Tuesday March 27 1945
ALAMOSA
Cumbres 8” new snow, 100” on ground
Chama extra 484 east with helper engine 485, called as Cumbres turn
Conductor Curtis
Engine 484 Turney
Engine 485 Nissen
Depart Chama 2:00 AM with 12 loads 1 empty
MP 331 ½ 30 minutes double to Cumbres
Arrive Cumbres 4:20 AM, 10 minutes train away, 4:30 AM to 6:35 AM wye blocked by engine 489 derailed
(rotary OY of March 26, still at Cumbres with engine 489 derailed in snow shed)
Dispatcher’s Memorandum: “4:35 AM Cumbres TJC says better run Curtis and 2 thru to Alamosa and rotary and 2 thru to Alamosa. Bad storm, drifting bad, will get snowed in if don’t do this, says will be another rotary job after storm, will not clear any siding Cumbres to Alamosa.”
(engine 489 put back on rotary train and depart Cumbres 6:40 AM)
Extra 484 east with helper 485 6:35 AM to 6:45 AM pick up train
Depart Cumbres 6:45 AM with 12 loads 1 empty, lost 2 hours 30 minutes Cumbres to Sublette following rotary
Big Horn engine 485 off, run light to Alamosa, arrive 2:25 PM, meet No. 115 stub at Antonito
Extra 484 east arrive Antonito 12:15 PM, clear No. 115 stub, eat and switch
Depart Antonito 1:20 PM
La Jara 35 minutes switching
Estrella 10 minutes switching
Arrive Alamosa 3:15 PM with 18 loads 4 empties
No. 115 with engine 483, Antonito stub
Conductor Hines
Engineer Baskett
Depart Alamosa 11:15 AM with 6 cars
Arrive Antonito 12:55 PM
Depart Antontio 7:25 PM as No. 116 with 6 cars
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM
No. 116 with engine 478, Chama stub
Conductor Roberts
Engineer Dieckman (to Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:50 PM as No. 116 with 5 cars engineer Brice
Arrive Durango 9:45 PM
Chama extra 488 west
Conductor Knight
Engineer Connor
Depart Chama 11:10 AM with caboose
Dulcle 15 minutes pick up
Arrive Gato 1:40 PM, 1 hour meet No. 116 and switching
Allison 10 minutes mdse
Tiffany 10 minutes mdse
Ignacio 10 minutes set out
Arrive Durango 8:15 PM with 21 loads 14 empties
SALIDA
Marshall Pass 3” new snow, 31” on ground
2 Sargent hill turns with engines 497 and 494
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 497 Crooks
Engine 494 Fitzsimmons
1st turn depart Sargent 11:20 AM with 10 loads 1 empty, flanger (number not shown)
Arrive Marshall Pass 12:45 PM
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 1:05 PM light for Sargent
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 1:15 PM with caboose and flanger for Sargent
Gunnison extra 499 east with helper engine 495
Conductor Carlin
Engine 499 Cullinan
Engine 495 C Wilson
Depart Gunnison 11:55 AM with 52 loads 1 empty
Arrive Sargent 1:35 PM, 20 minutes set out, 30 minutes coal & water and eat, RG 1852 hot box, dry dope
Depart Sargent 2:25 PM with 11 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 3:50 PM
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 3:55 PM light for Salida
2nd turn depart Sargent 2:55 PM
Arrive Marshall Pass 4:20 PM
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 4:35 PM light for Sargent
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 4:40 PM with caboose for Sargent
Extra 499 east depart Marshall Pass 4:55 PM with 32 loads 1 empty
Mears Jct 5 minutes set out
Arrive Salida 7:30 PM with 31 loads 1 empty
GUNNISON
Baldwin branch with engine 278
Conductor Collett
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 1:40 PM with 14 empties
Arrive Baldwin 3:40 PM, switch mines
Depart Baldwin 4:05 PM with 17 loads 1 empty
Dollard 5 minutes pick up
Arrive Gunnison 6:15 PM with 18 loads 1 empty
MONTROSE
Ouray branch with engine 345
Conductor Gribben
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 11:15 AM with 12 loads 1 empty
5 coal Ouray
5 coal Ridgway
1 coal Rico
1 explosives Placerville
Arrive Ridgway 2:10 PM, 25 minutes switching
Depart Ridgway 2:35 PM with 5 loads 1 empty
Arrive Ouray 3:40 PM
Depart Ouray 4:15 PM 4 loads 1 empty
Arrive Montrose 6:35 PM
DURANGO
Silverton branch with engine 453 (train No. 461 west bound and No. 462 east bound)
Conductor Murray
Engineer Johnson
Depart Durango 9:15 AM with 1 load 1 empty
Arrive Silverton 12:40 PM, l hour eat and switching
Depart Silverton 1:40 PM with 1 load 4 empties
Elk Park 10 minutes cleaning out west leg on wye
Arrive Durango 5:20 PM
Gunnison switch engine 340 with foreman Winters engineer H Gates
Durango switch engine 315 with foreman Rowe engineer House
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