Alamosa January 20 1945

Saturday January 20 1945

ALAMOSA

Cumbres 2” new snow, 50” on ground

No. 115 with engine 478
Conductor Hines
Engineer Baskett

Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM
Antonito set out car # 320 (Identity of passengers not shown)
Arrive Cumbres 10:22 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:25 AM
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM
Depart Chama 11:15 AM (engineer Dieckman)
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM

No. 116 with engine 473
Conductor Hurley
Engineer Brice (to Chama)

Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM, engine 473 off
Depart Chama 4:05 PM with engine 483 engineer Baskett (engineer A S Johnson deadhead to Alamosa)
Arrive Cumbres 4:59 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:02 PM
Antonito pick up empty car # 320
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM

Chama extra 481 west, Dulce turn
Conductor Knight
Engineer Johnson

Depart Chama 5:45 PM with 2 loads 5 empties
Monero 40 minutes switching and water
Lumberton 15 minutes switching and water cistern
Arrive Dulce 8:15 PM, 20 minutes switching
Depart Dulce 8:35 PM with 10 loads 2 empties
Monero 10 minutes pick up
Arrive Chama 10:40 PM with 16 loads 2 empties

SALIDA

Marshall Pass 1” new snow, 7” on ground

Monarch branch with engine 480
Depart Salida 10:55 AM with 15 empties, flanger
Arrive Monarch 12:45 PM, 20 minutes flange yard, 30 minutes switching
Double Maysville Monarch
Depart Monarch 4:45 PM, 2nd time
Arrive Salida 7:05 PM with 37 loads 1 empty, flanger

2 Sargent hill turns with engines 499 and 495
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 499 Crooks
Engine 495 Frantz

1st turn depart Sargent 11:05 AM with 12 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 12:20 PM
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 12:25 PM light for Sargent
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass 12:30 PM with caboose for Sargent

2nd turn depart Sargent 2:10 PM with 12 loads 4 empties
Arrive Marshall Pass 3:30 PM
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 3:35 PM light for Sargent
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass 3:40 PM with caboose for Sargent

Alamosa extra 490 west with helper engine 492 (valley line)
Conductor Carlin
Engine 490 C Wilson
Engine 492 Culliman

Depart Salida 12:20 PM with 6 loads 10 empties
Triple Mears Jct to Poncha Pass
Engine 492 light return to Salida at 4:15 PM
Extra 490 west depart Poncha Pass 3:15 PM
West MP 233 45 minutes unload 6 cars cinders
Villa Grove 15 minutes set out
Mineral Hot Springs 5 minutes set out
Moffat 15 minutes set out
Hooper 15 minutes pick up 4 loads
Mosca 10 minutes pick up
Arrive Alamosa 9:05 PM with 27 loads 4 empties

GUNNISON

Crested Butte branch with engine 498
Conductor Purciel
Engineer Braswell

Depart Gunnison 11:35 AM with 46 empties
Arrive Crested Butte 1:25 PM
Depart Crested Butte 4:10 PM with 46 loads 1 empty
Arrive Gunnison 5:45 PM

DURANGO

Silverton branch with engines 453 and 375
Conductor C G Murray
Engine 453 Cummins
Engine 375 Houck

Called 8:50 AM, 25 minutes checking train and engines, 45 minutes lining up snow bucking equipment
Depart Durango 10:00 AM with 16 loads 23 empties
Hermosa 10 minutes mdse and load tools
Rockwood 20 minutes mdse and ??
Tacoma 5 minutes set out
Teft 5 minutes mdse
MP 492 ½ 20 minutes cleaning out snow slide
Arrive Silverton 4:05 PM, 20 minutes eat, 20 minutes work on engine 375, 1 hour 10 minutes switching
Depart Silverton 5:50 PM with 6 loads 1 empty (6 concentrates Leadville)
Arrive Durango 10:15 PM with 7 loads 8 empties

Gunnison switch engine 340 with foreman Winters engineer H Gates

Montrose switch engine 463 with conductor Gribben engineer Price

Durango switch engine 319 with foreman Rowe engineer House

Baldwin branch and Farmington branch no activity

Jimmy