Thursday February 22 1945
ALAMOSA
Cumbres 6” new snow, 65” on ground
Standard gauge No. 115 arrive Alamosa 6:25 AM
No. 115 with engine 473
Conductor Hines
Engineer Coughlin (to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 8:08 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Cumbres 11:10 AM
Depart Cumbres not shown
Arrive Chama 11:53 AM
Depart Chama 12:04 PM (engineer Brice)
Arrive Durango 4:35 PM
No times shown between Chama and Durango, unable to tell where meet with No. 116 occurred
No. 116 with engine 476
Conductor Hurley
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 5:08 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:10 PM
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM
Alamosa extra 483 west with helper engine 484
Conductor Curtis
Engine 483 Hurley
Engine 484 A S Johnson
Depart Alamosa 2:45 PM with 15 loads 57 empties
Estrella 10 minutes set out empty refgrs
La Jara 40 minutes switching
Antonito 50 minutes coal & water, switching, cut helper in train
Depart Antonito 5:45 PM
Arrive Lava 6:25 PM 30 minutes No. 116
Sublette 15 minutes set out 1 empty box and pick up 1 load, 10 minutes water
Arrive Cumbres 10:25 PM with 10 loads 48 empties
Engine 484 depart Cumbres 10:35 PM light for Chama
Extra 483 west depart Cumbres 11:20 PM with 10 loads 48 empties
Arrive Chama 12:55 AM
SALIDA
Gunnison extra 497
west east with helper engine 493 (edit 2-22-10)
Conductor Straitiff
Engine 497 W Wilson
Engine 493 C Wilson
Depart Gunnison 2:30 PM with 68 loads 1 empty, all loads coal
Elko 15 minutes hot box RG 1567
Arrive Sargent 5:05 PM 55 minutes set out, coal & water
1st Sargent hill turn with engines 499 and 495
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 499 Crooks
Engine 495 Frantz
Depart Sargent 5:45 PM with 10 loads 1 empty, flanger (number not shown)
Arrive Marshall Pass 7:00 PM
Extra 497 east with helper engine 493 depart Sargent 6:00 PM with 11 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 7:15 PM
Engine 495 (from hill turn) depart Marshall Pass 7:15 PM for Sargent
Engine 499 (from hill turn) depart Marshall Pass 7:20 PM with caboose and flanger for Sargent
Engine 493 (from extra east depart Marshall Pass 7:50 PM light for Salida
Extra 497 east depart Marshall Pass 8:25 PM with 38 loads 1 empty for Mears Jct
Arrive Mears Jct 9:40 PM, 40 minutes set out, turn, and water, 5 minutes lunch
2nd Sargent hill turn with engines 499 and 495
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 499 Crooks
Engine 495
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 10:50 PM with caboose for Sargent
Extra 497 depart Mears Jct 10:25 PM, west bound for Marshall Pass with caboose
Arrive Marshall Pass 11:25 PM, 1 hour 35 minutes turn, making up train and inspection
Extra 497 east depart Marshall Pass 1:00 AM with 38 loads 1 empty
Shirley 1 hour 25 minutes pony trucks derailed engine 497 ½ mile west of MP 229, trucks rerailed 3:30 AM
Mears Jct 25 minutes set out and pick up
Depart Mears Jct 4:10 AM with 38 loads 1 empty
Arrive Salida 5:30 AM
GUNNISON
Baldwin branch with engine 268
Conductor Collett
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 7:55 AM with 15 empties
Castleton 10 minutes switching
Arrive Baldwin 10:00 AM, 20 minutes switch mines
Depart Baldwin 10:20 AM
Arrive Gunnison 12:01 PM with 12 loads 1 empty
MONTROSE
Ouray branch with engine 463
Conductor Dean
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 10:30 AM with 9 loads 17 empties
4 coal Telluride
2 coal Rico
2 coal Opher
1 mdse
16 empty box Ridgway
Arrive Ridgway 12:20 PM, 25 minutes switching
Depart Ridgway 12:45 PM with 12 loads 1 empty
Arrive Montrose 2:20 PM
Gunnison switch engine 340 with foreman Winters engineer H Gates
Durango switch engine 315 with foreman Rowe engineer House
Crested Butte branch, Silverton branch and Farmington branch no activity
Jimmy
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/22/2010 05:16PM by Jimmy Blouch.
