Re: Como Roundhouse Addition

Posted by Mike Trent on Aug 22, 2017; 10:56am
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They did the best they could. Freights ran as "Extra", meaning they were not on a timetable.  The major regulating authority was the 15 the law, which I believe required that each man could work no more than 15 hrs in a 24 hr period without 8 hrs rest. So getting a later start in a situation which required a return to Leadville wouldn't have been a big deal. But a late start also meant a late arrival into Como that night.

There were always at least two round trip cycles in a week which would require one layover in Leadville, and if there was need for a third I doubt it came very often requiring them to have to return back from Como. But that did happen occasionally.

Remember, times were hard, and work was scarce. Who was going to refuse a trip?