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It's November 9, 1944, C-21 #361 departs Gunnison at 4:30 AM with 6 loads, 13 empties.

Crew: Conductor Anderson, & Engineer Braswell.

Loads: 2 props Columbia, 2 hay Montrose, 1 coal Ridgeway, & 1 coal Montrose.

Empties: 12 stock cars Sapinero, & a caboose.

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The train follows the river as it heads west.

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Soon, the crew sets out the stock cars at Sapinero.



After that, the train enters the Black Canyon.

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As the train rolls through the canyon...







... it pulls into Cimarron.

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The crew performs two trips to Cerro Summit to get the 6 loads up the hill (the C-21 has a tonnage rating of 124 tons)...















Which ends at 10:35 AM as the train returns to Cimarron after the 2nd trip.

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After 50 minutes switching & time for the crew to eat, the train departs Cimarron at 11:25 AM with 2 empties.



Shortly after, the train rolls through the Black Canyon.

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As the train heads east...



... it pulls into Sapinero to load cattle.



After 1 hour 20 minutes loading 10 cars of cattle, the train continues heading east.

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The train nears Gunnison.

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After a while...







... the train pulls into Gunnison at 3:05 PM with 10 loads, 2 empties.



Since the cattle was destined for Gunnison, the crew puts the stock cars at the stock pens to unload the cattle.