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Alamosa January 26 1945

January 26, 2010 08:22PM
Friday January 26 1945

ALAMOSA

Cumbres no new snow, 75” on ground

No. 115 with engine 473
Conductor Hines
Engineer Baskett (to Chama)

Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 6 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:27 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:30 AM
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM
Depart Chama 11:15 AM (engineer Katschthaler)
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM

No. 116 with engine 476
Conductor Hurley
Engineer Brice (to Chama)

Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM engine 476 off
Depart Chama 4:05 PM engine 483 with engineer Baskett
Arrive Cumbres 5:00 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:02 PM
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM

1st Chama Cumbres turn with engines 483, 481 and 484
Conductor Curtis
Engine 483 A S Johnson
Engine 481 Hall
Engine 484 Nissen

Depart Chama 2:45 AM with 19 loads 1 empty, flanger
Arrive Cumbres 4:25 AM, engine 483, 35 minutes flange yard
Engine 481 depart Cumbres 4:35 AM light for Chama
Engine 484 depart Cumbres 4:40 AM light for Chama
Engine 483 depart Cumbers 5:10 AM with caboose and flanger for Chama

2nd Chama Cumbres turn with engines 489, 481 and 484
Conductor Curtis
Engine 489 A S Johnson
Engine 481 Hall
Engine 484 Nissen

Depart Chama 8:35 AM with 19 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 10:15 AM, meet No. 115
Engine 489 depart Cumbres 10:45 AM with caboose for Chama
Engine 481 depart Cumbres 10:50 AM light for Chama
Engine 484 depart Cumbres 10:55 AM light for Chama

Durango extra 488 east with helper engine 487, helper off Falfa
Conductor Knight
Engine 488 Peterson
Engine 487 Johnson

Depart Durango 1:45 PM with 34 loads 2 empties
Falfa 5 minutes helper engine off, engine 487 return light to Durango
Florida 20 minutes set out reduce, No. 115
Allison 10 minutes mdse
Carracas 10 minutes mdse
Gato 30 minutes eat and mdse
Navajo 30 minutes water and set out
Dulce 10 minutes set out
Lumberton 10 minutes mdse
Amargo 20 minutes set out, reduce
Monero 20 minutes coal & water, mdse
Arrive Chama 12:01 AM with 14 loads 2 empties

SALIDA

Marshall Pass no new snow, 26” on ground

Salida extra 499 west with helper engines 480 and 486
Conductor Straitiff
Engine 499 Hyatt
Engine 480 Dailey
Engine 486 C Wilson

Depart Salida 4:55 AM with 2 loads 46 empties, same consist through to Gunnison
2 loads cement
45 empty coals
Caboose
Poncha Jct 10 minutes meet extra 497 east (Jan 25)
Arrive Marshall Pass 7:40 AM
Engine 480 depart Marshall Pass 7:45 AM light for Gunnison
Engine 486 depart Marshall Pass 8:05 AM light for Salida
Extra 499 west depart Marshall Pass 8:00 AM
Arrive Gunnison 11:00 AM

Monarch branch with engine 497
Conductor Alway
Engineer Bovee

Engine 497 broken spring hanger when leaving Salida yard, trade for engine 486
Extra 486 depart Salida 11:55 AM with 15 empties
Double Maysville Monarch
Extra 486 east depart Maysville 5:50 PM, east bound, with 26 loads 1 empty
Arrive Salida 6:55 PM

2 Sargent hill turns with engines 495 and 493
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 495 Frantz
Engine 493 Crooks

1st turn depart Sargent 1:20 PM with 12 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 2:45 PM
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 2:55 PM light for Sargent
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 3:00 PM with caboose for Sargent

2nd turn depart Sargent 4:45 PM with 12 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 6 :00 PM
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 6:05 PM light for Sargent
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 6:10 PM with caboose for Sargent

Gunnison extra 499 east with helper engine 480, helper engine 493 added Sargent
Conductor Straitiff
Engine 499 Hyatt
Engine 480 Dailey
Engine 493 Crooks (on Sargent)

Depart Gunnison 10:00 PM with 60 loads 1 empty, all coal loads
Arrive Sargent 12:15 AM, 45 minutes set out, coal & water, cut in helper, 10 minutes eat
Depart Sargent 1:10 AM with 18 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 2:40 AM
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 2:50 AM light for Sargent
Engine 480 depart Marshall Pass 3:10 AM light for Salida
Extra 499 east depart Marshall Pass 3:45 AM with 38 loads 1 empty
Arrive Salida 6:15 AM with 29 loads 1 empty

GUNNISON

Baldwin branch with engines 278 and 268
Conductor Anderson
Engine 278 Braswell
Engine 268 Doyle

Depart Gunnison 8:30 AM with 28 empties
Castleton 10 minutes set out
Arrive Baldwin 10:25 AM, 25 minutes set out, 1 hour 10 minutes rerail RG 9325
Depart Baldwin 12:00 PM
Castleton 10 minutes pick up
Arrive Gunnison 1:35 PM with 21 loads 1 empty

Crested Butte branch with ending 498
Conductor Anderson
Engineer Braswell

Depart Gunnison 2:30 PM with 2 loads 45 empties
Arrive Crested Butte 4:20 PM
Depart Crested Butte 5:40 PM with 43 loads 1 empty
Arrive Gunnison 7:20 PM

MONTROSE

Ouray branch with engine 316
Conductor Gribben
Engineer Price

Depart Montrose 12:40 PM with 12 loads 1 empty
7 coal Ouray
2 grinding balls Rico
1 mdse Telluride
2 coal Ridgway
Ridgway 10 minutes switching
Arrive Ouray 4:25 PM, 1 hour switching
Depart Ouray 5:25 PM with 2 loads 3 empties
Arrive Ridgway 6:10 PM
Depart Ridgway 6:15 PM with 8 loads 6 empties
Arrive Montrose 7:45 PM

DURANGO

Farmington branch with engine 375
Conductor Murray
Engineer Dieckman

Depart Durango 6:30 AM with 5 empties
Aztec 10 minutes switching
Arrive Farmington 9:15 AM, 45 minutes eat and switching
Depart Farmington 10:00 AM with 4 empties,
1 empty tank Alamosa
2 empty box Durango
Caboose
Aztec 10 minutes switching, pick up 3 cars sheep
Arrive Durango 12:55 PM with 3 loads 2 empties

Gunnison switch engine 340 with foreman Winters engineer H Gates

Durango switch engine 319 with foreman Rowe engineer Connor

Silverton branch no activity

Jimmy
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Alamosa January 26 1945

Jimmy Blouch January 26, 2010 08:22PM



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