Sunday March 18 1945
ALAMOSA
Cumbres 10” new snow, 90” on ground
“5:00 AM Cumbres: Cloudy, very light south west wind, 1 foot to 2 ½ feet drifts, no wind to speak of during night, not drifting, 25 degrees, No. 115 can make it with big engine.”
No. 115 with engine 483
Conductor Moore
Engineer Coughlin (to Chama)
Engineer Stephens and fireman J T(?) Johnson deadhead Alamosa to Chama, make 3 engine for Cumbres turn
Depart Alamosa 7:35 AM with 5 cars (35 minutes transfer, SG No. 115 arrived 5:30 AM)
Arrive Cumbres 10:55 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:58 AM
Arrive Chama 11:42 AM engine 483 off
Depart Chama 11:47 AM engine 473 engineer Brice
Arrive Durango 4:15 PM
Chama extra east with engines 484 and 489, rotary OM
Conductor Wilson
Engine 484 Tozer
Engine 489 Shumaker
Rotary OM engineer Nissen, pilot Holly
Depart Chama 8:05 AM
Arrive Cumbres 10:15 AM, 1 hour plow out sidings and meet No. 115
Engine 489 depart Cumbres 11:35 AM light for Chama
Extra 484 east depart Cumbres 11:15 AM, plow out all sidings between Chama and Antonito
Arrive Antonito 5:05 PM, 15 minutes water and taking in wings on rotary
Arrive Alamosa 6:45 PM
No. 116 with engine 476
Conductor Hines
Engineer Katschenthaler (to Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 7 cars
Arrive Chama 4:15 PM engine 476 off
Depart Chama 4:20 PM engine 483 engineer Coughlin
Arrive Cumbres 5:10 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:27 PM (reason not shown)
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM
2 Chama Cumbres turns with engines 487, 482, and 488
Conductor Curtis
Engine 487 Oberrich
Engine 482 Stephens
Engine 488 Shumaker
1st turn depart Chama 4:30 PM with 17 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 6:25 PM
Engine 487 depart Cumbres 6:35 PM with caboose for Chama
Engine 482 depart Cumbres 6:40 PM light for Chama
Engine 488 depart Cumbres 6:45 PM light for Chama
2nd turn depart Chama 9:20 PM with 17 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 11:20 PM
Engine 487 depart Cumbres 11:35 PM with caboose for Chama
Engine 482 depart Cumbres 11:40 PM light for Chama
Engine 488 depart Cumbres 11:45 PM light for Chama
SALIDA
Alamosa extra 491 east, valley line
Conductor Young
Engineer C Wilson
Depart Alamosa 10:15 AM with 2 loads 6 empties
Mosca 10 minutes switching
Hooper 10 minutes switching
Moffat 10 minutes switching
Villa Grove 15 minutes switching, 45 minutes water, shovel down coal, eat lunch
Arrive Salida 3:45 PM with 13 loads 6 empties
Durango switch engine 315 with foreman R Murray engineer Cummins
No other narrow gauge activity this date
Alamosa switch engine 38 with foreman Atkins engineer Riley (day shift)
Alamosa switch engine 38 with foreman Lynch engineer Todd (night shift)
Jimmy
