Wednesday January 24 1945
ALAMOSA
Cumbres 4” new snow, 65” on ground, snowing hard, strong wind most of the day
Chama 2” new snow
No. 115 with engine 478
Conductor Moore
Engineer Baskett (to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:22 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:25 AM
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM, engine 478 off, trouble with trailer spring hanger at Cumbres
Depart Chama 11:15 AM engine 489 with engineer Katschthaler
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM
No. 116 with engine 476
Conductor Hines
Engineer Brice (to Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 6 cars 31 selectees, swing brakeman Murray (Not C G Murray)
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM, engine 476 off, used as helper to Cumbres
Depart Chama 4:05 PM engine 482 with engineer Baskett, and helper engine 476 with engineer Hurley
Arrive Cumbres 5:00 PM engine 476 off, return light to Chama
Depart Cumbres 5:10 PM
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM
Durango extra east with engines 481 and 487
Conductor Knight
Engine 481 Peterson
Engine 487 J Johnson
Depart Durango 12:05 PM with 36 loads 1 empty
Arrive La Boca 2:25 PM, 25 minutes No. 115
Tiffany 10 minutes mdse
Allison 5 minutes mdse
Arboles 20 minutes mdse and pick up
Gato 35 minutes mdse and pick up
Dulce 40 minutes mdse and switching
Monero 25 minutes coal & water
Arrive Chama
4:45 PM 9:45 PM with 35 loads 2 empties
SALIDA
Marshall Pass 3” new snow, 11” on ground, snowing hard during day
Sargent 3” new snow
Gunnison 1” new snow
Monarch branch with engines 480 road and helper engine 496
Conductor Straitiff
Engine 480 Dailey
Engine 496 C Wilson
Depart Salida 11:00 AM with 43 empties, flanger OL
Engine 480 double Maysville Monarch, engine 496 help 1st trip, return light to Salida at 3:10 PM
Extra 480 arrive Monarch 4:35 PM, 2nd time, 1 hour 5 minutes switching and flanging, 15 minutes inspection
Depart Monarch 5:55 PM
Depart Maysville 7:30 PM, east bound, with 43 loads 1 empty, flanger
Arrive Salida 8:35 PM
2 Sargent hill turns with engines 495 and 493
Conductor Treverthen
Engine 495 Frantz
Engine 493 Crooks
1st turn depart Sargent 11:05 AM with 12 loads 1 empty
Chester set out 2 loads, account storm
Arrive Marshall Pass 12:45 PM
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 1:10 PM light for Sargent
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 1:15 PM with caboose for Sargent
2nd turn depart Sargent 2:50 PM with 8 loads 1 empty, flanger OG
Chester pick up 2 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 4:10 PM
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 4:20 PM light for Sargent
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 4:40 PM with caboose and flanger for Sargent
GUNNISON
Crested Butte branch with engine 498
Conductor Purciel
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 11:30 AM with 34 empties
Arrive Crested Butte 1:15 PM, 2 hours 45 minutes mine work and inspection
Depart Crested Butte 4:00 PM with 43 loads 1 empty
Arrive Gunnison 5:45 PM
MONTROSE
Extra 463 east, Cedar Creek turn, to Lajune for spuds
Conductor Gribben
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 12:30 PM with caboose
Arrive Cedar Creek 1:05 PM
Depart Cedar Creek 1:10 PM
Lajune 10 minutes switching
Arrive Montrose 2:00 PM with 4 loads 1 empty
DURANGO
Farmington branch with engine 375
Conductor C G Murray
Engineer Dieckman
Depart Durango 3:30 PM with 15 loads 10 empties
MP 455.25 30 minutes rocks
Bondad 10 minutes switching
Bondad section house 10 minutes filling cistern
Aztec 15 minutes filling cistern and switching
Refinery 20 minutes switching
Arrive Farmington 8:00 PM, 20 minutes eat, 45 minutes switching
Depart Farmington
4:05 PM 9:05 PM with 10 loads 2 empties(edit 1-24-10)
6 beans Cincinnati
2 oil Alamosa
2 gas Durango
Bondad 15 minutes clearing main line and set out dragline outfit
Arrive Durango 1:05 AM with 10 loads 2 empties
Gunnison switch engine 340 with foreman Winters engineer H Gates
Durango switch engine 319 with foreman Rowe engineer V Cummins
Baldwin branch and Silverton branch no activity
Jimmy
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 01/24/2010 11:11PM by Jimmy Blouch.
