Alamosa March 4 1945

Sunday March 4 1945

ALAMOSA

Cumbres 13” new snow, 90” on ground
Cumbres reports from 9:00 AM through 2:50 PM show snowing hard, brisk south west wind, at 2:50 PM 6” new snow since 9:00 AM
Chama snowing all day, 4:45 PM 3” new snow

No. 115 with engine 473
Conductor Moore
Engineer Coughlin ( to Chama)

Depart Alamosa 7:12 AM, delay 12 minutes mail and express transfer
Osier - Cumbres 32 minutes heavy snow, blow up twice and take water at Los Pinos tank
Arrive Cumbres 11:05 AM
Depart Cumbres 11:08 AM
Arrive Chama 11:55 AM engine 473 off
Depart Chama 12:00 PM engine 478 engineer Dieckman
Willow Creek to Azotea 10 minutes horse on track
Lumberton 25 minutes hot box on mail car 66, cool and rebrass
Dulce 12 minutes call operator change meet with No. 116
Depart Dulce 1:57 PM
Arrive Durango 5:30 PM

No. 116 with engine 476
Conductor Skirvin
Engineer Connor

Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Gato 1:57 PM, (dispatcher called operator on duty at 1:55 PM, deliver orders to No.116)
Depart Gato 2:05 PM
Arrive Chama 4:20 PM engine 476 off

Alamosa extra 482 west, spreader
Conductor Ashbrook
Engineer A S Johnson

Called 7:00 AM, 20 minutes for engine, 1 hours 15 minutes fireman not called
Depart Alamosa 8:30 AM with flanger, spreader and 2 caboose, (numbers not shown)
Arrive Antonito 9:40 AM, 30 minutes wait for fireman to go eat
Depart Antonito 10:10 AM
Sublette set Jordan spreader out and flanged to Chama to come ahead of No. 116 Chama to Sublette
Arrive Chama 1:40 PM, 20 minutes turn flanger and tie up
Called Chama 3:40 PM, 40 minutes wait for No. 116
Depart Chama 4:20 PM
Arrive Cumbres 5:15 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:20 PM
Arrive Sublette 6:30 PM, pick up spreader, No. 116 by
Big Horn 15 minutes turn spreader
Arrive Alamosa 9:15 PM

No. 116 with engine 473 engineer Coughlin depart Chama 4:30 PM
Arrive Cumbres 5:28 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:30 PM
Sublette by extra 482 east
Arrive Alamosa 8:40 PM

SALIDA

Salida extra 497 west light engine, valley line
Engineer W Wilson

Depart Salida 10:15 AM light for Mineral Hot Springs

Alamosa extra 496 east
Conductor Young
Engineer Cullinan

Depart Alamosa 9:30 AM with 8 loads 7 empties
Hooper 25 minutes switching
Moffat 25 minutes switching and water
Mineral Hot Springs add helper engine 497
Villa Grove 55 minutes switching, water, shovel down coal and eat lunch
Double Round Hill to Poncha Pass
Engine 497 depart Poncha Pass light for Salida
Extra 496 east depart Poncha Pass 4:35 PM
Mears Jct 10 minutes switching
Arrive Salida 6:00 PM with (looks like 40 something loads and 1 empty)

No other narrow gauge activity this date

Jimmy



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/06/2010 05:27PM by Jimmy Blouch.