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Alamosa March 20 1945

March 20, 2010 11:17AM
Tuesday March 20 1945

ALAMOSA

Cumbres no” new snow, 95” on ground

No. 115 with engine 483
Conductor Hines
Engineer Coughlin (to Chama)
Fireman Oberrich deadhead Alamosa to Chama to displace fireman Sisemore with engineer Tozer

Depart Alamosa 7:25 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:37 AM
Depart Cumbres not shown
Arrive Chama 11:23 AM engine 483 off
Depart Chama 11:28 AM engine 473 engineer Brice
Arrive Durango 4:05 OM

No. 116 with engine 478
Conductor Roberts
Engineer Katschenthaler (to Chama)
Fireman Sisemore deadhead Chama to Alamosa, displaced

Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:05 PM (engineer Coughlin)
Arrive Cumbres 5:02 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:05 PM
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM

Alamosa extra 482 west
Conductor Wilson
Engineer Tozer

Depart Alamosa 12:45 AM with 12 loads 33 empties
Estrella 5 minutes set out
La Jara 20 minutes set out and switching
Antonito 30 minutes coal & water, set out and pick up
Lava 10 minutes watger
Sublette 30 minutes water and eat
Arrive Cumbres 9:25 AM with 12 loads 28 empties
Depart Cumbres 9:45 AM with 12 loads 28 empties
Arrive Chama 10:55 AM

Alamosa extra 454 west, light engine, break in
Engineer Nissen

Depart Alamosa 11:00 AM
Arrive Antontio 1:04 PM
Depart Antonito 1:35 PM, west bound
Arrive Antontio 2:30 PM, from west
Depart Antonito 3:15 PM
Arrive Alamosa 4:50 PM

1st Chama Cumbres turn with engines 487 and 482
Conductor Wilson
Engine 487 Stephens
Engine 482 Tozer

Depart Chama 10:10 PM 13 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 11:40 PM
Derailed caboose backing around wye Cumbres account ice and snow, delayed 1 hour 10 minutes
Engine 487 depart Cumbres 1:00 AM with caboose for Chama
Engine 482 depart Cumbres 1:05 AM light for Chama

2nd Chama Cumbres turn with engines 485 and 483
Conductor Wilson
Engine 485 Stephens
Engine 483 Tozer

Depart Chama 3:45 AM (Mar 21) with 13 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 5:20 AM
Engine 485 depart Cumbres 5:30 AM with caboose for Chama
Engine 483 depart Cumbres 5:356 AM light for Chama

SALIDA

Marshall Pass 2” new snow, 36” on ground

2 Sargent hill turns with engines 497 and 495
Conductor Trevathen
Engine 497 Fitzsimmons
Engine 495 Crooks

1st turn depart Sargent 10:35 AM with 10 loads 1 empty, flanger (number not shown)
Arrive Marshall Pass 11:55 AM
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 12:20 PM light for Sargent
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 12:30 PM with caboose and flanger for Sargent

2nd turn depart Sargent 2:00 PM with 12 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 3:25 PM

Gunnison extra 499 east with helper engine 491
Conductor Carlin
Engine 499 W Wilson
Engine 491 Cullinan

Depart Gunnison 11:45 AM with 38 loads 1 empty
Parling 5 minutes pick up (1 load)
Arrive Sargent 1:40 PM, 30 minutes set out, coal & water, eat
Depart Sargent 2:10 PM with 12 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 3:45 PM
Engine 495 (from hill turn) depart Marshall Pass 3:55 PM light for Sargent
Engine 495 (from hill turn) depart Marshall Pass 4:00 PM with caboose for Sargent
Engine 491 (from extra east) depart Marshall Pass 4:00 PM light for Salida
Extra 499 east depart Marshall Pass 4:35 PM with 38 loads 1 empty
Arrive Salida 6:55 PM

GUNNISON

Baldwin branch with engine 278
Conductor Collett
Engineer Braswell

Depart Gunnison 11:00 AM with 15 empties, flanger (number not shown)
Castleton 1 hour flange to Baldwin
Arrive Baldwin 1:50 PM, 35 minutes mines
Depart Baldwin 2:25 PM
Arrive Gunnison 4:20 PM with 13 loads 1 empty and flanger

DURANGO

Silverton branch - Train No. 461 and No. 462 annulled account slide MP 492 ½

Farmington branch, work extra with engine 452
Go get dragline outfit for Silverton, at Bondad
Conductor Knight
Engineer Connor

Depart Durango 10:15 AM with 7 empties
Carbon Jct, 7 hours loading rock between Carbon Jct and Bondad
Depart Carbon Jct 5:50 PM
Arrive Durango 6:00 PM with 5 loads 1 empty (rock left at Carbon Jct)

Gunnison switch engine 340 with foreman Winters engineer H Gates

Montrose switch engine 456 with conductor Hynes engineer Price

Durango switch engine 315 with foreman Rowe engineer House

Crested Butte no activity

Alamosa switch engine 38 with foreman Atkins engineer Riley (day shift)
Alamosa switch engine 38 with foreman Lynch engineer Todd

Creede branch with engine 1007 conductor Timmons engineer Ray

Jimmy
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Alamosa March 20 1945

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