Monday March 21 1949

ALAMOSA

Alamosa clear, light N wind

Cumbres 8:40 AM clear, calm, 4” new snow, 45” on ground

Chama cloudy, calm, 5” old snow

Durango cloudy, calm

No. 215 with engine 482, at Chama trade for engine 473
Conductor Hines
Engineer Holly (to Chama)
Engineer Dieckman (from Chama)

Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 4 cars
66
163
325
Alamosa
Arrive Cumbres 10:24 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:27 AM
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM, change engines
Depart Chama 11:15 AM
Arrive Gato 1:15 PM
Depart Gato 1:21 PM
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM with 4 cars

No. 216 with engine 478
Conductor Morgan
Engineer Peterson (to Chama)
Engineer Holly (from Chama)

Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 4 cars
65
169
310
Chama
Arrive Gato 1:47 PM
Depart Gato 1:52 PM
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:05 PM
Arrive Cumbres 4:59 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:03 PM
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM with 4 cars

Alamosa extra 485 west with helper engine 487
Conductor Young
Engine 485 Oberrich
Engine 487 Hindelang

Depart Alamosa 7:35 AM with 33 loads 33 empties
3 empty gons
5 empty double decks
4 empty single decks
18 empty SG refrigerators
Caboose
Estrella 15 minutes set out
La Jara 20 minutes switching
Arrive Antonito with 32 loads (?) empties, 1 hour 20 minutes switching, coal & water, eat
Depart Antonito 10:55 AM with 29 loads 6 empties
Sublette 10 minutes water
Osier 5 minutes merchandise
Arrive Cumbres 2:35 PM with 29 loads 6 empties, 20 minutes helper engine off, inspection
Extra 487 west depart Cumbres 2:45 PM light for Chama
Extra 485 west depart Cumbres 2:55 PM with 29 loads 6 empties
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM with 29 loads 6 empties

Durango extra 484-486 east
Conductor Knight
Engine 484 Cummins
Engine 486 J Connor

Depart Durango 11:59 AM with (3?) not legible loads 5 empties
Carbon Jct 30 minutes engine 484 take bulldozer to Mile Post 452 and unload
Oxford 5 minutes merchandise
Ignacio 25 minutes pick up and meet No. 215
Allison 10 minutes merchandise and pick up
Arboles 5 minutes merchandise
Gato 30 minutes eat
Navajo 5 minutes set out
Dulce 25 minutes merchandise and set out
Lumberton 15 minutes merchandise
Monero 40 minutes merchandise, coal & water, pick up
Arrive Chama 10:10 PM with 34 loads 6 empties


SALIDA

Marshall Pass no operator

Sargent partly cloudy, light W wind, 2” new snow, 13” old snow

Salida extra 499 west with helper engines 491 and 493, Sargent turn with Marshall Pass double
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 499 Sidenstricker
Engine 491 W Wilson
Engine 493 C D Wilson

Not shown, helper engines probably added at Poncha Jct

Depart Salida 8:25 AM with 2 loads 1 empty
2 lumber Gunnison
Caboose
Poncha Jct 10 minutes pick up
Grays 30 minutes pick up
Arrive Marshall Pass 10:55 AM, consist not shown, 25 minutes helper engines off, inspection
Extra 491 west depart Marshall Pass time not shown light for Sargent
Extra 493 west depart Marshall Pass time not shown light for Sargent, behind extra 499 west
Extra 499 west depart Marshall Pass 11:20 AM
Buxton 10 minutes set out
Arrive Sargent 12:40 PM, 35 minutes switching, condition engines
Extra 499 east with helpers 491 and 493 depart Sargent 1:15 PM with 17 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 2:40 PM with 17 loads 1 empty, set out, turn
Extra 493 west depart Marshall Pass time not shown light for Sargent
Extra 491 west depart Marshall Pass time not shown light for Sargent
Extra 499 west depart Marshall Pass 3:05 PM with caboose
Arrive Sargent 4:10 PM with caboose, 30 minutes switching and inspection
Extra 499 east with helpers 491 and 493 depart Sargent 4:40 PM with 18 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 6:05 PM with 18 loads 1 empty, 55 minutes helper engines off, pick up, inspection
Extra 491 east depart Marshall Pass time not shown light for Salida
Extra 493 east depart Marshall Pass time not shown light for Salida
Extra 499 east depart Marshall Pass 7:00 PM with 35 loads 1 empty
Arrive Salida 9:15 PM with 35 loads 1 empty

GUNNISON

Gunnison cloudy, calm, 6” old snow

Gunnison work extra 361-278 west, to Montrose, to open line
Conductor Anderson
Engine 361 Braswell
Engine 278 Darter

Depart Gunnison 9:05 AM consist not shown
Work from 9:05 AM to 7:30 PM, 10 hours 25 minutes, plowing out snow and rock slides
Arrive Montrose 8:05 PM

MONTROSE

Ouray branch extra 456, Ridgway turn
Conductor Mahoney
Engineer Price

Depart Montrose
9:50 AM with 2 loads 22 empties
2 coal Ouray
21 empty box RGS
Caboose
Arrive Ridgway 11:30 AM, 10 minutes switching and air
Depart Ridgway 11:40 AM
Arrive Montrose 1:15 PM with 6 loads 1 empty

DURANGO

Silverton branch and Farmington branch no trains

Durango switch engine 375 foreman Rowe engineer House

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