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Alamosa February 12 -14 Snow Operations

February 15, 2006 09:05PM
Well, I need to make a couple of corrections. It seems I got a day ahead of myself when posting train activites for this period. My posting of activites for February 13, 1932 actually occurred on February 14, 1932 and my posting of activities for February 14, 1932 actually occurred on February 15, 1932. (Also my Feb 11 should be Feb 12 and Feb 12 should be Feb 13)
I'll back track (railroad term?) and post operations on proper days and provide additional information.
D&RGW Alamosa Train Sheets
February 12 - 14, 1932
February 12 Work extra rotary OM with engines 499 and 494 left Alamosa 11:00 AM.
Extra west with engines 495, 496 and 479 left Alamosa 3:30 PM.
Train 115 with engine 472 left Alamosa at 4:10 PM.
Both trains delayed at Big Horn behind rotary. Engine 496 coupled in rotary train at Big Horn.
February 13 Work extra OM continues west clearing line.
Followed by work extra 478 with outfit cars and cars of coal.
February 14 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 8:30 PM. Rotary OM arrived Osier 10:20 PM. Rotary and engines need coal and water. Rotary OY at MP 321 was entirely out of coal. Passing track Osier 12 to 15 feet snow on it.
Rotary ON moved from Salida to Alamosa over Valley Line with engines 488 and 481. Cuts and main line drifted full 4 to 10 feet deep. Enroute to Alamosa rotary ran out of water, return to Round Hill for more water. Arrived Alamosa around 11:20 PM. Equipment prepared for trip to Cumbres.
Alamosa - Antonito - Alamosa, 115-116 used engine 175.
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Alamosa February 12 -14 Snow Operations

Jimmy A Blouch February 15, 2006 09:05PM

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Jim McKee February 15, 2006 10:04PM



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