Friday March 30 1945
ALAMOSA
Cumbres no new snow, 85” on ground
Alamosa extra 483 west, spreader (number not shown)
Conductor Asbrook
Engineer Hurley
ERM official in charge
Depart Alamosa 6:15 AM
Big Horn 8:35 AM
Osier 9:30 AM to 7:30 PM spread snow to Cresco (Not noted, but No. 115 probably by at Osier)
Arrive Cumbres 3:45 PM
Depart Cumbres 4:10 PM
Arrive Chama 8:00 PM
No. 115 with engine 473
Conductor Roberts
Engineer Coughlin (to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:32 AM with 5 cars
Big Horn 9:30 AM
Arrive Cumbres 10:55 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:57 AM
Arrive Chama 11:40 AM engine 473 off
Depart Chama 11:47 AM engine 478 engineer Katschenthaler
Depart Gato 1:48 PM
Arrive Durango 4:25 PM
No. 116 with engine 476
Conductor Hines
Engineer Brice (to Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Gato 2:10 PM
Arrive Chama 4:10 PM
Depart Chama 4:20 PM (engineer Coughlin) Conductor reported: “No. 116 out Chama 15 minutes late, arrive Cumbres 28 minutes late, had stop and blow up steam”.
Meet with extra 483 west not shown
Arrive Cumbres 5:30 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:35 PM
Arrive Alamosa 8:40 PM
Durango extra east with engines 484 and 485
Conductor Murray
Engine 484 Dieckman
Engine 485 Squires
Depart Durango 1:45 PM with 39 loads 1 empty
Oxford 20 minutes No. 115
Tiffany 5 minutes mdse
Allison 5 minutes mdse
Arboles 5 minutes mdse
Gato 25 minutes lunch, water and mdse
Dulce 10 minutes mdse
Lumberton 10 minutes mdse and set out
Monero 50 minutes coal & water and pick up
Arrive Chama 11:20 PM with 41 loads 1 empty
Chama extra 487 east with helper engine 489
Conductor Skirvin
Engine 487 Nissen
Engine 489 A S Johnson
Depart Chama 2:05 PM with 12 loads 1 empty, meet extra 483 west
Engine 489 depart Cumbres 4:05 PM light for Chama (depart ahead of extra 483 west) Meet with No. 116 not shown
Extra 487 east depart Cumbres 4:05 PM with 55 loads 1 empty
Arrive Antonito 7:05 PM, 30 minutes switching, 35 minutes eat (No. 116 by)
Depart Antonito 8:10 PM
La Jara 55 minutes switching, pick up 5 loads and spot empties
Arrive Alamosa 10:25 PM with 59 loads 3 empties
Alamosa extra 482 west
Conductor Young
Engineer Tozer
Depart Alamosa 11:25 PM with 18 loads 7 empties
La Jara 15 minutes set out and pick up
Antonito 55 minutes coal & water, spot loads and pick up
Depart Antonito 2:00 AM
Lava 10 minutes set out
Big Horn 10 minutes set out
Sublette 20 minutes eat, water and pick up
Arrive Cumbres 6:20 AM (Mar 31) with 16 loads 5 empties
Depart Cumbres 6:35 AM with same
Arrive Chama 7:45 AM
SALIDA
Marshall Pass no new snow, 20” on ground
2 Sargent hill turns with engines 497 and 494
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 497 Fitzsimmons
Engine 494 Frantz
1st turn depart Sargent 12:10 PM with 12 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 1:30 Pm
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 1:40 PM light for Sargent
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 1:45 PM with caboose for Sargent
2nd turn depart Sargent 3:30 PM with 12 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 5:00 PM
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 5:10 PM light for Sargent
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 5:15 PM with caboose for Sargent
Salida extra 499 west with helper engines 495 and 493
Conductor Carlin
Engine 499 C Wilson
Engine 495 W Wilson
Engine 493 Cullinan
Deadhead conductor Wright and crew to Marshall Pass, take loads to Salida
Depart Salida 2:55 PM with 57 empties, 55 gons, 2 caboose
All 3 engines make side trip Mears Jct to Poncha Pass, take 16 loads to Poncha Pass
Arrive Marshall Pass 6:45 PM, deadhead caboose off, conductor Wright and crew on duty
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 6:50 PM light for Gunnison
Extra 499 west depart Marshall Pass 7:05 PM with 56 empties
Sargent set out 4 empties
Arrive Gunnison 10:05 PM with 52 empties
Extra 493 east depart Marshall Pass 8:35 PM with 38 loads 1 empty
Arrive Salida 10:50 PM
(Information from conductor’s delay report for extra 499 west not available)
GUNNISON
Crested Butte branch with engine 498
Conductor Collett
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 11:35 AM with 46 empties
Arrive Crested Butte 1:20 PM
Depart Crested Butte 3:50 PM with 46 loads 1 empty
Arrive Gunnison 5:30 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 Murray engineer Cummins
Jimmy
