Thursday February 8 1945
ALAMOSA
Cumbres no new snow, 63” on ground
No. 115 with engine 478
Conductor Moore
Engineer Coughlin (to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:22 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:27 AM
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM
Depart Chama 11:15 AM (engineer Brice)
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM
No. 116 with engine 473
Conductor Hines
Engineer Connor (to Chama)
Engineer Donaldson and fireman McClintock deadhead to Alamosa
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:05 PM (engineer Coughlin)
Arrive Cumbres 5:00 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:03 PM
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM
Alamosa extra 487 west
Conductor Roberts
Engineer A S Johnson
Depart Alamosa 4:05 AM with 11 loads 46 empties
Estrella 15 minutes set out
La Jara 45 minutes meet extra 483 east (Feb 7), 1 hour 20 minutes set out, switching
Arrive Antonito 7:55 AM, 50 minutes No. 115 by, set out, coal & water
Sublette 20 minutes water and eat
Osier 5 minutes pick up
Arrive Cumbres 2:00 PM with 9 loads 29 empties
Depart Cumbres 2:15 PM with 9 loads 29 empties
Arrive Chama 3:30 PM
Chama extra 484 west, light engine
Engineer Johnson
Depart Chama 10:05 AM
Meet No. 116 west of Gato
Arrive Durango 3:30 PM
Chama extra 485 west
Conductor Murray
Engineer Peterson
Depart Chama 4:30 PM with 9 loads 16 empties
Monero 15 minutes switching
Lumberton 30 minutes mdse and switching
Dulce 10 minutes mdse
Gato 30 minutes lunch, water and switching
Arboles 15 minutes switching
La Boca 15 minutes water and set out
Carbon Jct6 10 minutes set out
Arrive Durango 12:45 AM with 2 loads 14 empties
SALIDA
Marshall Pass no new snow, 39” on ground
Monarch branch with engines 495 road and helper engine 486
Conductor Straitiff
Engine 495 Cullinan
Engine 486 W Wilson
Depart Salida 8:50 AM with 4 loads 43 empties, flanger OL
MP 219 55 minutes unload 4 cinders
Poncha Jct 10 minutes set out cinder empties
Engine 495 double Maysville Monarch, engine 486 help 1st trip, 486 return light to Salida at 1:40 PM
Extra 495 depart Maysville 4:45 PM, east bound, with 29 loads 1 empty, flanger
Poncha Jct 5 minutes pick up (4 dumps)
Arrive Salida 6:00 PM with 29 loads, 5 empties, flanger OL
1st Sargent hill turn with engines 499 and 493
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 499 Crooks
Engine 493 Frantz
Depart Sargent 11:15 AM with 9 loads 1 empty, flanger
Arrive Marshall Pass 12:35 PM
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 12:45 PM light for Sargent
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass 12:50 PM with caboose and flanger for Sargent
Gunnison extra 497 east with helper engine 496
Conductor Young
Engine 497 W Wilson
Engine 496 Hockett
Depart Gunnison 12:20 PM with 45 loads 1 empty
Arrive Sargent 2:05 PM, 35 minutes set out, coal & water, 10 minutes eat
Depart Sargent 2:50 PM with 11 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 4:20 PM, 25 minutes switching, (2nd hill turn arrives) 40 minutes inspection
2nd Sargent hill turn with engines 499 and 493
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 499 Crooks
Engine 493 Frantz
Depart Sargent 3:10 PM with 12 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 4:30 PM
Engine 496 (from extra 497 east) depart Marshall Pass 4:40 PM light for Salida
Engine 493 (from hill turn) depart Marshall Pass 4:55 PM light for Sargent
Engine 499 (from hill turn) depart Marshall Pass 5:00 PM
light with caboose for Sargent (edit 2-8-10)
Extra 497 east depart Marshall Pass 5:25 PM with 38 loads 1 empty
Arrive Salida 7:40 PM
GUNNISON
Extra 361 west with helper engine 360, Cerro Summit turn
Conductor Dean
Engine 361 Braswell
Engine 360 T Doyle
Depart Gunnison 9:45 AM with 11 loads 1 empty and flanger OJ
6 coal Montrose
1 company material Montrose
2 coal Ouray
2 coal Telluride
Lost 30 minutes cleaning crossings Gunnison to Sapinero
Sapinero 10 minutes unloading company supplies
Arrive Cimarron 1:30 PM, 20 minutes set out and water
Depart Cimarron 1:50 PM, loads and empties not shown
MP 333 45 minutes flanging to Cerro Summit
Arrive Cerro Summit 3:50 PM, 15 minutes turn and flange out siding
Depart Cerro Summit 4:05 PM
Arrive Cimarron 4:35 PM, 50 minutes take coal and eat
Depart Cimarron 5:25 PM, loads and empties not shown
Arrive Cerro Summit 6:30 PM, turn engines set out
Engine 360 depart Cerro Summit 6:35 PM light for Gunnison, arrive Gunnison 9:20 PM
Extra 361 east depart Cerro Summit 6:40 PM with caboose
Arrive Cimarron 7:10 PM, 10 minutes water, pick up and flange
Depart Cimarron 7:20 PM with caboose and flanger
Arrive Gunnison 9:35 PM
Notation reads: “Flanged Cerro Summit - Gunnison, snow in canon Sapinero Cimarron was bad, cuts on Cerro Summit were 3 to 4 feet deep with snow and ice.”
MONTROSE
Extra 456 east, Cerro Summit turn
Conductor Collett
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 2:05 PM with 3 empties, includes 2 refgrs
Lajune 10 minutes switching, (set out 2 refgrs)
Arrive Cerro Summit 3:20 PM,3 hours 20 minutes switching, turn and connection extra west
Depart Cerro Summit 6:40 PM with the 11 loads from extra 361 west
Arrive Montrose 8:00 PM with 11 loads 1 empty
Gunnison switch engine 340 with foreman Winters engineer H Gates
Durango switch engine 319 with foreman Rowe engineer House
Crested Butte branch, Baldwin branch, Silverton branch and Farmington branch no activity
Jimmy
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/08/2010 07:57PM by Jimmy Blouch.
