Saturday December 16, 1944
ALAMOSA
Cumbres, no new snow, 28” on ground
No. 115 with engine 478
Conductor Moore
Engineer Coughlin (to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 8:00 AM with 6 cars (delay 1 hour transfer)
Antonito 15 minutes mdse and set out car 167
Depart Antonito 9:15 AM with 5 cars
MP 288 55 minutes eccentric pin left side engine 478 broke off, disconnect valve gear
Notation reads: “11:19 AM conductor Moore No. 115 on fone Sublette ‘ broke eccentric pin left side engine 478 at MP 288, will need another engine at Chama’”.
Arrive Cumbres 12:34 PM
Depart Cumbres 12:37 PM
Arrive Chama 1:18 PM
Depart Chama 1:26 PM with engine 483, engineer Brice
Arrive Dulce 2:43 PM, meet No. 116
Depart Dulce 2:49 PM
Arrive Durango 6:00 PM
No. 116 with engine 473
Conductor Hines
Engineer Katschthaler (to Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Dulce 2:44 PM meet No. 115
Depart Dulce 2:46 PM
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:05 PM (engineer Coughlin)
Cumbres times not shown
Antonito pick up car # 167
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM
Chama extra east with engines 482 road, 484 helper and 486 helper
Conductor Roberts
Engine 482 Nissen
Engine 484 Hurley
Engine 486 Dodds
Depart Chama 12:30 PM with 21 loads 1 empty (includes 7 cars stock)
Lobato 15 minutes meet No. 115
Arrive Cumbres 2:20 PM
Engine 484 depart Cumbres 2:35 PM light for Alamosa
Engine 486 depart Cumbres 2:40 PM light for Chama
Engine 482 depart Cumbres 2:40 PM with 53 loads 3 empties
Arrive Alamosa 7:05 PM
Chama extra west with engine 481 (Gato turn - pick up cars left by extra 453 of Dec 15)
Conductor Bruce
Engineer Peterson
Depart Chama 9:30 PM with 4 loads 17 empties
Monero 30 minutes switching
Lumberton 10 minutes pick up
Arrive Gato 12:45 AM, 35 minutes set out, turn, pick up and eat
Chama extra west light engine 487 go to Lumberton to help extra 481, Gato turn
Engineer Connor
Depart Chama 12:10 AM (Dec 17)
Extra 481 east depart Gato 1:20 AM
Dulce 30 minutes pick up
Lumberton 20 minutes pick up and get helper 487
Monero 30 minutes coal & water and fill
Arrive Chama 6:30 AM with 44 loads 1 empty
SALIDA
Marshall Pass no new snow, 4” on ground
Monarch branch with engines 480 road and 494 helper
Conductor Straitiff
Engine 480 Hyatt
Engine 494 Culliman
Depart Salida 11:10 AM with 43 empties
Engine 480 double Maysville Monarch with 494 helping on 1st trip, engine 494 light return Salida 2:40 PM
Engine 480 depart 6:10 PM, east bound, with 44 loads 1 empty
Arrive Salida 7:25 PM
2 Sargent hill turns with engines 490 and 491
Conductor Plewes
Engine 490 Crooks
Engine 491 Fitzsimons
Depart Sargent 11:00 AM with 10 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 12:20 PM
Engine 491 depart Marshall Pass 12:25 PM light for Sargent
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 12:30 PM with caboose for Sargent
Depart Sargent 2:00 PM with 11 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 3:15 PM
Engine 491 depart Marshall Pass 3:20 PM light for Sargent
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 3:25 PM with caboose for Sargent
Salida extra west with engines 496 road and 493 helper (Valley line)
Conductor Young
Engine 496 W Wilson
Engine 493 Frantz
Depart Salida 1:35 PM with 20 empties (includes 18 empty box for Moffat)
Double Mears Jct Poncha Pass
Engine 493 light return to Salida at 5:00 PM
Engine 496 depart Poncha Pass 4:00 PM
Mineral Hot Springs 5 minutes set out 2 loads
Moffat 15 minutes switching
Mosca 25 mintes switching
Arrive Alamosa 9:05 PM wit5h 27 loads 3 empties
Gunnison extra east with engines 492 road and 495 helper
Conductor Carlin
Engine 492 Dailey
Engine 495 C Wilson
Depart Gunnison 4:45 PM with 64 loads 2 empties
Arrive Sargent 6:10 PM, trade engine 495 for engine 490
Out of Sargent with engines 492 road, 490 helper and 495 helper
Conductor Carlin
Engine 492 Dailey
Engine 490 C Wilson
Engine 495 Crooks
Depart Sargent 7:05 PM with 17 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 8:50 PM
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 8:55 PM light for Sargent
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 9:05 PM light for Salida
Engine 492 depart Marshall Pass 9:45 PM with 38 loads 1 empty
Arrive Salida 12:20 AM
DURANGO
Silverton branch with engine 375 (Train No. 461 west bound and train No. 462 east bound)
Conductor Knight
Engineer Dieckman
Depart Durango 9:15 AM with 10 loads 1 empty
Coach 212
Caboose
4 coal Silverton
1 mdse Silverton
3 hay Silverton
1 lumber
Hermosa 5 minutes set out
Arrive Silverton 1:00 PM with 9 loads 1 empty, 20 minutes eat, 1 hour switching
Depart Silverton 2:20 PM with 9 loads 5 empties
2 ore Colorado City
6 concentrates
Coach 212
Caboose
1 empty box
3 empty coals
Arrive Durango 5:25 PM
Gunnison switch engine 340 with foreman Winters engineer H Gates
Montrose switch engine 463 with conductor Gribben engineer Price
Durango switch engine 315 with foreman Rowe engineer House
Crested Butte branch, Baldwin branch, Ouray branch and Farmington branch no activity
Jimmy
