Saturday March 10 1945
ALAMOSA
Cumbres no new snow, 85” on ground
No. 115 with engine 478
Conductor Moore
Engineer Coughlin (to Chama)
Swing man Frank Cox Alamosa to Chama extra coach 284
Depart Alamosa 7:24 AM with 6 cars, 20 minutes transfer
Sublette 10 minutes take siding meet extra 482 east
Arrive Cumbres 10:55 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:57 AM
Arrive Chama 11:39 AM, 15 minutes station work, set out #284
(reason for extra coach, overflow)
Depart Chama 11:50 AM with 5 cars (engineer Brice)
Delayed 15 minutes at Bridge 379.59 by cattle on track
Arrive Gato 2:10 PM
Depart Gato 2:17 PM
Arrive Durango 4:45 PM
No. 116 with engine 476
Conductor Roberts
Engineer Katschenthaler (to Chama)
Arrive Gato 1:50 PM
Depart Gat 2:10 PM
Arrive Chama 4:13 PM
Depart Chama 4:20 PM with 6 cars (engineer Coughlin) pick up coach 284
Arrive Cumbres 5:12 PM
Depart Cumbjres 5:15 PM
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM
Chama extra 482 east with helper engines 483 and 490
Conductor Ashbrook
Engine 482 Marsh
Engine 483 Hurley
Engine 490 Shumaker
Depart Chama 5:40 AM with 20 loads 1 empty (includes stock from extra east of Mar 9)
Arrive Cumbres 7:30 AM
Engine 483 depart Cumbres 7:40 AM light for Alamosa
Engine 490 depart Cumbres 7:45 AM light for Alamosa
Extra 482 east depart Cumbres 7:50 AM with 36 loads 11 empties
Sublette 20 minutes No. 115 (My guess is light engines 483 and 490 met No. 115 at Sublette also)
Engine 483 Big Horn 9:50 AM Alamosa 11:50 AM
Engine 490 Big Horn 9:55 AM Alamosa 11:55 AM
Extra 482 east Big Horn 9:59 AM
Antonito 55 minutes pick up and eat
La Jara 30 minutes pick up and switching
Arrive Alamosa 2:05 PM with 43 loads 14 empties
Extra 489 east, snow work
Conductor Wilson
Engineer Holly
Depart Chama 8:45 AM with spreader, flanger, 2 caboose (numbers not shown)
Arrive Cumbres 9:55 AM, 1 hour spread snow (meet No. 115)
Depart Cumbres 10:55 AM, to 6:40 PM spread snow Cumbres to Rock tunnel
Arrive Alamosa 9:45 PM
Chama extra 485 west, light engine
Engineer Dieckman
Depart Chama 10:10 AM
Meet with No. 116 not shown
Arrive Durango 3:35 PM
Chama extra 488 west\
Conductor Knight
Engineer Houck
Depart Chama 12:01PM with 14 loads 30 empties
Monero 40 minutes switching and water cistern
Lumberton 15 minutes water cistern and switching
Dulce 30 minutes meet No. 116
Gato 30 minutes lunch and mdse
Ignacio 5 minutes pick up
Florida 10 minutes set out
Arrive Durango 9:20 PM with 13 loads 24 empties
SALIDA
Marshall Pass no new snow, 52”on ground
2 Sargent hill turns with engines 497 and 493
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 497 Frantz
Engine 493 Rogers
1st turn depart Sargent 11:05 AM with 12 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 12:30 PM
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass12:35 PM light for Sargent
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 12:40 PM with caboose for Sargent
Gunnison extra 499 east with helper engine 491
Conductor Carlin
Engine 499 C Wilson
Engine 491 W Wilson
Depart Gunnison 11:50 AM with 49 loads 1 empty
Crookton 10 minutes pick up 4 cars hay
Arrive Sargent 1:45 PM, 15 minutes set out, 15 minutes coal & water
Depart Sargnet 2:15 PM with 14 loads 3 empties
Arrive Marshall Pass 3:25 PM
2nd turn depart Sargent 2:20 PM with 12 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 3:35 PM
Engine 493 (from hill turn) depart Marshall Pass 3:40 PM light for Sargent
Engine 497 (from hill turn) depart Marshall Pass 3:50 PM light for Sargent
Engine 491 (from extra east) depart Marshall Pass 4:00 PM light for Salida
Extra 499 east depart Marshall Pass 4:25 PM with 40 loads 1 empty
Poncha Jct 5 minutes pick up 6 empty dumpls
Arrive Salida 6:50 PM with 40 loads 7 empties
(handled one passenger Marshall Pass to Salida)
Salida extra 495 west, valley line
Conductor Young
Engineer Cullinan
Depart Salida 2:15 PM with 7 loads 1 empty
MP 221 hot box on RG 715
Double Mears Jct to Poncha Pass
Depart Poncha Pass 5:00 PM
MP 238 25 minutes unload 4 cars cinders
Villa Grove 25 minutes switching, water, and eat
Moffat 20 minutes switching
Hooper 25 minutes switching
Arrive Alamosa 10:30 PM
MONTROSE
Extra 456 east, Cedar Creek turn, to get spuds at Lajune
Conductor Gribben
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 9:50 AM with 3 empties
Arrive Cedar Creek 10:05 AM, 5 minutes turn engine
Depart Cedar Creek 10:10 AM
Arrive Lajune 10:15 AM, 10 minutes switching
Depart Lajune 10:25 AM
Arrive Montrose 11:00 AM with 2 loads 1 empty
(was also the Montrose switcher 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM)
DURANGO
Silverton branch with engine 453 (train No. 461 west bound, No. 462 east bound)
Conductor C G Murray
Engineer Connor
Depart Durango 9:15 AM with 4 loads 4 empties
1 mdse Silverton
2 coal Silverton
4 empty ore box
Coach 212
Caboose
MP 492 ½ found slide 59 feet long about 15 feet deep, 3 hours 55 minutes clearing out slide
Arrive Silverton 4:50 PM, 1 hour 5 minutes switching
Depart Silverton 5:55 PM
MP 492 ½ found another slide, 90 to 100 feet long, 18 to 20 feet deep, with water over rail 3 to 6 inches, drained track and returned to Silverton and tied up.
Gunnison switch engine 340 with foreman Winters engineer H Gates
Durango switch engine 315 with foreman Rowe engineer House
Baldwin branch, Crested Butte branch and Farmington branch no activity
Jimmy
