Saturday January 6 1945
ALAMOSA
Cumbres no new snow, 80” on ground,
(Post for Jan 5 edited, engine 476 off No. 116 at Chama and 483 on No. 116 at Chama)
No. 115 with engine 482
Conductor Moore
Engineer Baskett (to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:20 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:23 AM
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM, engine 482 off
Depart Chama 11:15 AM, engine 476 with engineer Katschthaler
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM
No. 116 with engine 473
Conductor Hines
Engineer Johnson (to Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 6 cars.
Extra car 306 for 49 Indians, Lyons swing man
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM, engine 473 off
Depart Chama 4:05 PM, engine 482 with engineer Baskett
Arrive Cumbres 5:00 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:02 PM
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM
Chama extra 488 west, light engine
Engineer Peterson
Depart Chama 10:10 AM
Arrive Durango 3:35 PM
Chama extra 481 west, Dulce turn
Conductor Bruce
Engineer Dieckman
Depart Chama 5:05 PM 2 loads 5 empties
1 cinders Lumberton
1 water car Monero
4 empty dumps
Monero 30 minutes switching and fill cistern
Lumbeton 25 minutes fill cistern and turn engine
Arrive Dulce 7:35 PM, 25 minutes pick up
Depart Dulce 8:00 PM, east bound
Monero 15 minutes pick up
Arrive Chama 10:00 PM with 13 loads 3 empties
Narrow gauge engine used on Antonito turn this date
Alamosa extra 487 west, Antonito turn
Conductor Curtis
Engineer Hurley
Depart Alamosa 3:40 PM with 4 loads 40 empties
Perform local work between Alamosa and Antonito
Return Alamosa 9:30 PM with 16 loads 4 empties
SALIDA
Marshall Pass no new snow, 32” on ground
Monarch branch with engine 480
Conductor Rhodes
Engineer Hyatt
Depart Salida 8:05 AM with 3 loads 29 empties
MP 218 ¾ 45 minutes unload cinders
Poncha Jct 10 minutes set out
MP 226 ½ 15 minutes double to Maysville
Double Maysville Monarch
Depart Maysville 4:25 PM, east bound, 34 loads
Poncha Jct 10 minutes pick up
Arrive Salida 5:35 PM with 34 loads 5 empties
Salida extra 499 west with helper engine 491
Conductor Carlin
Engine 499 Dailey
Engine 491 W Wilson
Depart Salida 3:45 AM with 31 empties (30 empty gons)
Arrive Marshall Pass 5:40 AM
Engine 491 depart Marshall Pass 5:45 AM light for Gunnison
Extra 499 west depart Marshall Pass 5:55 AM with 31 empties
Doyle 10 minutes pick up 2 loads
Arrive Gunnison 9:05 AM with 2 loads 31 empties
2 Sargent hill turns with engines 490 and 492
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 490 Crooks
Engine 492 Frantz
1st turn depart Sargent 11:05 AM with 11 loads 3 empties
Arrive Marshall Pass 12:20 PM
Engine 492 depart Marshall Pass 12:25 PM light for Sargent
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 12:30 PM with caboose for Sargent
2nd turn depart Sargent 2:20 PM with 12 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 3:35 PM
Engine 492 depart Marshall Pass 3:40 PM light for Sargent
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 3:45 PM with caboose for Sargent
Salida extra 496 west (valley line)
Conductor Plewes
Engineer Culliman
Depart Salida 1:25 PM with 1 load 1 empty
Make 3 trips Mears Jct to Poncha Pass
Depart Poncha Pass 4:30 PM
Villa Groved 20 minutes water and eat
Moffat 20 minutes get water car and 2 cars cattle
MP 275 15 minutes pack hot box RG 9422
Hooper 20 minutes pick up
Arrive Alamosa 10:25 PM with 24 loads 10 empties
Gunnison extra 499 east with helper engine 491 (491 traded for 492 at Sargent)
Conductor Carlin
Engine 499 Dailey
Engine 491 W Wilson (engine 491 off Sargent)
Engine 492 W Wilson (engine 491 on Sargent)
Depart Gunnison 5:50 PM with 43 loads 2 empties
3 corn Gunnison Utah
38 coal CF&I Salida
1 coal Moffat
1 coal Hooper
1 dead head caboose for Alamosa shops
Caboose
Arrive Sargent 7:30 PM
Extra 499 east with helper engine 492 depart Sargent 8:15 PM with 18 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 9:45 PM
Engine 492 depart Marshall Pass 9:55 PM light for Salida
Extra 499 east depart Marshall Pass 10:45 PM (loads & empties not shown)
Arrive Mears Jct 11:55 PM 20 minutes set out and turn for return to Marshall Pass
Depart Mears Jct 12:15 AM, west bound (loads & empties not shown, probably 12 empties and caboose as Sargent hill turn returns to Sargent on Jan 8 with 12 empties and caboose)
Arrive Marshall Pass 1:30 AM, set out, turn, pick up and air
Depart Marshall Pass 2:50 AM, (loads & empties not shown)
Arrive Salida 5:20 AM with 38 loads 3 empties
GUNNISON
Extra 361 west, Cerro Summit turn
Conductor Anderson
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 10:25 AM with 5 loads 1 empty
2 coal Montrose
1 coal Ouray
2 company lumber
Arrive Cimarron 12:50 PM
Make 3 trips to Cerro Summit, loads and empties for each trip not shown
Make connection with extra 456 out of Montrose
Depart Cerro Summit 6:45 PM
Arrive Cimarron 7:15 PM, 20 minutes pick up and shovel coal down
Depart Cimarron 7:35 PM
Iola 15 minutes pick up and set out
Arrive Gunnison 10:50 PM with 4 loads 10 empties
MONTROSE
Extra 456 east, Cerro Summit turn
Conductor Gribben
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 3:10 PM with 10 empties and flanger
7 empties for Gunnison
2 empty refgrs for La Jane
La Jane 10 minutes switching
MP 336 20 minutes flanging to Cerro Summit
Return for train, arrive Cerro Summit 5:20 PM, 1 hour 10 minutes for connection of extra 361 west
Depart Cerro Summit 6:30 PM
Arrive Montrose 7:50 PM with 9 loads 1 empty, flanger
DURANGO
Silverton branch with engine 453 (train No. 461 west bound, train No. 462 east bound)
Conductor Smith
Engineer Connor
Depart Durango 9:15 AM with 6 loads 4 empties
Cascade 15 minutes for water account water in tank frozen
Teft 10 minutes unload mdse
Arrive Silverton 1:25 PM, 1 hour eat, station switching, make up train
Depart Silverton 2:45 PM with 3 loads 7 empties
2 concentrates
Coach 212
6 empty gons
Caboose
Arrive Durango 5:45 PM
Gunnison switch engine340 with foreman Winters engineer H Gates
Durango switch engine 315 with foreman Rowe engineer House
Crested Butte branch, Baldwin branch and Farmington branch no activity
Jimmy
