Monday May 9 1949
ALAMOSA
No standard gauge freight activity over La Veta Pass this date
Standard gauge train No. 115 with engine 1514
Conductor Phillips
Engineer Caldwell
Arrive Alamosa 4:45 AM with 4 cars
No. 215 with engine 478
Conductor Edmisten
Engineer Nissan (to Chama)
Engineer Peterson (from Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 4 cars
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169
327
Chama
Arrive Cumbres 10:18 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:21 AM
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM, work on engine
Depart Chama 11:35 AM
Appears meet took place at regular location
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM with 4 cars
No. 216 with engine 473
Conductor Hines
Engineer Dieckman (to Chama)
Engineer Nissan (from Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 4 cars
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167
310
Durango
Monero annunciator time not shown
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:05 PM
Arrive Cumbres 5:00 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:03 PM
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM with 4 cars
Standard Gauge No. 116 with engine 3403
Conductor Phillips
Engineer Caldwell
Depart Alamosa 9:40 PM with 4 cars
Chama extra 480 east with helper engine 482
Conductor Andricko
Engine 480 Schumaker
Engine 482 Turney
Depart Chama 9:15 AM with 9 loads 5 empties
Coxo 6 minutes meet No. 215
Arrive Cumbres 10:40 AM, 10 minutes helper engine off, pick up and inspection
Extra 482 west depart Cumbres 10:50 AM light for Chama
Extra 480 east depart Cumbres 10:50 AM with 36 loads 8 empties
Arrive Antonito 1:45 PM, 55 minutes eat and pick up
Depart Antonito 2:40 PM
Arrive Alamosa 3:50 PM with 36 loads 12 empties
Durango extra 483 east with helper engine 486
Conductor Knight
Engine 483 Houck
Engine 486 Cummins
Depart Durango 5:45 PM with 35 loads 4 empties
Ignacio 15 minutes pick up
Arboles 5 minutes merchandise
Gato 45 minutes merchandise, eat, set out
Lumberton 5 minutes merchandise
Monero 25 minutes coal, water and pick up
Arrive Chama 1:45 AM with 36 loads 4 empties
SALIDA
Salida extra 491 west, Monarch branch
Conductor D Young
Engineer C Wilson
Depart Salida 4:05 PM with caboose
Maysville 10 minutes switching
Mile Post 239.5 20 minutes get rocks off track
Arrive Monarch 6:10 PM, 1 hour 10 minutes switching
Extra 491 east depart Monarch 7:20 PM
Maysville 5 minutes switching
Arrive Salida 9:05 PM with 4 empties
GUNNISON-MONTROSE
Standard gauge train with car loads of sheep arrived Montrose May 8, 9:15 PM
After reloading there were 46 cars of sheep and 3 camp outfits ready to move east to Sapinero and 3 cars sheep for Placerville
Gunnison extra 345 west to Montrose, with Cimarron Sapinero double as helper for extra 361 east, at Cimarron add helper engines 456 and 454
Conductor Anderson
Engine 345 Braswell
Engine 456 Stamm (on Cimarron)
Engine 454 Tryer (on Cimarron)
Depart Gunnison 4:20 AM with caboose
Arrive Cimarron 6:40 AM, 45 minutes wait for extra 361 east
Montrose extra 361 east with helper engines 456 and 454
Conductor Purciel
Engine 361 Darter
Engine 456 Stamm
Engine 454 Tryer
Depart Montrose 2:10 AM with 28 loads 1 empty, 26 sheep 2 camp from Thompson for Sapinero
Cedar Creek 20 minutes set out and water
Arrive Cerro Summit 4:20 AM, 10 minutes set and turn
Extra 454 west depart Cerro Summit time not shown light for Cedar Creek
Extra 456 west depart Cerro Summit time not shown light for Cedar Creek
Extra 361 west depart Cerro Summit 4:30 AM with caboose
Arrive Cedar Creek 5:00A AM 25 minutes turn and pick up
Extra 361 east with helper engines 456 and 454 depart Cedar Creek 5:25 AM
Arrive Cerro Summit 6:10 AM, 15 minutes helper engines off, pick up and air
Extra 454 east depart Cerro Summit time not shown light for Cimarron
Extra 456 east depart Cerro Summit time not shown light for Cimarron
Extra 361 east depart Cerro Summit 6:25 AM
Arrive Cimarron 6:55 AM, 35 minutes eat, add engine 345
Extra 361 east with helper engine 345 depart Cimarron 7:30 AM
Arrive Sapinero 8:35 AM, 10 minutes set out, engine 345 off
Depart Sapinero 8:45 AM
Arrive Gunnison 10:25 AM with caboose
At Sapinero extra 345 west l hour 40 minutes unload sheep
Depart Sapinero 10:15 AM with 29 empties
Arrive Cimarron 11:30 AM, 45 minutes eat, helper engines on, water
Extra 345 west with helper engines 456 and 454 depart Cimarron 12:15 PM with 29 empties
Arrive Cerro Summit 1:15 PM, 5 minutes helper engines off, inspection
Extra 456 west depart Cerro Summit time not shown light for Montrose
Extra 454 west depart Cerro Summit time not shown, behind extra 345 west, light for Montrose
Extra 345 west depart Cerro Summit 1:20 PM
Arrive Montrose 2:35 PM with 29 empties
Montrose extra 345 east, Sapinero turn, with helper engines 456 and 454
Conductor Anderson
Engine 345 Braswell
Engine 456 Stamm
Engine 454 Tryer
Crew on duty 11:20 PM, depart and return times were on May 10
Depart Montrose 12:05 AM with 21 loads 1 empty
3 sheep from Westwater for Sapinero
17 sheep from Cisco Sapinero
1 camp Sapinero
Caboose
Arrive Cerro Summit 2:10 AM, 5 minutes helpers off, inspection
Extra 454 west depart Cerro Summit time not shown light for Montrose
Extra 456 east depart Cerro Summit time not shown light for Cimarron
Extra 345 east depart Cerro Summit 2:15 AM
Arrive Cimarron 2:45 AM
Depart Cimarron 3:10 AM
Arrive Sapinero 5:10 AM 1 hour 10 minutes unload sheep
Extra 345 west depart Sapinero 6:20 AM with 22 empties
Arrive Cimarron 7:30 AM 50 minutes coal and eat, add helper engine 456
Extra 345 west with helper 456 depart Cimarron 8:20 AM
Arrive Cerro Summit 9:25 AM 10 minutes helper off, inspection
Extra 456 west depart Cerro Summit time not shown light for Montrose
Extra 345 west depart Cerro Summit 9:35 AM
Arrive
Gunnison Montrose 10:50 AM with 17 empties (edit 9-29-2017)
Montrose extra 340 Ouray branch
Conductor Trevarthen
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 9:55 AM with 7 loads 10 empties
3 sheep Placervile
2 loads Ouray
2 coal
Arrive Ridgway 12:35 PM, 10 minutes switching
Depart Ridgway 12:45 PM
Arrive Ouray 1:25 PM, 30 minutes eat, 1 hour 25 minutes switch
Depart Ouray 3:20 PM with 6 loads 1 empty
Arrive Ridgway 4:05 PM, 15 minutes switching
Depart Ridgway 4:20 PM
Arrive Montrose 5:55 PM with 6 loads 27 empties
DURANGO
Farmington branch Work extra 463
Conductor Lyons
Engineer Buchanan
On duty 8:00 AM at Aztec
Work loading rock at Bondad Tank and unloading at mile post 490.5,
Also go to Farmington, switching in order to clear wye.
Tied up Aztec 8:15 PM
Durango switch engine 315 foreman Rowe engineer House
Jimmy
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/29/2017 09:54AM by Jimmy Blouch.
