Interesting that these trains consistently had older,
(originally) wooden Pullman 12-1s assigned.. I'd have to look
and see, they might have been SUFed or SUVed, but they were still much
older cars than you'd find in mainline service on most of the
line.
At 04:48 PM 9/9/2012, you wrote:
April 17, 1917 Cheyenne. There
was no damage to the cars derailed at Iron Mountain. It was a car of ore
with broken flanges, and, I think a 10 mph slow order is best as some of
the spikes were broken off and others are not up to the rail on the main
line. Richardson.
April 17, 1917, Chugwater - "No. 29 delayed 5 minutes at Cheyenne
loading mail and 20 minutes switching. 20 min. at Iron Mountain run by
Extra North.
April 18, 1917. Chugwater. No water in Bordo (Bordeaux)tank again, 29
running over one hour late again.
April 18, 1917. Chugwater. Bordeaux tank is ok again. S.A.C.
April 19, 1917, Altus - No. 29 has C&S Eng. 323. Pullmans: Dunkirk
and Henderson. Chair car CB&Q 1430, C&S coach 503, Express Car
C&S 214, CB&Q mail/baggage 1920. Conductor: Hughes.
April 20, 1917. Cheyenne. All trains will run slow and carefully from 5
poles North of MP 52 to 12 poles North of MP 52 Account derailment and
very soft track and ground. 4:00 p.m.
April 21, 1917. No 29 has eng #620, Q Comb 1924, Q Bge 1395, C&S
Chair Car 501, Q Chair Car 4419. Pullman Marquise, Pullman Runnymeade,
Pullman Jalisco. Flagman Stephens, Porter Williams.
April 22, 1917. Cheyenne. Teamster cut No. 123 at MP 70, we cleared it at
4:45 p.m. Phone at Bordeaux is burned out, am bringing it to Denver in
a.m. on #32. Kimberly.
April 22, 1917. No. 29 has Q 1920 combine, C&S Bagg. 214, C&S
Chair 503, Q 4430 chair c. Pullman cars Oberlin and Henderson. Brakeman
Roth, flagman Perry, Porter West.
April 22, 1917. No. 29 called out of Cheyenne for 10:20 left at 10:40 5
minutes loading mail, 15 minutes Cheyenne setting out diner and baggage
cars. Lost 10 minutes at Islay waiting and meet #32. 15 min at Diamond
Sawing (saw-by?) Extra North.
April 24, 1917 Chugwater. No. has the following cars - C&S 214
baggage, Q Chair car 503, Q Chair car 4430, Pullmans Bruges, Oberlin and
Tonowanda.
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