Saturday December 26 1936
ALAMOSA
Cumbres 1 to 3 feet new snow, at 5:00 PM 20 ½ inches snow since yesterday, 23 ½ inches on ground
Chama extra 484 east with helper engine 487
Conductor Ashbrook
Engine 484 Todd
Engine 487 Thompson
Depart Chama 3:45 AM with 14 loads, includes 4 cars cattle
Coxo to Cumbres 1 hour 30 minutes stuck in snow, had to double train to Cumbres
Arrive Cumbres 6:35 AM with 14 loads
Engine 487 depart Cumbres 7:00 AM light for Alamosa
Extra 484 east depart Cumbres 7:10 AM with 28 loads 12 empty
Meet with No. 115 not shown
Arrive Antonito 10:10 AM, 40 minutes eat and station switching
Depart Antonito 10:50 AM
Romeo 1 hour 20 minutes load 2 cars sheep
Arrive Alamosa 1:35 PM with 30 loads 3 empties
No. 115 with engine 471
Conductor Hines
Engineer Hopper (to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:10 AM with 7 cars
66
156
320
Durango
111
62
284
Antonito set out cars 111, 62 and 284 for No. 425
Arrive Cumbres 10:40 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:42 AM
Arrive Chama 11:30 AM
Depart Chama 11:35 AM (engineer Dieckman ?)
Arrive Dulce 12:52 PM
Depart Dulce 12:53 PM
Arrive Durango 4:35 PM with 4 cars
No. 116 with engine 477
Conductor F Edmisten
Engineer Fitzer (to Chama)
Depart Durango 9:50 AM with 8 cars
119
169
167
151
165
240
287
Silverton
Arrive Dulce 1:18 PM
Depart Dulce 1:20PM
Arrive Chama 2:40 PM, set out cars 167 and 240, too much snow
Depart Chama 2:50 PM (engineer Hopper), 6 cars
Arrive Cumbres 3:54 PM
Depart Cumbres 3:57 PM
Antonito pick up 3 cars from No. 426
163
61
306
Arrive Alamosa 7:15 PM with 9 cars
Chama extra 494 west, Dulce turn
Conductor Lyons
Engineer V Cummins
Depart Chama 1:10 PM with 5 loads 4 empties
Arrive Dulce 3:50 PM
Depart Dulce 4:15 PM
Arrive Chama 6:55 PM with 21 loads 4 empties
No other detail shown
Alamosa Antonito turn with engine 1022
Conductor Mason
Engineer Tozier
Santa Fe branch
Train No. 425 with engine 473
Conductor Pheney
Engineer Clarke
Depart Antonito 8:35 AM with 3 loads
111
62
284
Arrive Santa Fe 4:30 PM with 2 loads 1 empty
Train No. 426 with engine 478
Conductor Willis
Engineer Walsh
Depart Santa Fe 9:45 AM with 4 loads
1 mdse
Espanola
61
306
163
Arrive Antonito 5:30 PM with 3 loads 5 empties
SALIDA
Marshall Pass cloudy, brisk west wind, 2 inches new snow, 4 inches old
Sargent cloudy calm, 3 inches new snow, 4 inches old
Gunnison snowing steady, reports 5 inches at Sapinero – Cimarron
Crested Butte 4 inches snow, snowing light
Salida extra 490 west with helper engines 493 and 497, to Gunnison after Sargent hill turn
Conductor Rhodes
Engine 490 Graham
Engine 493 Rogers
Engine 497 Hyatt
Depart Salida 10:05 PM (Dec 25) with 2 loads 41 empties
Mears Jct 20 minutes pick up and water
Arrive Marshall Pass 12:50 AM with 4 loads 47 empties
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 1:00 AM light for Sargent
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 1:25 AM light for Sargent, behind extra 490 west
Extra 490 west depart Marshall Pass 1:15 AM with 2 loads 21 empties
Arrive Sargent 2:30 AM with 2 loads 21 empties
As Sargent hill turn extra 490 east with helpers 493 and 497 depart Sargent 3:05 AM with 18 loads
Sargent to Marshall Pass 1 hour 40 minutes snowy slippery rail
Arrive Marshall Pass 4:45 AM with 18 loads
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 5:00 AM light for Gunnison
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 5:10 AM light for Gunnison
Extra 490 west depart Marshall Pass 5:20 AM with 2 loads 26 empties
Buxton 15 minutes pick up
Arrive Sargent 6:55 AM, 45 minutes eat, switching
Depart Sargent 7:40 AM with 4 loads 89 empties
Elko 15 minutes switching
Arrive Gunnison 9:20 AM with 3 loads 81 empties
Train No. 315 and Train No. 316 with engine 472
Conductor Hallock
Engineer Harrell
Train No. 315 depart Salida 6:00 AM with 5 cars
60
129
128
280
Camp Bird
Arrive Marshall Pass 7:29 AM
Depart Marshall Pass 7:32 AM
Arrive Gunnison 9:35 AM with 5 cars
Train No. 316 depart Gunnison 7:00 PM with 5 cars, 55 minutes bus connection
60
129
128
280
Camp Bird
Arrive Salida 10:25 PM with 5 cars
Salida extra 492 west with helper engine 499, Valley line
Conductor McCall
Engine 492 C Wilson
Engine 499 Dailey
Depart Salida 10:55 AM with 1 load 34 empties
Double Mears Jct to Poncha Pass
Arrive Poncha Pass 12:25 PM
Engine 499 depart Poncha Pass 2:25 PM light for Salida
Engine 492 depart Poncha Pass 2:35 PM with caboose for Mears Jct
Arrive Mears Jct 2:45 PM
Extra 492 west depart Mears Jct 2:50 PM
Arrive Poncha Pass 1:15 PM
Depart Poncha Pass 1:30 PM
Moffat 15 minutes hot box RG 3407
Hooper 20 minutes pick up
Mosca 25 minutes pick up
Arrive Alamosa 6:30 PM with 5 loads 37 empties
Gunnison extra 490 east with helper engine 493, to Salida
Conductor Rhodes
Engine 490 Graham
Engine 493 Rogers
Depart Gunnison 8:00 PM with 63 loads 2 empties
Parlin 10 minutes water
Doyle 10 minutes pick up
Arrive Sargent 10:50 PM with 65 loads 2 empties, set out, coal & water, eat
Gunnison extra 497 east, light engine to Sargent, helper for extra 490 east
Engineer Hyatt
Depart Gunnison 9:10 PM
Arrive Sargent 11:00 PM
Extra 490 east with helpers 493 and 497 depart Sargent 11:55 PM with 18 loads 2 empties
Arrive Marshall Pass 1:20 AM with 18 loads 2 empties
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 1:50 AM light for Salida
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 2:00 AM light for Salida
Extra 490 east depart Marshall Pass 2:30 AM with 36 loads 2 empties
Arrive Salida 4:40 AM with 36 loads 2 empties
GUNNISON
Crested Butte branch Train No. 347 and Train No. 348 with engine 474 and helper engine 472
Conductor E P Mahoney
Engine 474 Kroll
Engine 472 Dunlap
Depart Gunnison 11:35 AM with 1 load 76 empties
Gunnison to Crested Butte lost 15 minutes account snow
Arrive Crested 1:15 PM with 1 load 76 empties
Engine 472 depart Crested Butte 1:30 PM light for Gunnison
Train No. 348 depart Crested Butte 4:05 PM with 32 loads
Arrive Gunnison 5:35 PM with 32 loads
Gunnison switch engine 460 foreman Seivers engineer Price
DURANGO
Durango 3 inches snow
Silverton 2 inches new snow, 3 inches on ground
Silverton branch Train No. 461 and Train No. 462 with engine 375
Conductor Murray
Engineer Connor
Depart Durango 8:45 AM with 9 loads 1 empty
1 mdse
2 steel balls
2 coal
1 lumber
Combine 202
MP 476 15 minutes rocks on track
Lost 2 hours 10 minutes Hermosa to Silverton account snow, bad flange, heavy train
Arrive Silverton 2:40 PM with 9 loads 1 empty
Depart Silverton 3:50 PM with 4 loads 1 empty
Arrive Durango 7:20 PM with 4 loads 1 empty
Farmington branch work extra 462
Conductor Knight
Engineer Klahn
Worked with derrick OP and bridge gang at bridge 471.02
Durango switch engine 271 foreman Gabbe engineer Basher
Jimmy
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/26/2012 08:42PM by Jimmy Blouch.
