Monday February 28 1949
ALAMOSA
Alamosa 7:00 AM light snow, calm
Cumbres:
8:10 AM cloudy, light snow, light NE wind, 2” new snow
10:25 AM light snow, light SW wind
5:00 PM light snow, very light SW wind, 4” new snow, 112” on ground
Chama 8:30 AM cloudy, calm, 2” new snow, 18” old snow
No. 215 with engine 482, at Chama trade for engine 478
Conductor Hines
Engineer Nissen (to Chama)
Engineer Cummins (from Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 4 cars
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164
312
Durango
Arrive Cumbres 10:18 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:22 AM
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM, change engines
Depart Chama 11:15 AM
Arrive Gato 1:15 PM
Depart Gato 1:21 PM
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM with 4 cars
No. 216 with engine 476, at Chama trade for engine 482
Conductor Morgan
Engineer Dieckman (to Chama)
Engineer Nissen (from Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 4 cars
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163
327
Alamosa
Arrive Gato 1:47 PM
Depart Gato 1:52 PM
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM, change engines
Depart Chama 4:05 PM
Arrive Cumbres 5:00 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:03 PM
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM with 4 cars
Alamosa extra 484 west with helper engine 489
Conductor Young
Engine 484 Dalla
Engine 489 Hindelang
Depart Alamosa 7:40 AM with 35 loads 37 empties
La Fruto
10 minutes set out
Estrella 10 minutes set out
La Jara 40 minutes switching
Romeo 20 minutes set out and spot
Arrive Antonito 10:45 AM with 28 loads 16 empties, 50 minutes coal & water, set out
Depart Antonito 11:35 AM with 28 loads 14 empties
Sublette 10 minutes water
Arrive Cumbres 3:05 PM with 28 loads 14 empties, 20 minutes helper engine off, inspection
Extra 489 west depart Cumbres 3:10 PM light for Chama, arrive Chama 4:05 PM (edit 2-28-14)
Extra 484 west depart Cumbres 3:25 PM with 28 loads 14 empties
Lobato 5 minutes meet NO. 216
Arrive Chama 4:40 PM with 28 loads 14 empties
Durango extra 486-487 east
Conductor Bruce
Engine 486 Rhodes
Engine 487 Howe
Depart Durango 2:00 PM with 26 loads 14 empties
Meet with No. 215 not shown
Arrive Allison 4:50 PM, 10 minutes merchandise
Depart Allison 5:00 PM
Arboles 5 minutes merchandise
Gato 25 minutes merchandise, eat and water
Dulce 10 minutes merchandise and pick up
Lumberton 10 minutes merchandise
Monero 30 minutes merchandise, coal & water and pick up
Arrive Chama 10:45 PM with 29 loads 17 empties
SALIDA
Marshall Pass partly cloudy, calm, 2” new snow, 36” on ground
Sargent 8:30 AM cloudy, calm, 18” old snow
Salida extra 491 west, light engine to Shirley, helper for extra 499 west
Engineer C D Wilson
Depart Salida 6:55 AM, behind extra 499 west
Arrive Shirley time not shown
Salida extra 493 west, light engine to Shirley, helper for extra 499 west
Engineer Graham
Depart Salida 7:05 AM, behind extra 499 west
Arrive Shirly time not shown
Salida extra 499 west, Sargent turn after Sargent hill turn, at Shirley add helper engines 491 and 493
Conductor D Young
Engine 499 Hyatt
Engine 491 C D Wilson (on Shirley)
Engine 493 Graham (on Shirley)
Depart Salida 6:45 AM with 1 load 16 empties
Arrive Shirley 7:30 AM, 40 minutes pick up 5 loads 37 empties, add helper engines 491 and 493
Depart Shirley 8:10 AM
Arrive Marshall Pass 9:20 AM with 5 loads 38 empties, 20 minutes helper engines off, inspection
Extra 491 west depart Marshall Pass 9:30 AM light for Sargent
Extra 493 west depart Marshall Pass 9:50 AM light for Sargent, behind extra 499 west
Extra 499 west depart Marshall Pass 9:40 AM with 5 loads 38 empties
Buxton 10 minutes set out train
Arrive Sargent 11:05 AM with caboose, 50 minutes set coal, condition engines, switching
As Sargent hill turn extra 499 west depart Sargent 11:55 AM with 16 loads 1 empty
Mile Post 244 40 minutes broken drawbar pin engine 499
Arrive Marshall Pass 1:55 PM with 16 loads 1 empty, set out, turn
Extra 491 west depart Marshall Pass 2:05 PM light for Sargent
Extra 493 west depart Marshall Pass 2:15 PM light for Sargent
Extra 499 west depart Marshall Pass 2:25 PM with caboose
Arrive Sargent 3:40 PM with caboose, 25 minutes condition engines, switching
Extra 499 east with helpers 491 and 493 depart Sargent 4:05 PM with 16 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshal Pass 5:30 PM with 16 loads 1 empty, 1 hour helper engines off, pick up, inspection
Extra 491 east depart Marshall Pass 5:45 PM light for Salida
Extra 493 east depart Marshall Pass 5:55 PM light for Salida
Extra 499 east depart Marshall Pass 6:30 PM with 31 loads 1 empty
Arrive Salida 8:45 PM with 31 loads 1 empty
GUNNISON
Gunnison 7:30 AM cloudy, calm, 6” old snow
Baldwin branch extra 278
Conductor Anderson
Engineer Braswell
Prior to leaving Gunnison used engine 498 to switch
Extra 278 east depart Gunnison 11:35 AM with 14 empties
Arrive Castleton 1:20 PM, 15 minutes set out and water
Depart Castleton 1:35 PM
Arrive Alpine Fuel 1:40 PM, 50 minutes switching
Depart Alpine Fuel 2:30 PM
Arrive Castleton 2:35 PM, 10 minutes pick up
Depart Castleton 2:45 PM
Arrive Gunnison 4:00 PM with 4 loads 1 empty
MONTROSE
Ouray branch extra 318, Ouray turn
Conductor Mahoney
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 9:35 AM with 7 loads 1 empty
2 coal Ouray
5 coal Telluride
Caboose
Arrive Ridgway 11:40 AM, 40 minutes switching and eat
Depart Ridgway 12:20 PM with 2 loads 1 empty
Arrive Ouray 1:00 PM with 2 loads 1 empty, 50 minutes switching and inspection
Extra 318 east depart Ouray 1:50 PM with 2 loads 4 empties
Ridgway 10 minutes switching
Arrive Montrose 4:10 PM with 8 loads 5 empties
DURANGO
Durango 8:00 AM cloudy, calm, 2” new snow, 4” old snow
Silverton partly cloudy, calm, 2” new snow, 26” on ground
Silverton branch extra 463-375
Conductor Knight
Engine 463 J Connor
Engine 375 Buchanan
Depart Durango 11:05 AM with 10 loads 6 empties
2 merchandise way
3 sulphate Silverton
4 coal Silverton
5 empty box Silverton
1 bulldozer
Caboose
Hermosa 16 minutes merchandise and pick up
Tacoma 45 minutes merchandise, set out
Shoveled out 3 slides Mile Post 477
Mile Post 479¼ derailed 4 cars and caboose at 2:45 PM, re-railed at 4:15 PM, 45 minutes repair track, return to Durango
Extra 463-375 east depart Mile Post 479¼ 5:00 PM
Tacoma 10 minutes set out
Rockwood 40 minutes turn engine
Arrive Durango 8:5 PM with 2 loads 1 empty
Durango switch engine, start with engine 375, change to engine 315 foreman Rowe engineer House
Jimmy
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/28/2014 04:30PM by Jimmy Blouch.
