Thursday March 29 1945
ALAMOSA
Cumbres no new snow, 90” on ground
No. 115 with engine 489
Conductor Hines
Engineer Baskett (to Chama)
Engineer A S Johnson and fireman deadhead Alamosa to Chama
Depart Alamosa 7:07 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:30 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:40 AM
Arrive Chama 11:22 AM engine 489 off
Depart Chama 11:27 AM engine 476 engineer Brice
Arrive Durango 4:05 Pm
Chama exta 481 east, rotary OY
Conductor Wilson
Engineer Holly
Rotary OY engineer Hurley, pilot Tozer
Depart Chama 9:00 AM
(meet with No. 116 not shown, perhaps Coxo)
Arrive Cumbres 11:00 AM, 35 minutes water, plow out storage track, pick up car rotary coal
MP 327 ½ 11:55 to 1:45 PM, 1 hour 50 minutes cleaning out snow cut
Los Pinos 2:05 PM to 2:20 PM plowing out side track
MP 321 2:40 PM to 3:50 PM clean out snow cut
Osier 4:05 PM to 4:15 PM plow out siding
Toltec 4:55 PM to 5:05 PM plow out siding
Antonito 7:15 PM to 7:55 PM let No. 116 by
Arrive Alamosa 9:30 PM
No. 116 with engine 478
Conductor Moore
Engineer Katschenthaler (to Chama)
Swing man Hartnett
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 8 cars
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM engine 478 off
Depart Chama 4:05 PM engine 483 engineer Basektt
Arrive Cumbres 5:03 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:06 PM
Delayed MP 315 - 25 minutes replace steam hose on empty baggage car 111, also engine 483 head light not burning
Arrive Alamosa 8:55 PM
Chama extra 484 west, light engine
Engineer Squires
Meet with No. 116 not shown
Arrive Durango 4:40 PM
Chama extra 485 west
Conductor Murray
Engineer Johnson
Depart Chama 12:15 PM with 14 loads 23 empties
Willow Creek 20 minutes unload cinders
Monero 35 minutes mdse and switching
Lumberton 35 minutes No. 116, mdse and switching
Dulce 10 minutes mdse
Gato 20 minutes lunch and water
Allison 5 minutes mdse
Ignacio 10 minutes switching
Carbon Jct 5 minutes set out
Arrive Durango 9:35 PM with 11 loads 27 empties
1st Chama Cumbres turn with engines 487 and 478
Conductor Skirvin
Engine 487 Nissen
Engine 478 A S Johnson
Depart Chama 9:30 PM with 11 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 11:25 PM
Engine 487 depart Cumbres 11:30 PM with caboose for Chama
Engine 478 depart Cumbres 11:35 PM light for Chama
2nd Chama Cumbres turn with engines 488 and 489
Conductor Skirvin
Engine 488 Nissen
Engine 489 A S Johnson
Depart Chama 1:45 AM (Mar 30) with 13 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 3:20 AM
Engine 488 depart Cumbres 3:30 AM with caboose for Chama
Engine 489 depart Cumbres 3:35 AM light for Chama
SALIDA
Marshall Pass no new snow, 30” on ground
Gunnison extra 499 east with helper engine 495, added at Sargent helper engine 494
Conductor Carlin
Engine 499 W Wilson
Engine 495 Cullinan
Engine 494 Crooks (added Sargent)
Depart Gunnison 2:30 Pm with 58 loads 1 empty
Arrive Sargent 4:20 PM, 20 minutes set out , 25 minutes coal & water, crew eating, 30 minutes repairing cylinder cocks on engine 495
Depart Sargent 5:30 PM with 18 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 7:00 PM
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 7:05 PM light for Sargent
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 7:05 PM light for Salida
Extra 499 east depart Marshall Pass 7:45 PM with 39 loads 1 empty
Mears Jct 15 minutes set out 15 valley loads
Poncha Jct 10 minutes pick up 5 empty dumps
Arrive Salida 10:30 PM with 24 loads 6 empties
2 Sargent hill turns with engines 497 and 494
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 497 Fitzsimmons
Engine 494 Crooks
1st turn depart Sargent 9:05 PM with 11 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 10:40 PM
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 10:45 PM light for Sargent
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 10:50 PM with caboose for Sargent
2nd turn depart Sargent 12:25 AM (Mar 30) with 11 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 1:50 AM
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 2:00 AM light for Sargent
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 2:05 AM with caboose for Sargent
GUNNISON
Baldwin branch with engine 278
Conductor Collett
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 8:30 AM with 14 empties
Arrive Baldwin 10:15 AM
Depart Baldwin 10:40 AM with 9 loads 1 empty
Dollard 10 minutes switching
Arrive Gunnison 12:35 PM with 9 loads 1 empty
MONTROSE
Ouray branch with engine 345
Conductor Gribben
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 10:50 AM with 12 loads 1 empty
1 coal Ouray
4 coal Telluride
1 coal Rico
1 steel Rico
1 mdse Ridgway
1 mdse Ophir
3 coal Ridgway
Arrive Ridgway 1:15 PM, 10 minutes switching
Depart Ridgway 1:25 PM with 1 load 1 empty
Arrive Ouray 2:05 PM, 30 minutes switching
Depart Ouray 2:35 PM with caboose
Arrive Ridgway 3:15 PM
Depart Ridgway 3:20 PM with 2 loads 9 empties
Arrive Montrose 4:45 PM
DURANGO
Farmington branch with engine 452
Conductor Knight
Engineer Connor
Depart Durango 1:45 PM with 5 loads 9 empties
Bondad 20 minutes water cistern and load scrap
Aztec 35 minutes cistern, load scrap and switching
Refinery 20 minutes switching
Arrive Farmington 6:00 PM, 25 minutes eat, 1 hour 15 minutes switching
Depart Farmington 7:45 PM with 8 loads 5 empties
4 beans Wilmington
3 oil Belden
1 gas Durango
3 empty box Aztec
Refinery 25 minutes switching
Aztec 15 minutes switching
Carbon Jct 10 minutes pick up
Arrive Durango 12:05 AM with 11 loads 6 empties
Gunnison switch engine 340 with foreman Winters engineer H Gates
Durango switch engine 315 with foreman Rowe engineer House
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