Saturday May 14 1949
ALAMOSA
La Veta Pass no freight activity this date
Standard gauge train No. 115 with engine 3403
Conductor Moore
Engineer A Johnson
Arrive Alamosa 4:45 AM with 7 cars
Standard gauge train No. 116 with engine 1514
Conductor Moore
Engineer A Johnson
Depart Alamosa 9:40 PM with 7 cars
No. 215 with engine 476
Conductor Hines
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 10:20 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:23 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 Morgan
Engineer Peterson (to Chama)
Engineer Holly (from Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 4 cars
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169
327
Chama
Monero annunciator 3:11 PM
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:05 PM
Arrive Cumbres 5:02 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:05 PM
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM with 4 cars
Chama extra east with engines 480 and 485, both engines stay on to Alamosa
Conductor Wilson
Engine 480 Schumacher
Engine 485 Oberrich
Depart Chama 1:55 PM with 12 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 3:15 PM, 25 minutes water, pick up, air
Depart Cumbres 3:40 PM with 26 loads 1 empty
Mile post 327 15 minutes hot box RG 1315
Arrive Antonito 6:40 PM, 1 hour 10 minutes switching, pick up, let No. 216 by, eat
Depart Antonito 7:50 PM
La Jara 15 minutes pick up
Arrive Alamsoa 9:15 PM with 27 loads 5 empties
Durango extra 487 east with helper engine 486
Conductor Knight
Engine 487 Houck
Engine 486 Degani
Depart Durango 4:30 PM with 29 loads 7 empties
Florida 10 minutes pick up
Ignacio 10 minutes pick up
La Boca 15 minutes water and pick up
Allison 5 minutes merchandise
Arboles 5 minutes merchandise
Gato 45 minutes eat, merchandise, pick up
Navajo 10 minutes pick up
Dulce 15 minutes merchandise and pick up
Lumberton 15 minutes set out
Monero 40 minutes fill cistern, water & coal, pick up
Arrive Chama 2:05 AM with 35 loads 9 empties
SALIDA
Salida extra 492 west, Monarch branch
Conductor R Young
Engineer W Wilson
Depart Salida 10:40 AM with 29 empties
Made 2 trips between Maysville and Monarch
Extra 492 east depart Monarch 3:45 PM, second time, consist not shown
Maysville 10 minutes switching
Arrive Salida 6:15 PM with 34 loads 1 empty
Gunnison extra 491 east, light engine to Sargent, helper for extra 496 east
Engineer Hyatt
Depart Gunnison 10:25 AM, behind extra 496 east
Arrive Sargent 11:50 AM
Gunnison extra 496 east with helper engine 498, at Sargent add helper engine 491, to Salida
Conductor D Young
Engine 496 C Wilson
Engine 498 Frantz
Engine 491 Hyatt (on Sargent)
Depart Gunnison 9:55 AM with 21 loads 1 empty
19 coal CF&I
2 company coal Sargent
Caboose
Arrive Sargent 11:40 AM, 30 minutes switching, eat, add helper engine 491
Extra 496 east with helper engines 498 and 491 depart Sargent 12:10 PM with 19 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 1:35 PM, 20 minutes switching, 40 minutes inspection
Extra 498 east depart Marshall Pass time not shown light for Salida
Extra 491 east depart Marshall Pass time not shown light for Salida, behind extra 496 east
Extra 496 east depart Marshall Pass 2:35 PM consist not shown, my calculation is 31 loads 21 empties which would indicate a pick up of 12 loads and 20 empties (there were 29 loads at Marshall Pass, balance of loads left at Marshall Pass for Sargent turn the next day)
Mears Jct 10 minutes set out Valley loads
Arrive Salida 4:50 PM with 25 loads 21 empties
GUNNISON-MONTROSE
Standard gauge train from Grand Junction arrived 12:25 AM with cars of sheep from Thompson
After re-loading to narrow gauge 14 cars of sheep ready to move to Cimarron
Montrose extra 454 east with helper engine 456, Cimarron turn
Conductor Anderson
Engine 454 Braswell
Engine 456 Stamm
Depart Montrose 2:25 AM with 14 loads 1 empty
Cerro Summit 5 minutes helper engine off, inspection
Extra 456 west depart Cerro Summit time not shown light for Montrose
Extra 454 east depart Cerro Summit time not shown
Arrive Cimarron 4:15 AM, 1 hour 50 minutes unload sheep, 25 minutes eat
Extra 454 west depart Cimarron 6:30 AM
Cerro Summit 5 minutes inspection
Arrive Montrose 8:35 AM with 11 empties
Gunnison extra 361 west to Montrose
Conductor Purciel
Engineer Darter
Depart Gunnison 8:45 AM with caboose
Arrive Cimarron 10:50 AM, 25 minutes switching and water
Depart Cimarron 11:15 AM
Cerro Summit 5 minutes inspection
Cedar Creek 5 minutes inspection
Arrive Montrose 1:15 PM with 8 empties
MONTROSE
Engine 456 and standard gauge engine 1229 switch yard, conductor Trevarthen engineer Price, 2:00 PM to 11:05 PM
DURANGO
Silverton branch train No. 461 and train No. 462 with engine 463 and helper engine 473
Conductor Bruce
Engine 463 Buchanan
Engine 473 Cummins
Depart Durango 9:45 AM with 18 loads 10 empties
2 merchandise way
2 gravel Tacoma
1 coal Silverton
1 company merchandise Hermosa
2 empty flats Hermosa
7 empty box Silverton
12 B&B outfits
Combine 212
Caboose
Hermosa 10 minutes set out and pick up
Tacoma 20 minutes set out, switching
Mile post 474 20 minutes merchandise
Arrive Silverton 2:55 PM with 15 loads 12 empties, 1 hour 15 minutes eat and station work
Engine 463 had bad order pump and departed Silverton 3:45 PM light for Durango
Engine 473 road engine
Train No. 462 depart Silverton 4:10 PM with 14 loads 1 empty
8 ore Leadville
4 ore Amarillo
Combine 212
1 merchandise way
Caboose
Mile post 474 10 minutes merchandise
Tacoma 15 minutes pick up
Arrive Durango 8:00 PM with 14 loads 7 empties
Durango switch engine 315 foreman Rowe engineer House, 1 hour 50 minutes overtime turn train No. 215
Jimmy
