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Jim McKee

September 02, 2006 07:46PM

This is what Earl posted back on September 29, 2001. This info is from the Chama call book relating to crews returning to Alamosa with the OY.
March 12, 1961
Rotary OY Work Extra
OY , Engineers Brinsfield and Madorin, firemen E. Morgan and Faucette. 494 engineer Isaacson, fireman Carl Jack. 499 engineer Greathouse, fireman R. Morgan. 481 engineer Sisemore, fireman Hawkins. Call Time 8:30AM.
January 26, 1962
Rotary OY Work Extra
Pilot OY, Holt and Otteson, OY wheelman Faucette, OY fireman Hawkins. 497 engineer E. Morgan. 494 engineer Lira, fireman J. Morgan.
Call Time 8:30am
March 7, 1962 - none outbound
March 8, 1962
Rotary OY Work Extra
Pilot OY, Greathouse and R. Morgan. Wheelman OY Dunn, Fireman OY Degani. 483 engineer Faucette, fireman R. Hawkins. 494 engineer E. Morgan, fireman Cunningham. Call Time 5:00am.
Extra East. 488 engineer Lira, fireman L. Shawcroft. Helper 487 engineer Shock, fireman Waterman. Helper 491 engineer Connor, fireman Smith. Call Time 6:30am. Note - helper crews were Durango men called to help the train out of town to Cumbres. The next day they went back to Durango with the same engines, called at 5:45pm.
March 28, 1962
Rotary OY Work Extra
Pilot OY Greathouse and Jack
Wheelman OY Dunn, fireman OY Degani. 494 engineer Faucette, fireman Hawkins. 484 engineer E. Morgan, fireman Weirick. Call time 6:00am.
Extra East. 488 engineer Holt, fireman Jim Shawcroft. 491 engineer Sisemore, fireman Larry Shawcroft. Call Time 7:00am.
December 30, 1965
Extra East. 493 engineer C. Jack, fireman Jim Shawcroft. 488 engineer Otteson, fireman Weirick. Call time 3:30am (!!)
Extra West. 498 engineer Shock, fireman Payne. 484 engineer Connor, fireman Gibbs. Call Time 7:30am
Extra 493-488 derailed and got stuck near Windy Point. Extra 498-484 got called back to Chama and sent to the rescue.
Work Extra. 484 engineer Shock, fireman Payne. 488 engineer Otteson, fireman Weirick. Call time 12:01pm.
December 31, 1965
Work Extra (Flanger/Spreader) 488 engineer C. Jack, fireman J. Shawcroft, 484 engineer Otteson, fireman Weirick. Call time 8:15am
Extra West. 493 engineer Connor, fireman Gibbs. 498 engineer Shock, fireman Payne. Call time 10:00am.

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D&RG engineer	Dick	September 01, 2006 07:37AM
Re: D&RG engineer	earl	September 01, 2006 09:39AM
Re: D&RG engineer	Herb Kelsey	September 01, 2006 04:10PM
Re: D&RG engineer	Jerry Day	September 01, 2006 04:48PM
Re: D&RG engineer	Dick	September 01, 2006 05:29PM
Re: D&RG engineer	Jim McKee	September 02, 2006 07:46PM
Re: D&RG engineer	Jim McKee	September 02, 2006 07:49PM
Re: D&RG engineer	Charlie McCandless	September 03, 2006 08:43AM

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