Thursday January 18 1945
ALAMOSA
Cumbres no new snow, 42 “ on ground light snow Chama and Cumbres
No. 115 with engine 478
Conductor Moore
Engineer Baskett (to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 6 cars
Antonito set out car 320 for selectees
Arrive Cumbres 10:27 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:30 AM
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM
Depart Chama 11:15 AM (engineer Dieckman)
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 5:00 PM
Dispatcher memorandum reads: “3:40 PM section foreman Cumbres reports broken outside rail on curve phone booth just east of MP 328. Coming into Cumbres to get rail to replace. The spare rail under 15 feet of snow. Necessary bend the rail to fit curve. Section men left Cumbres 4:55 PM with rail to replace broken rail. Holding No. 116 at Cumbres until track repaired. 6:20 PM section foreman reports track OK. No. 116 delayed 1 hour 23 minutes. No other trains delayed. Except SG 116 Alamosa 35 minutes connection, transfer mail and express.”
Depart Cumbres 6:25 PM
Antonito pick up car #320 with 49 selectees
Arrive Alamosa 9:40 PM
Chama extra 481 west, light engine
Engineer Houck
Depart Chama 10:10 AM
Arrive Durango 3:30 PM
Chama extra 487 west
Conductor Murray
Engineer Peterson
Depart Chama 1:55 PM with 9 loads 18 empties
Arrive Monero 2:55 PM, 35 minutes for No. 116, mdse, coal and switching
Lumberton 15 minutes mdse and switching
Dulce 10 minutes mdse and set out
Gato 20 minutes lunch
Arboles 15 minutes switching and mdse
Tiffany 5 minutes mdse
Ignacio 5 minutes pick up
Arrive Durango 10:05 PM with 8 loads 21 empties
2 Chama Cumbres turns
1st turn with engines 486, 483, and 485
Conductor Young
Engine 486 Hurley
Engine 483 Holly
Engine 485 A S Johnson
Depart Chama 11:30 PM with 18 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 1:25 AM
Engine 486 depart Cumbres 1:35 AM with caboose for Chama
Engine 483 depart Cumbres 1:40 AM light for Chama
Engine 485 depart Cumbres 1:45 AM light for Chama
2nd turn with engines 486, 482, and 485
Conductor Young
Engine 486 Hurley
Engine 482 Holly
Engine 485 A S Johnson
Depart Chama 4:40 AM (Jan 19) with 19 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 6:30 AM
Engine 486 depart Cumbres 6:50 AM with caboose for Chama
Engine 482 depart Cumbres 6:55 AM light for Chama
Engine 485 depart Cumbres 7:00 AM light for Chama
SALIDA
Marshall Pass no new snow, 4” on ground
Monarch branch with engines 480 road and 496 helper
Conductor Rhodes
Engine 480 Culliman
Engine 496 C Wilson
Depart Salida 9:15 AM with 43 empties
Engine 480 double Maysville Monarch, engine 491 help 1st trip, 491 return light to Salida 1:00 PM
Extra 480 east depart Maysville 4:35 PM, east bound, with 41 loads 1 empty
Poncha Jct 30 minutes for extra 497 west
Arrive Salida 6:10 PM
2 Sargent hill turns with engines 499 and 492
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 499 Frantz
Engine 492 Crooks
1st turn depart Sargent 10:40 AM with 12 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 12:01 PM
Engine 492 depart Marshall Pass 12:04 PM light for Sargent
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass 12:10 PM with caboose for Sargent
2nd turn depart Sargent 1:40 PM with 12 loads 2 empties
Arrive Marshall Pass 2:55 PM
Engine 492 depart Marshall Pass 3:00 PM light for Sargent
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass 3:05 PM with caboose for Sargent
Salida extra 497 west with helper engines 495 and 496
Conductor Carlin
Engine 497 Dailey
Engine 495 W Wilson
Engine 496 Hyatt
Depart Salida 4:45 PM with 3 loads 43 empties
Caboose
42 empty coals
3 beer Gunnison
Poncha Jct 10 minutes pick up
Otto 10 minutes flagged by section men working on track
Arrive Marshall Pass 7:45 PM with 7 loads 43 empties
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 7:45 PM light for Gunnison
Engine 496 depart Marshall Pass 8:20 PM light for Salida
Extra 497 west depart Marshall Pass 8:10 PM with 7 loads 43 empties
Sargent 10 minutes set out
Arrive Gunnison 11:00 PM with 7 loads 39 empties
GUNNISON
Crested Butte branch with engine 498
Conductor Purciel
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 11:40 AM with 41 empties
Arrive Crested Butte 1:20 PM
Depart Crested Butte 3:55 PM with 45 loads 1 empty
Arrive Gunnison 5:30 PM
MONTROSE
Ouray branch with engine 316
Conductor Gribben
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 10:55 AM with 10 loads 7 empties
4 coal Telluride
3 loads Durango
3 loads Placerville
6 empty ore box RGS
MP 368 20 minutes go for water
Arrive Ridgway 2:15 PM, 15 minutes switching
Depart Ridgway 2:30 PM
Arrive Ouray 3:15 PM with 5 empties, 45 minutes switching
Depart Ouray 4:00 PM with caboose
Arrive Montrose 6:40 PM with 8 loads 12 empties (Ridgway times not shown)
Gunnison switch engine 340 with foreman Winters engineer H Gates
Durango switch engine 319 with foreman Rowe engineer House
Jimmy
