Alamosa January 19 1945

Friday January 19 1945

ALAMOSA

Cumbres 8” new snow, 50” on ground

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

Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 5 cars
Dispatcher’s memorandum reads: “No. 115 hit snow drift MP 319 ½, snow broke front window glass engineman side and glass cut engineer Couglin left leg.”
Arrive Cumbres 10:35 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:39 AM
Arrive Chama 11:20 AM
Depart Chama 11:25 AM (engineer Brice)
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM

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

Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:05 PM (engineer R E Hurley)
Arrive Cumbres 5:09 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:12 PM
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM

Durango extra 481 east with helper engine 487
Conductor Knight
Engine 481 Johnson
Engine 487 Houck

Depart Durango 11:59 AM with 38 loads 1 empty
Carbon Jct 40 minutes load 3 cars cattle, Basin Barn
Falfa 5 minutes helper engine 487 off, 487 return light to Durango
Florida 10 minutes mdse
Arrive Ignacio 2:40 PM, 18 minutes No. 115
Allison 20 minutes mdse and pick up, includes 1 car turkeys
Gato 45 minutes eat and switching
Dulce 20 minutes switching
Lumberton 10 minutes set out
Monero 25 minutes coal & water, pick up
Arrive Chama 10:55 PM with 19 loads 1 empty

Chama extra 482 east with helper engines 486 and 485
Conductor Young
Engine 482 Holly
Engine 486 Brinsfield
Engine 485 A S Johnson

Called 11:15 PM
Depart Chama 12:35 AM (Jan 20) with 17 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 2:30 AM
Engine 486 depart Cumbres 2:55 AM light for Alamosa
Engine 485 depart Cumbres 3:00 AM light for Chama
Extra 482 east depart Cumbres 3:00 AM with 54 loads 1 empty
Antontio 20 minutes pick up
La Jara 50 minutes No. 115 (Jan 20) and pick up
Estrella 15 minutes pick up
Henry 10 minutes pick up
Arrive Alamosa 9:15 AM with 61 loads 6 empties

SALIDA

Marshall Pass 3” new snow, 6” on ground

Monarch branch with engines 480 road and 496 helper
Conductor Rhodes
Engine 480 C Wilson
Engine 496 Culliman

Depart Salida 8:30 AM with 42 empties
Poncha Jct 20 minutes fill lubricator Engine 480
Appears did not double Maysville Monarch
Arrive Monarch 11:00 AM
Engine 496 light return to Salida at 1:00 PM
Extra 480 east depart Monarch 11:55 AM
Arrive Salida 1:45 PM with 14 loads 1 empty

Gunnison extra 497 east with helper engine 495 (trade 495 for 492 at Sargent, 495 becomes Sargent helper)
Conductor Carlin
Engine 497 Dailey
Engine 495 W Wilson (to Sargent)
Engine 492 W Wilson (Sargent to Salida)
Engine 495 Frantz (Sargent helper)

Depart Gunnison 2:35 PM with 57 loads (coal) 1 empty
Arrive Sargent 4:10 PM, 40 minutes set out, coal & water, trade engines
Depart Sargent 4:50 PM with 19 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 6:15 PM, pick up 1 empty 19 loads
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 6:25 PM light for Sargent
Engine 492 depart Marshall Pass 6:25 PM light for Salida
Extra 497 east depart Marshall Pass 7:15 PM with 38 loads 1 empty
Mears Jct 10 minutes set out
Arrive Salida 9:40 PM with 18 loads 1 empty

GUNNISON

Baldwin branch with engine 278
Conductor Purciel
Engineer Braswell

Depart Gunnison 6:30 AM with 14 empties
Arrive Baldwin 8:40 AM 45 minutes doubling and mine work
Depart Baldwin 9:25 AM
Castleton 15 minutes pick up
Dollard 5 minutes pick up
Arrive Gunnison 11:00 AM with 16 loads 1 empty
Depart Gunnison 12:45 PM with 12 empties
Castleton 10 minutes set out
Arrive Baldwin 2:30 PM, 20 minutes set out
Depart Baldwin 2:50 PM with 7 loads 1 empty
Arrive Gunnison 4:15 PM

Gunnison switch engine 340 with foreman Winters engineer H Gates

Montrose switch engine 463 with conductor Gribben engineer Price

Durango switch engine319 with foreman Rowe engineer House

Silverton branch: Dispatcher’s memorandum: “…..fone Durango 11:45 AM snow slide down MP 492 ¾, 70 to 100 feet long, 8 feet deep.”

Crested Butte branch, Silverton branch and Farmington branch no activity

Jimmy