Tuesday March 13 1945
ALAMOSA
Cumbres no new snow, 60” on ground
No. 115 with engine 476
Conductor Moore
Engineer Baskett (to Chama)
Depart Durango 7:00 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:19 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:22 AM
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM
Depart Chama 11:15 AM (engineer Katschenthaler)
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM
No. 116 with engine 478
Conductor Roberts
Engineer Brice (to Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:05 PM (engineer Baskett)
Arrive Cumbres 5:07 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:10 PM
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM
1st Chama Cumbres turn with engines 484 and 481
Conductor Wilson
Engine 484 Tozer
Engine 481 Marsh
Depart Chama 11:15 AM with 11 loads 4 empties
Arrive Cumbres 1:10 PM (appears to be in error)
Engine 484 depart Cumbres 1:10 PM with caboose for Chama
Engine 481 depart Cumbres 1:15 PM light for Chama
2nd Chama Cumbres turn with engines 487 and 482
Conductor Wilson
Engine 487 Tozer
Engine 482 Marsh
Depart Chama 3:10 PM with 12 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 4:45 PM
Meet No. 116
Engine 487 depart Cumbres 5:10 PM with caboose for Chama
Engine 482 depart Cumbres 5:15 PM light for Chama
Durango extra east with engines 485 and 488
Conductor Bruce
Engine 485 Squires
Engine488 J R Connor
Depart Durango 4:05 PM with 35 loads 1 empty (includes 10 cars cattle loaded Durango)
Ignacio 15 minutes pick up
Gato 20 minutes mdse, eat and water
Dulce 15 minutes mdse
Monero 40 minutes coal & water, pick up
Arrive Chama 1:40 AM with 38 loads 2 empties
SALIDA
Marshall Pass no new snow, 34” on ground
1st Sargent hill turn with engines 497 and 493
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 497 Fitzsimmons
Engine 493 Crooks
Depart Sargent 11:40 AM with 11 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 1:00 PM
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 1:10 PM light for Sargent
Engine 947 depart Marshall Pass 1:15 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 1:20 PM with 41 loads 1 empty (all loads CF&I coal)
Crookton 10 minutes pick up 6 cars hay
Arrive Sargent 3:15 PM, 30 minutes coal & water, set out 32 loads
2nd Sargent hill turn with engines 497 and 493
Same crew as 1st turn
Depart Sargent 3:25 PM with 12 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 4:40 PM
Extra 499 east with helper 491 depart Sargent 3:45 PM with 15 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 5:10 PM
Engine 493 (from hill turn) depart Marshall Pass 5:10 PM light for Sargent
Engine 497 (from hill turn) depart Marshall Pass 5:15 PM with caboose for Sargent
Engine 491 (from extra east) depart Marshall Pass 5:15 PM light for Salida
Extra 499 east depart Marshall Pass 5:55 PM with 42 loads 1 empty
Mears Jct 5 minutes set out 4 valley loads
Poncha Jct 10 minutes pick up 3 empty dumps
Arrive Salida 8:25 PM with 38 loads 4 empties
MONTROSE
Ouray branch with engine 345
Conductor Gribben
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 10:20 AM with 9 loads 1 empty
5 coal Ouray
1 explosives Rico
3 coal Telluride
Arrive Ridgway 12:30 PM, 10 minutes switching
Depart Ridgway 12:40 PM with 5 loads 1 empty
Arrive Ouray 1:30 PM, 45 minutes switching
Depart Ouray 2:15 PM with 2 loads 5 empties
Arrive Ridgway 2:55 PM
Depart Ridgway 3:00 PM with 8 loads 13 empties
Colona 15 minutes hot box RG 3628
Arrive Montrose 5:05 PM
DURANGO
Silverton branch with engine 453 (train No. 461 west bound, No. 462 east bound)
Conductor Knight
Engineer Dieckman
Depart Durango 9:15 AM with 7 loads 1 empty
Tefft 5 minutes merchandise
Delayed 40 minutes account rock on track
Arrive Silverton 1:25 PM, 25 minutes lunch, 1 hour 5 minutes switching
Depart Silverton 2:55 PM with 5 loads 5 empties
4 concentrates Leadville
Coach
4 empty coals
Caboose
Arrive Durango 6:35 PM
Gunnison switch engine 340 with foreman Winters engineer H Gates
Durango switch engine 315 with foreman Rowe engineer House
Crested Butte branch, Baldwin branch and Farmington branch no activity
Jimmy
