Tuesday February 20 1945
ALAMOSA
Cumbres no new snow, 55” on ground
No. 115 with engine 473
Conductor Moore
Engineer Coughlin (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 Brice)
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM
No. 116 with engine 476
Conductor Hines
Engineer Katschenthaler (to Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:05 PM (engineer Coughlin)
Arrive Cumbres 5:12 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:15 PM
Arrive Alamsoa 8:30 PM
Chama extra 484 east with helper engine 482
Conductor Curtis
Engine 484 Hurley
Engine 482 Nissen
Depart Chama 1:50 AM with 11 loads 4 empties
Arrive Cumbres 3:30 AM
Engine 482 depart Cumbres 3:45 AM light for Chama
Extra 484 east depart Cumbres 3:45 AM with 32 loads 4 empties
Big Horn 20 minutes hot driver box on dead engine 375
Arrive Antonito 7:10 AM, 20 minutes switching, 35 minutes No. 115
La Jara 25 minutes switching
Arrive Alamosa 9:55 AM with 33 loads 7 empties
Chama extra 485 west, light engine
Engineer Peterson
Depart Chama 10:15 AM
Meet with No. 116 not shown
Arrive Durango 3:30 PM
Chama extra 488 west
Conductor Murray
Engineer Johnson
Depart Chama 10:45 AM with 18 loads 21 empties
Willow Creek 5 minutes set out
Monero 5 minutes set out
Arrive Dulce 12:20 PM, 25 minutes mdse, pick up and No. 115
Gato 55 minutes eat, water, No. 116, switching
Arboles 20 minutes mdse and switching
Allison 15 minutes set out
Arrive Durango 7:00 PM with 15 loads 11 empties
1st Chama Cumbres turn with engines 481 and 487
Conductor Roberts
Engine 481 Nissen
Engine 487 Holly
Depart Chama 10:10 PM with 12 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 11:45 PM
Engine 481 depart Cumbres 12:01 AM with caboose for Chama
Engine 487 depart Cumbres 12:11 AM light for Chama
2nd Chama Cumbres turn with engines 489 and 482
Conductor Roberts
Engine 489 Nissen
Engine 482 Holly
Depart Chama 2:20 AM (Feb 21) with 13 loads 7 empties
Arrive Cumbres 4:00 AM
Engine 489 depart Cumbres 4:15 AM with caboose for Chama
Engine 482 depart Cumbres 4:20 AM light for Chama
SALIDA
Marshall Pass no new snow, 60" on ground
Gunnison extra 497 east with helper engine 491 and helper engine 499 added at Sargent
Conductor Straitiff
Engine 497 C Wilson
Engine 491 Veo
Engine 499 Frantz (on at Sargent)
Depart Gunnison 11:05 AM with 52 loads 1 empty
47 CF&I coal
1 company wheels Alamosa
4 company coal Sargent
MP 279 30 minutes short hose RG 1322
Arrive Sargent 1:40 PM, set out, coal & water, cut in helper, eat
Depart Sargent 2:25 PM with 18 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 3:45 PM
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass 4:15 PM light for Sargent
Engine 491 depart Marshall Pass 4:15 PM light for Salida
Extra 497 east depart Marshall Pass 4:35 PM with 38 loads 1 empty
Arrive Salida 7:05 PM with 35 loads 6 empties (apparently set out 3 loads Mears Jct, picked up 5 empty dumps Poncha Jct)
2 Sargent hill turns with engines 499 and 495
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 499 Crooks
Engine 495 Frantz
1st turn depart Sargent 5:50 PM
Arrive Marshall Pass 7:10 PM
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 7:15 PM light for Sargent
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass 7:20 PM with caboose for Sargent
2nd turn depart Sargent 9:20 PM with 11 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 10:40 PM
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 10:45 PM light for Sargent
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass 10:55 PM with caboose for Sargent
(these 2 turns moved 21 CF&I coal and 1 company wheels to Marshall Pass)
GUNNISON
Baldwin branch 2 trips, first trip with engine 278, second trip with engine 268
Conductor Collett
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 8:25 AM with 15 empties
East of MP 303 35 minutes section men pick ice
Castleton 10 minutes switching
Arrive Baldwin 11:20 AM, 45 minutes switching and set mine
Depart Baldwin 12:05 PM with 20 loads 1 empty
Arrive Gunnison 1:55 PM
Depart Gunnison 3:00 PM with engine 268 and 15 empties
Castleton 10 minutes switch
Arrive Baldwin 5:05 PM, switch mines
Depart Baldwin 5:20 PM
Arrive Gunnison 7:10 PM with 9 loads 1 empty
DURANGO
Silverton branch with engine 453 (train No.,
416 461 west bound, No. 462 east bound) (edit 2-21-10)
Conductor Knight
Engineer Dieckman
Depart Durango 9:15 AM with 3 loads 6 empties
Hermosa 5 minutes mdse
Tacoma 5 minutes pick up
Arrive Silverton 12:50 PM with 3 loads 8 empties, 25 minutes lunch, 55 minutes switching
Depart Silverton 2:10 PM with 3 loads 3 empties
2 concentrates Leadville
1 coach, 23 passengers
2 empty coal
Caboose
Arrive Durango 5:25 PM
Gunnison switch engine 340 with foreman Winters engineer H Gates
Montrose switch engine 463 with conductor Purciel engineer Price
Durango switch engine 315 with foreman Rowe engineer House
Crested Butte branch and Farmington branch no activity
Jimmy
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/21/2010 10:14AM by Jimmy Blouch.
