Tuesday February 6 1945
ALAMOSA
Cumbres 2” new snow, 68” on ground, snow during day
No. 115 with engine 482
Conductor Hurley
Engineer Nissen (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 482 off
Depart Chama 11:15 AM engine 476 with engineer Brice
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM
No. 116 with engine 473
Conductor Moore
Engineer Katschthaler
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM engine 473 off
Depart Chama 4:05 PM engine 482 with engineer Nissen
Arrive Cumbres 4:59 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:02 PM
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM
Chama 487 east with helper engines 489 and 483
Conductor Roberts
Engine 487 A S Johnson
Engine 489 Hurley
Engine 483 Donaldsonh
Depart Chama 2:55 AM with 20 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 4:45 AM
Engine 489 depart Cumbres 5:00 AM light for Chama
Engine 483 depart Cumbres 5:05 AM light for Chama
Extra 487 east depart Cumbres 5:05 AM with 49 loads 10 empties
Arrive Lava 7:55 AM, 35 minutes No. 115
Antonito 30 minutes eat 15 minutes pick up
La Jara 25 minutes pick up
Estrella 10 minutes pick up
Arrive Alamosa 11:45 AM with 52 loads 12 empties
Chama extra 485 west, light engine
Engineer Buchanan
Depart Chama 10:25 AM
Depart Gato 12:25 PM
Meet with No. 116 not shown, west of Gato
Arrive Durango 3:30 PM
Chama extra 481 west
Conductor Bruce
Engineer Peterson
Depart Chama 11:59 AM with 12 loads 27 empties
3 empty tanks Farmington
18 empty box
5 empty dumps
Monero 10 minutes mdse
Lumberton 5 minutes mdse and pick up
Dulce 10 minutes mdse
Arrive Navajo 2:15 PM, 10 minutes No. 116
Gato 20 minutes mdse and eat
Allison 5 minutes mdse
Tiffany 5 minute mdse
Arrive Durango 7:55 PM with 12 loads 30 empties
2 Chama Cumbres turns with engines 483, 489 and 484
Conductor Curtis
Engine 483 Hurley
Engine 489 Donaldson
Engine 484 Holly
Called 10:25 PM, both turns depart Chama Feb 7
1st turn depart Chama 12:10 AM with 15 loads 1 empty, flanger (number not shown)
Arrive Cumbres 1:40 AM, 25 minutes flange yard
Engine 489 depart Cumbres 1:50 AM light for Chama
Engine 484 depart Cumbres 1:55 AM light for Chama
Engine 483 depart Cumbres 2:15 AM with caboose and flanger for Chama
2nd turn depart Chama 4:50 AM with 17 loads 3 empties
Arrive Cumbres 6:40 AM
Engine 483 depart Cumbres 6:55 AM with caboose for Chama
Engine 489 depart Cumbres 7:00 AM light for Chama
Engine 484 depart Cumbres 7:05 AM light for Chama
SALIDA
Marshall Pass 3” new snow, 37” on ground, snowing, hard at times, during day
Sargent 3” new snow, 12” old snow
Gunnison 3” new snow, 4” old snow
Monarch branch with engine 480
Conductor Young
Engineer Cullinan
Depart Salida 9:45 AM with 29 empties, flanger (number not shown)
MP 226 15 minutes double to Maysville
MP 235 to Monarch 45 minutes flange
Arrive Monarch 1:30 PM, 1 hour flange
Return to Maysville 2 times, moving loads and empties
Extra 480 depart Maysville 7:25 PM, east bound, with 36 loads 3 empties and flanger
Arrive Salida 8:30 PM
Gunnison extra 499 east with helper engine 491
Conductor Feathers
Engine 499 Dailey
Engine 491 W Wilson
Depart Gunnison 1:10 PM with 37 loads 1 empty
33 CF&I coal
1 coal Salida
3 supply cars
Parlin 5 minutes supply cars
Arrive Sargent 2:50 PM, 30 minutes set out and change engines, trade engine 499 for engine 495, 20 minutes supply cars, 10 minutes coal & water
1st Sargent hill turn with engines 499 and 493
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 499 Crooks
Engine 493 Frantz
Depart Sargent 3:25 PM with 10 loads (CF&I coal) empty, flanger (number not shown)
Arrive Marshall Pass 4:50 PM, wait for extra 495 east
Sargent extra 495 east with helper engine 491
Conductor Feathers
Engine 495 Dailey
Engine 491 W Wilson
Depart Sargent 3:50 PM with 12 loads 1 empty
8 CF&I coal
3 supply cars
1 coal Salida
Arrive Marshall Pass 5:05 PM
Engine 491 (from extra east) depart Marshall Pass 5:10 PM light for Salida
Engine 493 (from hill turn) depart Marshall Pass 5:20 PM light for Sargent
Engine 499 (from hill turn) depart Marshall Pass 5:35 PM with caboose and flanger for Sargent
Extra 495 east depart Marshall Pass 6:10 PM with 23 loads 1 empty
Arrive Salida 8:15 PM
2nd Sargent hill turn with engines 499 and 493
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 499 Crooks
Engine 493 Frantz
Depart Sargent 7:50 PM with 10 loads1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 9:10 PM
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 9:20 PM light for Sargent
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass 9:30 PM with caboose for Sargent
GUNNISON
Baldwin branch with engine 278
Conductor Dean
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 8:40 AM with 10 empties and flanger (number not shown)
Arrive Castleton 10:10 AM, 1 hour 15 minutes flanging to Baldwin and clean crossing
Arrive Baldwin 11:45 AM, 35 minutes mine work
Depart Baldwin 12:20 PM
Castleton 10 minutes turning and flange wye
Arrive Gunnison 1:50 PM with 16 loads 1 empty and flanger
Depart Gunnison 2:55 PM with 14 empties and flanger
Arrive Baldwin 4:50 PM, 30 minues mine work
Depart Baldwin 5:20 PM with 4 loads 1 empty
Arrive Gunnison 6:45 PM
(additional information added 2-7-10)
MONTROSE
Extra 456 east, Cedar Creek turn
Conductor Collett
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 10:00 AM with 3 empties
Arrive Cedar Creek 10:25 AM, 5 minutes turn
Depart Cedar Creek 10:30 AM
Lajune 10 minutes switching
Arrive Montrose 11:20 AM with 2 loads1 empty
(this run part of switching assignment)
DURANGO
Silverton branch with engine 453 (train No. 461 west bound, No. 462 east bound)
(only 1 engine crew available Durango, wanted 2 engines)
Conductor Lyons
Engineer Johnson
Depart Durango 9:15 AM with 6 loads 4 empties
Hermosa 10 minutes set out and clean switches
Whitehead 45 minutes take water
MP 492 ½, 2 hours buck snow slide
Arrive Silverton 5:00 PM, 2 hours station switching
Depart Silverton 7:00 PM with 9 loads 7 empties
8 concentrates
Coach 212
6 empty gons
Caboose
Arrive Durango 10:25 PM
Gunnison switch engine 340 with foreman Winters engineer H Gates
Montrose switch engine 456 with conductor Collett engineer Price (included Cedar Creek turn)
Durango switch engine 319 with foreman Rowe engineer Connor
Crested Butte branch and Farmington branch no activity
Jimmy
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/07/2010 11:38AM by Jimmy Blouch.
