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Alamosa January 16 1945

January 17, 2010 12:47PM
Tuesday January 16 1945

ALAMOSA

Cumbres no new snow, 42 “ on ground

No. 115 with engine 476
Conductor Hurley
Engineer Baskett (to Chama)

Depart Alamosa 7:09 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:18 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:20 AM
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM
Depart Chama 11:15 AM (engineer Dieckman)
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM

No. 116 with engine 473
Conductor Moore
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 5:03 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:06 PM
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM

2 Chama Cumbres turns

Called 10:00 PM, 2nd turn departed Chama Jan 17

1st turn with engines 488, 483 and 487
Conductor Curtis
Engine 488 Nissen
Engine 483 Hurley
Engine 487 Holly

Depart Chama 11:40 PM with 17 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 1:30 AM
Engine 488 depart Cumbres 1:40 AM with caboose for Chama
Engine 483 depart Cumbres 1:45 AM light for Chama
Engine 487 depart Cumbres 1:50 AM light for Chama

2nd turn with engines 481, 483 and 487
Conductor Curtis
Engine 481 Nissen
Engine 483 Hurley
Engine 487 Holly

Depart Chama 4:45 AM (Jan 17) with 21 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 6:35 AM
Engine 481 depart Cumbres 6:50 AM with caboose for Chama
Engine 483 depart Cumbres 6:55 AM light for Chama
Engine 487 depart Cumbres 7:00 AM light for Chama

Chama extra 486 west, light engine
Engineer Houck

Depart Chama 10:10 AM
Arrive Durango 3:30 PM
Meet with No. 116 not shown, west of Gato

Chama extra 485 west
Conductor Knight
Engineer Johnson

Depart Chama 11:55 AM with 13 loads 22 empties
Monero 10 minutes set out
Lumberton 5 minutes mdse
Dulce 5 minutes mdse
Navajo 30 minutes meet No. 116
Gato 25 minutes lunch and pick up
Arboles 5 minutes mdse
Ignacio 5 minutes set out
Falfa 10 minutes pick up
Arrive Durango 7:40 PM with 13 loads 15 empties

SALIDA

Marshall Pass no new snow, 8” on ground

Monarch branch with engines 480 road and 491 helper
Conductor Rhodes
Engine 480 C Wilson
Engine 491 Dailey

Depart Salida 10:00 AM with 1 load 42 empties
Engine 480 double Maysville Monarch, engine 491 help 1st trip, 491 return light to Salida at 1:35 PM
Extra 480 east depart Maysville 4:45 PM, east bound with 45 loads 1 empty
Poncha Jct 25 minutes extra 499 west
Arrive Salida 6:10 PM

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

1st turn depart Sargent 10:30 AM with 12 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 11:50 AM
Engine 492 depart Marshall Pass 11:55 AM light for Sargent
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 12:01 PM with caboose for Sargent

2nd turn depart Sargent 1:55 PM with 12 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 3:15 PM
Engine 492 depart Marshall Pass 3:20 PM light for Sargent
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 3:25 PM with caboose for Sargent

Salida extra 499 west with helper engines 498 and 495
Conductor Carlin
Engine 499 W Wilson
Engine 498 Hyatt
Engine 495 Culliman
Deadhead conductor McDowell and brakemen, deadhead caboose, take loads from Marshall Pass to Salida

Depart Salida 5:05 PM with 2 loads 53 empties
Arrive Marshall Pass 7:55 PM
Engine 498 depart Marshall Pass 8:05 PM for Gunnison
Extra 499 depart Marshall Pass 8:15 PM with 2 loads 52 empties
Sargent 10 minutes set out 1 empty gon and 1 empty box
Doyle 10 minutes set out 2 empty box
Arrive Gunnison 11:10 PM with 2 loads 48 empties

Engine 495, Conductor and crew on duty 8:15 PM for east bound run to Salida
Conductor McDowell
Engineer Culliman

Depart Marshall Pass 9:55 PM with 38 loads 1 empty
Arrive Salida 12:30 AM


GUNNISON

Baldwin branch with engine 278
Conductor Purciel
Engineer Braswell

Depart Gunnison 8:15 AM with 15 empties
Castleton 10 minutes set out
Arrive Baldwin 10:15 AM, 25 minutes work mines
Depart Baldwin 10:40 AM
Arrive Gunnison 11:55 AM with 13 loads 1 empty

Crested Butte branch with engine 497
Conductor Purciel
Engineer Braswell

Depart Gunnison 12:50 PM with 41 empties
Arrive Crested Butte 2:20 PM
Depart Crested Butte 4:05 PM with 28 loads 1 empty
Arrive Gunnsion 5:40 PM

DURANGO

Silverton branch with engine 453
Conductor C G Murray
Engineer Peterson

Depart Durango 9:15 AM with 10 loads 1 empty (consist breakdown not shown)
Hermosa 5 minutes mdse
Tacoma 5 minutes mdse
Arrive Silverton 1:40 PM, 1 hour 30 minutes lunch and switching
Depart Silverton 3:10 PM with 4 loads 10 empties
2 ore Colo City
1 mdse Durango
Coach
1 empty tank
8 empty gons
Caboose
Arrive Durango 6:10 PM

Gunnison switch engine 340 with foreman Winters engineer H Gates

Montrose switch engine with conductor Gribben engineer Price

Durango switch engine 319 with foreman Rowe Engineer House

Ouray branch, Cerro Summit, and Farmington branch no activity

Jimmy
Subject Author Posted

Alamosa January 16 1945

Jimmy Blouch January 17, 2010 12:47PM

Re: Alamosa January 16 1945

CharlieMcCandless January 17, 2010 07:29PM



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