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Alamosa March 7 1945

March 07, 2010 12:55PM
Wednesday March 7 1945

ALAMOSA

Cumbres no new snow, 105” on ground

No. 115 with engine 473
Conductor Moore
Engineer Baskett (to Chama)
Engineer Marsh dead head to Chama to displace Turney on rotary

Depart Alamosa 7:15 AM with 6 cars, delayed 15 minutes transfer
Arrive Cumbres 10:27 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:30 AM
Cresco to Chama 18 minutes running behind rotary to Chama (rotary of Mar 6)
Arrive Chama 11:43 AM, engine 473 off
Depart Chama 11:48 AM engine 476 engineer Katschenthaler
Depart Gato 1:48 PM
Arrive Durango 4:30 PM

No. 116 with engine 478
Conductor Roberts
Engineer Brice (to Chama)
Swing man McLean

Depart Durango 11:25 AM with 6 cars
Arrive Gato 2:11 PM
Arrive Chama 4:15 PM., engine 478 off
Depart Chama 4:20 PM engine 473 engineer Baskett
Arrive Cumbres 5:30 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:32 PM
Arrive Alamosa 8:35 PM

Alamosa extra 482 west with helper engine 485
Conductor Wilson
Engine 482 Shumaker
Engine 485 Hurley

Depart Alamosa 7:20 AM with 14 loads 5 empties
La Jara 25 minutes set out and switching
Arrive Antonito 9:05 AM, 1 hour 15 minutes coal & water, switching and pick up
Depart Antonito 10:20 AM with 14 loads 46 empties
Sublette 25 minutes water and eat
Arrive Cumbres 2:55 PM with 14 loads 46 empties
Engine 485 depart Cumbres 3:15 PM light for Chama (meet No. 116 Lobato arrive Chama 4:50 PM)
Extra 482 west depart Cumbres 3:25 PM with 14 loads 16 empties
Lobato 15 minutes No. 116
Arrive Chama 4:55 PM

Durango extra 488 east
Conductor Knight
Engineer Houck

Depart Durango 1:45 PM with 17 loads 1 empty
Oxford 20 minutes No. 115
Ignacio 10 minutes set out and switching
Allison 5 minutes mdse
Arboles 5 minutes mdse
Gato 55 minutes eat and work on engine 488
Dulce 5 minutes mdse
Monero 30 minutes mdse, coal & water
Arrive Chama 11:20 PM with 19 loads 1 empty

Chama extra 487 east, rotary OM
Conductor Asbrook
Engine 487 Hall
Rotary OM engineer Marsh, pilot Holly

Depart Chama 10:40 PM
Coxo 30 minutes clean out siding
Arrive Cumbres 1:00 AM, 40 minutes clean out side track, take water
Depart Cumbres 1:40 AM
Los Pinos 20 minutes clean out side track
Osier 40 minutes clean side track and eat
Toltec 15 minutes clean side track
Arrive Antonito 6:50 AM, 15 minutes put wings in on rotary
Arrive Romeo 7:30 AM, 25 minutes meet No. 115 (Mar 8)
Arrive Alamosa 9:10 AM

SALIDA

Marshall Pass no operator

2 Sargent hill turns with engines 497 and 493
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 497 Frantz
Engine 495 Rogers

1st turn depart Sargent 12:20 PM with 11 loads 1 empty, flanger (number not shown)
Arrive Marshall Pass 1:40 PM
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 2:00 PM light for Sargent
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 2:05 PM with caboose and flanger for Sargent

2nd turn depart Sargent 3:55 PM with 12 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 5:20 PM
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 5:25 PM light for Sargent
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 5:30 PM with caboose for Sargent

Salida extra 499 west with helper engines 491 and 495
Conductor Young
Engine 499 W Wilson
Engine 491 Cullinan
Engine 495 C Wilson

Depart Salida 5:25 PM with 2 loads 50 empties
Caboose
35 empty coals
3 empty box Doyle
10 empty box Crookton
2 sheep Doyle
Arrive Marshall Pass 8:00 PM
Engine 491 depart Marshall Pass 8:05 PM light for Gunnison
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 8:25 PM light for Salida
Extra 499 west depart Marshall Pass 8:25 PM with 2 loads 50 empties
Arrive Gunnison 11:59 PM with 37 empties
(Conductor report information not available)

GUNNISON

Crested Butte branch with engine 498
Conductor Collett
Engineer Braswell

Depart Gunnison 12:40 PM with 41 empties, flanger (number not shown)
Arrive Crested Butte 1:25 PM
Depart Crested Butte 3:50 PM with 40 loads 1 empty and flanger
Arrive Gunnison 5:30 PM

MONTROSE

Ouray branch with engine 345
Conductor Gribben
Engineer Price

Depart Montrose 11:00 AM with 5 loads 7 empties
3 coal Ouray
2 salt Durango
6 empty box
Arrive Ridgway 1:05 PM 10 minutes set out
Depart Ridgway 1:15 PM with 3 loads 1 empty
Arrive Ouray 2:00 PM, 40 minutes switching
Depart Ouray 2:40 PM with 2 loads 1 empty
Ridgway times not shown
Arrive Montrose 4:50 PM with 9 loads 6 empties

DURANGO

Farmington branch with engine 452
Conductor Murray
Engineer Dieckman

Depart Durango 9:30 AM with 7 loads 15 empties
Carbon Jct 5 minutes set out
Bondad 10 minutes pick up
Bondad section house 5 minutes fill cistern
Cedar Hill 10 minutes set out
MP 475 30 minutes unload cinders
Aztec 5 minutes filling cistern
Refinery 25 minutes switching
Arrive Farmington 1:55 PM, 1 hour 25 minutes lunch and switching
Depart Farmington 3:20 PM with 6 loads 2 empties
2 oil Alamosa
1 gas Ignacio
2 gas Durango
1 gas Aztec
Refinery 10 minutes switching
Aztec 10 minutes switching
Cedar Hill pick up
MP 455 ½ 20 minutes unloading drag line
Arrive Durango 7:45 PM with 6 loads 8 empties

Gunnison switch engine 340 with foreman Winters engineer H Gates

Durango switch engine 315 with foreman Rowe engineer House

Baldwin branch and Silverton branch no activity

Jimmy
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