Saturday February 24 1945
ALAMOSA
Cumbres no new snow, 60” on ground
No. 115 with engine 473
Conductor Hurley
Engineer Coughlin (to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:22 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 Moore
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 5:00 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:03 PM
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM
Chama extra 484 west, light engine
Engineer Dieckman
Depart Chama 10:05 AM
Meet with No. 116 not shown
Arrive Durango 3:40 PM
Chama extra 488 west
Conductor Murray
Engineer Johnson
Depart Chama 11:30 AM with 11 loads 36 empties
Willow Creek 5 minutes pick up
Monero 30 minutes mdse, coal and switching
Lumberton 30 minutes mdse and switching
Dulce 25 minutes mdse and No. 116
Gato 35 minutes lunch and switching
Allison 5 minutes pick up
Ignacio 10 minutes set out
Oxford 5 minutes pick up
Arrive Durango 9:00 PM with 11 loads 33 empties
SALIDA
Marshall Pass no new snow, 60” on ground
Salida extra 491 west with helper engine 496, valley line
Conductor Straitiff
Engine 491 W Wilson
Engine 496 C Wilson
Depart Salida 8:55 AM with 4 loads 18 empties
Caboose
1 deadhead caboose Alamosa shop
16 empty box Moffat
4 loads cinders
Triple Mears Jct to Poncha Pass
Engine 496 return light to Salida at 2:00 PM
Extra 491 west depart Poncha Pass 1:05 PM
MP 231 - 233 unload 4 cars cinders
Vila Grove 10 minutes water
Moffat 20 minutes set out and pick up
Hooper 15 minutes set out and pick up
Arrive Alamosa 7:25 PM with 19 loads 4 empties
Gunnison extra 497 east with helper engine 493, at Sargent trade 493 for 499, add engine 499 as helper Sargent
Conductor Carlin
Engine 497 Cullinan
Engine 493 Veo (to Sargent)
Engine 499 Veo (Sargent to Salida)
Engine 493 Crooks (Sargent helper to Marshall Pass)
Depart Gunnison 11:25 AM with 59 loads 1 empty
Arrive Sargent 1:45 PM, 1 hour set out, eat, (trade engines)
Depart Sargent 2:45 PM with 18 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 4:10 PM
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 4:15 PM light for Sargent
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass 4:30 PM light for Salida
Extra 497 east depart Marshall Pass 5:10 PM with 38 loads 1 empty
Arrive Salida 7:45 PM with 38 loads 1 empty
2 Sargent hill turns with engines 495 and 493
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 495 Frantz
Engine 493 Crooks
1st turn depart Sargent 6:15 PM with 11 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 7:40 PM
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 7:45 PM light for Sargent
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 7:50 PM with caboose for Sargent
2nd turn depart Sargent 9:20 PM with 11 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 10:45 PM
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 11:00 PM light for Sargent
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 11:05 PM light for Sargent
(Moved 22 CF&I coal to Marshall Pass)
GUNNISON
Baldwin branch with engine 278
Conductor Collett
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 9:35 AM with 15 empties
Arrive Baldwin 11:15 AM, 15 minutes switching mines
Depart Baldwin 11:30 AM
Arrive Gunnison 1:10 PM with 15 loads 1 empty
Depart Gunnison 2:05 PM with 15 empties
Castleton 5 minutes switching
Arrive Baldwin 3:45 PM, 5 minutes switching
Depart Baldwin 3:50 PM
Arrive Gunnison 5:30 PM with 3 loads 1 empty
DURANGO
Silverton branch with engine 453 (train No. 461 west bound, No. 462 east bound)
Conductor Knight
Engineer Peterson
Depart Durango 9:15 AM with 3 loads 3 empties
Hermosa 5 minutes set out
Tacoma 20 minutes pick up empty box, delayed account car had 2 wheels derailed account ice when set out
25 minutes account rocks on track
Arrive Silverton 1:25 PM with 3 loads 2 empties, 20 minutes eat, 1 hour 10 minutes switching
Depart Silverton 2:55 PM with 8 loads 1 empty
6 concentrates
1 mdse Durango
Coach 212
Caboose
Arrive Durango 6:30 PM
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
Crested Butte branch and Farmington branch no activity
Jimmy
