Thursday October 28 1948
ALAMOSA
Chama:
11:20 AM snowing quite hard, calm, 4” new snow since 8:00 AM
1:15 PM snowing quite hard, calm
5:00 PM light snow, 8” new snow
Chama:
7:00 AM snowing, calm
8:50 AM cloudy, calm, 1” new snow
Chama extra 487 west
Conductor Knight
Engineer Degani
Depart Chama 11:35 PM (Oct 27) with 14 loads 21 empties
4 empty single decks
8 empty double decks
8 empty gons
Caboose
Arrive Monero 12:50 AM (Oct 28), 15 minutes merchandise and coal engine
Depart Monero 1:05 AM
Lumberton 20 minutes merchandise and set out
Dulce 15 minutes merchandise
Gato 30 minutes eat and set out
Arboles 35 minutes meet extra 484-482 east
Allison 10 minutes merchandise
Tiffany 5 minutes merchandise
Flafa 10 minutes pick up
Arrive Durango 9:20 AM with 15 loads 20 empties
Durango extra east with engines 484 and 482
Conductor Lyons
Engine 484 Buchanan
Engine 482 Squires
Called for 11:45 PM (Oct 27)
Depart Durango 12:15 AM (Oct 28) with 37 loads 2 empties
18 cars sheep loaded Farmington
Ignacio 10 minutes pick up
Arboles 5 minutes merchandise, 1 hour 25 minutes meet extra 487 west
Gato 25 minutes eat
Dulce 10 minutes switching
Lumberton 15 minutes switching
Monero 10 minutes coal & water
Arrive Chama 9:45 AM with 36 loads 7 empties
Alamosa extra 480 west
Conductor Young
Engineer Madorin
Depart Alamosa 1:35 AM with 19 loads 17 empties
Romeo 10 minutes pick up
Arrive Antonito 3:05 AM with 19 loads 19 empties, 25 minutes coal & water and set out
Depart Antonito 3:30 AM with 19 loads 14 empties
Sublette 20 minutes water and unload merchandise
Arrive Cumbres 7:55 AM with 19 loads 14 empties, 10 minutes air test and unload merchandise
Depart Cumbres 8:05 AM with 19 loads 14 empties
Arrive Chama 9:10 AM with 19 loads 14 empties, 40 minutes spot oil cars and house cars, put train away and tie up
No. 215 with engine 473
Conductor Edmisten
Engineer Nissen (to Chama)
Engineer Dieckman (from Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 5 cars
119
163
319
325
Durango
Mile Post 310 hit rocks, tore steps off engine 473
Arrive Cumbres 10:19 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:22 AM
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM
Depart Chama 11:15 AM
Arrive Gato 1:15 PM
Depart Gato 1:21 PM
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM with 5 cars
No. 216 with engine 478
Conductor Morgan
Engineer Peterson (to Chama)
Engineer Nissen (from Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Gato 1:50 PM
Depart Gato 1:55 PM
Mile Post 382, west of Navajo, 1 hour 45 minutes rocks on track
Arrive Chama 5:30 PM, 35 minutes work on engine 478
Engineer Nissen and fireman had been called and released account No. 216 unreported at Dulce, back on duty 5:20 PM
Depart Chama 6:10 PM
Arrive Cumbres 7:05 PM
Depart Cumbres 7:08 PM
Arrive Alamosa 10:25 PM with 5 cars
Standard gauge train No. 116 delayed 1 hour 14 minutes wait for No. 216 and transfer
Chama extra 488 east with helper engines 481 and 485
Conductor Clarke
Engine 488 Brinsfield
Engine 481 Groshart
Engine 485 Greathouse
Depart Chama 11:20 AM with 22 loads 8 empties
18 cars sheep from Farmington
Arrive Cumbres 12:45 PM with 22 loads 8 empties, 25 minutes water, clean switches, helper engines off, inspection
Extra 481 west depart Cumbres 1:00 PM light for Chama
Extra 485 west depart Cumbres 1:10 PM light for Chama
Extra 488 east depart Cumbres 1:10 PM with 22 loads 8 empties
Arrive Antonito 3:40 PM, 5 minutes retainers, 10 minutes orders
Depart Antonito 4:05 PM
Arrive Alamosa 5:05 PM with 20 loads 8 empties
Durango extra 487 east
Conductor Henry
Engineer Howe
Depart Durango 5:55 PM with 23 loads 2 empties
15 cars sheep loaded Durango
8 cars cattle loaded Durango
Gato 55 minutes eat, meet extra 485 west
Monero 15 minutes coal & water
Arrive Chama 2:40 PM with 23 loads 2 empties
Chama extra 480 west, light engine to Durango
Engineer Buchanan
Depart Chama 6:25 PM
Arrive Durango 12:15 AM
Chama extra 485 west
Conductor Lyons
Engineer Squires
Depart Chama 7:00 PM with 14 loads 3 empties
2 empty double decks
Caboose
Lumberton 35 minutes switching and merchandise
Dulce 10 minutes merchandise
Gato 25 minutes eat and meat extra 487 east
Arboles 10 minutes merchandise
Allison 10 minutes merchandise and set out
Ignacio 10 minutes set out
Arrive Durango 4:15 AM with 17 loads 3 empties
Chama Cumbres turn with engines 486, 481 and 484
Conductor Young
Engine 486 McClintock
Engine 481 Madorin
Engine 484 Groshart
Depart Chama 6:45 PM with 18 loads 5 empties
Arrive Cumbres 8:20 PM with 18 loads 5 empties, set out, turn
Extra 480 west depart Cumbres 8:30 PM with 2 empties for Chama
Extra 481 west depart Cumbres 8:40 PM light for Chama
Extra 484 west depart Cumbres 8:50 PM light for Chama
Alamosa Antonito turn with standard gauge engine 1156
Conductor Tabeling
Engineer Dalla
Arrive back Alamosa with 8 loads 4 empties
La Fruto 1 spuds
Henry 1 beets
La Jara 3 spuds
Bountiful 1 beets
SALIDA
Sargent cloudy, snow flurries
Marshall Pass 9:40 AM snowing, calm, 1” new snow
Salida extra 492 west with helper engine 496, Monarch branch
Conductor Wright
Engine 492 Veo
Engine 496 Lannon
Depart Salida 4:55 AM with 57 empties
Double between Maysville and Monarch
After double extra 496 depart Monarch 12:15 PM light for Poncha Jct
Arrive Poncha Jct 1:08 PM
Extra 492 east depart Monarch 12:45 PM for Salida
Arrive Poncha Jct 2:30 PM, add helper engine 496
Depart Poncha Jct 2:46 PM
Extra 499 east, of Oct 27, had derailed a car just west of end of 3rd rail Salida yard, extra 492 east moved rear portion of extra 499 east from that location to Salida, engine 496 added to train account light engine not authorized to move train into Salida
Salida extra 495 west, Monarch branch
Conductor D Young
Engineer Rogers
Depart Salida 4:45 PM with 29 empties
Mile Post 226 20 minutes double into Maysville
Double between Maysville and Monarch
Extra 495 east depart Monarch 12:45 AM for Salida
Arrive Salida 3:20 AM with 45 loads 1 empty
Salida extra 499 west with helper engines 494 and 497, to Gunnison after Sargent hill turn
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 499 Wilson
Engine 494 Sidenstricker
Engine 497 Rhodes
Depart Salida 8:35 PM with 30 empties
28 empty (?)
Flanger for Sargent
Caboose
Arrive Marshall Pass 10:45 PM with 37 empties, 25 minutes helper engines off, inspection
Extra 494 west depart Marshall Pass 10:50 PM light for Sargent
Extra 497 west depart Marshall Pass 11:00 PM light for Sargent
Extra 499 west depart Marshall Pass 11:10 PM with 37 empties
Buxton 10 minutes set out
Arrive Sargent 12:30 AM with caboose, 30 minutes coal & water and cleaning fires, 25 minutes switching
As Sargent hill turn extra 499 east with helpers 494 and 497 depart Sargent 1:25 AM with 19 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 3:00 AM with 19 loads 1 empty, 1 hour set out, turn, account snow and ice on turn table track
Extra 494 west depart Marshall Pass 3:40 AM light for Gunnison
Extra 497 west depart Marshall Pass 3:50 AM light for Gunnison
Extra 499 west depart Marshall Pass 4:00 AM with caboose
Buxton 10 minutes pick up
Arrive Gunnison 6:50 AM with 33 empties
GUNNISON
Crested Butte branch extra 498
Conductor Anderson
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 11:20 AM with 3 loads 47 empties
Mile Post 311 50 minutes unload cinders
Arrive Crested Butte 2:15 PM with 50 empties, 1 hour 5 minutes switching, 30 minutes inspection
Depart Crested Butte 3:50 PM with 40 loads 3 empties
Mile Post 295 25 minutes hot box RG 807
Arrive Gunnison 6:20 PM with 40 loads 3 empties
MONTROSE
Montrose extra 456 east, Cedar Creek turn, and then Cerro Summit turn
Conductor Mahoney
Engineer Russell
Depart Montrose 9:40 AM with 23 empties (edit 10-28-13)
13 empty double decks Cedar Creek
8 empty gons Fairview
Arrive Cedar Creek 10:30 AM, 10 minutes switching
Depart Cedar Creek 10:40 AM
Arrive Montrose 11:20 AM, 20 minutes switching, 40 minutes air test and eat
Depart Montrose 12:20 PM with 22 (?) empties
Arrive Cedar Creek 1:10 PM, 10 minutes switching, double Cedar Creek to Cerro Summit
Depart Cedar Creek 1:20 PM consist not shown
Arrive Cerro Summit 2:00 PM, 10 minutes, set out, turn, air test
Depart Cerro Summit 2:10 PM consist not shown
Arrive Cedar Creek 2:55 PM, 15 minutes switching
Depart Cedar Creek 3:10 PM consist not shown
Arrive Cerro Summit 3:55 PM, 15 minutes set out, turn
Depart Cerro Summit 4:10 PM
Arrive Montrose 5:30 PM with 11 loads 1 empty
Montrose switch engine standard gauge 1169 foreman Collett engineer Tyrer
DURANGO
Silverton branch and Farmington branch no trains
Durango switch engine 375 foreman Rowe engineer House 7:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Durango switch engine 315 foreman Murray engineer Houck 6:30 PM - 2:30 AM
Jimmy
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/28/2013 10:32PM by Jimmy Blouch.
