Thursday March 8 1945
ALAMOSA
Cumbres trace new snow, 100” on ground
No. 115 with engine 473
Conductor Curtis
Engineer Coughlin (to Chama)
Swing man McLean
Depart Alamosa 7:12 AM 6 cars (extra car was #320, dead head for equalization)
Cumbres times not shown
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM engine 473 off
Depart Chama 11:15 AM engine 478 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
Dulce 25 minutes account L-1 hot box on mail car 66
Monero 5 minutes extra 485 west
Arrive Chama 4:15 PM engine 476 off
Depart Chama 4:20 PM engine 473 engineer Coughlin
Arrive Cumbres 5:23 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:26 PM
Arrive Alamosa 8:35 PM
Chama extra 484 east with helper engines 483 and 489
Conductor Wilson
Engine 484 A S Johnson
Engine 483 Hurley
Engine 489 Shumaker
Depart Chama 3:35 AM with 16 loads 7 empties
MP 333 50 minutes double train to Cumbres, counter balances striking ice, Cumbres operator notifying section foreman Cumbres to investigate and correct
Arrive Cumbres 6:35 AM
Engine 483 depart Cumbres 6:45 AM light for Chama
Engine 489 depart Cumbres 6:50 AM light for Chama
Extra 484 east depart Cumbres 6:50 AM with 16 loads 7 empties
Big Horn 15 minutes for No. 115
Antonito 50 minutes water, pick up (includes 1 spuds 2 idlers) and eating
La Jara 40 minutes station switching and pick up
Estrella 5 minutes pick up
Arrive Alamosa 12:50 PM with 25 loads 9 empties
Chama extra 485 west
Conductor Knight
Engineer Houck
Depart Chama 12:45 PM with 13 loads 46 empties
Monero 50 minutes mdse and switching, 45” meet No. 116
Lumberton 15 minutes mdse and switching
Dulce 15 minutes mdse
Navajo 5 minutes mdse
Gato 25 minutes lunch and mdse
Arboles 5 minutes mdse
Allison 20 minutes mdse
La Boca 15 minutes water and pick up
Ignacio 10 minutes mdse and set out
Carbon Jct 15 minutes set out
Arrive Durango 11:35 PM with 7 loads 26 empties
SALIDA
Marshall Pass no new snow, 60” on ground
1st Sargent hill turn with engines 497 and 493
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 497 Frantz
Engine 493 Rogers
Depart Sargent 11:30 AM with 11 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 12:55 PM
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 1:01 PM light for Sargent
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 1:06 PM with caboose for Sargent
Gunnison extra 499 east with helper engine 491
Conductor Young
Engine 499 W Wilsonb
Engine 491 Cullinan
Depart Gunnison 12:25 PM with 39 loads 1 empty
Arrive Sargent, 30 minutes set out, coal & water, 15 minutes engine crew 491 eating
Depart Sargent 2:45 PM with 12 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 4:05 PM
2nd Sargent hill turn with engines 497 and 493
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 497 Frantz
Engine 493 Rogers
Depart Sargent 2:50 PM with 12 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 4:10 PM
Engine 491 (from extra east ) depart Marshall Pass 4:10 PM light for Salida
Engine 493 (from hill turn) depart Marshall Pass 4:30 PM light for Sargent
Engine 497 (from hill turn) depart Marshall Pass 4:35 PM with caboose for Sargent
Extra 499 east depart Marshall Pass 5:15 PM with 38 loads 1 empty
Mears Jct 10 minutes switching
Arrive Salida 7:20 PM with 34 loads 1 empty
Gunnison switch engine 340 with foreman Winters engineer H Gates
Montrose switch engine 456 with conductor Gribben engineer Price
Durango switch engine 315 with foreman Rowe engineer House
No other narrow gauge activity this date
Jimmy
