Friday March 23 1945
ALAMOSA
Cumbres 8” new snow, 90” on ground, snowing light all day, brisk wind with drifting in morning, some wind, no drifting in afternoon
4:00 AM: brisk SW wind, cloudy, better use 2 engines, 2 foot drifts as far as section house, no drifts east as far as can see.
Chama 9:00 AM, 1” new snow, 6” old snow
No. 115 with engines 476 and 489 (to Chama)
Conductor Hines
Engine 476 Baskett (to Chama)
Engine 489 Holly (to Chama)
Groshart deadhead Alamosa - Chama - relieve hostler helper at Chama
Depart Alamosa 7:15 AM with 5 cars, 15 minutes work on engine 489
MP 328 - 329, 1 hour 45 minutes blocked by snow
Dispatcher’s notation: “No. 115 on phone about 1 mile east Cumbres, stuck in snow, Cumbres section men walking down to assit. Phone on 115 not working, could barely hear voices, unable get clear voice. Stuck MP 328 ½”
Arrive Cumbres 12:42 PM
Depart Cumbres 12:47 PM
Arrive Chama 1:25PM engines 476 and 489 off
Depart Chama 1:35 PM engine 478 engineer Katschenthaler
Arrive Dulce 2:52 PM
Depart Dulce 2:58 PM
Arrive Durango 6:20 PM
No. 116 with engine 473
Conductor Roberts
Engineer Brice (to Chama)
Engineer Holly and fireman dead head Chama to Alamosa, over engine crew account unable get freights over hill account snow
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Dulce 2:36 PM
Depart Dulce 2:54 PM
Arrive Chama 4:10 PM, add engine 489
Depart Chama 4:15 PM engine 473 engineer Baskett, engine 489 engineer Tozer, double head to Alamosa
Arrive Cumbres 5:12 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:15 PM
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM
SALIDA
Marshall Pass 1” new snow, 24” on ground
2 Sargent hill turns with engines 497 and 493
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 497 Fitzsimmons
Engine 493 Crooks
1st turn depart Sargent 11:30 AM with 12 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 12:55 PM
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 1:05 PM light for Sargent
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 1:10 PM with caboose for Sargent
2nd turn depart Sargent 2:55 PM with 12 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 4:20 PM
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 4:30 PM light for Sargent
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 4:35 PM with caboose for Sargent
Salida extra 499 west with helper engines 494 and 493
Conductor Carlin
Engine 499 Cullinan
Engine 494 C Wilson
Engine 493 W Wilson
Depart Salida 2:45 PM with 6 loads (cinders) and 57 empties
MP 217 40 minutes unload cinders
Poncha Jct 5 minutes set out (6 empty dumps)
Arrive Marshall Pass 6:20 PM with 57 empties
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 6:35 PM light for Gunnison
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 6:45 PM light for Salida
Extra 499 west depart Marshall Pass 6:45 PM with 57 empties
Sargent 10 minutes set out
Arrive Gunnison 10:00 PM with 53 empties
GUNNISON
Crested Butte branch with engine 498
Conductor Collett
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 11:30 AM with 48 empties
Arrive Crested Butte 1:25 PM
Depart Crested Butte 4:05 PM with 44 loads 4 empties (44 coal, 2 empty box, 1 empty flat, caboose)
Arrive Gunnison 5:45 PM
Gunnison switch engine 340 with foreman Winters engineer H Gates
Montrose switch engine 456 with conductor Gribben engineer Price
Durango switch engine 315 with foreman Rowe engineer House
No other narrow gauge activity this date
Jimmy
