Saturday February 17 1945
ALAMOSA
Cumbres 3” new snow, 58” on ground
Chama 1” new snow, 12" old
No. 115 with engine 478
Conductor Moore
Engineer Baskett (to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:21 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:23 AM
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM
Depart Chama 11:15 AM (engineer Peterson)
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM
No. 116 with engine 473
Conductor Hines
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 5:03 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:05 PM
Chama extra 488 west, light engine
Engineer Connor
Depart Chama 10:10 AM
Meet with No. 116 not shown, west of Gato
Arrive Durango 3:45 PM
Chama extra 481 west, Dulce turn
Conductor Knight
Engineer Dieckman
Depart Chama 4:50 PM with 1 load 3 empties
Monero 15 minutes cistern water and switch
Lumberton 10 minutes cistern water and switch
Arrive Dulce 7:10 PM, 25 minutes switch
Depart Dulce 7:35 PM with 6 loads 10 empties
Monero 10 minutes pick up
Arrive Chama 9:40 PM with 12 loads 11 empties
SALIDA
Marshall Pass 6” new snow, 56” on ground
Sargent ½” new snow, 18” old
Gunnison light snow, 4” old
Gunnison extra 497 east with helper engine 491
Conductor Straitiff
Engine 497 W Wilson
Engine 491 Veo
Depart Gunnison 11:05 AM with 55 loads 1 empty
Parlin 30 minutes water and hot box RG 1916
Arrive Sargent 1:30 PM, 50 minutes set out, coal & water and eat
1st Sargent hill turn with engines 499 and 495
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 499 Frantz
Engine 495 Crooks
Depart Sargent 1:55 PM with 10 loads 1 empty, flanger (number not shown)
Arrive Marshall Pass 3:15 PM
Extra 497 east with helper engine 491 depart Sargent 2:20 PM with 11 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 3:35 PM
Engine 495 (from hill turn) depart Marshall Pass 3:35 PM light for Sargent
Engine 499 (from hill turn) depart Marshall Pass 3:40 PM with caboose and flanger for Sargent
Engine 491 (from extra east) depart Marshall Pass 3:50 PM light for Salida
Extra 497 east depart Marshall Pass 4:35 PM with 34 loads 1 empty for Mears Jct
Arrive Mears Jct 5:50 PM, 35 minutes set out, water, turn, eat
2nd Sargent hill turn with engines 499 and 495
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 499 Frantz
Engine 495 Crooks
Depart Sargent 5:25 PM with 11 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 6:40 PM
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 6:45 PM light for Sargent
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass 6:50 PM with caboose for Sargent
Extra 497 west depart Mears Jct 6:25 PM with caboose for Marshall Pass
Arrive Marshall Pass 7:20 PM, turn, make up train, inspection
Depart Marshall Pass 8:55 PM with 37 loads 1 empty
Mears Jct 10:10 PM, 10 minutes set out and pick up
Poncha Jct 10 minutes pick up 5 empty dumps
Arrive Salida 11:35 PM with 38 loads 6 empties
Salida extra 493 west with helper engine 496, valley line
Conductor Carlin
Engine 493 Cullinan
Engine 496 C Wilson
Depart Salida 11:35 AM with 6 loads 17 empties
1 company wheels Alamosa
4 cars cinders
1 company coal Moffat
16 empty box Moffat
Double Mears Jct to Poncha Pass
Engine 496 return light to Salida at 3:45 PM
Extra 493 west depart Poncha
Jct Pass 2:35 PM (edit-2-18-10)
Bridge 233.55 1 hour unload 4 cars cinders
Moffat 30 minutes set out and pick up includes 7 cars cattle
Hooper 20 minutes set out and pick up
Mosca 15 minutes pick up
Arrive Alamsoa 9:20 PM with 32 loads ?? empties
DURANGO
Silverton branch with engine 453 (train No. 461 west bound, No. 462 east bound)
Conductor C G Murray
Engineer Johnson
Depart Durango 9:15 AM with 5 loads 10 empties
1 mdse Silverton
3 coal Silverton
Coach 212
Tacoma 5 minutes set out
Arrive Silverton 1:10 PM, 30 minutes eat, 1 hour 15 minutes switching
Depart Silverton 2:30 PM with 9 loads 3 empties
8 concentrates
Coach 212
Arrive Durango 5:55 PM
Gunnison switch engine 340 with foreman Winters engineer H Gates
Montrose switch engine 463 with conductor Gribben engineer Price
Durango switch engine 315 with foreman Rowe engineer House
Baldwin branch, Crested Butte branch and Farmington branch no activity
Jimmy
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/18/2010 01:30PM by Jimmy Blouch.
