14th Sub. freight trains in 1929

All: Having read Dave Grandt's post about Conoco tank cars on the RGS, it has me wondering now. If the D&RGW was shipping 15+/- tank cars a week from Farmington to Montrose, did this affect the running of #327-328, the Gunnison to Montrose freights? The last reference I have seen in a 1924 ETT that shows daily X-Sun for both. By 1932 or so the ETT shows that they were extras run on Thursday and Friday only. I am waiting for a copy of an ETT from 1931 to help out but wonder if anyone knows as well. Gil Lathrop states that by the late 20s, #327-328 were down to tri-weekly service. So here is the rational for all this: Three tank cars weigh in at 138 tons or 14 tons over one pull up Cerro for a C-21. Even with a K-27 helper, a train of 12-14 cars would require the C-21 to triple the hill to Cerro Summit. That is unless the K-27 returned to Cimarron for another "help". The upshot is I wonder if the Grande put the trains back to daily service for the oil movements from June to October to lessen the "loads" on this end of the railroad? Second question did the cars run as small groups or did they run an oil train from Farmington to Montrose? If run as an oil train that would negate most of the above. Paul



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