Wednesday February 14 1945
ALAMOSA
Cumbres no new snow, 55” on ground
No. 115 with engine 473
Conductor Moore
Engineer Coughlin (to Chama)
Swing brakeman M L Schaaf
Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 6 cars, one car for returning selectees
Arrive Cumbres 10:23 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:26 AM
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM
Depart Chama 11:15 AM (engineer Brice)
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM
No. 116 with engine 476
Conductor Hines Peterson
Engineer Peterson (to Chama)
Engineer J Dieckman and fireman deadhead Durango to Chama, get engine 464
Engineer A S Johnson and Squires deadhead Chama to Alamosa, over engine crew account moving RGS engine 464 light Alamosa to Chama
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:05 PM (engineer Coughlin)
Arrive Cumbres 5:02 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:05 PM
Arrive Alamsoa 8:30 PM
Durango extra 489 east
Conductor C G Murray
Engineer Johnson
Depart Durango 11:59 AM with 17 loads 2 empties
Arrive La Boca 2:20 PM, 10 minutes No. 115
Arboles 15 minutes switching
Gato 20 minutes eat
Arrive Dulce 5:55 PM, 15 minutes wait for extra 464 west
Lumberton 10 minutes mdse
Monero 15 minutes coal & water, mdse and pick up
MP 446 15 minutes hot box
Arrive Chama 9:15 PM with 19 loads 2 empties
Chama extra 464 west, light engine for RGS
Engineer Dieckman
Depart Chama 5:05 PM
Arrive Durango 12:10 AM
Alamosa extra 488 west
Conductor Roberts
Engineer Holly
Depart Alamosa 9:00 PM with 8 loads 32 empties
Estrella 10 minutes set out
La Jara 45 minutes set out, switching, pick up
Antontio 20 minutes coal & water, switching
Depart Antontio 1:25 AM with 6 loads 28 empties
Big Horn 20 minutes extra 485 east
MP 328 45 minutes double to Cumbres
Arrive Cumbres 7:20 AM
Depart Cumbres 7:45 AM with 6 loads 28 empties
Arrive Chama 8:50 AM
Chama extra 485 east with helper engine 482
Conductor Curtis
Engine 485 Hurley
Engine 482 Nissen
Depart Chama 11:05 PM with 13 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 12:50 AM
Engine 482 depart Cumbres 1:05 AM light for Chama
Extra 485 east depart Cumbres 1:05 AM with 44 loads 1 empty
Big Horn 45 minutes wait for extra 488 west
Antonito 15 minutes switching
La Jara 25 minutes switching
Estrella 15 minutes switching
Arrive Henry 6:55 AM, 20 minutes No. 115 (Feb 15)
Arrive Alamosa 7:35 AM with 55 loads 5 empties
SALIDA
Marshall Pass 3” new snow, 44” on ground
2 Sargent hill turns with engines 499 and 491
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 499 Frantz
Engine 491 Crooks
1st turn depart Sargent 12:20 PM with 11 loads 1 empty, flanger
Arrive Marshall Pass 1:45 PM
Engine 491 depart Marshall Pass 1:55 PM light for Sargent
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass 2:10 PM with caboose and flanger for Sargent
2nd turn depart Sargent 4:20 PM with 12 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 5:35 PM
Engine 491 depart Marshall Pass 5:45 PM light for Sargent
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass5:50 PM with caboose for Sargent
Salida extra 497 west with helper engines 495 and 493
Conductor Carlin
Engine 497 Sidenstriker
Engine 495 Cullinan
Engine 493 Veo
Depart Salida 5:45 PM with 7 loads 86 empties
2 lumber Crested Butte
3 soy been pellets Gunnison
2 hay Montrose
45 empty coal Gunnison
40 empty coal store on Monarch branch
Poncha Jct 45 minutes Monarch branch set out and fire spread cars
Arrive Marshall Pass 9:30 PM with 7 loads 46 empties
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 9:35 PM light for Gunnison
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 9:50 PM light for Salida
Extra 497 west depart Marshall Pass 9:50 PM with 7 loads 46 empties
Sargent 10 minutes set out 4 empty gons
Arrive Gunnison 1:10 AM with 7 loads 42 empties
GUNNISON
Baldwin branch with engine 278
Conductor Dean
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 9:40 AM with 15 empties
MP 303 20 minutes picking ice
Castleton 10 minutes set out and water
Arrive Baldwin 11:45 AM, 40 minutes mine work and pick ice
Depart Baldwin 12:25 PM
Castleton 10 minutes turning and pick ice
Arrive Gunnison 2:00 PM with 24 loads 1 empty
Crested Butte branch with engine 498
Conductor Dean
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 2:45 PM with 2 loads 43 empties, flanger (number not shown)
Arrive Crested Butte 4:40 PM, 1 hour 20 minutes set coal to depot, flange and mine work, 30 minutes inspection
Depart Crested Butte 6:30 PM with 43 loads 1 empty flanger
Arrive Gunnison 8:10 PM
DURANGO
Farmington branch with engine 375
Conductor Knight
Engineer Connor
Depart Durango 1:45 PM with 10 loads 6 empties
Bondad 10 minutes water cistern
Aztec 10 minutes water cistern and set out
Refinery 20 minutes switching
Arrive Farmington 5:30 PM, 25 minutes eat, 2 hours 15 minutes switching and wait for loading of oil
Depart Farmington 7:45 PM with 7 loads 5 empties
3 oil Belden
1 gas Chama
1 gas Durango
1 gas Dolores
1 gas Aztec
3 empty flats Durango
Aztec 10 minutes set out
Arrive Durango 11:25 PM with 6 loads 5 empties
Gunnison switch engine 340 with foreman Winters engineer H Gates
Montrose switch engine 463 with conductor Gribben engineer Price
Durango switch engine 315 with foreman Rowe engineer House
Silverton branch no activity
Jimmy
