Wednesday February 7 1945
ALAMOSA
Cumbres trace new snow, 65” on ground
No. 115 with engine 482
Conductor Hines
Engineer Baskett (to Chama)
Alamosa 5 minutes transfer
Depart Alamosa 7:05 AM with 5 cars
La Jara 10 minutes conditioning hot box on engine tank
Romeo 30 minutes same
Antonito 40 minutes same
Arrive Cumbres 11:58 AM
Depart Cumbres 12:00 PM
Arrive Chama 12:40 PM engine 482 off
Depart Chama 12:45 PM engine 473 with engineer Katschthaler)
Depart Dulce 1:54 PM
Arrive Gato 2:35 PM
Arrive Durango 5:05 PM
No. 116 with engine 476
Conductor Hurley
Engineer Brice (to Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 5 cars
Depart Gato 1:53 PM
Arrive Dulce 2:56 PM
Arrive Chama 4:10 PM
Depart Chama 4:15 PM (engineer Baskett)
Arrive Cumbres 5:15 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:18 PM
Durango extra east with engines 485 and 481
Conductor Murray
Engine 485 Johnson
Engine 481 Peterson
Depart Durango 11:59 AM with 33 loads 1 empty
MP 429 20 minutes hot box RG 854
Tiffany 5 minutes mdse
Arrive Allison 3:15 PM, 15 minutes mdse and No. 115
Arboles 20 minutes mdse and switching
Gato 30 minutes eat, water and set out
Dulce 10 minute switching
Monero 30 minutes coal & water, pick up
Arrive Chama 9:35 PM with 39 loads 1 empty
Chama extra 483 east with helper engines 489 and 484
Conductor Curtis
Engine 483 Hurly
Engine 489 Donaldson
Engine 484 Holly
Depart Chama 11:15 PM with 17 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 1:00 AM
Engine 489 depart Cumbres 1:05 AM light for Chama
Engine 484 depart Cumbres 1:15 AM light for Chama
Extra 483 east depart Cumbres 1:15 AM with 48 loads 3 empties
Antonito 25 minutes water and switching
La Jara 20 minutes switching
Estrella 10 minutes switching
Arrive Henry 6:55 AM, 20 minutes No. 115 (Feb 8)
Arrive Alamosa 7:35 AM with 52 loads 6 empties
SALIDA
Marshall Pass 2” new snow, 39” on ground
Monarch branch with engine 480
Conductor Straitiff
Engineer Sidenstriker
Depart Salida 10:10 AM with 29 empties, flanger OL
Maysville 15 minutes double in
Double Maysville Monarch, on first trip Monarch 12:55 PM - 3:10 PM double in and flanging
Arrive Monarch 6:45 PM, 2nd time
Extra 480 depart Maysville 9:20 PM, east bound, with 44 loads 1 empty, flanger OL
Arrive Salida 10:40 PM (on duty 13 hours 20 minutes)
Salida extra 497 west with helper engines 496 and 495
Conductor Young
Engine 497 C Wilson
Engine 496 Hockett
Engine 495 W Wilson
Depart Salida 2:30 PM with 58 empties
Mears Jct 10 minutes water
Arrive Marshall Pass 5:20 PM with 58 empties
Engine 496 depart Marshall Pass 5:25 PM light for Gunnison
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 5:50 PM light for Salida
Extra 497 west depart Marshall Pass 5:50 PM with 58 empties
Sargent 20 minutes water and pick up
Arrive Gunnison 8:45 PM with 66 empties
GUNNISON
Crested Butte branch with engine 498
Conductor Dean
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 11:30 AM with 41 empties, flanger OK
Arrive Crested Butte 1:30 PM, 1 hour 55 minutes flanging and mine work, 10 minutes inspection
Depart Crested Butte 3:55 PM with 37 loads 1 empty, flanger
Arrive Gunnison 5:35 PM
Dispatcher’s memorandum reads: “Been doing remodeling in mines, production off past few days, expect production go to 22 cars Thursday.”
MONTROSE
Ouray branch with engine 316
Conductor Collett
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 11:15 AM with 6 loads 2 empties
Ridgway 15 minutes station switching
Arrive Ouray 2:00 PM with 4 loads 2 empties, 45 minutes station switching
Depart Ouray 2:45 PM with 5 empites
Ridgway 15 minutes station switching
Arrive Montrose 5:05 PM with 4 loads 5 empties
Gunnison switch engine 340 with foreman Winters engineer H Gates
Durango switch engine 319 with foreman Rowe engineer Connor
Baldwin branch, Silverton branch and Farmington branch no activity
Jimmy
