Thursday October 19 1944
ALAMOSA
No. 115 with engine 478
Conductor Hines
Engineer Coughlin (to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:16 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:20 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:23 AM
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM
Depart Chama 11:15 AM (engineer Brice)
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM
No. 116 with engine 476
Conductor Hurley
Engineer Katschthaler (to Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:05 PM (engineer Coughlin)
Arrive Cumbres 5:02 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:04 PM
MP 327 5:15 PM to 5:45 PM extra 481 east rerailing car, lost 20 minutes MP 327 to Osier following and going around extra 481 east
Sublette 10 minutes work on head light engine 476
La Jara 10 minutes load cream
Estrella 8 minutes extra 488 west
Arrive Alamosa 9:45 PM
Alamosa extra west with engine 489
Conductor Ashbrook
Engineer Holly
Depart Alamosa 12:40 AM with 4 loads 41 empties
Antonito 20 minutes coal & waer
Sublette 25 minutes eat and water
Osier 10 minutes set out
Arrive Cumbres 7:15 AM 3 loads 41 empties
Depart Cumbres 7:40 AM 3 loads 41 empties
Arrive Chama 8:50 AM
Durango extra east with engines 486 road, helper 453, 453 off Falfa, helper 482 on Pagosa
Conductor Knight
Engine 486 Cummins
Engine 453 Connor
Engine 482 Peterson, on Pagosa, depart Chama 3:45 AM light for Pagosa
Depart Durango 1:30 AM with 37 loads 1 empty (includes 2 sheep Farmington, 23 cars stock from RGS)
Falfa 5 minutes helper 453 off, 453 light return to Durango
Tiffany 10 minutes set out 1 load
Pagosa 45 minutes eat and switch, add helper 482
Dulce 10 minutes set out
Monero 20 minutes coal & water
Arrive Chama 10:05 AM with 41 loads 3 empties
Chama extra east with engines 481 road, 485 helper and 483 helper
Conductor Skirvin
Engine 481 Owenby
Engine 485 Shumaker
Engine 483 Hindelang
Called 11:00 AM, 30 minutes switch, 45 minutes wait for stock, 1 hour load 6 cars sheep, 10 minutes train, 10 minutes inspection
Depart Chama 1:35 PM with 31 loads 1 empty (all stock, includes 25 cars from extra 486 east and 6 loaded Chama)
Arrive Cumbres 3:00 PM
Engine 485 light and engine 483 light return to Chama
Engine 481 depart Cumbres 3:15 PM with 49 loads 1 empty
MP 327 1/8, first pair of wheels of front truck of RG 9215, company lumber Salida, derailed, 2 hours rerailing car and straightening brasses
Los Pinos 10 minutes pick up part of train, (had been moved to there in order to work on derailed car)
Osier 35 minutes let No. 116 pass and rebrassing car
Big Horn 20 minutes cool hot brass and retainers
Antonito 10 minutes knock down retainers and orders
Arrive Alamosa 10:50 PM
Durango extra east with engines 487 road, 453 helper, 453 off Falfa, 482 on Lumberton
Conductor Murray
Engine 487 Buchanan
Engine 453 Dieckman
Engine 482 Cummins on Lumberton, depart Chama 7:15 PM light for Lumberton
Depart Durango 12:30 PM with 31 loads 1 empty (includes 6 cars stock loaded at Durango)
Falfa helper engine 453 return light to Durango
Ignacio 30 minutes No. 115 and switching
Tiffany 45 minutes load 10 cars sheep
Pagosa 25 minutes eat, mdse, bills and orders
Juanita 5 minutes pick up 2 cars sheep
Dulce 20 minutes switching
Lumberton 1 hours 20 minutes extra 485 west, helper on
Engines 487 and 482 depart Lumberton 10:05 PM
Monero 20 minutes coal & water and pick up
Arrive Chama 12:15 AM with 43 loads 1 empty, 2 hours 15 minutes switching and load 10 cars cattle
Chama Cumbres turn with engines 489, 486 and 483
Conductor Ashbrook
Engine 489 Holly
Engine 486 Shumaker
Engine 483 hindelang
Depart Chama 6:50 PM with 21 loads 2 empties
Arrive Cumbres 8:00 PM
Engine 489 with caboose, engine 489 light and engine 483 light return to Chama
Alamosa extra west with engine 488
Conductor Curtis
Engineer Stephens
Depart Alamosa 8:20 PM with 47 empties, same consist through to Chama
Estrella 40 minutes No. 116
La Jara 30 minutes wait for extra 481 east
Antonito 15 minutes coal & water and orders
Los Pinos 5 minutes wait order
Arrive Cumbres 4:10 AM, 30 minutes air test and wait order
Depart Cumbres 4:40 AM
Arrive Chama 5:55 am
SALIDA
Monarch branch with engines 492
Conductor Straitiff
Engineer Lannon
Depart Salida 7:20 AM with 29 empties (Monarch ordered 42 empties, only 28 available)
Maysville Monarch double
Depart Maysville 2:55 PM, east bound, with 45 loads 1 empty
Arrive Salida 4:40 PM
Salida extra west with engines 494 road, and 499 helper
Conductor Young
Engine 494 Hockett
Engine 499 Hyatt
Depart Salida 1:20 AM with 1 load 32 empties
Mears Jct 15 minutes water
Grays 30 minutes extra 496 east (Oct 18)
Arrive Marshall Pass 4:35 AM
Engine 499 light return to Salida
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 4:55 AM with 1 load 32 empties
Arrive Gunnison 7:55 AM with 0 loads 32 empties
Sargent hill turn with engines 490 and 497
Conductor Trevartheu
Engine 490 Crooks
Engine 497 Ve0
Depart Sargent 11:05 AM with 12 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 12:20 PM
Engine 497 light and engine 490 with caboose return to Sargent
Salida extra west with engines 495 road and 496 helper
Conductor Carlin
Engine 495 Frantz
Engine 496 Culliman
Depart Salida 3 loads 29 empties (3 cinders, 8 gons, 20 single decks)
Arrive Marshall Pass 2:30 PM with 3 loads 29 empties
Engine 496 light return to Salida
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 2:50 PM with 3 loads 29 empties
Sargent 10 minutes set out 2 gons, pick up RG 9529 coal east, draw bar out
Doyle 10 minutes set out
MP 277 25 minutes unload 3 cars cinders
Arrive Gunnison 6:35 PM with 1 load 29 empties
GUNNISON
Extra west with engine 361
Conductor Anderson
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 5:40 AM with 4 loads 6 empties
Arrive Cimarron 7:50 AM. 25 minutes set out
Double to Cerro Summit
Depart Cimarron 8:15 with 1 load 6 empties
Arrive Cerro Summit 9:05 AM, return to Cimarron, 30 minutes eat
Depart Cimarron 10:30 AM with 4 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cerro Summit 11:30 AM
Depart Cerro Summit 11:45 AM with 5 loads 6 empties
Arrive Montrose 12:55 PM
Extra west with engine 360 (Sapinero turn)
Conductor Purciel
Engineer Tyrer
Depart Gunnison 12:10 PM with 28 empties
Arrive Sapinero 1:30 PM, 2 hours 35 minutes load 27 cars sheep and switching
Extra west engine 345 light to Sapinero
Engineer Stamm
Depart Gunnison 2:25 PM
Engines 360 and 345 depart Sapinero 4:05 PM with 27 loads 1 empty
Arrive Gunnsion 5:45 PM
Gunnison extra east with engine 494 (at Sargent add 3 helpers)
Conductor Young
Engineer Hockett
Depart Gunnison 7:10 PM with 42 loads 1 empty (27 sheep from Sapinero and 15 cattle loaded Gunnison)
Doyle 10 minutes switching
Arrive Sargent 9:20 PM with 50 loads 1 empty (4 loads set out) add 3 helpers
Engine 491 Rogers
Engine 490 Fitzsimons
Engine 497 Crooks
Depart Sargent 9:50 PM with 42 loads 1 empty (all stock)
Arrive Marshall Pass 11:05 PM
Engine 497 light return to Sargent
Engine 491 light return to Sargent
Engine 490 light return to Sargent
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 11:45 PM 44 loads 1 empty
Arrive Salida 2:00 AM
MONTROSE
Ouray branch with engine 456
Conductor Gribben
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 7:00 PM with 8 loads 22 empties
Arrive Ridgway 9:00 PM, 15 minutes block by RGS, 55 minutes switching, 1 hour 5 minutes load stock (3 cars cattle) and spot empty stock cars
Receive from RGS 26 cars stock
Depart Ridgway 11:20 PM with 32 loads 1 empty
Arrive Montrose 1:15 AM with 42 loads 1 empty
Gunnison switch engine 317 with conductor Winters engineer Darter
Durango switch engine 315 with conductor Rowe engineer House
No other narrow gauge activity this date.
Jimmy
