Tuesday January 23 1945
ALAMOSA
Cumbres no new snow, 62” on ground
No. 115 with engine 476
Conductor Hines
Engineer Holly (to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:20 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:23 AM
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM
Depart Chama 11:15 AM (engineer Brice)
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM
No. 116 with engine 478
Conductor Hurley
Engineer Katschthaler (to Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Chama 4:05 PM
Depart Chama 4:10 PM (engineer Holly)
Arrive Cumbres 5:16 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:19 PM
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM
Alamosa extra 489 west with helper engine 488
Conductor Roberts
Engine 489 A S Johnson
Engine 488 Hall
Depart Alamosa 12:55 AM with 2 loads 32 empties
La Jara 30 minutes set out and station switching
Antonito 2 hours coal & water, set out, pick up
Big Horn section house 10 minutes unload company explosives
Sublette 50 minutes water, eat, set out, unload company explosives
Osier 35 minutes set out, unload company explosives, let No. 115 by
Los Pinos 5 minutes set out
Arrive Cumbres 10:55 AM with 1 load 47 empties
Engine 488 depart Cumbres 11:05 AM light for Chama
Extra 489 west depart Cumbres 11:20 AM with 1 load 47 empties
Arrive Chama 12:25 PM
Chama extra 483 east with helper engine 481
Conductor Curtis
Engine 483 Nissen
Engine 481 Hurley
Depart Chama 1:40 AM with 10 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 3:20 AM
Engine 481 depart Cumbres 3:40 AM light for Chama
Extra 483 east depart Cumbres 3:40 AM with 34 loads 2 empties
Arrive Big Horn 5:35 AM, 15 minutes wait for extra 488-489 west, 10 minutes saw by
Depart Big Horn 7:00 AM
Arrive Antonito 7:55 AM, 10 minutes into clear for No. 115, 25 minutes eat, 20 minutes switching
Depart Antonito 8:50 AM
La Jara 20 minutes switching
Arrive Alamosa 10:25 AM with 34 loads 5 empties
Chama extra 481 west light engine
Engineer Peterson
Depart Chama 10:15 AM
Arrive Durango 3:30 PM
(Meet with No. 116 not shown, west of Gato)
Chama extra 487 west
Conductor Murray
Engineer Houck
Depart Chama 2:05 PM with 3 loads 33 empties
Willow Creek 5 minutes set out
Biggs Spur 25 minutes No. 116
Lumberton 15 minutes switching
Dulce 5 minutes mdse
Gato 45 minutes eat, water, mdse and switching
Arboles 5 minutes mdse
Tiffany 20 minutes switching and cleanfire
La Boca 10 minutes water and oiling engine
Ignacio 5 minutes pick up
Arrive Durango 10:50 PM with 2 loads 36 empties
2 Chama Cumbres turns called 10:30 PM, both turns depart Jan 24
1st turn with engines 485, 482 and 484
Conductor Roberts
Engine 485 Hurley
Engine 482 Hall
Engine 484 A S Johnson
Depart Chama 12:20 AM (Jan 24) with 18 loads 2 empties
Lobato 40 minutes back up and reduce at Lobato
Arrive Cumbres 3:00 AM with 16 loads 2 empties
Engine 485 depart Cumbres 3:15 AM with caboose for Chama
Engine 482 depart Cumbres 3:20 AM light for Chama
Engine 484 depart Cumbres 3:25 AM light for Chama
2nd turn with engines 488, 489 and 485
Conductor Roberts
Engine 488 Hurley
Engine 489 Hall
Engine 485 A S Johnson
Depart Chama 5:00 AM (Jan 24) with 16 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 7:50 AM with 18 loads 1 empty (pick up 2 at Lobato)
Engine 488 depart Cumbres 8:05 AM with caboose for Chama
Engine 489 depart Cumbres 8:10 AM light for Chama
Engine 485 depart Cumbres 8:15 AM light for Chama
SALIDA
Marshall Pass no new snow, 8” on ground
Monarch branch with engines 480 road and 496 helper
Conductor Rhodes
Engine 480 W Wilson
Engine 496 C Wilson
Depart Salida 10:45 AM with 3 loads 45 empties
MP 219 35 minutes unload 2 cars cinders (set out empty dumps Poncha Jct)
Engine 480 double Maysville Monarch, engine 491 help 1st trip, 491 return light to Salida at 2:35 PM
Extra 480 east depart Maysville 5:20 PM, east bound, with 40 loads 1 empty
Poncha Jct 5 minutes pick up 2 empty dumps
Arrive Salida 6:35 PM with 40 loads 3 empties
Gunnison extra 497 east with helper engine 493 (at Sargent trade 493 for 499, 499 road helper, 493 Sargent helper)
Conductor Carlin
Engine 497 Cullinan
Engine 493 Hyatt (to Sargent)
Engine 499 Hyatt (Sargent to Salida)
Engine 493 Crooks (on Sargent, Sargent helper)
Depart Gunnison 12:05 PM with 64 loads 2 empties
58 coal CF&I
2 coal Salida
1 coal Villa Grove
1 coal Hooper
2 cars bottles
1 empty refgr Salida
Arrive Sargent 2:15 PM, 30 minutes set out, 30 minutes coal & water, trade engines and eat
Depart Sargent 3:15 PM with 18 loads 2 empties
Arrive Marshall Pass 4:45 PM
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 4:50 PM light for Sargent
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass 5:10 PM light for Salida
Extra 497 east depart Marshall Pass 5:30 PM with 39 loads 2 empties
Arrive Salida 7:50 PM
2 Sargent hill turns with engines 495 and 493
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 495 Frantz
Engine 493 Crooks
1st turn depart Sargent 6:35 PM with 12 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 7:50 PM
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 7:55 PM light for Sargent
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 8:00 PM with caboose for Sargent
2nd turn depart Sargent 9:40 PM with 12 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 11:05 PM
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 11:20 PM light for Sargent
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass11:25 PM with caboose for Sargent
GUNNISON
Baldwin branch with engine 278
Conductor Purciel
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 8:30 AM with 14 empties
Arrive Baldwin 10:30 AM, 30 minutes mines
Depart Baldwin 11:00 AM
Castleton 15 minutes turn and pick up
Arrive Gunnison 12:30 PM with 14 loads 1 empty
Depart Gunnison 1:40 PM with 15 empties
Castleton 10 minutes water and set out
Arrive Baldwin 3:35 PM, 25 minutes mines
Depart Baldwin 4:00 PM
Arrive Gunnison 5:25 PM with 6 loads 1 empty
DURANGO
Silverton branch with engine 375 (train No. 461 west bound, No. 462 east bound)
Conductor Knight
Engineer Johnson
Depart Durango 9:15 AM with 5 loads 4 empties
Hermosa 5 minutes mdse
Rockwood 10 minutes set out
Tacoma 10 minutes pick up
Arrive Silverton 1:15 PM with 6 loads 2 empty, 25 minutes eat, 35 minutes work on engine 375, 1 hour 15 minutes switching
Depart Silverton 3:30 PM with 3 loads 2 empties
2 ore Colo City
Coach 212
1 empty bean box
Cabooose
Arrive Durango 6:45 PM
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
Crested Butte branch and Farmington branch no activity
Jimmy