Monday December 11, 1944
ALAMOSA
No new snow Cumbres, 30” on ground
No. 115 with engine 473
Conductor Hurley
Engineer Baskett (to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:20 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:22 AM]
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM
Depart Chama 11:15 AM (engineer Katschthaler)
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM
No. 116 with engine 476
Conductor Moore
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 5:15 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:17 PM
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM
2 Chama Cumbres turns with engines 482, 485, and 484
Conductor Duxstad
Engine 482 Dodds
Engine 485 Owenby
Engine 484 Hurley
Depart Chama 4:10 AM with 18 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 6:15 AM
Engine 482 depart Cumbres 6:25 AM with caboose for Chama
Engine 485 depart Cumbres 6:30 AM light for Chama
Engine 484 depart Cumbres 6:35 AM light for Chama
Depart Chama 9:20 AM with 14 loads 4 empties
Arrive Cresco 10:15 AM, 25 minutes meet No. 115
Arrive Cumbres 11:15 AM
Engine 482 depart Cumbres 11:30 AM with caboose for Chama
Engine 485 depart Cumbres 11:35 AM light for Chama
Engine 484 depart Cumbres 11:40 AM light for Chama
Durango extra east with engines 487 and 488
Conductor Knight
Engine 487 Peterson
Engine 488 J Johnson
Depart Durango 12:45 PM with 39 loads 1 empty (includes 3 cars cattle loaded Durango)
Ignacio 10 minutes No. 115
Tiffany 10 minutes pick up 1 load
Arboles 20 minutes mdse and pick up
Gato 35 minutes eat, mdse and pick up
Dulce 40 minutes mdse and switching
Lumberton 15 minutes mdse
Amargo 10 minutes switching
Monero 55 minutes coal, mdse and switching
Arrive Chama 11:20 PM with 41 loads 1 empty
Chama extra east with engines 485 road, 482 helper and 484 helper
Conductor Duxstad
Engine 485 Dodds
Engine 482 Owenby
Engine 484 Hurley
Called 11:40 PM
Depart Chama 1:10 AM (Dec 12) with 22 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 3:10 AM
Engine 482 depart Cumbres 3:15 AM light for Chama
Engine 484 depart Cumbres 3:40 AM light for Chama
Engine 485 depart Cumbres 3:30 AM with 54 loads 4 empties
Arrive Big Horn 6:00 AM, 1 hour 5 minutes meet and saw by extra west (extra 483-486)
Antonito 45 minutes switching, 45 minutes meet No. 115 (of Dec 12)
Arrive Alamosa 11:35 AM
Alamosa extra west with engines 483 road and 486 helper
Conductor Curtis
Engine 483 Nissen
Engine 486 Holly
Depart Alamosa 11:05 PM with 13 loads 51 empties
Estrella 15 minutes set out and spot
Antonito 1 hour 20 minutes water, supply cars, switching, cut in helpetr
Depart Antonito 2:00 AM with 13 loads 50 empties (Dec 12)
Lava 40 minutes switching, 10 minutes water
Arrive Big Horn 4:30 AM, 1 hour 25 minutes for extra 485 east, 1 hour 35 minutes saw by extra 485 east
MP 300 ½, first curve west of Big Horn, 7:25 AM - 10:25 AM, 3 hours, derailed RG 3548, syrup Durango, found 15” of flange broke of 1 wheel, car derailed west end first curve and pulled ¾ mile cause unknown, 10:25 AM got car on and in siding Big Horn, No. 115 (Dec 12) delayed 1 hour 30 minutes derailment, 15 minutes follow extra west to Sublette
Extra 483 west arrive Sublette 11:00 AM, 20 minutes No. 115 by
Osier 10 minutes water, 5 minutes supply cars
Arrive Cumbres 1:25 PM with 20 loads 48 empties, cut out helper, reduce, tied up Cumbres 2:00 PM , 16 hour law
SALIDA
2" new snow 10” on ground Marshall Pass
Monarch branch with engine 480
Conductor Straitiff
Engineer C Wilson
Depart Salida 10:55 AM with 29 empties
Double Maysville Monarch
Depart Maysville 5:05 PM, east bound, with 33 loads 1 empty
Arrive Salida 6:00 PM
Salida extra west with engines 496 road, 492 helper and 499 helper
Conductor Carlin
Engine 496 Hyatt
Engine 492 Culliman
Engine 499 W Wilson
Depart Salida 12:01 PM with 6 loads 15 empties
Mears Jct 15 minutes pick up
Arrive Marshall Pass 2:25 PM
Engine 492 depart Marshall Pass 2:35 PM light for Gunnison
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 4:45 PM light for Salida
Engine 496 depart Marshall Pass 2:40 PM with 6 loads 41 empties
Buxton 15 minutes pick up 41 empties
Sargent 15 minutes pick up
Parlin 20 minutes pick up
Arrive Gunnison 6:55 PM with 12 loads 97 empties
GUNNISON
Crested Butte branch with engine 498
Conductor Purciel
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 9:40 AM with 4 loads 47 empties
MP 302 1 hour 5 minutes unload cinders
Arrive Crested Butte 12:40 PM with 1 load 50 empties
Depart Crested Butte 3:50 PM with 43 loads 1 empty
Arrive Gunnison 5:30 PM
Gunnison switch engine 340 with foreman Winters engineer H Gates
Montrose switch engine 456 with conductor Gribben engineer Price
Durango switch engine 315 with foreman Rowe engineer House
No other narrow gauge activity this date
Jimmy
