Saturday March 24 1945
ALAMOSA
Cumbres 14” new snow, 100” on ground,
4:00 AM, strong SWW, light snow, 14 degrees, drifts out in front 2 or 3 feet deep, drifting, about 12” new snow since 4:00 AM yesterday
Big Horn 6:55 AM hard wind all night, light snow, light west wind
Osier 7:35 PM light snow all day, light SWW
No trains between Antonito and Chama, no freights Alamosa Durango
No. 115 with engine 473, Antonito stub
Conductor Moore
Engineer Coughlin
Depart Alamosa 11:00 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Antonito 12:05 PM
Depart Antonito 7:25 PM as No. 116
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM
No. 116 with engine 478, Chama stub
Conductor Hines
Engineer Katschenthaler (to Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:30 PM as No. 115, engineer Brice
Arrive Durango 9:10 PM
Gunnison extra 499 east with helper 494 (at Sargent trade engine 494 for 495 and add 494 as Sargent helper)
Conductor Carlin
Engine 499 Cullinan
Engine 494 C Wilson (to Sargent)
Engine 495 C Wilson Sargent to Salida)
Engine 494 Fitzsimmons (Sargent helper)
Depart Gunnison 11:10 AM with 46 loads 1 empty
Arrive Sargent 12:50 PM, 10 minutes set out 28 loads, 20 minutes coal & water, trade engine 494 for 495
Depart Sargent 1:20 PM with 18 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 2:40 PM
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 2:45 PM light for Sargent
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 2:50 PM light for Salida
Extra 499 east depart Marshall Pass 3:40 PM with 38 loads 1 empty
Shirley 15 minutes RG 9543, coal Salida, hot box, broken brass
Poncha Jct 5 minutes pick up empty dumps
Arrive Salida 6:30 PM with 38 loads 7 empties
Salida extra 493 west, valley line
Conductor Wright
Engineer W Wilson
Depart Salida 11:40 AM with 4 loads 1 empty
Triple Mears Jct Poncha Pass
Depart Poncha Pass 2:30 PM, west bound
MP 237 20 minutes unloading 3 cars cinders
Villa Grove 10 minutes water and set out, 20 minutes hot box RG 1094
Moffat 5 minutes pick up
Hooper 25 minutes loading 1 car cattle
Arrive Alamosa 7:15 PM with 12 loads 3 emptiesw
GUNNISON
Baldwin branch with engine 278
Conductor Collett
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 10:00 AM with 14 empties
Arrive Baldwin 11:35 AM, 30 minutes mines
Depart Baldwin 12:05 PM
Castleton 10 minutes switching
Arrive Gunnison 2:05 PM with 10 loads 1 empty
DURANGO
Silverton branch with engines 453 and 452 (train No. 461 west bound and No. 462 east bound)
Conductor Bruce
Engine 453 Connor
Engine 452 Johnson
Depart Durango 9:15 AM with 5 loads 4 empties
Animas 5 minutes mdse and passenger
Needleton 10 minutes pick up
MP 492 ½ 1 hour snow slide
Arrive Silverton 2:35 PM with 7 loads 9 empties, 1 hour 40 minutes switching
Depart Silverton 4:15 PM with 15 loads 9 empties (make up of consist not shown)
Delay 40 minutes Silverton to Durango rocks on track
Arrive Durango 8:20 PM
Gunnison switch engine 498 with foreman Winters engineer H Gates
Montrose switch engine 456 with conductor Gribben engineer Price
Durango switch engine 315 with foreman Rowe engineer House
Antonito turn with engine 932 conductor Wilson engineer Marsh
No other narrow gauge activity
Jimmy
