Re: Alamosa December 20 1940 (pic)

Jimmy Blouch Wrote

> There is a refernce to transfer CCC at Montrose,
> which would indicate transfer to standard gauge.
> My thought as to the need for two trains would be
> in regard to connecting schedules. I believe the
> plan was to move the CCC from Ridgway to Montrose
> in time to make the standard gauge passenger train
> connection at Montrose. Obviously this did not
> happen as extra 464 waited at Ridgway 3 hours and
> 40 minutes for the RGS to arrive. As a result the
> standard guage passenger train was also delayed.
> I would need to review material to determine if
> that is what in fact took place.
> No information was provided as to what narrow
> gauge equipent was used. For subsequent days
> there does not appear to be any reverse move of
> equipment being returned to the RGS.
>
> Jimmy

Thanks Jimmy that makes sense that they sent X464 anticipating the RGS would be on time and were transferring at Montrose. They still could have gotten the job done IMHO by sending the X318 out in the AM to work the Ouray turn and been back in Ridgway to wait on the RGS CCC special to arrive (hurry up and wait).

Typically the CCC trains were open platform D&RGW coaches and I don't think the RGS even had a servicable coach by this point in time anyway so the equipment would most likely have been returned to Salida where I think it was kept. Like I said what comes out of the RGS has to go in at either end and for some reason the dispatcher sheets are not picking up the deadhead moves of the CCC D&RGW equipment to the RGS (excepting that one “second hand “coach in to Ridgway on the 16th). Obviously they go to special lengths to handle the CCC trains but it is curious that the RGS deadhead moves are not noted.

Rod

Here is an Otto Perry photo from the DPL OP-14702 of a similar CCC train Northbound above Rico a little earlier in the year on June 3, 1940.