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Jimmy A Blouch

February 13, 2006 08:02PM

D&RGW Alamosa Train Sheets
February 11 - 13, 1932
February 11 Work extra rotary OM with engines 499 and 494 leave Alamosa. Engine 496 coupled in at Big Horn.
February 12 Work extra OM continues west clearing line. Followed by work extra 478 with outfit cars and cars of coal.
February 13 At 4:20 PM 1/2 mile east of Osier head pair of trucks on rotary OM cross wise on track account hard snow. Rerailed rotary at 8:30PM
Rotary ON moved from Salida to Alamosa over Valley Line with engines 488 and 481.
Alamosa - Antonito - Alamosa, 115-116 used engine 175.

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