Friday February 9 1945
ALAMOSA
Cumbres no new snow, 60” on ground
No. 115 with engine 473
Conductor Hurley
Engineer Baskett (to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:30 AM with 5 cars (delay not shown)
Arrive Cumbres 10:32 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:35 AM
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM
Depart Chama 11:15 AM (engineer Connor)
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM
No. 116 with engine 476
Conductor Moore
Engineer Brice (to Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Chama 4:04 PM, engine 476 off, tank box running hot
Depart Chama 4:09 PM engine 482 with engineer Baskett
Arrive Cumbres 5:01 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:03 PM
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM
1st Chama Cumbres turn with engines 489 and 482
Conductor Roberts
Engine 489 Holly
Engine 482 A S Johnson
Depart Chama 1:45 AM with 12 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 3:25 AM
Engine 489 depart Cumbres 3:40 AM with caboose for Chama
Engine 482 depart Cumbres 3:45 AM light for Chama
2nd Chama Cumbres turn with engines 481 and 487
Depart Chama 6:05 AM with 13 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 7:40 AM
Engine 481 depart Cumbres 7:55 AM with caboose for Chama
Engine 487 depart Cumbres 8:00 AM light for Chama
Alamosa extra 483 west, snow work with Jordan spreader and flanger
Conductor Curtis
Engineer Hurley
Depart Alamosa 6:15 AM
Conductor’s report not shown, details for this run not available, extra 483 at Big Horn 8:19 AM, No. 115 Big Horn 9:13 AM,
Arrive Cumbres 3:25 PM
Depart Cumbres 3:35 PM
Meet with No. 116 not shown
Arrive Chama 6:50 PM
Durango 484 east with helper engine 485, helper off Falfa
Conductor C G Murray
Engine 484 Johnson
Engine 485 Peterson
Depart Durango 1:10 PM with 21 loads 1 empty
Carbon Jct 1 hour meet extra 375 west and load 2 cars cattle, Basin Barn
Arrive Falfa 3:10 PM, 30 minutes No. 115, helper 485 off return light to Durango ahead No. 115
Arboles 5 minutes mdse
Gato 20 minutes eat and water
Dulce 20 minutes switching
Lumberton 5 minutes set out
Monero 30 minutes coal & water, pick up
Arrive Chama 11:40 PM with 18 loads 1 empty
SALIDA
Marshall Pass no new snow, 36” on ground
Monarch branch with engines 496 road and helper engine 486
Conductor Carlin
Engine 496 C Wilson
Engine 486 Rogers
Depart Salida 9:10 AM with 4 loads 43 empties, flanger OL
MP 217 unload 4 cars company cinders
Ponch Jct set out (4 dumps)
Arrive Monarch 12:10 PM, 25 minutes flanging yard, engine 486 return light to Salida at 2:50 PM
Extra 496 double Monarch Maysville Monarch
Depart Monarch 4:20 PM second time
Poncha Jct 10 minutes pick up 4 empty dumps
Arrive Salida 6:35 PM with 40 loads, 5 empties, flanger
Salida extra 497 west with helper engines 495 and 491
Conductor Straitiff
Engine 497 Sidenstriker
Engine 495 Hockett
Engine 491 Cullinan
Depart Salida 4:00 AM with 53 empties
Arrive Marshall Pass with 53 empties
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 7:15 AM light for Gunnison
Engine 491 depart Marshall Pass 7:50 AM light for Salida
Extra 497 west depart Marshall Pass 7:35 AM with 53 empties
Sargent 10 minutes water and set out
Arrive Gunnison 10:30 AM with 49 empties
2 Sargent hill turns with engines 499 and 493
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 499 Crooks
Engine 493 Frantz
1st turn depart Sargent 12:10 PM with 11 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 1:35 PM
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 1:40 PM light for Sargent
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass 1:45 PM with caboose for Sargent
2nd turn depart Sargent 3:20 PM with 12 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 4:45PM
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 4:50 PM light for Sargent
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass 4:55 PM with caboose for Sargent
Gunnison extra 497 east with helper engine 495, helper 493 added Sargent
Conductor Straitiff
Engine 497 Sidenstriker
Engine 495 Hockett
Engine 493 Crooks (on Sargent)
Depart Gunnsion 9:40 PM with 57 loads 1 empty
MP 285, 2 hours 15 minutes rerail RG 1257, CF&I coal, “car evidently rocked off curve. Speed 20 MPH, car rerailed and set out at Steele bad order branch pipe. No track defects found by train crew or section foreman.”
Arrive Sargent 2:45 AM
Depart Sargent 3:40 AM with 18 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 5:10 AM
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 5:15 AM light for Sargent
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 5:40 AM light for Salida
Extra 497 east depart Marshall Pass 6:10 AM with 38 loads 1 empty
Mears Jct 10 minutes set out
Arrive Salida 8:55 AM with 29 loads 1 empty
GUNNISON
Baldwin branch with engines 278 and 268
Conductor Dean
Engine 278 Braswell
Engine 268 Doyle
Depart Gunnison 8:50 AM with 29 empties
Castleton, 50 minutes take water account tank running slow
Arrive Baldwin 11:10 AM, 45 minutes mine work and pick ice
Depart Baldwin 11:55 AM
Castleton 15 minutes turn and pick up
Arrive Gunnison 1:35 PM with 18 loads 1 empty
Crested Butte branch with engine 498
Conductor Dean
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 2:30 PM with 2 loads 41 empties
Arrive Crested Butte 4:10 PM
Depart Crested Butte 5:30 PM with 45 loads 5 empties (4 empty box for Gunnison)
Arrive Gunnison 7:10 PM
(includes 41 CF&I coal, which left Gunnison on extra 497 east)
MONTROSE
Ouray branch with engine 316
Conductor Collett
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 11:05 AM with 10 loads 1 empty
2 coal Ouray
5 coal Telluride
1 mdse Telluride
2 coal Ridgway
Arrive Ridgway 1:20 PM, 15 minutes switching and LCL
Depart Ridgway 1:35 PM with 2 loads 1 empty
Arrive Ouray 2:15 PM, 45 minutes switching
Depart Ouray 3:00 PM with 6 empties
Ridgway 20 minutes switching
Arrive Montrose 5:40 PM with 8 loads 9 empties
DURANGO
Farmington branch with engine 375
Conductor Knight
Engineer Dieckman
Depart Durango 2:30 AM with 7 loads 4 empties
Carbon Jct 30 minutes pick up, 25 minutes rocks on track
Bondad 10 minutes set out
Aztec 10 minutes pick up
Refinery 30 minutes switching
Arrive Farmington 6:50 AM, 25 minutes eat, 2 hours 15 minutes switching and wait for oil to be loaded
Depart Farmington 9:30 AM with 6 loads 6 empties
3 oil Belden
1 oil Chama
5 empty box Durango
Refinery 15 minutes switching
Aztec 1 hour 5 minutes switching and load 1 car cattle
Carbon Jct 20 minutes meet extra east and set out
Arrive Durango 2:20 PM with 3 loads 6 empties
Gunnison switch engine with foreman Winters engineer H Gates
Durango switch engine 319 with foreman Rowe engineer House
Silverton branch no activity
Jimmy
