Saturday May 28 1949
ALAMOSA
La Veta Pass:
Work extra 1167 work between Alamosa and Ft Garland
Standard gauge train No. 115 with engine 3403
Conductor Ashbrook
Engineer Caldwell
Arrive Alamosa 4:45 AM with 7 cars
Standard gauge train No. 116 with engine
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Conductor Ashbrook
Engineer Caldwell
Depart Alamosa 9:40 PM with 7 cars
No. 215 with engine 476
Conductor Morgan
Engineer Holly (to Chama)
Engineer Dieckman (from Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 4 cars
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167
310
Durango
Arrive Cumbres 10:23 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:26 AM
Arrive Chama 11:10 PM
Depart Chama 11:15 AM
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM with 4 cars
No. 216 with engine 478
Conductor Edmisten
Engineer J Connors (to Chama)
Engineer Holly (from Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 4 cars
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169
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Chama
Monero annunciator 3:10 PM
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:05 PM
Arrive Cumbres 5:02 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:05 PM
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM with 4 cars
Chama extra 487 east with helper engine 485, 485 stay on to Alamosa
Conductor Bryan
Engine 487 Donaldson
Engine 485 Dalla
Depart Chama 3:10 with 10 loads 5 empties
Arrive Cumbres 5:30 AM, 25 minutes water, pick up and air test
Depart Cumbres 5:55 AM with 37 loads 6 empties
Big Horn 5 minutes inspection
Lava 10 minutes meet No. 215
Antonito 1 hour eat and pick up
La Jara 15 minutes pick up
Arrive Alamosa 11:30 AM with 39 loads 8 empties
Chama extra 480-488 west, Lumberton turn
Conductor Bruce
Engine 480 Buchanan
Engine 488 Connors
Depart Chama 6:00 PM with 1 load 16 empties
11 empty single decks
4 empty dumps
1 water
Caboose
Willow Creek 10 minutes switching
Azotea 5 minutes set out
Monero 10 minutes set out
Arrive Lumberton 7:35 PM with 1 load 1 empty, 35 minutes set out, turn and switching
Extra 480-488 east depart Lumberton 8:10 PM with 21 loads 2 empties
Monero 50 minutes switching, pick up
Mile post 451 20 minutes hot box RG 709, no packing
Arrive Chama 11:25 PM with 39 loads 2 empties
SALIDA
Salida extra 492 west, Monarch branch
Conductor D Young
Engineer W Wilson
Depart Salida 8:50 AM with 29 empties
Made 2 trips Maysville to Monarch
Extra 492 east depart Monarch 2:25 PM, 2nd time, consist not shown
Arrive Salida 5:55 PM with 45 loads 1 empty
GUNNISON
Extra 361 west, Cerro Summit turn
Conductor Anderson
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 7:00 AM with dead engine 454, 8 empties
Dead engine 454
7 empty double decks
Caboose
Arrive Cerro Summit 11:00 AM, 15 minutes set out, turn
Extra 361 east depart Cerro Summit 11:15 AM
Arrive Cimarron 11:45 AM, 15 minutes switching (and turn)
Extra 361 west depart Cimarron 12:00 PM, consist not shown
Arrive Cerro Summit 1:00 PM, 15 minutes set out, turn and pick up
Extra 361 east depart Cerro Summit 1:15 PM, consist not shown
Arrive Cimarron 1:45 PM, 1 hour loading ties, 50 minutes rerail RG 2287
Depart Cimarron 4:10 PM
Sapinero 35 minutes switching
Arrive Gunnison 8:10 PM with 8 loads 15 empties
MONTROSE
Work extra 456 east, Cerro Summit turn
Conductor Trevarthen
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 7:45 AM with 9 loads 15 empties
7 sheep Gunnison
2 loads Sapinero
14 empty gons Gunnison
Caboose
Portal 2 hours 25 minutes doubling to Cerro Summit
Arrive Cerro Summit 12:10 PM, 2nd time, 40 minutes wait for extra 361 west, 10 minutes inspection
Extra 456 west depart Cerro Summit 1:00 PM, consist not shown
Cedar Creek 10 minutes pick up
Arrive Montrose 2:05 PM with 8 loads 8 empties
1 gas Telluride
7 coal Montrose
DURANGO
Train No. 461 and No. 462 with engine 473
Conductor Knight
Engineer Schock
No. 461 depart Durango 9:40 AM with 7 loads 6 empties
1 machinery Tacoma
5 empty box Silverton
3 Steel balls Silverton
1 coal Silverton
1 merchandise Way
Coach (Combine) 212)
Caboose
Hermosa 5 minutes pick up car pipe for Tacoma
Rockwood 10 minutes merchandise
Tacoma 25 minutes merchandise and switching
Mile Post 474 10 minutes merchandise
Arrive Silverton 2:15 PM, 25 minutes eat, 55 minutes switching
No. 462 depart Silverton 3:35 PM consist not shown
Tacoma 10 minutes pick up
Arrive Durango 7:20 PM with 7 loads 7 empties
Durango switch engine 453 foreman Rowe engineer House, worked overtime to switch San Juan equipment
Jimmy
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/06/2018 05:12PM by Jimmy Blouch.
