C&S Como, Leadville and Gunnison Enginemen

Colorado & Southern Narrow Gauge Engine Service
1910

LEADVILLE AND GUNNISON DISTRICTS

Engineers
Name----------Date as Engineer

Miller, George----------1-15-84
Hyde, Fred----------7-18-87
Speas, S.F.----------11-5-87
Olsen, John----------12-10-93
Gallagher, W.E.----------8-20-96
Colligan, P.----------12-22-97
Nelson, Andrew----------9-9-98
Parlin, W.S.----------10-26-99
Gross, E.C.----------12-5-00
Kroll, A.J.----------12-19-00
Conroy,M.J.----------10-8-01
O’Hara, M.H.----------1-31-02
Williams, F.L.----------3-23-02
Conahan, E.P.----------2-15-03
Furlong,J.D.----------11-26-06 A.M.
Neuerberg, P.E.----------11-26-006 P.M.
Annis, Ed----------5-21-08
Cairnes, Wm.----------6-20-08
Hyrup, R.P.----------9-19-08
Thomas, R.H.----------4-14-09
Garrington,A.L.----------7-15-09
Richardson, W.T.----------7-16-09
Miller, J.H.----------7-18-09
Annis, Fred----------8-13-09
Thomas, C.H.----------10-7-09
Schultz, C.S.----------10-9-09
Thomas, David----------10-11-09
Moore, T.H.----------10-20-09
Wilson, John----------1-20-10
Graham, F.A.----------3-9-10
Wiggins, Frank----------8-31-10

Firemen

Name---------Date at Fireman

Fries, Fred----------1884
Williamson, C.W.-------1-28-07
Anderson, E.S.---------3-1-07
Murdock, W.V.---7-4-07
Sullivan, D.J------10-17-07
C.E. Ivy----------11-26-07
Recon, A.F.----------12-16-07
Hallock, J.A.----------12-28-07
Jones, A.M.----------7-24-08
Gartside, J.R.----------11-23-08
Silknitter, Ed?---------11-25-08
Kurtz, G.W.-----------7-15—09
Stewart, Hugh----------7-21-09
Young, R.A.----------7-22-09
Carroll, R.W.----------9-21-09
Ruby,F.F.----------10-11-09
Hauser, G.O.----------12-16-09
Dittman, F.W.----------12-18-09
Cantonwine,W.O.----------12-20-09
Strauser,J.H.----------3-6-10
Snyder, E.J.----------3-9-10
McGowen, E.K.----------3-16-10
Plewes,M.O.----------4-18-10
Kurtz,J.P.----------4-25-10
Jefferies,S.A.----------6-1-10
Topham,J.T.-----------8-30-10
Anderson,A.A.----------8-31-10
Warren, I.F.----------9-1-10
Smith, C.R.----------9-2-10
Hefftner, H.F.---------9-10-10
Copeland,E.H.----------9-11-10

This was just before Alpine Tunnel closed. For a railroad about to close its Como-Gunnison operations there were a lot of people hired and promoted. Fred Hyde must have worked out of either Gunnison or Leadville because Sam Speas was No. 2 at Como to George ``Jumbo'' Miller. They both worked the passenger train, meaning they could avoid the tunnel.
I will do the Platte Canyon list later. The senior engineer on that line was D.B. Bones, who was promoted to engineer on 2-1-1879. Davey Bones also put in some time out of Como.