Wednesday February 21 1945
ALAMOSA
Cumbres 3” new snow, 60” on ground
Osier 10” new snow, brisk wind
Sublette 9” new snow
7:40 PM Cumbres snowing hard since No. 116 by, 6 or 8 inches new snow since 3:00 PM, strong south west wind, 1 ½ feet drift in front of depot
No. 116 with engine 476
Conductor Hurley
Engineer Baskett (to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:50 AM with 5 cars, standard gauge No. 115 arrived 6:10 AM, load mail and express
Arrive Cumbres 10:58 AM
Depart Cumbres 11:00 AM
Arrive Chama 11:40 AM
Depart Chama 11:45 AM (engineer Katschenthaler)
Depart Gato 1:37 PM
Arrive Durango 4:10 PM
No. 1l6 with engine 473
Conductor Moore
Engineer Brice (to Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Gato 2:00 PM
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:05 PM (engineer Baskett)
Arrive Cumbres 5:05 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:08 PM
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM
Chama extra 482 east with helper engine 489
Conductor Roberts
Engine 482 Holly
Engine 489 Nissen
Depart Chama 8:00 PM with 8 loads 8 empties
Windy Point 25 minutes double to Cumbres
Arrive Cumbres 11:30 PM
Depart Cumbres 11:50 PM with 39 loads 14 empties, engine 489 stay on train
Big Horn engine 489 off, light to Alamosa, arrive 4:00 AM
Extra 482 east arrive Antonito 3:00 AM, 25 minutes set out, pick up
La Jara 55 minutes set out and switching
Estrella 15 minutes pick up
Arrive Alamosa 6:05 AM with 40 loads 18 empties
SALIDA
Marshall Pass 4” new snow, 64” on ground
Salida extra 496 west, Sargent turn, flanger train
Conductor Carlin
Engineer Cullinan
Depart Salida 11:35 AM with flanger OL and caboose
Damage left wide wings on flanger MP 237, hit rock
Arrive Marshall Pass 2:10 PM
Depart Marshall Pass 215 PM
Arrive Sargent 3:30 PM, condition engine, eat
Depart Sargent 4:10 PM, east bound, with flanger OL and caboose
Arrive Marshall Pass 5:25 PM, 10 minutes flange yard
Depart Marshall Pass 5:35 PM
Grays 20 minutes meet extra 497 west
Arrive Salida 5:30 PM
1st Sargent hill turn with engines 499 and 495
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 499 Crooks
Engine 495 Frantz
Depart Sargent 12:20 PM with 10 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 2:45 PM
Meet with extra 496 west not shown
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 3:50 PM light for Sargent
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass 3:55 PM with caboose for Sargent
Meet with east bound flanger train not shown
2nd Sargent hill turn with engines 499 and 495
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 499 Crooks
Engine 495 Frantz
Depart Sargent 6:40 PM with 10 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 7:55 PM meet extra 497 west
(After extra 497 west)
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 8:35 PM light for Sargent
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass 8:40 PM with caboose for Sargent
Salida extra 497 west with helper engines 493 and 491
Conductor Straitiff
Engine 497 W Wilson
Engine 493 C Wilson
Engine 491 Veo
Depart Salida 4:40 PM with 53 empties
Arrive Marshall Pass 7:25 PM
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 7:55 PM light for Gunnison
Engine 491 depart Marshall Pass 8:10 PM light for Salida
Extra 497 west depart Marshall Pass 8:00 PM with 53 empties
Sargent 10 minutes water and set out
Parlin 10 minutes pick up
Arrive Gunnison 11:15 PM with 2 loads 52 empties
GUNNISON
Crested Butte branch with engine 498
Conductor Collett
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 11:35 AM with 48 empties
Arrive Crested Butte 1:25 PM
Depart Crested Butte 4:10 PM with 47 loads 1 empty
Arrive Gunnison 5:50 PM
DURANGO
Farmington branch with engine 452
Conductor Knight
Engineer Peterson
Depart Durango 1:40 PM with 9 loads 7 empties
Bondad 20 minutes pick up 2 empties and hot box on engine tank 452
Cedar Hill 10 minutes pick up 2 empties
Aztec 15 minutes water cistern and switching
Refinery 20 minutes switching
Arrive Farmington 6:00 PM with 9 loads 10 empties, 25 minutes eat, 1 hour 25 minutes switching
Depart Farmington 7:50 PM with 3 loads 15 empties
1 gas Durango
2 beans Kansas City
3 empty flats
10 empty box
Caboose
Cedar Hill 5 minutes pick up
Arrive Durango 11:15 PM with 3 loads 18 empties
Gunnison switch engine 340 with foreman Winters engineer H Gates
Montrose switch engine 463 with conductor Dean engineer Price
Durango switch engine 315 with foreman Rowe engineer House
Baldwin branch and Silverton branch no activity
Jimmy
