Thursday January 25 1945
ALAMOSA
Cumbres 16” new snow, 78” on ground
No. 115 with engine 482, helper engine 476 on Big Horn, off extra 485 east from Chama
Conductor Hurley
Engine 482 Holly (to Chama)
Engine 476 Hall
(Brakeman Murray deadhead Alamosa to Durango, was swing on No. 116 Jan 24)
Depart Alamosa 7:06 AM with 5 cars, delayed load mail and express
Arrive Big Horn 9:00 AM, 1 hour 20 minutes wait for extra 485 east and turn engine 476
Arrive Cumbres 10:51 AM, delay 5 minutes block engine 476 (wait 5 minutes after 476 depart)
Engine 476 depart Cumbres 11:52, arrive Chama 12:35 PM
No. 115 depart Cumbres 12:02 PM
Arrive Chama 12:40 PM, engine 482 off, delay 20 minutes condition engine 476
Depart Chama 1:00 PM engine 476 with engineer Brice
Depart Dulce 2:11 PM
Arrive Gato 3:00 PM
Arrive Durango 5:40 PM
No. 116 with engine 489
Conductor Moore
Engineer Katschsthaler (to Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 5 cars
Depart Gato 1:55 PM
Arrive Dulce 2:40 PM
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM engine 489 off
Depart Chama 4:05 PM engine 482 with engineer Holly
Arrive Cumbres 5:00 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:03 PM
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM
Alamosa extra 483 west
Conductor Curtis
Engineer Nissen
Depart Alamosa 3:20 AM with 14 loads 36 empties (includes 2 cars cattle for Florida, 2 cars sheep Arboles)
Estrella 15 minutes set out
La Jara 30 minutes switching
Romeo 20 minutes switching
Antonito 10 minutes coal & water, 35 minutes switching
Arrive Lava 7:40 AM 10 minutes water, 55 minutes No. 115 by account meat extra 485 east at Big Horn
Big Horn 50 minutes extra 485 east
Sublette 25 minutes water and eat
Osier 10 minutes pick up 2 empty gons
Arrive Cumbres 1:10 PM with 13 loads 22 empties
Depart Cumbres 1:35 PM with 13 loads 23 empties
Arrive Chama 2:45 PM
Chama extra 485 east with helper engines 476 and 488
Conductor Roberts
Egnine 485 Hurley
Engine 476 Hall
Engine 488 A S Johnson
Depart Chama 4:25 AM with 15 loads 2 empties
Windy Point 45 minutes double into Cumbres
Arrive Cumbres 7:15 AM
Engine 488 depart Cumbres 7:45 AM light for Chama
Extra 485 east, with helper 476, depart Cumbres 7:45 AM with 48 loads 2 empties
Sublette 10 minutes set out
Big Horn 30 minutes saw by No. 115 and extra west, engine 476 off
Antonito 55 minutes pick up, eat
La Jara 40 minutes pick up, station switching
Estrella 15 minutes set out, pick up
Arrive Alamosa 2:35 PM with 51 loads 4 empties
Chama extra 488 west, light engine
Engineer Peterson
Depart Chama 10:15 AM
Arrive Durango 3:30 PM
Meet with No. 116 not shown
Chama extra 487 west
Conductor Knight
Engineer J Johnson
Depart Chama 4:00 PM with 16 loads 16 empties
Monero 20 minutes mdse and switching
Lumberton 5 minutes set out
Dulce 10 minutes mdse
Navajo 10 minutes set out 2 cinders
Gato 30 minutes eat and switching
Arboles 20 minutes unload 2 cars stock
Allison 10 minutes mdse
Florida 20 minutes unload 2 cars stock
Arrive Durango 12:30 AM with 9 loads 14 empties
SALIDA
Marshall Pass 15” new snow, 26” on ground
Sargent 5” new snow
Monarch branch with engine 480 road and helper engine 486
Conductor Rhodes
Engine 480 C Wilson
Engine 486 Dailey
Depart Salida 10:15 AM with 2 loads 42 empties, flanger OL
MP 219 30 minutes unload 2 cars cinders
Double Maysville Monarch, yard work includes 35 minutes flanging, engine 486 return light to Salida at 3:35 PM
Extra 480 depart Maysville 6:05 PM
Arrive Salida 7:10 PM with 32 loads 4 empties, flanger
Salida extra 497 west with helper engines 492 and 496
Conductor Carlin
Engine 497 W Wilson
Engine 492 Cullinan
Engine 496 Hyatt
Deadhead Straitiff and crew and caboose to Marshall Pass, move train coal Marshall Pass to Salida
Depart Salida 3:50 AM with 4 loads 50 empties
MP 239 to Marshall Pass double train account heavy snow
Arrive Marshall Pass 8:20 AM
Engine 492 and 496 off
Extra 497 west depart Marshall Pass 8:50 AM with 4 loads 49 empties
Sargent 10 minutes set out 4 gons
Arrive Gunnison 11:30 AM with 4 loads 45 empties
Engine 492 depart Marshall Pass 9:30 AM light for Gunnison
Engine 496, Conductor Straitiff on duty, prepare for east bound run to Salida
Extra 496 east depart Marshall Pass 10:10 AM with 38 loads 1 empty
Arrive Salida 12:40 PM
Sargent hill turn with engine 495
Conductor Trevarthen
Engineer Frantz
Depart Sargent 8:20 PM with 4 loads 1 empty, flanger
Arrive Marshall Pass 9:20 PM
Depart Marshall Pass 9:40 PM with caboose and flanger for Sargent
Sargent hill turn with engines 495 and 493
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 495 Frantz
Engine 493 Crooks
Depart Sargent 12:05 AM (Jan 26) with 12 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 1:25 AM
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 2:15 AM light for Sargent
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 2:20 PM with caboose for Sargent
Gunnison extra 497 east with helper engine 492
Conductor Carlin
Engine 497 W Wilson
Engine 492 Cullinan
Depart Gunnison 9:10 PM with 63 loads 1 empty
Arrive Sargent 11:40 PM, 30 minutes set out, 30 minutes coal & water and eating
Depart Sargent 12:40 AM (Jan 26) with 12 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 2:05 AM
Engine 492 depart Marshall Pass 2:45 AM light for Salida
Extra 497 east depart Marshall Pass 3:10 AM with 34 loads 1 empty
Mears Jct 10 minutes set out 7 valley loads
Poncha Jct 10 minutes meet extra west (Jan 26)
Arrive Salida 5:50 AM with 27 loads 1 empty
GUNNISON
Extra west with engines 361 and 360, Cerro Summit turn
Conductor Anderson
Engine 361 Braswell
Engine 360 T Doyle
Depart Gunnison 10:30 AM with 9 loads 1 empty
4 coal Montrose
1 company rail Montrose
2 coal Ouray
2 coal Ridgway
Arrive Cimarron 1:00 PM, 15 minutes set out
Depart Cimarron 1:15 loads and empty not shown
Arrive Cerro Summit 2:15 PM, set out and turn
Depart Cerro Summit 2:20 PM
Arrive Cimarron 2:50 PM, 50 minutes coal and pick up
Depart Cimarron 3:40 PM, loads and empty not shown
Arrive Cerro Summit 4:30 PM
Engine 360 depart Cerro Summit light for Gunnison
Engine 361 get 2 loads 6 empties from extra 463, depart Cerro Summit 4:45 PM with 2 loads 7 empties
Arrive Cimarron 5:15 PM, 5 minutes water and inspection
Depart Cimarron 5:20 PM
Arrive Gunnison 7:40 PM with 2 loads 7 empties
MONTROSE
Extra 463 east, Cerro Summit turn
Conductor Gribben
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 2:30 PM with 2 loads 11 empties
2 cars sheep loaded Montrose for Kansas City
6 empty coals
4 empty refgrs for Lajune
Caboose
Lajune 10 minutes switching
Arrive Cerro Summit 3:55 PM, 15 minutes switching, 30 minutes for connection extra 361 west
Depart Cerro Summit 4:40 PM with 9 loads 1 empty from extra 361 west
Arrive Montrose 5:55 PM with 9 loads 1 empty
Gunnison switch engine 340 with foreman Winters engineer H Gates
Durango switch engine 319 with foreman Rowe engineer Connor
Baldwin branch, Crested Butte branch, Silverton branch and Farmington branch no activity
Jimmy
