MD Ramsey Wrote:
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> Great shot Dick!
>
> This was probably 1982 as we didn't start the
> summer Cascade service (Trains 265/266) and the
> new San Juan service (Trains 115/116) until June
> 1982.
>
> These trains shared the same train set with 116
> arriving at Durango at 3 PM, It was then serviced
> and cleaned, with another engine put on (or the
> same one serviced) and turned around as Cascade
> 265, departing Durango at 4:30 PM with a fresh
> crew. It would arrive back at Durango as 266 at
> 8:15 PM.
>
> This was loads of fun. I was the regular fireman
> on 115/116 in 1982, Sometimes the railroad would
> be short of crews for the evening Cascade. You
> guessed it, the entire 115/116 crew would turn and
> take out the Cascade for the evening. Those were
> loooong days with a usual 6 AM call for the San
> Juan and tying up at 9 PM after returning with the
> Cascade. The Cascade did all the switching at
> night as well! Some of the assigned Cascade crew
> (engineer/conductor) didn't like it as they would
> be short a some hours after working a 5 day week,
> unless there was lots of switching to do. The
> help, management would swap out the engineer every
> other week with the engineer and conductor from
> the San Juan. This seems to even things out a
> bit.
>
> Below, D&S Employee Timetable No. 1, March 25,
> 1981 and supplemental schedule as revised for June
> 17, 1982. Timetable No. 2 was not published until
> 1984. I would fold and tape the schedule inside
> the Timetable. This one is right out of my grip!
>
> [attachment 45933 DSTTNo.11981.jpg]
> [attachment 45934 DS1982TrainSchedule.jpg]
Mike just the info I was looking for and more!! Thanks.
William
aka drgwk37
