Wednesday April 13 1949
ALAMOSA
Alamosa 7:00 AM cloudy, calm
Cumbres 8:00 AM clear, brisk SW wind
Chama 8:30 AM clear, calm
Chama extra 485 west, Lumberton turn, unload stock Biggs Spur
Conductor Knight
Engineer Cummins
Depart Chama 6:20 AM with 31 loads 1 empty
31 cars cattle
Caboose
Biggs Spur 1 hour unload stock
Arrive Lumberton 8:50 AM with caboose, 20 minutes switching
Extra 485 east depart Lumberton 9:10 AM with caboose
Monero 10 minutes pick up 31 empty stock cars
Arrive Chama 10:55 AM with 32 emtpies
No. 215 with engine 478
Conductor Morgan
Engineer Nissen (to Chama)
Engineer Peterson (from Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 4 cars
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169
319
Chama
Arrive Cumbres 10:19 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:23 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 4 cars
Chama extra 489 east with helper engines 484 and 486
Conductor Wilson
Engine 489 Turney
Engine 484 Hall
Engine 486 Donaldson
Depart Chama 9:35 AM with 16 loads 4 empties
Arrive Cresco 10:35 AM, 5 minutes meet No. 215
Depart Cresco 10:40 AM
Arrive Cumbres 11:20 AM with 16 loads 4 empties, 20 minutes water, helper engines off, pick up and inspection
Extra 484 east depart Cumbres 11:30 AM light for Alamosa
Extra 486 west depart Cumbres 11:50 AM light for Chama
Extra 489 east depart Cumbres 11:40 AM with 58 loads 4 empties
Arrive Antonito 2:50 PM, 1 hour eat and pick up
Depart Antonito 3:50 PM
La Jara 1 hour 25 minutes pick up and wait for finish loading spuds
Estrella 10 minutes pick up
Arrive Alamosa 6:50 PM with 69 loads 13 empties, includes 11 spuds
No. 216 with engine 476
Conductor Edmisten
Engineer Dieckman (to Chama)
Engineer Nissen (from Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 4 cars
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163
325
Durango
Arrive Gato 1:50 PM
Depart Gato 1:55 PM
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:05 PM
Arrive Cumbres 5:00 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:03 PM
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM with 4 cars
Chama extra 473 west
Conductor Knight
Engineer Cummins
Depart Chama 12:10 PM with 1 load 1 empty
Monero 15 minutes switching
Lumberton 10 minutes set out and pick up
Navajo 13 minutes meet No. 216
Arboles 55 minutes unload 2 cars rock
Arrive Durango 7:15 PM with 10 empties
1st Chama Cumbres turn with engines 488 and 482
Conductor Hinton
Engine 488 Brown
Engine 482 Donaldson
Depart Chama 2:20 PM with 12 loads 12 empty
Arrive Cumbres 3:50 PM with 12 loads 1 empty, set out, turn
Extra 488 west depart Cumbres 4:00 PM with caboose
Meet with No. 216 not shown
Arrive Chama 5:05 PM with caboose
Extra 482 west depart Cumbres 4:10 PM light
Meet with No. 216 not shown
Arrive Chama 5:15 PM
2nd Chama Cumbres turn with engines 485 and 482
Conductor Hinton
Engine 485 Brown
Engine 482 Donaldson
Depart Chama 6:20 PM with 12 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 7:50 PM with 12 loads 1 empty, set out, turn
Extra 485 west depart Cumbres 8:00 PM with caboose for Chama
Extra 482 west depart Cumbres 8:10 PM light for Chama
SALIDA
Marshall Pass no report, no operator
Sargent 8:00 AM partly cloudy, strong W wind, 1” new snow, 10” old snow
Salida extra 497 west with helper engines 494 and 499, to Gunnison
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 497 W Wilson
Engine 494 C D Wilson
Engine 499 Frantz
Depart Salida 2:10 PM with 6 loads 44 empties, small flanger
3 cars sand Crested Butte
1 company culverts Gunnison
1 company lumber Gunnison
1 company merchandise Gunnison
42 empty gons
Arrive Marshall Pass 5:30 PM, consist not shown, 30 minutes helper engines off, inspection
Extra 494 west depart Marshall Pass time not shown light for Gunnison
Extra 499 west depart Marshall Pass time not shown light for Gunnison, behind extra 497 west
Extra 497 west depart Marshall Pass 6:00 PM consist not shown
Buxton 10 minutes pick up
Sargent 15 minutes switching and pick up
Steele 10 minutes set out
Arrive Gunnison 9:20 PM with 6 loads 46 empties
GUNNISON
Gunnison 7:30 AM light snow, light SW wind, trace new snow
Gunnison work extra 361 west, Curecanti turn
Conductor Anderson
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 8:45 AM with wedge plow and flanger
Arrive Elk Creek 9:45 AM, 1 hour 15 minutes taking water
Depart Elk Creek 11:00 AM
Arrive Sapinero 11:30 AM, work to 5:30 PM, 6 hours, Sapinero to Curecanti plow snow
Extra 361 east depart Curecanti 5:30 PM
Sapinero 15 minutes set out plow
Arrive Gunnison 8:00 PM
MONTROSE
Ouray branch extra 345, Ouray turn
Conductor Mahoney
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose
9:30 AM with 1 load 1 empty
Arrive Ridgway 11:00 AM, 40 minutes eat
Depart Ridgway 11:40 AM with 1 load 1 empty
Arrive Ouray 12:25 PM with 1 load 1 empty, 1 hour 10 minutes switching
Extra 345 east depart Ouray 1:35 PM with 4 loads 4 empties
Ridgway detail not shown
Arrive Montrose 3:55 PM with 10 loads 6 empties
DURANGO
Durango 8:20 AM clear, strong NE wind
Farmington branch extra 483
Conductor Blackstone
Engineer J Connor
Depart Durango 9:45 AM with 12 loads 1 empty
Bondad 5 minutes pick up
Aztec 5 minutes merchandise and pick up
Arrive Farmington 1:05 PM with 12 loads 5 empties, 2 hours 10 minutes eat and switching
Extra 483 east depart Farmington 3:15 PM with 4 loads 7 empties
1 gas Aztec
3 oil Alamosa
4 empty box
2 empty flats
Caboose
Aztec 10 minutes set out
Arrive Durango 6:55 PM with 3 loads 7 empties
Durango switch engine 375 foreman Rowe engineer House
Jimmy
