Re: Alamosa November 26 1940 (Silverton questions)

Jimmy Blouch Wrote:

>
> Alamosa Division timetable #121 and Supplement “C”
> to timetable #121 were in effect during the
> current posting period.
> As Jim McKee noted Timetable # 121 took effect
> June 11, 1939, and Supplement “C” took effect June
> 16, 1490.
> Timetable #121 listed Tuesday, Thursday, and
> Saturday operations on the Silverton branch.
> Supplement “C” pertained to Sub-Divisions 11, 11-B
> and 12 and superseded timetable #121 and previous
> supplements as pertains to those Sub-Divisions.
> The Silverton branch was Sub-Division 12-B.
> Only trains No. 115, No. 116, No. 425 and No. 426
> were affected by Supplement “C”.
> I have not seen a copy of Supplement “A” or
> Supplement “B”. However, I would say they did not
> affect the Silverton branch as the train sheets
> indicate only timetable #121 and Supplement “C” as
> being effect.
> Perhaps a bulletin was issued that provided for
> the elimination of Thursday runs on the Silverton
> branch. At this point I do not have documentation
> at hand that would provide an answer.
>
> Jimmy

Jimmy:

Something else just does compute about the lack of a Thursday # 461/ 462 Silverton mixed during this time period. If we look back at your earlier postings for February and March of 1939 we find that there are no #461/ 462 trains on Thursdays at this point in time either that would have been governed by the prior TT # 120 (effective 6/6/1937) which also shows a Tue. / Thur./ Sat. schedule for # 461/462. So if the Thursday Silverton mixed was apparently discontinued prior to 1939 why wouldn't TT # 121 be updated to reflect this? I also would think that there would need to be a PUC docket authorizing the reduced service prior to the change?

Rod