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Alamosa January 13 1945

January 15, 2010 08:47PM
Saturday January 13 1945

ALAMOSA

Cumbres no new snow, 57” on ground,

No. 115 with engine 473
Conductor Hurley
Engineer Coughlin (to Chama)

Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 5 cars
Cumbres times not shown
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM
Depart Chama 11:15 AM (engineer Brice)
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM

No. 116 with engine 478
Conductor Moore
Engineer Katschthaler (to Chama)

Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:05 PM (engineer Coughlin)
Arrive Cumbres 5:00 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:02 PM
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM

Chama extra 482 east with helper engines 481 and 486
Conductor Curtis
Engine 482 Hurley
Engine 481 Nissen
Engine 486 Holly

Depart Chama 2:45 AM with 23 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 4:35 AM, 20 minutes water and fill
Engine 481 depart Cumbres 4:40 AM light for Alamosa
Engine 486 depart Cumbres 5:00 AM light for Alamosa, engineer Holly and fireman deadhead to Alamosa on #116
Extra 482 east depart Cumbres 5:00 AM with 59 loads 1 empty
Arrive Antonito 8:00 AM, 10 minutes No. 115, 20 minutes switching, 15 minutes RG 010794 idler air hose
Arrive Alamosa 10:00 AM with 58 loads 5 empties

Chama extra 486 west, Dulce turn
Conductor Henry
Engineer Peterson

Depart Chama 6:10 PM with 1 load 5 empties, 1 water, 3 empty dumps, 1 empty gon
Monero 40 minutes switching and cistern water
Lumberton 15 minutes cistern water and turn
Arrive Dulce 8:40 PM with caboose, 20 minutes switching and pick up
Depart Dulce 9:00 PM with 16 loads 1 empty
Monero 15 minutes water and pick up
Arrive Chama 11:15 PM with 18 loads 2 empties

SALIDA

Marshall Pass no new snow, 16” on ground

Monarch branch with engines 480 road and 491 helper
Conductor Carlin
Engine 480 C Wilson
Engine 491Hyatt

Depart Salida 11:15 AM with 43 empties
Engine 480 double Maysville Monarch, engine 491 help 1st trip, 491 return light to Salida at 3:15 PM
Engine 480 depart Monarch 4:30 PM, 2nd time, pick up Maysville
Arrive Salida 6:35 PM with 42 loads 1 empty

Salida extra 499 west with helper engines 496 and 493
Conductor Rhodes
Engine 499 Dailey
Engine 496 W Wilson
Engine 493 Culliman

Depart Salida 5:10 AM with 54 empties
Caboose
50 empty gons
3 empty box Mears Jct, for Moffat
Mears Jct 5 minutes set out
Arrive Marshall Pass 7:50 AM
Engine 496 depart Marshall Pass 7:55 AM light for Gunnison
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 8:10 AM light for Salida
Extra 499 west depart Marshall Pass 8:10 AM with 51 empties
Arrive Gunnison 10:55 AM with 51 empties

2 Sargent hill turns with engines 490 and 492
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 490 Crooks
Engine 492 Frantz

1st turn depart Sargent 11:55: AM with 12 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 1:15 PM
Engine 492 depart Marshall Pass 1:20 PM light for Sargent
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 1:25 PM with caboose for Sargent

2nd turn depart Sargent 3:10 PM with 12 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 4:20 PM
Engine 492 depart Marshall Pass 4:25 PM light for Sargent
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 4:30 PM with caboose for Sargent

Salida extra 495 west (valley line)
Conductor Plewes
Engineer Rogers

Depart Salida 1:20 PM with 3 loads 8 empties
Triple Mears Jct to Poncha Pass
Arrive Poncha Pass 4:45 PM, last trip, 5 minutes pick up and inspection, 15 minutes eat
Depart Poncha Pass 5:05 PM
Round Hill 45 minutes unload 3 cars cinders at MP 234
Villa Grove 5 minutes water
Moffat 45 minutes switching, pick up 2 cars cattle
Hooper 30 minutes switching
Mosca 20 minutes set out and pick up
Arrive Alamosa 11:20 PM with 18 loads 4 empties

Gunnison extra 499 east with helper engine 496, helper engine 490 added Sargent
Conductor Rhodes
Engine 499 Dailey
Engine 496 W Wilson
Engine 490 Crooks (on Sargent)

Depart Gunnison 7:45 PM with 47 loads 1 empty
Arrive Sargent 9:30 PM
Depart Sargent 10:10 PM with 18 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 11:40 PM
Engine 496 depart Marshall Pass light for Salida
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 11:50 PM light for Sargent
Extra 499 east depart Marshall Pass 12:30 AM
Arrive Salida 3:00 AM with 38 loads 1 empty

GUNNISON

Crested Butte branch with engine 497
Conductor Purciel
Engineer Braswell

Depart Gunnison 11:30 AM with 41 empties
Arrive Crested Butte 1:30 PM
Depart Crested Butte 3:40 PM with 45 loads 1 empty
Arrive Gunnison 5:15 PM

MONTROSE

Extra 456 east, Cedar Creek turn for spuds
Conductor Gribben
Engineer Price

Depart Montrose 10:10 AM with caboose
Arrive Cedar Creek 10:50 AM
Depart Cedar Creek 10:55 AM
Lujane 10 minutes pick up
Arrive Montrose 11:40 AM with 2 loads 1 empty

DURANGO

Silverton branch with engine 453 (train No. 461 west bound, train No. 462 east bound)
Conductor Knight
Engineer J Johnson

Depart Durango 9:15 AM with 8 loads 1 empty,
Arrive Silverton 1:00 PM, 20 minutes eat, 1 hour 15 minutes switching
Depart Silverton 2:35 PM with 11 loads 1 empty
6 concentrates
4 ore Colorado City
Coach 212
caboose
Arrive Durango 5:45 PM

Gunnison switch engine 340 with foreman Winters engineer H Gates

Durango switch engine 319 with foreman Rowe engineer House

Baldwin branch and Farmington branch no activity

Jimmy
Subject Author Posted

Alamosa January 13 1945

Jimmy Blouch January 15, 2010 08:47PM



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