Saturday October 21 1944
ALAMOSA
No. 115 with engine 478
Conductor Hurley
Engineer Coughlin (to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:33 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:52 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:55 AM
Arrive Chama 11:35 AM
Depart Chama 11:40 AM (engineer Brice)
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM
No. 116 with engine 476
Conductor Roberts
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 5:05 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:07 PM
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM
Chama Cumbres turn with engines 481, 482, and 483
Conductor Skirvin
Engine 481 Owenby
Engine 482 Stephens
Engine 483 Shumaker
Depart Chama 3:30 AM with 19 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 5:30 AM
Engine 481 with caboose, engine 482 light and engine 483 light return to Chama
Durango extra east with engines 485 road, 453 helper, 453 off Pagosa, 487 helper on Pagosa
Conductor Bruce
Engine 485 Connor
Engine 453 Dieckman
Engine 487 Cummins on Pagosa, depart Chama 5:20 AM light for Pagosa
Depart Durango 1:30 AM with 45 loads 3 empties (includes 21 cars stock from RGS)
Carbon Jct 2 hours 15 minutes load 10 cars cattle (Basin Barn)
Pagosa 35 minutes eat, set out and get helper, engine 453 off return light to Durango, engine 487 on
Engines 485 and 487 depart Pagosa 9:00 AM
Monero 10 minutes water and pick up
Arrive Chama 12:15 PM with 35 loads 4 empties (includes 31 cars stock)
Chama extra east with engines 481 road, 482 helper, 483 helper, and 485 helper
Conductor Skirvin
Engine 481 Owenby
Engine 482 Stephens
Engine 483 Firm
Engine 485 Holly
Called 12:10 PM, 1 hour 55 minutes make up train, load 10 cars cattle, 10 minutes air inspection, 5 minutes helpers on
Depart Chama 2:20 PM with 41 loads 1 empty (all stock)
Arrive Cumbres 3:45 PM
Engine 482 light, engine 483 light, and engine 485 light return to Chama
Engine 481 depart Cumbres 4:10 PM with 60 loads 1 empty
Arrive Alamosa 8:55 PM
Durango extra east with engine 488 road, helper engine 487 added Lumberton, from Chama
Conductor C Murray
Engine 488 Johnson
Engine 487 Cummins, depart Chama 7:45 PM light for Lumberton
Depart Durango 12:35 PM with 16 loads 3 empties
Igancio 1 hour 10 minutes load 4 cars sheep and switching (meet No. 115 here)
Allison 15 minutes mdse
Arboles 10 minutes mdse
Pagosa 1 hour eat, mdse, water and switching
Juanita 40 minutes load 12 cars sheep
Dulce 25 minutes mdse and switching
Lumberton 40 minutes mdse, switching, helper engine 487 on
Monero 15 minutes coal and water
Arrive Chama 12:30 AM with 40 loads 3 empties
Alamosa extra west with engine 489
Conductor Connelly
Engineer Hall
Depart Alamosa 6:00 PM with 48 empties, same consist through to Chama
Arrive Cumbres 4:05 AM, meet extra 482 east (Oct 22)
Depart Cumbres 4:50 AM
Arrive Chama 6:00 AM
SALIDA
Monarch branch with engines 480 road and 492 helper
Conductor Carlin
Engine 480 Sidenstriker
Engine 492 Frantz
Depart Salida 10:30 AM with 43 empties
Maysville Monarch double with engine 492 helping on 1st trip, return light to Salida at 2:45 PM
Engine 480 depart Monarch 4:50 PM 2nd time
Poncha Jct 15 minutes stuck brakes, unable start train
Arrive Salida 8:00 PM with 45 loads 1 empty
Salida extra west with engines 494 road, 492 helper and 499 helper
Conductor Rhodes
Engine 494 Dailey
Engine 492 Hyatt
Engine 499 W Wilson
Depart Salida 3:25 AM with 56 empties
Arrive Marshall Pass 6:35 AM
Engine 492 light and engine 499 light return to Salida
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 6:55 AM with 56 empties
Sargent 10 minutes water
Crookton 10 minutes set out 6 empty double decks
Bonita 55 minutes meet extra 496 east
Arrive Gunnison 10:50 AM with 50 empties
Gunnison extra east with engines 496 road, added at Sargent 491 helper and 497 helper
Conductor Straitiff
Engine 496 C Wilson
Engine 491 Rogers
Engine 497 Fitzsimons
Depart Gunnison 8:55 AM with 40 loads 1 empty (19 cars stock)
Bonita 5 minutes meet extra 494 west
Arrive Sargent 10:55 AM, 30 minutes set out, coal & water and helpers on
Depart Sargent 11:25 AM with 26 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 12:40 PM
Engine 491 light and engine 497 light return to Sargent
Engine 496 depart Marshall Pass 1:10 PM with 42 loads 3 empties
Mears Jct 40 minutes set out and meet extra 484-495 west
Arrive Salida 3:50 PM
Salida extra west with engines 495 road and 484 helper (valley line)
Conductor Young
Engine 495 Culliman
Engine 484 Lannon
Depart Salida 2:01 PM with 2 loads 22 empties (includes 11 single decks Hooper, 8 single decks Moffat)
Mears Jct to Poncha Pass double
Engine 484 light arrived Alamosa 9:00 PM
Engine 495 depart Poncha Pass 5:10 PM
Villa Grove 25 minutes coal & water and lunch
Mineral Hot Springs 10 minutes switching
Moffat 1 hour 10 minutes load 8 cars cattle and water
Hooper 20 minutes switching and load 11 cars cattle
Mosca 10 minutes switching
Arrive Alamosa 1:55 aM 48 loads 4 empties
Sargent hill turn with engines 490 and 491
Conductor Trevartheu
Engine 490 Crooks
Engine 491 Veo
Depart Sargent 2:45 PM with 13 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 4:00 PM
Engine 491 light and engine 490 with caboose return to Sargent
GUNNISON
Crested Butte branch with engine 498
Conductor Purciel
Engineer Stamm
Depart Gunnsion 1:25 PM with 6 empties
Jacks Cabin 10 minutes set out and spot empties
Arrive Crested Butte 2:50 PM with 3 empties
Depart Crested Butte 4:15 PM (consist includes 2 cars cattle)
Jacks Cabin 10 minutes pick up 3 cars cattle
MP 297 15 minutes hot box RG 9224
Arrive Gunnison 5:50 PM with 25 loads 1 empty
Baldwin Branch with engine 268
Conductor Dean
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 4:45 PM with 15 empties
Dollard 25 minutes load 3 cars cattle
Castleton 10 minutes set out, water
Arrive Baldwin 6:45 PM, 15 minutes switching, 55 minutes trying to rerail RG 1049 coal
Depart Baldwin 7:55 PM
Dollard 10 minutes pick up 3 cars cattle
Arrive Gunnison 9:15 PM with 3 loads 1 empty
Gunnison extra east with engines 494 road, added at Sargent 497 helper and 490 helper
Conductor Rhodes
Engine 494 Dailey
Engine 497 Rogers
Engine 490 Fitzsimons
Depart Gunnison 10:15 PM with 36 loads 1 empty (8 cattle from branches, 28 cars coal)
Arrive Sargent 12:10 AM, 45 minutes set out, coal & water, helpers on, lunch
Depart Sargent 12:55 AM with 22 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 2:15 AM
Engine 490 light and engine 497 light return to Sargent
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 2:55 AM 37 loads 1 empty
Arrive Salida 5:15 AM
Gunnison extra west with engine 360
Conductor Anderson
Engineer Beauvais
Depart Gunnison 11:40 AM with 2 loads 14 empties (1 single deck, 13 double decks)
Arrive Cimarron 1:55 PM, load 10 cars sheep
Depart Cimarron 3:25 PM, Double to Cerro Summit, 5 loads 1 empty on each trip
Depart Cerro Summit 6:25 PM
Fairview 10 minutes pick up
Arrive Montrose 7:50 PM with 13 loads 1 empty
MONTROSE
Ouray branch with engines 316 road and 456 helper
Conductor Gribben
Engine 316 Price
Engine 456 Tyrer
Depart Montrose 4:35 PM with 42 empties ( 35 double decks, 4 box, 2 ref)
Arrive Ridgway 6:20 PM
Engine 456 depart Ridgway light, return to Montrose at 7:40 PM
Engine 316 depart Ridgway 6:40 PM
Arrive Ouray 7:50 PM with 5 loads 1 empty, 1 hour 15 minutes switching
Depart Ouray 9:05 PM with 5 loads 5 empties
Arrive Ridgway 10:20 PM, 50 minutes switching
Depart Ridgway 11:10 PM
Arrive Montrose 2:10 AM with 31 loads 1 empty
(I do not have information at hand for Oct 22, so not sure if stock is part of 31 loads)
DURANGO
Silverton branch with engine 375 (train No. 461 west and train No. 462 east)
Conductor Knight
Engineer Peterson
Depart Durango 9:25 AM with 7 loads 4 empties
Hermosa 5 minutes mdse
Tacoma 5 minutes mdse
Arrive Silverton 1:40 PM, 25 minutes lunch, 1 hour 30 minutes switching
Depart Silverton 3:35 PM
Needleton 10 minutes set out and load
Arrive Durango 6:55 PM with 7 loads 1 empty
Gunnison switch engine 317 with conductor Winters engineer Darter
Durango switch engine 315 with conductor Rowe engineer House
Farmington branch no activity
This will be the last day for daily posting at this time.
Stock shipments continued yet for a few weeks. It is possible I will post activities for a day or two during that period. I know there is a least one other 4 engine train around November 12, 1944.
This daily posting has been a very enjoyable, even though time consuming, it has been a rewarding project.
Jimmy
