor Marmet
Engine 492 Cullinan
Engine 499 W Wilson
Engine 494 Rogers

Depart Salida 8:45 PM with 2 loads 51 empties
Otto 15 minutes meet No. 316
Mears Jct 15 minutes water
Arrive Marshall Pass 12:20 AM with 2 loads 51 empties, 25 minutes helper engines 499 and 494 off, inspection
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass 12:35 AM light for Salida
Engine494 depart Marshall Pass 12:40 AM light for Salida
Extra 492 west depart Marshall Pass 12:40 AM with 2 loads 51 empties
Arrive Sargent 1:55 AM with 2 loads 51 empties 15 minutes set coal
Depart Sargent 2:09 AM with 2 loads 53 empties
Arrive Gunnison 3:40 AM with 2 loads 53 empties

MONTROSE

Ouray branch extra 461, Ridgway turn
Conductor Anderson
Engineer Boyle

Depart Montrose 9:50 AM with 6 loads 1 empty, Civilian Conservation Corp Special, 133 men
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302
271
301
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297
Arrive Ridgway 11:05 AM, 15 minutes set out
Depart Ridgway 11:20 AM with 2 empties
Uncompahgre 10 minutes pick up
Vernal 5 minutes pick up
Arrive Montrose 12:45 PM with 8 loads 1 empty

Conductor Anderson and crew deadhead Montrose to Gunnison on 3:45 PM bus

DURANGO

Durango switch engine 271 foreman Pfeiffer engineer V Cummins

No other narrow gauge activity this date, Sunday

Jimmy
Subject Author Posted

Alamosa October 20 1940

Jimmy Blouch October 20, 2012 12:28PM

Re: Alamosa October 20 1940

CharlieMcCandless October 20, 2012 04:54PM

Re: Alamosa October 20 1940

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