Wednesday November 11 1936
ALAMOSA
Alamosa extra 489 west with helper engine 486
Conductor Moore
Engine 489 Palmer
Engine 486 White
Depart Alamosa 11:59 PM (Nov 10) with 10 loads 97 empties
23 empty single decks
51 empty double decks
1 empty tank
9 empty coal
12 empty box
Estrella 30 minutes account engine 486 fire got away, account fine coal
Arrive Antonito 2:15 AM, 15 minutes coal & water, 1 hour 30 minutes pick up, cut in helper and set out 29 double decks
Depart Antonito 4:00 AM with 7 loads 69 empties
2 empty tanks
12 empty box
1 empty coal
20 empty double decks
34 empty single decks
Lava 20 minutes wait for extra 480 east, 35 minutes get by extra 480 east
Sublette 10 minutes water
Osier, ½ mile east of Osier, 25 minutes steel gang
Arrive Cumbres 10:20 AM with 7 loads 69 empties, 40 minutes cut out helper and set out, 15 minutes let No. 115 by, 30 minutes air and turn up retainers
Depart Cumbres 11:25 AM with 7 loads 52 empties
Arrive Chama 12:50 PM with 7 loads 52 empties
Chama extra 480 east with helper engines 482 and 484
Conductor Hurley
Engine 480 Marsh
Engine 482 A S Johnson
Engine 484 Kellogg
Depart Chama 12:55 AM with 22 loads 2 empties, includes 2 cars sheep loaded at Chama
Arrive Cumbres 2:10 AM with 22 loads 2 empties
Engine 482 depart Cumbres 2:15 AM light for Chama
Engine 484 depart Cumbres 2:25 AM light for Chama
Extra 480 east depart Cumbres 2:20 AM with 22 loads 2 empties
Lava 45 minutes meet extra 486-489 west, siding would not hold train
Arrive Antonito 6:30 AM, 5 minutes switching, 10 minutes orders
Depart Antonito 6:45 AM with 21 loads 2 empties
La Jara 15 minutes meet No. 115
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 AM with 21 loads 2 empties
No. 115 with engine 475
Conductor Conway
Engineer Arnell (to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:10 AM with 8 cars
125
119
169
285
Silverton
152
63
306
Antonito set out cars 152, 63 and 306 for No. 425
Arrive Cumbres 10:50 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:55 AM
Arrive Chama 11:40 AM
Depart Chama 11:45 AM (engineer Fitzer)
Arrive Dulce 1:59 PM
Depart Dulce 2:01 PM (?)
Arrive Allison 2:46 PM
Depart Allison 2:47 PM
Arrive Durango 4:35 PM with 5 cars
No. 116 with engine 477
Conductor Hines
Engineer House (to Chama)
Depart Durango 9:50 AM with 6 cars
66
167
323
287
290
Durango
Arrive Dulce 1:24 PM
Depart Dulce 1:25 PM
Arrive Chama 2:42 PM
Depart Chama 2:50 PM (engineer Arnell)
Arrive Cumbres 3:50 PM
Depart Cumbres 3:52 PM
Antonito pick up 3 cars from No. 426
159
62
284
Arrive Alamosa 7:25 PM with 9 cars
Durango extra 483 east
Conductor Murray
Engineer Klahn
Depart Durango 10:45 AM with 16 loads 5 empties, includes 3 cars sheep loaded Durango
Arrive Ignacio 12:30 PM, load 5 cars sheep, 7 cars cattle
Depart Ignacio 2:30 PM
Arrive Allison 3:40 PM
Depart Allison 3:50 PM
Arboles load 3 cars cattle, 2 cars sheep, unload 4 cars sheep from Ignacio and reload in 3 cars, account dead sheep in 2 of the cars
Arrive Pagosa Jct 6:45 PM 45 minutes coal & water, bills, add helper engine 488
Durango extra 488 east, light engine to Pagosa Jct, help extra 483 east
Engineer Vinton
Depart Durango 2:00 PM
Arrive Pagosa Jct 7:05 PM
Extra 483 east, with helper engine 488, depart Pagosa Jct 7:28 PM
Dulce 45 minutes load cattle, meet extra 487 west
Amargo 10 minutes pick up 11 cars cattle
Arrive Chama 11:50 PM with 47 loads 5 empties
Chama extra 487 west
Conductor S Edmisten
Engineer Peterson
Depart Chama 3:20 PM with 8 loads 50 empties
Monero 35 minutes switching
Amargo 2 hours 5 minutes load stock (11 cars cattle, picked up by extra 483 east)
Dulce 25 minutes load stock (2 cars cattle, picked up by extra 483 east), 1 hour wait for extra 483 east
Pagosa Jct 50 minutes eat, coal & water, switching
Arboles 10 minutes switching
Arrive Durango 3:45 AM with 7 loads 7 empties
Alamosa work extra standard gauge 930
Conductor Roberts
Engineer Thompson
Worked between Alamosa and La Jara loading 3 cars rails MP 258, unload material MP 259-262
Alamosa Antonito turn with engine 1000
Conductor Bennett
Engineer Holly
Santa Fe branch
Train No. 425 with engine 473
Conductor Willis
Engineer Walsh
Depart Antonito 9:00 AM with 7 loads 2 empties
2 company coal Santa Fe
2 empty double decks
1 company coal Buckman
1 coal Espanola
152
63
306
Bridge 376.59 2 hours account derailment, no other details shown
Arrive Santa Fe 7:40 PM with 4 loads 4 empties
Train No. 426 with engine 470
Conductor Pheney
Engineer Clarke
Depart Santa Fe 9:35 AM with 7 loads
62
284
Espanola pick up baggage car 159
Arrive Antonito 5:30 PM with 7 loads 2 empties
Work extra 375 with ditcher OX
Conductor McLaughlin
Engineer Rowe
Worked ditching with ditcher OX MP404 ½, loaded 10 cars for bank widening, worked with Dorsey’s B&B handling bridge timbers at bridge 398.25 and 398.37
Tied up Santa Fe
Work extra 464
Conductor F Edmisten
Engineer Werner
Worked between Santa Fe and Espanola, loaded and dumped 72 loads in bridge 403.46
SALIDA
Train No. 315 and Train No. 316 with engine 479
Conductor Perkins
Engineer Shewalter
Train No. 315 depart Salida 6:00 AM with 5 cars
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128
168
325
Camp Bird
Arrive Marshall Pass 7:30 AM
Depart Marshall Pass 7:33 AM
Arrive Gunnison 9:35 AM with 5 cars
Train No. 316 depart Gunnison 6:05 PM with 5 cars
122
128
168
325
Camp Bird
Arrive Salida 9:35 PM with 5 cars
Salida extra 481, Monarch branch
Conductor McCall
Engineer Frantz
Depart Salida 1:50 PM with 28 empties
Double Maysville to Monarch
Arrive Salida 11:05 PM with 31 loads
Salida extra 496 west with helper engines 497 and 485, Valley line
Conductor Sandberg
Engine 496 W Wilson
Engine 497 Rogers
Engine 485 Treskett
Depart Salida 11:05 AM with 14 loads 20 (?) empties, includes 7 cars sheep for Mosca
Double Mears Jct to Poncha Pass
Arrive Poncha Pass 1:30 PM, second trip
Engine 497 depart Poncha Pass 1:30 PM light for Salida
Engine 485 depart Poncha Pass 1:40 PM light for Salida
Extra 496 west depart Poncha Pass 1:50 PM
Villa Grove 15 minutes switch and water
Moffat 45 minutes switching
Hooper 1 hour 15 minutes load 7 cars cattle, 10 minutes switching
Mosca 15 minutes switching, unload 7 cars sheep
Arrive Alamosa 9:00 PM with 30 loads 12 empties, includes 3 spuds, 1 beets
Salida extra 490 west with helper engine 492
Conductor Gribben
Engine 490 Crooks
Engine 492 Dailey
Depart Salida 5:10 PM with 3 loads 25 empty stock cars
Mears Jct pick up 8 empties
Arrive Marshall Pass 8:00 PM with 3 loads 33 empties, meet No. 315
Engine 492 depart Marshall Pass 8:20 PM light for Salida
Extra 490 west depart Marshall Pass 8:30 PM with 3 loads 33 empties
Sargent 30 minutes switching
Crookton 15 minutes switching
Arrive Gunnison 12:15 AM with 3 loads 8 empties
GUNNISON
Gunnison switch engine 460 foreman Seivers engineer Cowan
Gunnison extra 361 west
Conductor Purceil
Engineer Price
Depart Gunnison 6:15 PM with 16 loads 25 empties
1 tank Farmington
1 coach 326 Montrose
2 gons Halls Spur
Empty stock cars for various locations
Sapinero 1 hour set out and rerail RG 9221
Arrive Cimarron time not legible, 25 minutes set out and water
Gunnison extra 360 west, light engine to Cimarron, help extra 361 west
Engineer Dunlap
Depart Gunnison 6:50 PM
Arrive Cimarron 9:00 (?) PM
Gunnison extra 319 west, light engine to Cimarron, help extra 361 west
Engineer Kroll
Depart Gunnison 7:00 PM
Arrive Cimarron 9:15 PM
Extra 361, with helper engines 360 and 319 double Cimarron to Cerro Summit
Engine 360 depart Cerro Summit light for Montrose
Engine 319 depart Cerro Summit light for Montrose
Extra 361 west depart Cerro Summit time not legible
Cedar Creek 10 minutes pick up
Fairview 20 minutes pick up
Arrive Montrose 4:15 AM with 29 loads 4 empties
MONTROSE
Extra 318, Ouray branch
Conductor Arnold
Engineer Rusk
Depart Montrose 11:10 AM with 3 loads 6 empties
6 empty coals Vernal
1 coal Ouray
1 mdse Ouray
1 mdse Ridgway
Montrose to Ridgway 20 minutes local work
Ridgway 10 minutes set out
Arrive Ouray 1:50 PM with 2 loads, 1 hour 10 minutes eat, switch, water, turn
Depart Ouray 3:00 PM with 2 loads
Ridgway 25 minutes spot empty stock, 25 minutes repair train line RG 1110
Ridgway to Montrose 30 minutes local work
Arrive Montrose 6:40 PM with 26 loads 5 empties
Montrose switch engine standard gauge 673 foreman Collett engineer Campbell
DURANGO
Farmington branch Train No.435 and Train No.436 with engine 459
Conductor Knight
Engineer Katschthaler
Depart Durango 10:45 AM with 6 loads 25 empties
1 flour
1 salt
1 mdse
10 empty double decks
15 empty tanks
Bondad 15 minutes mdse
Aztec 10 minutes set out
Refinery 35 minutes switching
Arrive Farmington 12:55 PM with 5 loads 25 empties, 1 hour 15 minutes eat and switch
Depart Farmington 2:10 PM with 8 loads 45 empties
2 oil Salt Lake
3 gas Durango
1 gas Aztec
1 mdse Alamosa
4 empty refrigerators
Refinery 10 minutes switching
Aztec 15 minutes switching
Arrive Durango 6:00 PM with 11 loads 4 empties
Durango switch engine 271 foreman Gabbe engineer Basher
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