Monday March 12 1945
ALAMOSA
Cumbres no new snow, 70” on ground
No. 115 with engine 482
Conductor Roberts
Engineer Coughlin (to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 6 cars
Antonito set out empty coach 284
Arrive Cumbres 10:17 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:20 AM
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM engine 482 off
Depart Chama 11:15 AM engine 478 engineer Brice
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM
No. 116 with engine 476
Conductor Hines
Engineer Katschenthaler (to Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:05 PM (engineer Coughlin)
Arrive Cumbres 5:00 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:02 PM
Antonito pick up coach 284 with 27 selectees
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM
Alamosa extra 483 west with helper engine 487
Conductor Wilson
Engine 483 Marsh
Engine 487 Tozer
Depart Alamosa 3:00 PM with 20 loads 27 empties
Henry 5 minutes set out
Estrella 15 minutes set out and spot
La Jara 35 minutes set out and switching
Romeo 20 minutes set out and spot
Arrive Antontio 5:30 PM, 2 hours coal & water, switching, meet No. 116
Sublette 10 minutes water
Arrive Cumbres 11:10 PM with 13 loads 37 empties
Engine 487 depart Cumbres 11:15 PM light for Chama
Extra 483 west depart Cumbres 11:30 PM with 13 loads 37 empties
Arrive Chama 12:45 AM
SALIDA
Marshall Pass no new snow, 40” on ground
2 Sargent hill turns with engines 497 and 493
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 497 Fitzsimmons
Engine 493 Crooks
1st turn depart Sargent 12:15 PM with 12 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass1:40 PM
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 1:55 PM light for Sargent
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 2:00 PM with caboose for Sargent
2nd turn depart Sargent 3:55 PM with 12 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 5:15 PM
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 5:20 PM light for Sargent
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 5:25 PM with caboose for Sargent
Salida extra 499 west with helper engines 491 and 496
Conductor Carlin
Engine 499 C Wilson
Engine 491 W Wilson
Engine 496 Cullinan
Deadhead conductor Young and crew to Marshall Pass, take loads Marshall Pass to Salida
Depart Salida 1:55 PM with 3 loads 57 empties
MP 217 25 minutes unload 3 cars cinders
Poncha Jct 5 minutes set out 3 empty dumps
Shirley 20 minutes brass turned over RG 1848 empty gon, rebrasssed it
Arrive Marshall Pass 6:00 PM with 57 empties, set out dead head caboose
Engine 496 off, prepare for eastbound to Salida
Engine 491 depart Marshall Pass 6:05 PM light for Gunnison
Extra 499 west depart Marshall Pass 6:20 PM with 56 empties
Sargent 20 minutes set out and pick up
Doyle 15 minutes set out and pick up
Arrive Gunnison 9:35 PM with 54 empties
Marshall Pass extra 496 east
Conductor Young
Engineer Cullinan
Depart Marshall Pass 7:40 PM with 38 loads 1 empty
Arrive Salida 10:20 PM with 38 loads 1 empty
GUNNISON
Crested Butte branch with engine 498
Conductor Collett
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 11:30 AM with 41 empties
Arrive Crested Butte 1:20 PM
Depart Crested Butte 3:50 PM with 40 loads 1 empty
Arrive Gunnison 5:30 PM
MONTROSE
Extra 456 east, Cerro Summit turn
Conductor Gribben
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 9:45 AM with 1 load 7 empties, flanger (number not shown)
Lajune 10 minutes switching
MP 336 20 minutes flanging to Cerro Summit
Arrive Cerro Summit 11:20 AM, 25 minutes switching
Depart Cerro Summit 11:45 AM
Arrive Montrose 1:10 PM with 13 loads 1 empty
Gunnison switch engine 340 with foreman Winters engineer H Gates
Durango switch engine 315 with foreman Rowe engineer House
Baldwin branch, Silverton branch and Farmington branch no activity
Jimmy