Friday October 20 1944
ALAMOSA
No. 115 with engine 476
Conductor Roberts
Engineer Baskett (to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 8:00 AM with 5 cars (notation indicates SG 115 late)
Arrive Cumbres 11:02 AM
Depart Cumbres 11:05 AM
Arrive Chama 11:50 AM
Depart Chama 11:55 AM (engineer Katschthaler)
Arrive Durango 4:55 PM
No. 116 with engine 478
Conductor Hines
Engineer Brice (to Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Meet No. 115 at Pagosa
Depart Chama 4:05 PM (engineer Baskett)
Arrive Cumbres 5:08 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:10 PM
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM
Chama extra east with engines 486 road, 489 helper and 483 helper
Conductor Ashbrook
Engine 486 Holly
Engine 489 Shumaker
Engine 483 Hindelang
Depart Chama 3:30 AM with 30 loads 1 empty (includes 28 cars stock)
Cresco 15 minutes meet extra 488 west (Oct 19)
Arrive Cumbres 5:50 AM
Engine 489 light and engine 483 light return to Chama
Engine 486 depart Cumbres 6:10 AM with 49 loads 2 empties
Lava 55 minutes meet No. 115
Arrive Alamosa 11:25 AM
Alamosa extra west with engine 481
Conductor Skirvin
Engineer Owenby
Depart Alamosa 9:35 AM with 41 empties
La Jara 25 minutes switching and meet extra 486 east
Antontio 50 minutes coal & water and switching
Sublette 20 minutes water and eat
Arrive Cumbres 4:00 PM with 3 loads 43 empties
Depart Cumbres 4:15 PM with 3 loads 43 empties
Arrive Chama 5:25 PM
Chama extra west with engine 488
Conductor Murray
Engineer Buchanan
Depart Chama 7:15 PM with 3 loads 43 empties
(conductor delay report not shown)
Arrive Durango 3:30 AM with 23 empties
Chama extra east with engines 489 road, 482 helper and 483 helper
Conductor Curtis
Engine 489 Hindelang
Engine 482 Stephens
Engine 483 Shumaker
Depart Chama 7:50 PM with 27 loads 1 empty (includes 21 cars sheep loaded Chama)
Arrive Cumbres 9:30 PM
Engine 482 light and engine 483 light return to Chama
Engine 489 depart Cumbres 9:45 PM with 27 loads 1 empty
Arrive Alamosa 2:20 AM
SALIDA
Monarch branch with engines 480 road and 484 helper
Conductor Rhodes
Engine 480 W Wilson
Engine 484 Sidenstriker
Depart Salida 3:45 AM with 57 empties
Maysville Monarch double with engine 484 helper on both trips, return light to Salida at 11:20 AM
Engine 480 depart Maysville 11:40 AM, east bound, with 45 loads 1 empty
Arrive Salida 12:25 PM
Monarch branch with engines 484 road and 499 helper
Conductor Young
Engine 484 Lannon
Engine 499 Culliman
Depart Salida 2:00 PM with 41 empties
Maysville Monarch double with engine 499 helping on 1st trip, return light to Salida at 5:25 PM
Engine 484 depart Maysville 9:20 PM, east bound, with 45 loads 1 empty
Arrive Salida 10:25 PM
Salida extra west with engines 496 road and 499 helper
Conductor Straitiff
Engine 496 C Wilson
Engine 499 Hyatt
Depart Salida 4:50 AM with 4 loads 27 empties
Arrive Marshall Pass 7:15 AM
Engine 499 light return to Salida
Engine 496 Depart Marshall Pass 7:25 AM with 4 loads 27 empties
Doyle set out 10 empty box
Arrive Gunnison 10:25 AM with 4 loads 17 empties
Gunnison extra east with engines 495 road, added at Sargent 490 helper and 497 helper
Conductor Carlin
Engine 495 Frantz
Engine 490 Veo
Engine 497 Rogers
Depart Gunnison 10:50 AM with 39 loads 1 empty (includes 16 cars stock from extra 361 east)
Parlin 10 minutes set out car coal
Doyle 15 minutes Engine 495 broken spring hanger
Arrive Sargent 1:00 PM
Depart Sargent 1:25 PM with 25 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 2:40 PM
Engine 497 light and engine 490 light return to Sargent
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 3:10 PM with 36 loads 3 empties
Mears Jct 5 minutes set out 4 valley loads
Arrive Salida 5:20 PM
Sargent hill turn with engines 491, 497 and 490
Conductor Trevartheu
Engine 491 Fitzsimons
Engine 497 Crooks
Engine 490 Veo
Depart Sargent 4:45 PM with 19 loads 3 empties
Arrive Marshall Pass 5:55 PM
Engine 490 light, engine 497 light and engine 491 with caboose return to Sargent
GUNNISON
Baldwin branch with engine 268
Conductor Purciel
Engineer Stamm
Depart Gunnison 8:10 AM with 1 load 10 empties
Arrive Baldwin 9:20 AM, 30 minutes mine work
Depart Baldwin 9:50 AM
Castleton 15 minutes turn and switching
Arrive Gunnison 11:25 AM with 15 loads 1 empty
Crested Butte Branch with engine 498
Conductor Anderson
Engineer Beauvais
Depart Gunnison 2:05 PM with 11 empties
Arrive Crested Butte 3:10 PM
Depart Crested Butte 4:25 PM with 37 loads 1 empty
Arrive Gunnison 5:45 PM
Montrose extra east with engines 361 road and 463 helper
Conductor Anderson
Engine 361 Beauvais
Engine 463 Braswell
Depart Montrose 2:25 AM with 16 loads 1 empty (stock, from Ridgway and RGS)
Double Cedar Creek to Cerro Summit
Arrive Cerro Summit 5:45 AM, 2nd time
Engine 463 depart Cerro Summit light, return to Montrose at 6:35 AM
Engine 361 depart Cerro Summit 6:00 AM with 16 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cimarron 6:30 AM, 50 minutes for extra 360 west
Depart Cimarron 7:20 AM
Arrive Gunnison 10:00 AM (stock out of Gunnison on extra 495 east)
Gunnison extra west with Engine 360
Conductor Dean
Engineer Tyrer
Depart Gunnison 5:15 AM with caboose
Arrive Cimarron 7:20 AM, 30 minutes eat and pick up
Depart Cimarron 7:50 AM with 1 load 1 empty
Arrive Montrose 9:25 AM
Gunnison extra west with engine 345
Conductor Purciel
Engineer Stamm
Depart Gunnison 1:10 PM with 1 load 28 empties (l load hay, 27 empty double decks)
Arrive Cimarron 3:10 PM, 3 hours 50 minutes begin the loading of 27 cars sheep and switching
Montrose extra east engine 463 light
Engineer Braswelll (no fireman available Montrose, hostler helper used as fireman)
Depart Montrose 4:30 PM
Arrive Cimarron 5:50 PM
Montrose extra east with engine 456
Conductor Gribben
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 4:35 PM with caboose
Arrive Cimarron 5:55 PM, 2 hours 5 minutes finish loading 27 cars sheep, 1 hour wait for helper 463 return
Engines 345 and 463 depart Cimarron 7:10 PM with 12 loads 1 empty (stock)
Arrive Cerro Summit 7:50 PM
Engine 463 depart Cerro Summit light return to Cimarron at 8:35 AM
Engine 345 depart Cerro Summit 8:00 PM with caboose
Arrive Cimarron 8:30 PM 20 minutes pick up and eat
Depart Cimarron 8:50 PM
Arrive Gunnison 11:00 PM with 1 load 2 empties
Engines 456 and 463 depart Cimarron 9:00 PM with 16 loads 1 empty (15 stock)
Arrive Cerro Summit 9:45 PM
Engine 456 depart Cerro Summit 10:00 PM with 28 loads 1 empty (27 stock)
Arrive Montrose 11:20 PM
Engine 463 depart Cerro Summit light return to Montrose at 11:20 PM
MONTROSE
Ouray branch with engine 316
Conductor Dean
Engineer Tyrer
Depart Montrose 6:35 PM with 15 empties
Arrive Ridgway 8:40 PM 1 hour 10 minutes turn and train together
Received 15 cars stock from RGS, 3 cars cattle loaded Ridgway
Depart Ridgway 9:40 PM with 18 loads 1 empty
Arrive Montrose 11:20 PM
Montrose extra east with engines 360 road and 463 helper
Conductor Dean
Engine 360 Braswell
Engine 463 Tyrer
Depart Montrose 12:35 AM with 18 loads 1 empty (stock) (Oct 21)
Double Cedar Creek to Cerro Summit
Arrive Cerro Summit 4:05 AM, 2nd time
Engine 463 depart Cerro Summit light return to Montrose at 5:15 AM
Engine 360 depart Cerro Summit 4:15 AM with 18 loads 1 empty
Arrive Gunnison 8:00 AM (Oct 21)
Gunnison switch engine 317 with conductor Winters engineer Darter
Durango switch engine 315 with conductor Rowe engineer House 8:15 AM - 4:15 PM
Durango switch engine 315 with conductor Murray engineer Houck 10:00 PM - 6:00 AM RGS stock connection
Farmington branch and Silverton branch no activity
Jimmy
