Wednesday March 2 1960
ALAMOSA
Alamosa extra west 495, 494, 483, rotary OY
Engine 495 Dunn
Engine 494 Sisemore
Engine 483 Madarin
Pilot Greathouse
Wheel Faucett
Conductor Murray
Depart Alamosa 8:08 AM with 8 loads 2 empties
Arrive Antonito 9:25 AM, 1 hour 20 minutes coal and water, coal chute bad order
Depart Antonito 10:50 AM
Big Horn times shown as 2:54 PM – 3:15 PM
Arrive Osier 8:00 PM, 1 hour 50 minutes coal and water engines, tie up
Tie up 9:50 PM
Dispatcher notations read: “2:54 PM roadmaster Harding (Harden) at
Big Horn says go thru to Big Horn OK, conditions not too bad.
4:55 PM Harden called from Sublette says everything OK, will try and
make Osier tonight.
Airplane came back to Alamosa. Tried 3 different routes to Cumbres but
all closed in and so came back to Alamosa. Will try at 7:00 AM
March 3 1960.
Harden called from Osier at 8:35 PM says made it OK. Will t/u at Osier
tonight.”
No other narrow gauge activity this date.
Jimmy