Re: Passenger ride over Marshall Pass in July 1945

The conductor could have been one of several men. The senior man in 1944 was A.J. Gribbin, who hired out as a brakeman on 11-18-1901. T.L Carlin was another candidate, hiring out on 09-11-1905.Others hired during the first decade of the 20th Century were Ed Mahoney 04-30-1908, L. Doyle 05-11-1908, Chester Trevarthen 8-18-1908, C.M. Purciel 4-1-1909, Gordon Straitiff 4-2-1909, T. F. Rhodes 07-01-1909 and W H Lewis 9-18-1909.
Brakemen and conductors had seniority from Salida to Grand Junction through Montrose. Seniority list from 1944 courtesy of the R.W. Richardson Library, Colorado Railroad Museum