Todays call Dec 23, 1950...

... and the next couple of days.
Everyone involved with X495-497-498E last night ran through to Alamosa. All the Alamosa and Durango crews were then back home for Christmas. The last two day’s flurry of activity set up the scenario for the following 3 days:
12/23/50
1110am – Train 215 Arrives. Engine 478. Conductor Edmiston. Engineer Owenby. Brakeman Cox. 5 cars.
1115am – Train 215 Departs. Engine 478. Conductor Edmiston. Engineer Dieckman.
Brakeman Cox. 5 cars.
400pm – Train 216 Arrives. Engine 488. Conductor Hines. Engineer Connor. Brakeman unknown. 5 cars.
405pm - Train 216 Departs. Engine 488, Conductor Hines. Engineer Owenby. Brakeman unknown. 5 cars.
12/24/50
1110am – Train 215 Arrives. Engine 488. Conductor Young. Engineer Nissen. Brakeman Nelson. 5 cars.
1115am – Train 215 Departs. Engine 488. Conductor Young. Engineer Connor.
Brakeman Nelson. 5 cars.
400pm – Train 216 Arrives. Engine 478. Conductor Edmiston. Engineer Dieckman. Brakeman Cox. 5 cars.
405pm - Train 216 Departs. Engine 478. Conductor Edmiston. Engineer Nissen. Brakeman Cox. 5 cars.
12/25/50
1110am – Train 215 Arrives. Engine 478. Conductor Hines. Engineer Owenby. Brakeman unknown. 5 cars.
1115am – Train 215 Departs. Engine 478. Conductor Hines. Engineer Dieckman.
Brakeman unknown. 5 cars.
400pm – Train 216 Arrives. Engine 488. Conductor Young. Engineer Connor. Brakeman Nelson. 5 cars.
405pm - Train 216 Departs. Engine 488, Conductor Young. Engineer Owenby. Brakeman Nelson. 5 cars.
Merry Christmas from the Crew Caller. May all of you be blessed with daylight runs and early quits this Holiday Season……(I wish I was).