Tuesday November 7 1944
ALAMOSA
No. 115 with engine 473
Conductor Roberts
Engineer Baskett (to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:32 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:35 AM
Arrive Chama 11:15 AM
Depart Chama 11:20 AM (engineer Katschthaler)
Arrive Durango 4:05 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
Depart Chama 4:05 PM (engineer Baskett)
Arrive Cumbres 5:43 PM (reason for delay not shown, had been snowing on Cumbres with 8 inches of new snow)
Depart Cumbres 5:45 PM
Arrive Alamosa 8:50PM
Alamosa extra west with engines 482 road and 485 helper
Conductor Hinton
Engine 482 Turney
Engine 485 Groshart
Depart Alamosa 2:45 AM with 11 loads 63 empties
Antonito 40 minutes coal & water, cut in helper
Sublette 30 minutes water and eat
Toltec 20 minutes meet extra 481 east and pick up
Arrive Cumbres 9:55 AM with 11 loads 65 empties, 10 minutes cut helpers out, 15 minutes wait for No. 115, 20 minutes back by No. 115 and inspection, (leave 16 empties at Cumbres)
Engine 485 depart Cumbres 10:45 AM light for Chama
Engine 482 depart Cumbres 11:05 AM with 11 loads 49 empties
Arrive Chama 12:15 PM
Chama extra east with engines 481 road, 484 helper and 486 helper
Conductor Curtis
Engine 481 Shumaker
Engine 484 Owenby
Engine 486 Holly
Depart Chama 4:15 AM with 27 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 5:40 AM
Engine 486 depart Cumbres 5:45 AM light for Chama
Engine 484 depart Cumbres 6:10 AM light for Chama
Engine 481 depart Cumbres 6:10 AM with 63 loads 1 empty
Toltec 10 minutes extra 482 west
Big Horn 10 minutes No. 115
Antonito 20 minutes hot box RG 5576
Arrive Alamosa 11:30 AM
Chama extra west with engine 484, helper 485 added at Gato, run light from Chama to Gato
Conductor Henry
Engine 484 Johnson
Engine 485 Connor (depart Chama 4:10 PM light for Gato)
Depart Chama 3:05 PM with 11 loads 39 empties, (8 single decks, 30 double decks)
Arrive Willow Creek 1:25 PM, 20 minutes No. 116
Arrrive Monero 4:35 PM, 15 minutes mdse
Arrive Lumberton 5:15 PM, 10 minutes mdse
Arrive Dulce 5:35 PM, 35 minutes switching
Arrive Gato 7:20 PM, 20 minutes eating, 15 minutes unloading mdse, 15 minutes switching, (add helper 485)
Arrive Arboles 9:00 PM, 20 minutes setting out and spot empty
Arrive Allison 9:50 PM 5 minutes mdse
Arrive Tiffany 10:10 PM, 5 minutes set out and spot 2 cars
Arrive La Boca 10:35 PM, 5 minutes take water
Arrive Ignacio 11:10 PM, 15 minutes switching
Arrive Durango 1:00 AM with 10 loads 39 empties
Chama Cumbres 2 turns
1st turn with engines 488, 489, and 486
Conductor Connelly
Engine 488 Nissen
Engine 489 Owenby
Engine 486 Holly
Depart Chama 4:35 PM with 21 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 6:15 PM
Engine 489 depart Cumbres 6:45 light for Chama
Engine 486 depart Cumbres 6:50 light for Chama
Engine 488 depart Cumbres 7:00 PM with 17 empties (16 empties from extra 482 west)
2nd turn with engines 482, 489, and 486
Conductor Connelly
Engine 482 Nissen
Engine 489 Groshart
Engine 486 Turney
Depart Chama 10:15 PM with 19 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 12:15 AM
Engine 482 depart Cumbres 12:30 AM with caboose for Chama
Engine 489 depart Cumbres 12:35 AM light for Chama
Engine 486 depart Cumbres 12:40 AM light for Chama
Durango extra east with engines 487 road and 453 helper (453 stays on to Chama)
Conductor Knight
Engine 487Donaldson
Engine 453 Cummins
Depart Durango 11:30 PM with 10 loads 1 empty
Arrive Carbon Jct 11:40 PM, 25 minutes pick up 29 cars sheep loaded Farmington, 50 minutes meet extra 484-485 west
Arrive Gato 4:50 AM, 25 minutes eat
Arrive Dulce 6:25 AM, 20 minutes hot box RG 1252, 25 minutes set out and pick up
Arrive Monero 7:55 AM, 20 minutes coal and waer
Arrive Chama 9:25 AM with 39 loads 1 empty
SALIDA
Monarch branch with engines 496 road and 490 helper on at Poncha Jct
Conductor Straitiff
Engine 496 Dailey
Engine 490 C Wilson
Depart Salida 11:00 AM with 43 empties
Poncha Jct 25 minutes wait for helper, 490 return from Marshall Pass
Maysville Monarch, did not double, 13 empties left Maysville (Edit 11-8-09)
Engine 490 return light to Salida at 4:00 PM after helping to Monarch
Engine 496 depart Monarch 2:35 PM with 25 loads
Arrive Salida 4:40 PM
Salida extra west with engines 493 road and 490 helper
Conductor Carlin
Engine 493 Culliman
Engine 490 C Wilson
Depart Salida 6:50 AM with 2 loads 32 empties
Arrive Marshall Pass 9:40 AM
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 10:15 AM light for Poncha Jct, help on Monarch branch
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 9:55 AM with 2 loads 32 empties
Sargent 10 minutes set out 2 empty single decks
Crookton 15 minutes set out 10 empty single decks
Doyle 10 minutes set out and pick up
West of MP 277 - 40 minutes unload 2 cars cinders
Arrive Gunnison 2:50 PM with 2 loads 16 empties
Sargent hill turn with engines 495 and 492
Conductor Trevartheu
Engine 495 Veo
Engine 492 Fitzsimons
Depart Sargent 10:25 AM with 12 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 12:25 PM
Gunnison extra east with engines 497 road and 494 helper, add Sargent 491 helper
Conductor Rhodes
Engine 497 Hyatt
Engine 494 W Wilson
Engine 491 Crooks
Depart Gunnison 7:30 AM with 55 loads 1 empty
Crookton 15 minutes pick up 12 cars hay
Arrive Sargent 9:55 AM, 25 minutes set out, 25 minutes coal & water, 10 minutes lunch
Depart Sargent 10:55 AM with 25 loads 1 empty
Buxton 15 minutes meet extra 493 west
Arrive Marshall Pass 12:40 PM
Engine 492 (from hill turn) depart Marshall Pass 12:40 PM light for Sargent
Engine 495 (from hill turn) depart Marshall Pass 12:45 PM with caboose for Sargent
Engine 491 (from extra 497 east) depart Marshall Pass 12:50 PM light for Sargent
Engine 494 (from extra 497 east) depart Marshall Pass 12:45 PM light for Salida
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 1:05 PM with 37 loads 1 empty
Arrive Salida 4:00 PM
Sargent hill turn with engines 495, 492, and 491
Conductor Trevartheu
Engine 495 Veo
Engine 492 Fitzsimons
Engine 491 Crooks
Depart Sargent 2:30 PM with 19 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 3:50 PM
Engine 491 depart Marshall Pass 3:55 PM light for Sargent
Engine 492 depart Marshall Pass 4:00 PM light for Sargent
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 4:05 PM with caboose for Sargent
GUNNISON
Baldwin branch with engine 278
Conductor Purciel
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 10:35 AM with 14 empties
Dollard 10 minutes set out
Arrive Baldwin 12:25 PM, 30 minutes mine work
Depart Baldwin 12:55 PM
Dollard 10 minutes switching
Arrive Gunnison 2:40 PM with 15 loads 1 empty
Extra west with engine 360
Conductor Anderson
Engineer T Doyle
Depart Gunnison 8:00 AM with 2 loads 5 empties
Iola 10 minutes set out
Arrive Cimarron 10:40 AM with 2 loads 3 empty, lost 30 minutes Sapinero - Cimarron rocks on track, 5 minutes water
Depart Cimarron 10:45 AM with 2 loads 1 empty
Arrive Montrose 12:30 PM
MONTROSE
Ouray branch with engine 456
Conductor Gribben
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 1:20 PM with 2 loads 2 empties
Arrive Ridgway 2:50 PM, 15 minutes switching, 2 hours 25 minutes load 13 cars sheep, 1 hour 20 minutes for RGS connection, 20 minutes air and inspection
Received from RGS 14 cars sheep
Depart Ridgway 7:20 PM with 31 loads 1 empty (27 cars sheep)
Arrive Montrose 9:00 PM, prepare for east bound run to Cerro Summit
Extra east with engines 456 road and 463 helper
Conductor Gribben
Engine 456 Price
Engine 463 Stamm
Depart Montrose 10:15 PM with 24 loads 1 empty (24 of 30 cars sheep)
MP 337 12:15 AM - 12:45 AM double to Cerro Summit account snow
Arrive Cerro Summit 11:45 PM 1st time, 1:00 AM second time, leave 24 loads for extra 360 east
Engine 456 with caboose depart Cerro Summit 1:20 AM for Montrose
Engine 463 depart Cerro Summit light for Cedar Creek
Extra east with engine 360
Conductor Anderson
Engineer T Doyle
Depart Montrose 11:20 PM with 6 loads 1 empty (6 of 30 cars sheep, 3 loaded at Montrose)
Arrive Cedar Creek 12:25 AM, 1 hour 35 minutes wait on helper 463
Arrive Cerro Summit 3:05 AM, pick up 24 loads left by extra 456 east
Engine 463 depart Cerro Summit light for Montrose
Engine 360 depart Cerro Summit with 30 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cimarron 4:15 AM, 1 hour coal and eat, 15 minutes pick up 4 cars sheep
Gunnison extra west light engine 361
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 12:10 AM (Nov 8)
Arrive Cimarron 2:10 AM
Engines 360 and 361 depart Cimarron 5:35 AM with 34 loads
Sapinero 10 minutes pick up
Iola 20 minutes load 2 cars cattle
Arrive Gunnison 9:45 AM with 38 loads 1 empty (36 loads stock)
DURANGO
Farmington branch with engine 487
Conductor Lyons
Engineer Peterson
Depart Durango 9:00 AM with 3 loads 34 empties
Arrive Farmington 11:59 AM, 5 hours 15 minutes load 29 cars sheep
Depart Farmington 6:15 PM with 33 loads 1 empty, 29 cars sheep, 3 fuel, 1 gas
Arrive Carbon Jct 9:30 PM, 10 minutes set out (29 cars sheep, picked up by extra 487 east at 11:40 PM)
Arrive Durango 9:50 PM with 4 loads 1 empty
Gunnison switch engine 317 with conductor Winters engineer H Gates
Montrose switch engine 605 with conductor Collet engineer J Gars
Durango switch engine 315 with conductor Rowe engineer House
Crested Butte branch and Silverton branch no activity
67 cars of stock loaded today, 4 cattle and 63 sheep
Jimmy
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/08/2009 11:36AM by Jimmy Blouch.
