ALAMOSA
No. 115 with engine 473
Conductor Hurley
Engineer Coughlin (to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:27 AM with 7 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:35 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:37 AM
Arrive Chama 11:20AM
Depart Chama 11:25 AM (engineer Brice)
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM
No. 116 with engine 478
Conductor Roberts
Engineer Katschtheler (to Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:05 PM (engineer Coughlin)
Arrive Cumbres 5:00 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:02 PM
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM
Chama extra west with engine 486 Dulce turn
Conductor Knight
Engineer Dieckman
Depart Chama 8:20 PM 1 load 3 empties
1 water car
2 dumps
Caboose
Biggs Spur pick up
Monero cistern water and switch
Lumberton cistern water and switch
Arrive Dulce 11:15 PM
Depart Dulce 11:30 PM
Monero water and pick up
Arrive Chama 1:50 AM with 16 loads 6 empties
Chama extra west light engine 487
Engineer Peterson
Depart Chama 10:50 PM
Arrive Durango 4:20 AM
Alamosa extra west and east with engine 489 Antonito turn
Conductor Curtis
Engineer Hall
Depart Antonito 3:25 PM with 15 loads 14 empties
Work various stations to Antonito
Estrella West bound load 6 cars sheep
Antonito load 2 cars cattle
Romeo load 2 cars cattle
Arrive Alamosa 10:05 PM 10 loads 4 empties
My guess would be stock loaded in standard gauge cars
Antonito turn usually handled by standard gauge engine, this date 2 Antonito turns needed
Alamosa extra west with engines 488 helper and 482 road
Conductor Ashbrook
Engine 488 Turney
Engine 482 Donaldson
Depart Alamosa 10:30 PM with 10 loads 41 empties
Arrive Cumbres 6:00 AM with 7 loads 66 empties
Engine 488 depart Cumbres 6:15 AM light arrive Chama 7:20 AM
Engine 482 depart Cumbres 6:30 AM with 7 loads 52 empties
Arrive Chama 7:40 AM
(Consist not shown)
SALIDA
Monarch branch with engine 480 road and engine 484 helper
Conductor Young
Engine 480 Culliman
Engine 484 Hyatt
Depart Salida 5:20 AM with 57 empties
MP 226 ¼ Engine 480 broke cylinder head and piston rod
Notation: “7:05 AM Chief Dispatcher Salida on phone says Young on Monarch extra at Maysville says engine 480 has blown cylinder head. Told him let 480 come back to Salida and use 484 for trips to Monarch then call us long distance for instructions.”
Next notation: “7:18 AM now says piston broken and is 1 mile below Maysville, engine 480 on head end and 484 on rear , have to back to Poncha Jct and then call for instructions there”.
C B Carpenter reported: “helper engine 484 drug train and engine 480 back to Poncha Jct where trackage was available to cut out engine 480 and cut in relief engine from Salida, after engine 480 failed could not move train on into Maysville to do this”.
Engine 494 with engineer Hyatt depart Salida 9:30 AM light to replace engine 480
Engine 480 arrive back in Salida 10:40 AM
Monarch turn arrive Maysville 10:50 AM set out run for water engine 484
Engine 484 becomes road engine and 494 helper
Double between Maysville and Monarch, engine 494 help on both empty trips, run light Monarch to Salida, arrive Salida 5:40 PM
Engine 484 leave Maysville 6:15 PM with 45 loads 1 empty
Arrive Salida 7:35 PM
(Notation indicates Monarch wanted 2nd train but no power or crews available until 7:00 PM)
Salida extra west with engine 497 (Valley Line)
Conductor Carlin
Engineer Dailey
Engineer W Wilson and fireman deadhead
Depart Salida 1:45 PM with 1 load 1 empty
Mears Jct 10 minutes pick up 5 loads
Poncha Jct set out 6, turn
Mears Jct pick up 5
Poncha Jct set out 5
Mears Jct pick up 6
Villa Grove 10 minutes set out RG 9460 coal
Mineral Hot Springs 10 minutes set out RG 1859 - 1293 coal
Moffat 15 minutes set out RG 1362 - 1334 company coal, pick up 2 cars cattle,4 empty single decks
Hooper 30 minutes set out RG 9432 - 9243 coal, pick up 2 cars spuds and 2 cars sheep
Mosca 15 minutes pick up 2 cars sheep, set out 4 single decks
Arrive Alamosa 10:10 PM with 19 loads 2 empties
(For doubling out of Mears Jct train sheet reads "Poncha Jct" I am positive that should read "Poncha Pass".)
Sargent 2 hill turns with engines 492 and 491
Conductor Trevarheu
Engine 492 Crooks
Engine 491 Veo
Depart Sargent 7:20 PM with 12 loads 1 empty (12 coal for CF&I)
Arrive Marshall Pass 8:40 PM
Engine 491 light and engine 492 with caboose return to Sargent
Depart Sargent 10:20 PM with 12 loads 1 empty (12 coal for CF&I)
Arrive Marshall Pass 11:25 PM
Engine 491 light and engine 492 with caboose return to Sargent
(These turns were subsequent to helping extra 490 east)
GUNNISON
Extra east with engine 490
Helpers added at Sargent 492 and 491
Conductor McDowell
Engine 490 Frantz
Engine 492 Crooks
Engine 491 Veo
Depart Gunnison 6:10 AM with 15 loads 1 empty
Dead engine 361
10 sheep KC
2 sheep Denver
3 coal
Caboose
Arrive Sargent 7:30 AM
Depart Sargent 8:00 AM with 22 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 9:05 AM
Engines 491 and 492 depart Marshall Pass light return to Sargent
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 10:10 AM with 42 loads 1 empty (includes dead engine 361)
Mears Jct 15 minutes set out
Arrive Salida 12:30 PM
Gunnison Baldwin branch with engine 278
Conductor Anderson
Engineer Campbell
Depart Gunnison 8:00 AM with 16 empties
Arrive Baldwin 9:50 AM
Depart Baldwin 10:20 AM
Arrive Gunnison 11:40 AM with 4 loads 1 empty
DURANGO
Silverton Branch No. 461 and No. 462 with engine 452
Conductor Murray
Engineer J. Johnson
Depart Durango 9:15 AM with 9 loads 1 empty
Arrive Silverton 1:10 PM
Depart Silverton 2:45 PM with 7 loads 1 empty
Arrive Durango 5:50 Pm
Gunnison switcher engine 317
Montrose switcher engine 456
Durango switcher engine 315
Crested Butte branch no activity
Farmington branch no activity
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