Thursday February 15 1945
ALAMOSA
Cumbres 3” new snow, 55” on ground, snowing light during day
No. 115 with engine 478
Conductor Hurley
Engineer Baskett (to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:23 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:25 AM
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM
Depart Chama 11:15 AM (engineer Peterson)
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM
No. 116 with engine 473
Conductor Moore
Engineer Brice (to Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:05 PM (engineer Baskett)
Arrive Cumbres 5:04 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:07 PM
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM
Chama extra 487 west
Conductor C G Murray
Engineer Johnson
Depart Chama 10:40 AM with 9 loads 28 empties
Monero 40 minutes switching
Lumberton 6 minutes set out and mdse
Dulce 5 minutes mdse
Gato 55 minutes lunch, water, switching and No. 115 and No. 116
Arboles 20 minutes mdse and switching
Allison 5 minutes mdse
Ignacio 5 minutes setout
Arrive Durango 5:40 PM with 2 loads 29 empties
SALIDA
Marshall Pass 4” new snow, 48” on ground, snowing light during day
Sargent 3” new snow, snowing hard during morning
Gunnison 3” new snow, snowing hard during morning
Gunnison extra 497 east with helper engine 495, trade helper 495 for 491 at Sargent
Conductor Carlin
Engine 497 Sidenstriker
Engine 495 Cullinan to Sargent
Engine 491 Cullinan Sargent to Salida
Depart Gunnison 11:30 AM with 56 loads 1 empty
Arrive Sargent 1:40 PM, 1 hour set out 45 loads, coal & water, trade engines
1st Sargent hill turn with engines 499 and 495
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 499 Frantz
Engine 495 Crooks
Depart Sargent 2:20 PM with 10 loads 1 empty, flanger (number not shown)
Arrive Marshall Pass 3:40 PM, wait for extra 497 east
Extra 497 east with helper engine 491 depart Sargent 2:40 PM with 11 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 3:55 PM
Engine 495 (from hill turn) depart Marshall Pass 3:55 PM light for Sargent
Engine 499 (from hill turn) depart Marshall Pass 4:00 PM with caboose and flanger for Sargent
Engine 491 (from extra east) depart Marshall Pass 4:40 PM light for Salida
Extra 497 east depart Marshall Pass 5:20 PM with 38 loads 1 empty
Mears Jct 10 minutes set out
Arrive Salida 8:00 PM with 35 loads 1 empty
2nd Sargent hill turn with engines 499 and 495
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 499 Frantz
Engine 495 Crooks
Depart Sargent 6:10 PM with 11 loads 1 empty, flanger (number not shown)
Arrive Marshall Pass 7:40 PM
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 7:50 PM light for Sargent
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass 7:55 PM with caboose and flanger for Sargent
GUNNISON
Baldwin branch with engine 278
Conductor Dean
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 2:10 PM with 13 empties, flanger (number not shown)
MP 303 55 minutes flanging to Baldwin
Arrive Baldwin 4:45 PM, 30 minutes mine work
Depart Baldwin 5:15 PM
Castleton 10 minutes turning and pick up
Arrive Gunnison 7:00 PM with 13 loads 1 empty, flanger
MONTROSE
Ouray branch with engine 345
Conductor Griggen
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 12:20 PM with 7 loads7empties
2 coal Ouray
6 empty box
2 coal Telluride
2 coal Ophir
1 company material Ridgway
Arrive Ridgway 2:40 PM, 10 minutes switching
Depart Ridgway 2:50 PM with 2 loads 5 empties
Arrive Ouray 3:40 PM, 40 minutes switching
Depart Ouray 4:20 PM with 4 empties
Ridgway times not shown
Arrive Montrose 6:30 PM with 8 loads 7 empties
Gunnison switch engine 340 with foreman Winters engineer H Gates
Durango switch engine 315 with foreman Rowe engineer House
Crested Butte branch, Silverton branch and Farmington branch no activity
Jimmy
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/15/2010 01:20PM by Jimmy Blouch.