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Alamosa January 13, 1935

January 15, 2011 07:39PM
Sunday January 13, 1935

ALAMOSA

No. 115 with engine 477
Engineer Hindle (to Chama)

Depart Alamosa 7:14 AM with 4 cars
Cumbres times not shown
Arrive Chama 11:30 AM
Depart Chama 11:35 AM (engineer House)
Arrive Durango 4:40 PM

No. 116 with engine 472
Conductor Conway
Engineer Fitzer (to Chama)

Depart Durango 9:50 AM with 4 cars
Arrive Chama 2:40 PM
Depart Chama 2:45 PM (engineer Hindle)
Cumbres times not shown
Arrive Alamosa 7:15 PM

Alamosa extra 482 west with helper engine 481
Conductor Morgan
Engine Kellogg

Depart Alamosa 6:00 AM with 38 loads 9 empties (break down of consist not shown)
Antonito 20 minutes coal & water, 20 minutes No. 115, 1 hour set out branch loads, put coal on chute
Depart Antonito 9:20 AM
Sublette 30 minutes take water and eat
Arrive time Cumbres not shown, engine 481 depart light for Chama
Extra 482 west arrive Chama 3:45 PM

Chama extra 497 west
Conductor Bendure
Engineer Densmore

Depart Chama 4:50 PM with 5 loads 16 empties (break down of consist not shown)
Do switching at Monero, Lumberton, Dulce, Pagosa Jct coal & Water and switching
Arrive Durango 3:05 AM with 18 loads ? empties

SALIDA

No. 315 with engine 479 (to Gunnison)
Conductor Perkins
Engineer Stewart (to Gunnison)

Depart Salida 7:15 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Sargent 9:43 AM
Depart Sargent 9:45 AM
Arrive Gunnison 10:55 AM
Depart Gunnison 11:15 AM, engine 347, engineer Knoll, with 4 cars
Arrive Montrose 2:45 PM

No. 316 with engine 347 (to Gunnison)
Conductor Goodenough
Engineer Knoll (to Gunnsion)

Depart Montrose 3:35 PM with 3 cars
Arrive Gunnison 7:05 PM
Depart Gunnison 7:30 PM, engine 479, engineer Stewart, with 5 cars
Arrive Sargent 8:43 PM
Depart Sargent 8:45 PM
Arrive Salida 11:00 PM

Monarch branch with engine 480
Conductor Hallock
Engineer Crooks

Depart Salida 6:45 AM with 14 empty coals, flanger
Garfield 1 hour account snow flanging to Monarch
2 hours double Monarch to Maysville
Depart Monarch eastbound (2nd time) 1:50 PM
Arrive Salida 4:25 PM with 23 loads, flanger

Alamosa extra 496 east (valley line)
Conductor Gribben
Engineer Allen

Depart Alamosa 8:10 AM with 5 loads 8 empties (break down of consist not shown)
Double Round Hill to Poncha Pass
Arrive Salida 2:15 PM with 18 loads

Salida extra 491 west with helper engine 498 (Sargent turn)
Conductor Sloan
Engine 491 Crylic
Engine 498 Cullinan

Depart Salida 10:45 AM with 27 empty coals
Arrive Marshall Pass 1:25 PM
Engine 498 depart Marshall Pass light for Sargent
Extra 491 west depart Marshall Pass ? (not noted, appears may have set out empties at Buxton)

This crew make two Sargent hill turns with helper engine 494 added

1st hill turn with engines 491, 498, and 494
Conductor Sloan
Engine 491 Crylic
Engine 498 Cullinan
Engine 494 Shewalter

Depart Sargent 3:50 PM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 5:25 PM
Engine 498 depart Marshall Pass 5:35 PM light for Sargent
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 5:40 PM light for Sargnt
Engine 491 depart Marshall Pass 5:55 PM with caboose for Sargent

2nd hilll turn with same engines and crew
Depart Sargent 7:20 PM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 9:00 PM
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 9:40 PM light for Sargent (after arrival of No. 316)
Engine 498 depart Marshall Pass 9:55 PM light for Salida
Extra 491 east depart Marshall Pass 10:00 PM with 38 loads
Arrive Salida 12:25 AM

GUNNISON

Crested Butte branch with engine 474
Conductor Mahoney
Engineer Myers

Depart Gunnison 11:50 AM with 35 empties and flanger
When ready to depart Gunnison took 25 minutes to get train started
From 1:50 PM to 11:30 PM between MP 314 and Crested Butte bucking slides
Got through one slide when second slide came down ahead of train. Crew tied up 11:30 PM with train behind slide.

No other narrow gauge activity this date.

Jimmy
Subject Author Posted

Alamosa January 13, 1935

Jimmy Blouch January 15, 2011 07:39PM

Re: Alamosa January 13, 1935

Mark Yeamans January 16, 2011 01:48AM

Re: Alamosa January 13, 1935

John Craft January 16, 2011 05:37AM

Three locomotives

Keith January 16, 2011 09:06AM

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Jerry Day January 16, 2011 03:42PM

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gregcoit January 16, 2011 03:47PM

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Keith January 16, 2011 03:53PM

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Keith January 16, 2011 05:25PM

Re: Three locomotives

hank January 16, 2011 06:37PM

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