Friday January 12 1945
ALAMOSA
Cumbres no new snow, 57” on ground,
No. 116 post for January 11, 1945 edited to show engine change at Chama
No. 115 with engine 483
Conductor Moore
Engineer Baskett (to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:20 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:32 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:34 AM
Arrive Chama 11:15 AM, engine 483 off
Depart Chama 11:20 AM engine 478 with engineer Katschthaler
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM
No. 116 with engine 473
Conductor Hines
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 5:02 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:05 PM
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM
2 Chama Cumbres turns with engines 481, 486 and 482
Conductor Curtis
Engine 481 Nissen
Engine 486 Hurley
Engine 482 Holly
1st turn depart Chama 1:35 AM with 17 loads 2 empties
Arrive Cumbres 3:20 AM
Engine 481 depart Cumbres 3:30 AM with caboose for Chama
Engine 486 depart Cumbres 3:35 AM light for Chama
Engine 482 depart Cumbres 3:40 AM light for Chama
2nd turn depart Chama 6:35 AM with 17 loads 2 empties
Arrive Cumbres 8:25 AM
Engine 481 depart Cumbres 8:40 AM with caboose for Chama
Engine 486 depart Cumbres 8:45 AM light for Chama
Engine 486 depart Cumbres 8:50 AM light for Chama
Durango extra 488 east with helper engine 487
Conductor Henry
Engine 488 Peterson
Engine 487 Dieckman
Depart Durango 1:30 PM with 33 loads 2 empties (includes 5 cars stock from RGS and 2 cars cattle Durango
Carbon Jct 15 minutes pick up 6 cars cattle (loaded Aztec)
Florida 15 minutes No. 115
MP 430 45 minutes rebrass and repack 2 hot boxes RG 5954
Ignacio 10 minutes mdse
La Boca 5 minutes water
Allison 20 minutes mdse and set out
Gato 25 minutes eat and set out
Lumberton 5 minutes mdse and cut helper out., engine 487 return light to Durango
Monero 25 minutes coal & water and pick up
Arrive Chama 12:30 AM with 23 loads 1 empty
SALIDA
Marshall Pass no new snow, 27” on ground
Monarch branch with engines 480 road and 496 helper
Conductor Plewes
Engine 480 Culliman
Engine496 W Wilson
Depart Salida 11:00 AM with 43 empties
Engine 480 double Maysville Monarch, engine 496 help 1st trip, 496 return light to Salida 2:40 PM
Engine 480 depart Maysville 6:25 PM, east bound, with 44 loads 1 empty
Arrive Salida 7:30 PM
Sargent 2 hill turns with engines 490 and 491
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 490 Frantz
Engine 491 Crooks
1st turn depart Sargent 11:15 AM with 12 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 12:30 PM
Engine 491 depart Marshall Pass 12:35 PM light for Sargent
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 12:40 PM with caboose for Sargent
2nd turn depart Sargent 2:25 PM with 12 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 3:40 PM
Engine 491 depart Marshall Pass 3:45 PM light for Sargent
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 3:50 PM with caboose for Sargent
Gunnison extra 499 east with helper engine 492
Conductor Carlin
Engine 499 C Wilson
Engine 492 Hyatt
Depart Gunnison 4:00 PM with 31 loads 1 empty (5 cars cattle from Iola, 6 cars cattle from Gunnison)
Parlin 25 minutes load 7 cars cattle
Crookton 30 minutes load 3 cars cattle
Arrive Sargent 6:25 PM, set out, pick up,(include 5 cars cattle) coal and water, trade engine 492 for engine 491
Extra 499 east with helper engines 491 and 492
Conductor Carling
Engine 499 C Wilson
Engine 491 Hyatt
Engine 492 Frantz (Sargent helper)
Depart Sargent 7:20 PM with 30 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 8:40 PM
Engine 491 depart Marshall Pass 9:00 PM light for Salida
Engine 492 depart Marshall Pass 9:05 PM light for Sargent
Extra 499 east depart Marshall Pass 9:30 PM with 45 loads 1 empty
Mears Jct 15 minutes set out 11 valley loads
Arrive Salida 12:10 AM with 34 loads 1 empty
GUNNISON
Baldwin branch with engine 278
Conductor Purciel
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 8:10 AM with 14 empties
Castleton 10 minutes set out
Arrive Baldwin 10:15 AM, 30 minutes mine work
Depart Baldwin 10:45 AM
Castleton pick up
Arrive Gunnison 12:05 PM with 16 loads 1 empty
Gunnison extra 278 west, Iola turn
Conductor Purciel
Engineer Anderson
Depart Gunnison 1:20 PM with 6 empties (5 single decks, caboose)
Arrive Iola 2:00 PM, 20 minutes load 5 cars cattle
Arrive Gunnison 3:00 PM with 5 loads 1 empty
MONTROSE
Ouray branch with engine 316
Conductor Gribben
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 11:40 AM with 8 loads 8 empties
3 coal Ouray
3 coal Telluride
1 mdse Telluride
1 sugar Colona
1 empty box
6 empty single decks Ridgway
Ridgway 15 minutes switching
Arrive Ouray 3:15 PM with 3 loads 1 empty
Depart Ouray 3:50 PM
Arrive Ridgway 4:20 PM, 25 minutes load 5 cars cattle (for Denver via cut off)
Depart Ridgway 4:45 PM with 16 loads 9 empties
Arrive Montrose 6:30 PM
DURANGO
Farmington branch with engine 453
Conductor Knight
Engineer Johnson
Depart Durango 5:30 AM with 6 empties (6 empty single decks, caboose)
Aztec 5 minutes set out
Arrive Farmington 8:20 AM, 25 minutes eat, 25 minutes switching
Depart Farmington 9:10 AM with 1 load 1 empty, 1 gas for Dolores
Refinery 10 minutes switching
Aztec 10 minutes pick up 6 cars cattle
Carbon Jct 10 minutes set out
Arrive Durango 1:05 PM with 1 load 1 empty
Gunnison switch engine 340 with foreman Winters engineer H Gates
Durango switch engine 319 with foreman Rowe engineer House
Crested Butte branch and Silverton branch no activity
Jimmy
