Tuesday May 10 1949
ALAMOSA
No standard gauge freight activity over La Veta Pass this date
Standard gauge train No. 115 with engine 3403
Conductor Moore
Engineer Caldwell
Arrive Alamosa 4:45 AM with 6 cars
No. 215 with engine 473
Conductor Morgan
Engineer Holly (to Chama)
Engineer Dieckman (from Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 4 cars
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167
310
Durango
Arrive Cumbres 10:21 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:24 AM
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM
Depart Chama 11:15 AM
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM with 4 cars
No. 216 with engine 478
Conductor Edmisten
Engineer Peterson (to Chama)
Engineer Holly (from Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 4 cars
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Chama
Monero annunciator 3:10 PM
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:05 PM
Arrive Cumbres 5:01 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:04 PM
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM with 4 cars
Standard Gauge No. 116 with engine 3403
Conductor Moore
Engineer Caldwell
Depart Alamosa 9:42 PM with 6 cars
Alamosa extra 488 west, light engine to Antonito, helper for extra 485 west
Engineer Schumaker
Depart Alamosa 9:30 AM, behind extra 485 west
Arrive Antonito 11:00 AM
Alamosa extra 485 west, at Antonito add helper engine 488
Conductor Andricko
Engine 485 Donaldson
Engine 488 Shumaker (on Antonito)
Depart Alamosa 8:30 AM with 38 loads 14 empties, includes 3 cars sheep for Farmington
Hartner 5 minutes pick up
La Jara 20 minutes switching
Arrive Antonito 10:45 AM, 15 minutes coal and water, 30 minutes switching, pick up, add helper engine, 30 minutes eat
Extra 485 west with helper engine 488 depart Antonito 12:00 PM with 38 loads 25 empties
Mile post 310 30 minutes unload car cinders
Mile post 312 20 minutes unload car cinders
Osier 5 minutes set out and water
Los Pinos 25 minutes meet No. 216
Arrive Cumbres 5:55 PM with 35 loads 25 empties, switch out helper, inspection and retainers
Extra 488 east depart Cumbres 6:10 PM light for Alamosa
Extra 485 west depart Cumbres 6:10 PM
Arrive Chama 7:30 PM with 35 loads 25 empties
Chama extra 489 west with helper engine 487, both engines stay on to Durango
Conductor Knight
Engine 489 Houck
Engine 487 Cummins
Depart Chama 7:20
AM PM with 35 loads 11 empties, includes 3 cars sheep for Farmington
Monero 40 minutes switch
Gato 35 minutes eat and water engines
Arrive Durango 4:55 AM with 35 loads 6 empties
SALIDA
Salida extra 493 west, Monarch branch
Conductor R Young
Engineer Frantz
Depart Salida 12:35 PM with 13 (?) empties
Maysville 5 minutes pick up (combining 2 trips pick up 16 empties)
Arrive Monarch 2:20 PM, 25 minutes switching, 30 minutes inspection
Extra 493 east depart Monarch 3:15 PM consist not shown
Garfield 20 minutes switching, (move through switch back)
Arrive Maysville 4:30 PM, 15 minutes switching and turn
Extra 493 west depart Maysville 4:45 PM
Arrive Monarch 5:35 PM 25 minutes switching, 25 minutes inspection
Extra 493 east depart Monarch 6:25 PM consist not shown
Maysville 20 minutes switching
Arrive Salida 8:55 PM with 37 loads 1 empty
GUNNISON-MONTROSE
Standard gauge train with car loads of sheep arrived Montrose May 9,
5:35 PM
After reloading there were 28 cars of sheep and 2 camp outfits ready to move east to Cimarron, from Cisco
Montrose extra 345 east with helper engines 456 and 454
Conductor Anderson
Engine 345 Braswell
Engine 456 Stamm
Engine 454 Tryer
Depart Montrose 12:25 AM (May 11) with 30 loads 1 empty
Cedar Creek 15 minutes set out and water
Arrive Cerro Summit 2:25 AM, 10 minutes set out and turn
Extra 456 west depart Cerro Summit time not shown light for Cedar Creek
Extra 454 west depart Cerro Summit time not shown light for Cedar Creek
Extra 345 west depart Cerro Summit 2:35 AM with caboose
Arrive Cedar Creek 3:05 AM 20 minutes turn and pick up
Extra 345 east with helper engines 456 and 454 depart Cedar Creek 3:25 AM
Arrive Cerro Summit 4:05 AM, 15 minutes helper engines off, pick up, air
Extra 456 east depart Cerro Summit time not shown light for Cimarron
Extra 454 east depart Cerro Summit time not shown light for Cimarron
Extra 345 east depart Cerro Summit 4:20 AM
Arrive Cimarron 4:50 AM, 1 hour 10 minutes unload sheep, 1 hour 30 minutes wait extra 361 west
Depart Cimarron 7:00 AM
Arrive Gunnison 9:50 AM with caboose
Westbound movement for engines 456 and 454 are on sheet for May 11 1949
Montrose engine 454 switch Montrose yard conductor Trevarthen engineer Price
DURANGO
Farmington branch Work extra 463
Conductor Lyons
Engineer Buchanan
On duty 8:00 AM at Aztec
Conductor delay report not available
Arrive Durango 11:20 PM with 19 loads 2 empties
Durango switch engine 315 foreman Rowe engineer House
Jimmy
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 10/08/2017 06:13PM by Jimmy Blouch.
