Wednesday December 6 1944
ALAMOSA
No new snow Cumbres, 10” on ground
No. 115 with engine 476
Conductor Hines
Engineer Coughlin (to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:35 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:32 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:35 AM
Arrive Chama 11:20 AM
Depart Chama 11:25 AM (engineer Brice)
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM
No. 116 with engine 473
Conductor Hurley
Engineer Katschthaler ( to Chama)
Depart Durango11:15 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
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM
Chama extra east with engines 484 road, 483 helper and 482 helper
Conductor Roberts
Engine 484 Nissen
Engine 483 Owenby
Engine 482 Hurley
Depart Chama 1:45 AM with 26 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 3:40 AM
Engine 483 depart Cumbres 4:00 AM light for Alamosa Arrive Alamosa 8:30 AM
Engine 482 depart Cumbres 4:10 AM light for Chama
Engine 484 depart Cumbres 4:10 AM with 60 loads 1 empty
Arrive Big Horn 6:15 AM, 1 hour 30 minutes work on brake beam UTLX 13084
Arrive Lava 8:20 AM, 30 minutes meet No. 115
Arrive Antonito 9:20 AM, 10 minutes set out, spot coal
Arrive Alamosa 10:50 AM with 59 loads 1 empty
Durango extra east with engines 481 and 485
Conductor Knight
Engine 481 Dieckman
Engine 485 Johnson
Depart Durango 12:05 PM with 33 loads 2 empties
Ignacio 10 minutes mdse
Laboca 20 minutes No. 115
Allison 15 minutes mdse
Arboles 35 minutes mdse and switching
Gato 25 minutes eat
Juanita 5 minutes set out
Dulce 45 minutes mdse and switching
Monero 25 minutes coal & water and switching
Arrive Chama 9:50 PM with 32 loads 2 empties
Alamosa extra west light engine 462 (break in run, Big Horn turn)
Engineer Dodds
Depart Alamosa 11:10 AM
Arrive Antonito 2:25 PM
Depart Antonito 2:30 PM for Big Horn
Arrive Alamosa 7:25 PM (no other times shown)
Alamosa extra west with engines 486 road and 487 helper
Conductor Curtis
Engine 486 Donaldson
Engine 487 Holly
Depart Alamosa 11:35 PM with 19 loads 20 empties
Antonito 20 minutes coal and waer
Lava 25 minutes switching
Sublette 25 minutes water and eat
Arrive Toltec 3:55 AM, 1 hour 45 minutes wait for two extras, 483 and 484 east
MP 316 10 minutes wheels sliding on RG 1226
Arrive Cumbres 7:35 AM with 20 loads 20 empties
Engine 487 depart Cumbres 7:50 AM light for Chama
Engine 486 depart Cumbres 8:05 AM with 20 loads 20 empties
Arrive Chama 9:15 AM (Dec 7)
SALIDA
No new snow Marshall Pass, 30” on ground
Monarch branch with engines 480 road, and 496 helper
Conductor Rhodes
Engine 480 Dailey
Engine 496 Hyatt
Depart Salida 8:35 AM with 43 empties
Engine 480 double Maysville Monarch with engine 496 helping on 1st trip, engine 496 light return Salida 12:30 PM
Engine 480 depart Maysville 3:15 PM, east bound, with 28 loads 1 empty
Arrive Salida 4:15 PM
Salida extra west with engines 496 road, 491 helper and 499 helper
Conductor Straitiff
Engine 496 Culliman
Engine 491 C Wilson
Engine 499 W Wilson
Depart Salida 5:30 PM with 3 loads 46 empties
Arrive Marshall Pass 8:40 PM
Engine 491 depart Marshall Pass 8:45 PM light for Gunnison
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass 9:00 PM light for Salida
Engine 496 depart Marshall Pass 9:00 PM with 3 loads 46 empties
Buxton 25 minutes pick up 40 empties
Arrive Sargent 10:35 PM, 50 minutes water, set out and pick up
Depart Sargent 11:25 PM
Crookton 14 minutes set out
Parlin 10 minutes set out
Arrive Gunnison 1:35 AM with 3 loads 98 empties
GUNNISON
Crested Butte branch with engine 498
Conductor Purciel
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 11:00 AM with 6 loads 17 empties (6 cars cinders)
Almont 10 minutes pick up
MP 302 1 hour 5 minutes unload cinders
Arrive Crested Butte 1:55 PM, 2 hours mine work and inspection
Depart Crested Butte 3:55 PM with 39 loads 1 empty
Arrive Gunnison 5:40 PM
Gunnison switch engine 340 with conductor Winters engineer H Gates
Montrose switch engine 456 with conductor Gribben engineer Price
Durango switch engine 315 with conductor Rowe engineer House
No other narrow gauge activity this date
STANDARD GAUGE
No. 115 with engine 1504
Conductor McLaughlin
Engineer Freeman
Depart La Veta 2:35 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Alamosa 5:05 AM
No. 116 with engine 1504
Conductor McLaughlin
Engineer Freeman
Depart Alamosa 9:42 PM with 5 cars
Arrive La Veta 12:10 AM
Alamosa extra east with engines 1204 road and 3410 helper
Conductor Tinmaker(?)
Engine 1204 Hall
Engine 3410 Bledsoe
Depart Alamosa 3:35 AM
Fir cut out helper engine 3410. Engine 3410 return light to Sierra
Engine 1204 arrive La Veta 9:10 AM
Alamosa extra east with engine 3411
Conductor Morgan
Engineer Ray
Depart Alamosa 6:30 Am with 44 loads 1 empty
Sierra cut in helper 3410
Fir cut out helper 3410, engine 3410 return light to Alamosa
Engine 3411 arrive La Veta 11:50 AM
La Veta extra west with engines 3411 road and 3413 helper
Conductor E Morgan
Engine 3411 Hall
Engine 3413 Marsh
Depart La Veta 2:25 PM with 7 loads 40 empties
Fir cut out helper engine 3413, engine 3413 run light to Alamosa
Engine 3411 arrive Alamosa 6:15 PM
Creed branch with engine 1000
Conductor Edmiston
Engineer Tozer
Alamosa switch engine 38 (diesel) 3 shifts
Conductor Morgan engineer Riley
Conductor Trent engineer Todd
Conductor La Rue engineer Lorimer
Jimmy
