Friday March 16 1945
ALAMOSA
Cumbres 18” new snow, 75” on ground
4:00 AM raging blizzard, 8 - 10 foot drifts, as far as can see. Very strong west wind all night, at least 1 ½ feet new snow…do not run any trains
Osier 8:00 AM very strong wind 10:00 PM 3/15 to 2:00 AM 3/16, 60 mph at least
Chama 4” new snow
No trains between Antonito and Chama
No. 115 with engine 478, Antonito stub
Conductor Moore
Engineer Coughlin
Depart Alamosa 11:00 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Antonito 12:10 PM
Depart Antonito 7:25 PM as No. 116
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM
No. 116 with engine 476, Chama stub
Conductor Roberts
Engineer Katschenthaler (to Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:15 PM as No. 115, engineer Brice
Arrive Durango 9:00 PM
Durango extra east with engines 487 and 481
Conductor Bruce
Engine 487 Johnson
Engine 481 Connor
Depart Durango 1:45 PM with 34 loads 2 empties
Ignacio 10 minutes mdse
Tiffany 5 minutes mdse
Allison 5 minutes mdse
Arboles 10 minutes mdse
Carracas 20 minutes eat and No. 115
Gato 10 minutes mdse
Dulce 5 minutes set out
Lumberton 15 minutes mdse
Monero 35 minutes mdse, coal & water
Arrive Chama 11:59 PM with 35 loads 3 empties
SALIDA
Marshall Pass 7” new snow, 30” on ground
Sargent 2” new snow
2 Sargent hill turns with engines 497 and 493
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 497 Crooks
Engine 493 Fitzsimmons
1st turn depart Sargent 11:30 AM with 10 loads 1 empty, flanger, (number not shown)
Arrive Marshall Pass 1:00 PM
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 1:25 PM light for Sargent
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 1:30 PM with caboose and flanger for Sargent
2nd turn depart Sargent 3:20 PM with 10 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 4:35 PM
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 4:45 PM light for Sargent
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 4:50 PM with caboose for Sargent
Salida extra 499 west with helper engines 495 and 496
Conductor Carlin
Engine 499 W Wilson
Engine 495 Cullinan
Engine 496 C Wilson
Depart Salida 2:30 PM with 5 loads 50 empties
MP 217 20 minutes unloading 3 cars company cinders
Poncha Jct 5 minutes set out 3 empty dumps
Arrive Marshall Pass 5:30 PM with 2 loads 50 empties
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 5:40 PM light for Gunnison
Engine 496 depart Marshall Pass 5:55 PM light for Salida
Extra 499 west depart Marshall Pass 5:55 PM with 2 loads 50 empties
Sargent 10 minutes set out 2 gons, pick up 2 dumps
Parlin 5 minutes unloading company mdse
Arrive Gunnison 8:50 PM with 2 loads 50 empties
GUNNISON
Crested Butte branch with engine 498
Conductor Collett
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 11:35 AM with 3 loads 45 empties, flanger (number not shown)
Arrive Crested Butte 1:25 PM
Depart Crested Butte 3:55 PM with 48 loads 4 empties, flanger
Arrive Gunnison 5:25 PM
MONTROSE
Ouray branch with engine 345
Conductor Hynes
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 11:00 AM with 3 loads 14 empties
3 coal Ouray
13 empty box
Arrive Ridgway 1:10 PM, 10 minutes switching
Depart Ridgway 1:20 PM with 3 loads 1 empty
Arrive Ouray 2:00 PM, 40 minutes switching and turn
Depart Ouray 2:40 PM with 4 loads 1 empty
Arrive Montrose 4:55 PM with 4 loads 1 empty
Gunnison switch engine 340 with foreman Winters engineer H Gates
Durango switch engine 315 with foreman Rowe engineer House
Baldwin branch (mine still broke down), Silverton branch and Farmington branch no activity
Alamosa switch engine 932 foreman Adkins engineer Riley (day shift)
Alamosa switch engine 932 foreman Lynch engineer Todd (night shift)
Creede branch with engine 1007 conductor Timmons engineer Kearns
Jimmy
