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Alamosa September 30, 1944

September 30, 2009 02:10PM
ALAMOSA

No. 115 with engine 476
Conductor Hurley
Engineer Baskett (to Chama)

Depart Alamosa 7:17 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:20 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:22 AM
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM
Depart Chama 11:15 AM (engineer Katschthaler)
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM

No. 116 with engine 478
Conductor Roberts
Engineer Brice (to Chama)

Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:05 PM (engineer Baskett)
Arrive Cumbres 5:00 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:02 PM
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM

Chama extra west with engine 453
Conductor Murray
Engineer Johnson

Called Chama 12:15 AM, 3 hours 5 minutes switching and loading 12 cars cattle for east bound movement, 20 minutes air inspection
Depart Chama 3:50 AM with 15 loads 29 empties
Azotea 2 hours for extra east (extra 481 out of Durango Sep 29)
Monero 35 minutes switching and mdse
Lumberton 10 minutes mdse
Dulce 15 minutes switching and mdse
Pagosa 25 minutes eat, mdse and water
Carracas 5 minutes pick up
Ignacio 35 minutes for No. 116 and switching
Arrive Durango 2:40 PM with 5 loads 27 empties

Chama extra east with engines 487 road, 489 helper and 481 helper
Conductor Connelly
Engine 487 Werner
Engine 489 Shumaker
Engine 481 Hindelang

Depart Chama 9:40 AM with 28 loads 1 empty, includes 12 cars cattle
Arrive Cumbres 11:15 AM
Engine 489 light and engine 481 light return to Chama
Engine 487 depart Cumbres 11:35 with 27 loads 1 empty
Arrive Alamosa 4:35 PM

Chama extra west light engine 485 to help extra 481 east (of Sep 29) on at Lumberton
Engineer Petterson
Depart Chama 2:15AM (see post of Sep29 for return to Chama)


Chama extra west light engine 488
Engineer Peterson

Depart Chama 8:55 AM
Arrive Durango 2:45 PM

Alamosa extra west with engine486
Conductor Curtis
Engineer Holly

Depart Alamosa 4 loads 46 empties
Empties include 32 double decks, 7 tanks, 5 single decks
Antonito 20 minutes coal & water and set out
Toltec 20 minutes eat
Osier 1 hour 25 minutes derailment (no further details shown)
Arrive Cumbres 9:35 PM with 4 loads 37 empties
Depart Cumbres 9:55 PM
Arrive Chama 11:10 PM with 4 loads 37 empties

Durango extra east with engine 453 and 488
Conductor Murray
Engine 453 Johnson
Engine 488 Peterson

Called Durango 11:10 PM, 30 minutes on duty, 55 minutes transfer stock and make up train, no one on hand to transfer stock
Depart Durango 1:24 AM (Oct 1) with 37 loads 1 empty, includes 24 cars of stock from RGS
Carbon Jct 1 hour load 1 car hogs at Basin Barn
Ignacio 10 minutes pick up
Pagosa 25 minutes eat and water
Dulce 5 minutes set out
Monero 20 minutes coal & water and pick up
Arrive Chama 9:45 AM with 37 loads 1 empty

SALIDA

Monarch branch with engines 484 road and 499 helper
Conductor Rhodes
Engine 484 Siden
Engine 499 Dailey

Depart Salida 7:40 AM with 43 empties
Maysville Monarch double with engine 499 helping on 1st trip, return light to Salida at 11:10 AM
Engine 484 depart Maysville, east bound, 3:00 PM with 45 loads 1 empty
Arrive Salida 4:45 PM

Salida extra west with engines 497 road, 494 helper and 480 helper
Conductor Straitiff
Engine 497 C Wilson
Engine 494 Lannon
Engine 480 Hyatt

Depart Salida 3:10 AM with 56 empties
Caboose
23 empty coal cars
18 empty double decks
4 empty double decks Crookton
10 empty double decks Parlin
Mears Jct 30 minuts meet extra 499 east and water
Arrive Marshall Pass 6:25 AM
Engine 494 light and engine 480 light return to Salida
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 6:45 AM with 56 empties
Sargent 20 minutes water and orders
Crookton 5 minutes set out
Bonita 1 hour 5 minutes meet extra 491 east
Parling 15 minutes set out
Arrive Gunnison 11:35 AM

Gunnison extra east with engines 491 road, added at Sargent 492 helper and 495 helper
Conductor Young
Engine 491 Frantz
Engine 492 Fitzsimons
Engine 492 Crooks

Depart Gunnison 9:15 AM with 39 loads 1 empty, includes 27 cars stock from the west and dead engine 318
Parlin 10 minutes water and set out engine 318 account running hot
Sargent 25 minutes set out, coal & water, 10 minutes wait on helpers
Depart Sargent 11:40 AM with 30 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 12:55 PM
Engine 492 light and engine 495 light return to Sargent
Engine 491 depart Marshall Pass 1:35 PM with 30 loads 1 empty
Arrive Salida 3:40 PM with 41 loads 1 empty

Salida extra west with engine 496 (Valley Line)
Conductor Carlin
Engineer Rogers

Depart Salida 1:50 PM with 1 load 1 empty
Mears Jct pick up 6 loads
Poncha Pass set out 7 loads, return to Mears Jct
Mears Jct 5 minutes pick up and depart for Poncha Pass
Depart Poncha Pass 4:10 PM
Moffat 10 minutes pick up and water
Hooper 25 minutes pick up 13 spuds
Arrive Alamosa 8:20 PM with 27 loads 2 empties

Sargent 2 hill turns with engines 493, 492 and 495
Conductor Trevartheu
Engine 493 Veo
Engine 492 Fitzsimons
Engine 495 Crooks

Depart Sargent 2:55 PM with 21 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 4:10 PM
Engine 492 light, engine 495 light, and engine 493 with caboose return to Sargent
Depart Sargent 6:10 PM with 19 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 7:30 PM
Engine 492 light, engine 493 light, and engine 495 with caboose return to Sargent

GUNNISON MONTROSE COMBINED

Crested Butte branch with engine 498
Conductor Anderson
Engineer Braswell

Depart Gunnison 2:50 PM with 30 empties
Arrive Crested Butte 4:20 PM, do mine work
Depart Crested Butte 5:30 PM with 25 loads 1 empty
Arrive Gunnison 7:15 PM

Gunnison extra west with engine 360
Conductor Dean
Engineer Tyrer

Depart Gunnison 12:30 PM with 3 loads 56 empties
Loads: 2 props and 1 coal for Montrose
Sapinero 10 minutes set out
Crystal Creek 55 minutes double to Cimarron
Arrive Cimarron 4:00 PM with 3 loads 47 empties, 30 minutes eat, 40 minutes switching and spot stock cars
Engine 345 depart Gunnison 2:45 PM light for Cimarron, engineer Darter
Engine 345 arrive Cimarron 4:50 PM
Engine 463 depart Montrose 1:15 PM light for Cimarron, engineer Stamm
Engine 463 arrive Cimarron 2:45 PM
Montrose extra east with engine 456
Conductor Hynes
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 3:40 PM with 1 empty
Arrive Cerro Sumit 4:40 PM, 1 hour 45 minutes turn and wait for extra 360 west
Engines 360, 345 and 463 take 3 loads 25 empties to Cerro Summit, Depart Cimarron 5:20 PM
Arrive Cerro Summit 6:40 PM
Engine 463 light return to Montrose at 7:30 PM
Engine 456 depart Cerro Summit 6:35 PM, arrive Montrose 8:00 PM with 3 loads 24 empties, prepare for trip west to Ridgway
Engine 345 light return to Cimarron
Engine 360 with caboose return to Cimarron at 7:10 PM, coal and pick up, includes 21 cars sheep
Engines 360 and 345 depart Cimarron 7:50 PM
Sapinero 30 minutes pick up and load 5 cars cattle
Arrive Gunnison 11:10 PM with 28 loads 1 empty

Engine 456 depart Montrose on Ouray branch at 9:00 PM with 24 empties
Arrive Ridgway 9:00 PM, 40 minutes put train away and switching
Depart Ridgway 11:15 PM
Arrive Montrose 1:05 AM with 10 loads 1 empty

Gunnison extra east with engines 497 road, 498 helper, added at Sargent 493 helper and 492 helper
Conductor Straitiff
Engine 497 W Wilson
Engine 498 C Wilson
Engine 493 Veo
Engine 492 Fitzsimons

Called Gunnison 11:00 PM
Depart Gunnison 12:15 AM (Oct 1) with 54 loads 1 empty, includes 31 cars stock
Crookton 10 minutes pick up 4 cars sheep
Arrive Sargent 2:00 AM
Depart Sargent 2:40 AM with 35 loads 1 empty, (all loads are stock)
Arrive Marshall Pass 3:45 AM
Engine 498 light return to Gunnison, engine 493 light and engine 492 light return to Sargent
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 4:25 AM with 45 loads 1 empty
Arrive Salida 6:50 AM

DURANGO

Silverton branch No. 461 and No. 462 with engine 375
Conductor Knight
Engineer Connors

Depart Durango 9:20 AM with 6 loads 8 empites
Hermosa 10 minutes mdse and switching
Rockwood 5 minutes mdse
Arrive Silverton 1:25 PM, 15 minutes lunch, 55 minutes switching
Depart Silverton 2:40 PM
Rockwood 15 minutes pick up (move B&B gang to Durango)
Arrive Durango 6:25 PM with 22 loads 2 empties

Gunnison switch engine 317 with conductor Winters engineer H Gates

Durango switch engine 315 8:15 AM - 4:15 PM with conductor Rowe engineer House
Durango switch engine 315 10:00 PM - 6:00 AM with conductor Murray engineer Houck (RGS stock)

Baldwin branch and Farmington branch no activity

Jimmy
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