Saturday February 12 1949
ALAMOSA
Alamosa 7:00 AM cloudy, calm
Cumbres:
4:10 AM cloudy, light SW wind, no new snow
8:30 AM cloudy, light SW wind
Chama 8:30 AM cloudy, calm, 35” old snow
Chama extra 485-489 east, snow work
Conductor Thayne
Engine 485 Dalla
Engine 489 Oberrich
No detail shown, on duty at Chama 6:00 AM, tie up back at Chama at 6:25 PM (edit 2-14-14)
No. 215 with engine 482, at Chama trade for engine 473
Conductor Morgan
Engineer Holly (to Chama)
Engineer Cummins (from Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:20 AM with 4 cars, 20 minutes transfer
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163
323
Alamosa
Romeo 50 minutes left No. box on tank engine 482 hot, re-brassed same
Los Pinos 10 minutes extra 485 east
Arrive Cumbres 11:40 AM
Depart Cumbres 11:43 AM
Arrive Chama 12:25 PM, change engines
Depart Chama 12:30 PM
Arrive Dulce 1:44 PM
Depart Dulce 1:51 PM
Arrive Gato 2:30 PM
Depart Gato 2:35 PM
Arrive Durango 5:15 PM with 4 cars
No. 216 with engine 478, at Chama trade for engine 483
Conductor Edmisten
Engineer Dieckman (to Chama)
Engineer Holly (from Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 4 cars
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164
312
Durango
Arrive Gato 1:47 PM
Depart Gato 1:52 PM
Arrive Dulce 2:58 PM
Depart Dulce 3:00 PM
Arrive Chama 4:05 PM, change engines
Depart Chama 4:10 PM
Arrive Cumbres 5:00 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:03 PM
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM with 4 cars
Chama extra 486 west, light engine to Lumberton, helper for extra 480 east
Engineer Howe
Depart Chama 5:50 PM, behind extra 480 west
Arrive Lumberton 7:40 PM
Chama extra 480 west, Lumberton turn, at Lumberton add helper engine 486
Conductor Knight
Engine 480 J Connor
Engine 486 Howe (on Lumberton)
Depart Chama 5:40 PM with 6 empties
5 empty dumps
Caboose
Monero 25 minutes switching
Arrive Lumberton 7:30 PM with caboose, 40 minutes switching, turn, add helper engine
Extra 480-486 east depart Lumberton 8:20 PM with 7 loads 1 empty
Monero 15 minutes pick up
Arrive Chama 10:00 PM with 19 loads 1 empty
Alamosa Antonito turn with standard gauge engine 1146
Conductor Young
Engineer J W Johnson
SALIDA
Salida extra 499 west, light engine to Villa Grove, helper for extra 497 east, Valley line
Engineer Hockett
Depart Salida 2:55 PM
Arrive Villa Grove time not shown
Alamosa extra 497 east, Valley line, at Villa Grove add helper engine 499
Conductor Wright
Engine 497 Veo
Engine 499 Hockett (on Villa Grove)
Depart Alamosa 2:15 POM with 15 loads 27 empties
Mosca 10 minutes switching
Hooper 30 minutes switching
Arrive Villa Grove 5:35 PM, 25 minutes coal & water, add helper engine 499
Not shown, flanger picked up somewhere
Depart Villa Grove 6:00 PM
Also not shown, possible double west side of Poncha Pass
Arrive Mears Jct 7:00 PM, helper engine off, switching
Extra 499 east depart Mears Jct time not shown light for Salida
Extra 497 east depart Mears Jct 7:15 PM
Arrive Salida 8:10 PM with 12 (?) loads 2 empties
GUNNISON
Gunnison partly cloudy, light NE wind, 16” old snow
Crested Butte branch extra 493
Conductor Anderson
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 11:40 AM with 41 empties, flanger
Arrive Crested Butte 1:45 PM, 1 hour 45 minutes switching and inspection
Depart Crested Butte 3:30 PM with 43 loads 1 empty, flanger
43 coal CF&I
Caboose
Arrive Gunnison 5:15 PM with 43 loads 1 empty, flanger
MONTROSE
Ouray branch extra 345
Conductor Mahoney
Engineer Tyrer
Depart Montrose 9:30 AM with 2 loads 1 empty, flanger
Arrive Colona 10:45 AM, 1 hour derailment
Memorandum reads: “10:50 AM Mahoney on fone Colona, has engine 345 derailed 1st crossing east Colona, pony trucks and 3 drivers off and engine pointed out 45 degree angle, apparently caused by ice in crossing, WCG (Graham) in car with engine watchman, going out after Mahoney and crew and engine crew, bring them back to Montrose, get tool cars and section men with engine 456.”
Train crew and engine crew deadhead by auto to Montrose
Depart Colona 11:45 AM
Arrive Montrose, 12:15 PM, 1 hour 5 minutes get engine 456 and eat
Extra 456 west depart Montrose 1:20 PM
Arrive Colona 2:15 PM, 1 hour 20 minutes re-rail engine 345
Extra 456 east depart Colona 3:35 PM
Arrive Montrose 4:55 PM with 2 loads 2 empties, engine 345
DURANGO
Durango 8:00 AM cloudy, calm, 20” old snow
Farmington branch extra 375
Conductor Henry
Engineer S Connor
Depart Durnago 9:55 AM with 18 loads 2 (?) empties, flanger
Mile 450-452 25 minutes cut off and flange snow off track
Bondad 5 minutes fill cistern, 5 minutes merchandise
Aztec 5 minutes fill cistern, 20 minutes switching
Arrive Farmington 2:20 PM with 11 loads 2 empties, 1 hour 40 minutes switching, 40 minutes eat
Depart Farmington 4:40 PM with 1 load 22 empties, flanger
Aztec 5 minutes pick up
Cedar Hill 5 minutes pick up
Arrive Durango 8:50 PM with 1 load 23 empties, flanger
Durango switch engine 315 foreman Rowe engineer Buchanan, 2 hours 35 minutes overtime held for No. 216 and switch passenger equipment
Jimmy
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/14/2014 09:02AM by Jimmy Blouch.
