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It's October 28, 1948, K-27 #456 departs Montrose at 9:40 AM with 23 empties*. The crew (Conductor Mahoney, & Engineer Russell) sets out 8 cars at Fairview & pulls into Cedar Creek at 10:30 AM.

Montrose was a busy place at one time (with the Black Canyon line, Ouray Branch & a standard gauge line from Grand Junction). Today, there is - in a way - still trains heading to & from this location.

Fairview is the site of a 44 car siding, & probably a station as well.

Lujane is the site of beet loading, & siding.

Cedar Creek is the site of a wye, 42 car siding, Telegraphone facility & water tank. Trains wait 10 minutes for inspection.

* 8 empty gondolas for Fairview, 14 empty stock cars Cedar Creek, & a caboose.

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After putting the stock cars on the siding, the 456- with caboose- departs Cedar Creek at 10:40 AM & pulls into Montrose at 11:20 AM.

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After 1 hour switching, air test, and the crew having lunch, the 456 departs Montrose at 12:20 PM on a Cerro Summit turn & pulls into Cedar Creek at 1:10 PM. Because of the number of empties (23 mixed empties) & the tonnage ( a K-27 can pull at least 183 tons up a 4% grade) the crew decided on doing a double ( taking 2 trips to take all the cars to Cerro Summit).

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The crew does the first Cerro Summit Turn (arrive Cerro Summit at 2 PM & depart at 2:10 PM) & returns to Cedar Creek at 2:55 PM with 6 loads.

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After switching, the crew performs the 2nd Cerro Summit turn. The train departs Cedar Creek 3:10 PM, pulls into Cerro Summit 3:55 PM, where the crew did switching, then the train leaves Cerro Summit 4:10 PM, & pulls into Cedar Creek a little while later. Cerro Summit is the site of a siding, wye & a Telegraphone facility.

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After picking up the cars from the first turn, the train pulls into Montrose at 5:30 PM with 11 loads 1 empty.

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