Thursday March 1 1945
ALAMOSA
Cumbres no new snow, 60” on ground
No. 115 with engine 476
Conductor Moore
Engineer Baskett (to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:21 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:24 AM
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM
Depart Chama 11:15 AM (engineer Katschenthaler)
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM
No. 116 with engine 482
Conductor Hines
Engineer V Cummins (to Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:20 PM (reason not shown, engineer Baskett)
Arrive Cumbres 5:07 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:10 PM
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM
Chama extra 484 west, Dulce turn
Conductor Murray
Engineer Johnson
Depart Chama 10:45 AM with caboose
Monero 15 minutes switching
Lumberton 30 minutes switching and No. 115
Arrive Dulce 12:45 PM, 15 minutes switching
Depart Dulce 1:00 PM, east bound, with 4 loads 6 empties
Arrive Lumberton 1:15 PM, 10 minutes pick up and cut in helper 489
Chama extra 489 west, light engine to Lumberton
Engineer Dieckman
Depart Chama 11:30 AM
Arrive Lumberton 12:50 PM
Extra 484 east with helper 489 depart Lumberton 1:25 PM
Monero 5 minutes water and pick up
Arrive Chama 3:15 PM with 25 loads 11 empties
Alamosa extra 488 west with helper engine 481
Conductor Roberts
Engine 488 A S Johnson
Engine 481 Holly
Depart Alamosa 3:25 PM with 9 loads 20 empties
La Jara 15 minutes pick up
Romeo 5 minutes pick up
Antonito 25 minutes coal & water
Big Horn 6:43 PM, apparently met No. 116 there, No. 116 Big Horn 6:35 PM
Sublette 20 minutes water and eat
Arrive Cumbres 9:00 PM with 9 loads 27 empties
Engine 481 depart Cumbres 9:00 PM light for Chama
Extra 488 west depart Cumbres 9:15 PM with 9 loads 27 empties
Arrive Chama 10:20 PM
Chama extra 487 west, light engine
Engineer Johnson
Depart Chama 4:40 PM
Arrive Durango 10:10 PM
Chama extra 484 west
Conductor Murray
Engineer Dieckman
Called 11:55 PM
Depart Chama 1:00 AM (Mar 2) with 9 loads 27 empties
Lumberton 10 minutes switching
Dulce 5 minutes mdse
Gato 20 minutes lunch and waer
Allison 10 minutes mdse
Florida 5 minutes set out
Arrive Durango 8:20 AM with 9 loads 15 empties
SALIDA
Marshall Pass no new snow, 50” on ground
1st Sargent turn with engines 495 and 493
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 495 Frantz
Engine 493 Rogers
Depart Sargent 1:45 PM with 12 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 3:00 PM
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 3:05 PM light for Sargent
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 3:10 PM with caboose for Sargent
Gunnison extra 497 east with helper engine 491
Conductor Young
Engine 497 W Wilson
Engine 491 Cullinan
Depart Gunnison 3:35 PM with 67 loads 1 empty (all loads coal with 17 destined for valley line)
Arrive Sargent 6:05 PM, 20 minutes double in, 15 minutes coal & water, 10 minutes eat
2nd Sargent hill turn with engines 495 and 493
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 495 Frantz
Engine 493 Rogers
Depart Sargent 6:25 PM with 12 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 7:45 PM
Extra 497 east with helper 491 depart Sargent 6:50 PM with 12 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 8:20 PM
Engine 493 (from hill turn) depart Marshall Pass 8:35 PM light for Sargent
Engine 495 (from hill turn) depart Marshall Pass 8:40 PM with caboose for Sargent
Engine 491 (from extra east) depart Marshall Pass 8:40 PM light for Salida
Extra 497 east depart Marshall Pass 9:10 PM with 38 loads 1 empty
Mears Jct 25 minutes switching
Arrive Salida 12:05 AM with 21 loads 1 empty
GUNNISON
Baldwin branch with engine 278
Conductor Collett
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 9:30 AM with 15 empties
Arrive Baldwin 11:05 AM, 25 minutes mines
Depart Baldwin 11:30 AM
Arrive Gunnison 1:20 PM with 13 loads 1 empty
Depart Gunnison 2:20 PM with 15 empties
Arrive Baldwin 4:00 PM, 20 minutes mines
Depart Baldwin 4:20 PM
Arrive Gunnison 6:10 PM with 5 loads 1 empty
MONTROSE
Extra 463 extra east, Cedar Creek turn, get spuds Lajune
Conductor Mahoney
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 10:15 AM with caboose
Arrive Cedar Creek 10:50 AM, 5 minutes turn
Depart Cedar Creek 10:55 AM
(Lajune times not shown)
Arrive Montrose 11:35 AM with 2 loads 1 empty
(the rest of the day between 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM switched Montrose)
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
