Alamosa February 16 1962
| June 26, 2019 02:53PM |
February 15 1962 no narrow gauge trains
These two letters pertain to Feb 15:
Friday February 16 1962
From dispatcher train sheet:
Alamosa extra 487 west with helper engine 494
Engine 487 Degani
Engine 487 Greathouse
Conductor Murray
Depart Alamosa 10:40 AM with 31 loads 6 empties
Antonito 50 minutes coal, water, helper in and eat
Mile Post 298.5 1 hour double train to Cumbres, set out and pick up (Appears to be an error here, MP 298 is too far to double in one hour)
Arrive Cumbres time not shown, 10 minutes helper out, 15 minutes retainers
Extra 494 west depart Cumbres 6:19 PM light for Chama
Extra 487 west depart Cumbres 6:30 PM
Arrive Chama 7:35 PM with 31 loads 6 empties
Durango extra 483 east
Engineer Shock
Conductor Lyons
Depart Durango 10:20 AM with 2 loads 7 empties
Carbon Jct 10 minutes pick up
Tiffany 5 minutes merchandise
Allison 5 minutes merchandise
Gato 30 minutes eat
Monero 10 minutes coal and water, 10 minutes pick up
Arrive Chama 6:25 PM with 8 loads 26 empties
These two letters pertain to Feb 16:
Jimmy
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 06/26/2019 03:27PM by Jimmy Blouch.
These two letters pertain to Feb 15:
Friday February 16 1962
From dispatcher train sheet:
Alamosa extra 487 west with helper engine 494
Engine 487 Degani
Engine 487 Greathouse
Conductor Murray
Depart Alamosa 10:40 AM with 31 loads 6 empties
Antonito 50 minutes coal, water, helper in and eat
Mile Post 298.5 1 hour double train to Cumbres, set out and pick up (Appears to be an error here, MP 298 is too far to double in one hour)
Arrive Cumbres time not shown, 10 minutes helper out, 15 minutes retainers
Extra 494 west depart Cumbres 6:19 PM light for Chama
Extra 487 west depart Cumbres 6:30 PM
Arrive Chama 7:35 PM with 31 loads 6 empties
Durango extra 483 east
Engineer Shock
Conductor Lyons
Depart Durango 10:20 AM with 2 loads 7 empties
Carbon Jct 10 minutes pick up
Tiffany 5 minutes merchandise
Allison 5 minutes merchandise
Gato 30 minutes eat
Monero 10 minutes coal and water, 10 minutes pick up
Arrive Chama 6:25 PM with 8 loads 26 empties
These two letters pertain to Feb 16:
Jimmy
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 06/26/2019 03:27PM by Jimmy Blouch.
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488 stops for water at Los Pinos tank on closing day Oct. 1979. Photo courtesy Don Richter
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