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Alamosa February 2 1945

February 02, 2010 02:41PM
Friday February 2 1945

ALAMOSA

Cumbres 3” new snow, 70” on ground

No. 115 with engine 483
Conductor Moore
Engineer Nissen (to Chama)

Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:18 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:20 AM
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM engine 483 off
Depart Chama 11:15 AM engine 476 with engineer Brice
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM

No. 116 with engine 473
Conductor Hines
Engineer J Johnson (to Chama)

Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM engine 473 off
Depart Chama 4:05 PM engine 483 with engineer Nissen
Arrive Cumbres 5:02 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:05 PM
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM

Durango extra 487 east with helper engine 485, helper off Lumberton
Conductor Knight
Engine 487 Buchanan
Engine 485 Houck

Depart Durango 1:50 PM
Carbon Jct 40 minutes meet extra 375 west (Farmington branch) and pick up
Arrive Falfa 3:30 PM, 10 minutes No. 115
Ignacio 10 minutes set out
Arboles 10 minutes pick up, includes 2 cars sheep for Chama
Gato 30 minutes eat and water
Dulce 30 minutes switching and set out
Lumberton 10 minutes set out and cut out helper, engine 485 return light to Durango
Monero 35 minutes mdse, coal & water and pick up
Willow Creek 20 minutes hot box RG 797
Arrive Chama 12:40 AM with 19 loads 1 empty

SALIDA

Marshall Pass no new snow, 35” on ground, sleeting hill west
Sargent 2” new snow
Gunnison 1” new snow

Monarch branch with engines 480 road and helper 486
Conductor Young
Engine 480 Cullinan
Engine 486 C Wilson

Depart Salida 8:55 AM with 43 empties, flanger (number not shown)
Engine 480 double Maysville Monarch, engine 486 help 1st trip, 486 return light to Salida 1:20 PM
Extra 480 east depart Maysville 4:50 PM, east bound, with 41 loads 1 empty, flanger
Arrive Salida 5:45 PM

Salida extra 499 west with helper engines 491 and 496
Conductor Straitiff
Engine 491 Hockett
Engine 496 W Wilson
Depart Salida 2:15 AM with 51 empties
Arrive Marshall Pass 5:00 AM with 51 empties
Engine 491 depart Marshall Pass 5:05 AM light for Gunnison
Engine 496 depart Marshall Pass 5:20 AM light for Salida
Extra 499 west depart Marshall Pass 5:30 AM with 51 empties
Sargent 15 minutes water and set out
Arrive Gunnison 8:30 AM

Salida extra 496 west, Sargent turn
Conductor McDowell
Engineer W Wilson

Depart Salida 10:55 AM with caboose and flanger OL
Arrive Sargent 1:45 PM, 10 minutes turn and water
Depart Sargent 1:55 PM
MP 242 to 243 55 minutes dragging and flanging
Arrive Marshall Pass 3:55 PM, make up train
Depart Marshall Pass 5:00 PM with 38 loads 1 empty, flanger OL
Arrive Salida 7:25 PM

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

1st depart Sargent 12:15 PM with 11 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 1:45 PM
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 2:00 PM light for Sargent
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 2:05 PM with caboose for Sargent

2nd turn depart Sargent 4:00 PM with 12 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 5:15 PM
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 5:30 PM light for Sargent
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 5:35 PM with caboose for Sargent

Gunnison extra 499 east with helper engine 491, helper engine 493 added Sargent
Conductorf Straitiff
Engine 499 Dailey
Engine 491 Hockett
Engine 493 Frantz (on Sargent)

Depart Gunnison 8:55 PM with 55 loads 1 empty
Arrive Sargent, 45 minutes set out, coal & water, cut in helper, eat
Depart Sargent 12:05 AM with 17 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marsall Pass 1:35 AM
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 1:40 AM light for Sargent
Engine 491 depart Marshall Pass 2:00 AM light for Salida
Extra 499 east depart Marsahll Pass 2:25 AM with 37 loads 1 empty
Meaas Jct set out 11 vallley loads
Arrive Salida 5:15 AM with 26 loads 1 empty

GUNNISON

Baldwin branch with engine 278
Conductor Anderson
Engineer Braswell

Depart Gunnison 8:00 AM with 15 empties
Castleton 10 minutes set out
Arrive Baldwin 10:15 AM, 45 minutes pick up
Depart Baldwin 11:00 AM
Castleton 15 minutes pick up
Arrive Gunnison 12:40 PM with 20 loads 1 empty

Crested Butte branch with engine 498
Conductor Anderson
Engineer Braswell

Depart Gunnison 1:35 PM with 46 empties
Arrive Crested Butte 3:35 PM
Depart Crested Butte 4:40 PM with 40 loads 1 empty
Arrive Gunnison 6:25 PM

MONTROSE

Ouray branch with engine 316
Conductor Collett
Engine Price

Depart Montrose 11:20 AM with 8 loads 9 empties
3 coal Ouray
2 coal Rico
3 coal Telluride
8 empty ore box Dallas
Dallas 10 minutes set out
Arrive Ridgway 2:00 PM, 10 minutes switching
Depart Ridgway 2:10 PM with 3 loads 1 empty
Arrive Ouray 2:50 PM, 1 hour switching
Depart Ouray 3:50 PM with 6 empties
Ridgway 15 minutes switching
Arrive Montrose 6:20 PM with 8 loads 8 empties

DURANGO

Farmington branch with engine 375
Conductor Murray
Engineer Peterson

Depart Durango 4:30 AM with 5 loads 1 empty
Carbon Jct 30 minutes switching
Bondad 10 minutes cistern
Aztec 30 minutes cistern and switching
Refinery 15 minutes switching
Arrive Farmington 9:05 AM, 30 minutes switching, 30 minutes eat
Depart Farmington 10:05 AM with 10 loads 4 empties
2 beans
3 oil Belden
1 gas Ignacio
3 gas Durango
1 gas Dolores
3 empty refgrs Durango
Refinery 35 minutes switching and wait for gas
Aztec 10 minutes switching
Carbon Jct 25 minutes meet connection extra 487 east, spot cinders at MP 448 ¾
Arrive Durango 3:05 PM with 5 loads 5 empties

Gunnison switch engine 340 with foreman Winters engineer H Gates

Durango switch engine 310 with foreman Rowe engineer Connor

Silverton branch no activity

Jimmy
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Alamosa February 2 1945

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