Thursday January 14 1937
ALAMOSA
Cumbres 3” new snow overnight, periods of snowing hard and snowing light, 5:00 PM snowing light, 6” new snow since 5:00 PM last night, snow fall to date 158”, 50” on ground
Chama 8:30 AM snowing hard, 4:00 PM partly cloudy, 7” old snow
Chama extra 464-488 east, plow and flanger, Lava turn
Conductor Roberts
Engine 464 Odgers
Engine 488 Tozier
Depart Chama 4:10 AM
Arrive, depart Cumbres 4:55 AM
Arrive Lava 7:20 AM, 1 hour 55 minutes turn, meet No. 115
Depart Lava 9:20 AM, ahead of No. 115
Cumbres time shown as 11:10 AM
Arrive Chama 12:05 PM
Roberts reports snow in cuts Cresco to Osier, full up to 2 feet, not much wind Osier to Lava, very little in cuts Sublette to Lava
No. 115 with engine 475 and helper engine 483
Conductor Pollard
Engine 475 Arnell (to Chama)
Engine 483 Thompson
Brakeman Squires deadhead Alamosa to Antonito for No. 425
Depart Alamosa 7:25 AM with 8 cars, 20 minutes transfer
159
119
151
287
Silverton
164
62
284
Antonito set out cars 164, 62 and 284 for No. 425
Lava 10 minutes plow and flanger train
Arrive Cumbres 11:15 AM
Depart Cumbres 11:20 AM
Arrive Chama 12:04 PM, helper engine 483 off, 10 minutes service engine
Depart Chama 12:15 PM (engineer Dieckman)
Arrive Dulce 1:43 PM
Depart Dulce 1:45 PM
Arrive Durango 5:15 PM with 5 cars
No. 116 with engine 470
Conductor Peel
Engineer House (to Chama)
Depart Durango 9:50 AM with 5 cars
66
125
156
320
Durango
Arrive Dulce 1:19 PM
Depart Dulce 1:21 PM
Arrive Chama 2:40 PM, helper engine 480 on, engineer Tozier, stay on to Alamosa
Depart Chama 2:45 PM
Arrive Cumbres 3:35 PM
Depart Cumbres 3:40 PM
Antonito pick up 3 cars from No. 426
163
63
306
Arrive Alamosa 7:15 AM with 8 cars
Durango extra 482 east
Conductor Fry
Engineer Densmore
Depart Durango 3:15 PM with 16 loads 1 empty
Bocea to Falfa 30 minutes account snow drifting on rail in cuts
Meet with No. 115 not shown
Ignacio 35 minutes mdse and switching
Tiffany 30 minutes mdse and switching
Allison 45 minutes switching and mdse, 10 minutes extra 459 east by
Arboles 10 minutes mdse
Pagosa Jct eat, mdse, switching, coal 7 water
Dulce derailment and switching
Lumberton mdse and switching
Monero 10 minutes water
Arrive Chama 6:30 AM (Jan 15) with 17 loads 1 empty
Durango extra 459 east, light engine to Chama for snow service account engine 464 out of service
Engineer Dieckman
Depart Durango 6:30 PM
Arrive Chama 12:35 AM
Alamosa Antonito turn with engine 1022
Conductor Cornell
Engineer Kellogg
Alamosa work extra 934
Conductor F Edmisten
Engineer Holly
Worked between Alamosa and La Jara loading and unloading company material
Santa Fe branch
Train No. 425 with engine 471
Conductor Pheney
Engineer Clarke
Depart Antonito 9:12AM with 4 loads
1 company coal Chamita
164
62
284
Arrive Santa Fe 4:30 PM with 2 loads 2 empties
Train No. 426 with engine 478
Conductor Willis
Engineer Walsh
Depart Santa Fe 9:55 AM with 4 loads 3 empties
1 mdse Espanola
2 empty box
1 empty refrigerator
163 mdse way
63
306
Arrive Antonito 5:30 PM with 5 loads 3 empties
SALIDA
Marshall Pass, morning cloudy, foggy, calm, 20” old snow
1:15 PM blowing and drifting hard
3:10 PM strong NW wind drifting bad
4:10 PM still drifting bad
Sargent snow, calm, 1” new snow
Salida extra 498 west with helper engines 497 and 481, to Gunnison after Sargent hill turn
Conductor Sandberg
Engine 498 Frantz
Engine 497 C Wilson
Engine 481 Keller
Depart Salida 1:00 AM with 2 loads 47 empties
Mears Jct 25 minutes saw by extra 499 east and take water
Arrive Marshall Pass 4:10 AM with 2 loads 47 empties
Engine 481 depart Marshall Pass 5:25 AM light for Salida
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 4:20 AM light for Sargent
Extra 498 west depart Marshall Pass 4:45 AM with 2 loads 47 empties
Buxton 10 minutes set out train
Arrive Sargent 6:10 AM with caboose, 1 hour turn, take coal, water, switching and cut helpers in, add Sargent helper engine 492, engineer Veo
As Sargent Hill turn extra 498 east with helpers 497 and 492 depart Sargent 7:10 AM with 17 loads
Chester 50 minutes meet No.315
Arrive Marshall Pass 9:30 AM with 17 loads
Engine 492 depart Marshall Pass 9:35 AM light for Sargent
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 9:45 AM light for Gunnison
Extra 498 west depart Marshall Pass 9:55 AM with caboose
Buxton 10 minutes pick up train
Sargent 30 minutes unload freight and eat
Bonita 1 hour 5 minutes meet extra 490-494 coupled east
Arrive Gunnison 2:35 PM with 1 load 47 empties
Train No. 315 and Train No. 316 with engine 479
Conductor Mahoney
Engineer Shewalter
Swing brakeman Parsons
Train No. 315 depart Salida 6:10 AM with 6 cars, 10 minutes for train to be made up
128
158
60
129
302
Camp Bird
Salida to Marshall Pass 18 minutes 6 cars, snow Poncha Jct to Marshall Pass
Arrive Marshall Pass 8:00 AM
Depart Marshall Pass 8:02 AM
Arrive Gunnison 10:05 PM with 6 cars
Train NO. 316 depart Gunnison 6:25 PM with 6 cars, crews rest, turn equipment and load express and passengers
128
158
60
129
302
Camp Bird
Arrive Sargent 7:33 PM
Depart Sargent 7:34 PM
Sargent to Marshall Pass 10 minutes 6 cars and snow
Arrive Salida 10:05 PM with 6 cars
Alamosa extra 496 east, Valley line
Conductor Kilgore
Engineer Hyatt
Depart Alamosa 9:30 AM with 24 loads 11 empties
Hooper 25 minutes switching
Moffat 15 minutes switching
Villa Grove 15 minutes unload mdse, take water
Double Round Hill to Poncha Pass
Mears Jct set out 5 dumps
Arrive Salida 4:35 PM with 23 loads
Gunnison extra 490 east with helper engine 494, to Salida after Sargent hill turn
Conductor Marmet
Engine 490 Treskett
Engine 494 Crylie
Depart Gunnison 12:15 PM with 63 loads
Parlin 15 minutes water
Arrive Sargent 2:40 PM, 1 hour coal & water, add Sargent helper engine 492, engineer Veo
As Sargent hill turn extra 490 east with helpers 494 and 492 depart Sargent with 15 loads
MPO 243 40 minutes buck snow
Arrive Marshall Pass 5:55 PM with 15 loads (less tonnage account snow)
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 6:05 PM light for Sargent
Engine 492 depart Marshall Pass 6:15 PM light for Sargent
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 6:25 PM with caboose for Sargent
Arrive Sargent 7:40 PM, meet No. 316
Extra 490 east with helpers 494 and 492 depart Sargent 8:35 PM with 15 loads (less tonnage account snow)
Arrive Marshall Pass 10:05 PM with 15 loads
Engine 492 depart Marshall Pass 10:45 PM light for Sargent
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 11:00 PM light for Salida
Extra 490 east depart Marshall Pass 11:15 PM with 30 loads
Poncho Jct 20 minutes meet extra 495 west (Jan 15)
Arrive Salida 2:10 AM with 21 loads
Salida extra 472 west with helper engines 491 and 499, Sargent turn with Sargent hill turn
Conductor Rhodes
Engine 472 W Wilson
Engine 491 R Wilson
Engine 499 Dailey
Depart Salida 7:15 PM with caboose
Train sheet shows all engines leaving Salida at same time
Mears Jct pick up 5 empty dumps
Pocono 25 minutes meet No. 115
Arrive Marshall Pass 9:15 PM with 5 empties, meet extra 490 east
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass 10:05 PM light for Sargent
Engine 491 depart Marshall Pass 10:15 PM light for Sargent
Extra 472 west depart Marshall Pass 10:25 PM with 5 empties
Arrive Sargent 11:35 PM with 5 empties
(Balance of run on Jan 15 post)
GUNNISON
Gunnison snowing light, ½” new snow
Crested Butte bad storm, snowing and blowing
Montrose cloudy, brisk wind, no new snow
Baldwin branch no crews available
Crested Butte branch Train No. 347 and Train No. 348 with engine 474
Conductor Purceil
Engineer Myers
Depart Gunnison 11:30 AM with 34 empties, flanger
Arrive Crested Butte 1:15 PM with 34 empties, flanger, 6 hours 40 minutes mine work and flanging
Depart Crested Butte 7:50 PM with 59 loads
Arrive Gunnison 9:30 PM with 59 loads
Gunnison switch engine 460 foreman Dean engineer Price
At Montrose 18 cars cattle loaded for east, 15 for Denver and 3 for Sapinero
Montrose extra 361 east with helper engine 360, to Gunnison
Conductor McMillan
Engine 361 Kroll
Engine 360 Dunlap
Depart Montrose 8:25 PM with 9 loads
Cedar Creek 5 minutes water
Arrive Cerro Summit 10:50 PM, 1 hour 45 minutes wait for extra 463 east to get stock
Helper engine 360 depart Cerro Summit 11:00 PM light for Cedar Creek
Montrose extra 463 east, Cerro Summit turn
Conductor Arnold
Engineer Rusk
Depart Montrose 8:45 PM with 10 loads
Cedar Creek 25 minutes wait for helper, helper engine 361 on
At Cerro Summit give train to extra 361 east
Depart Cerro Summit 11:50 PM with caboose for Montrose
Extra 361 east with helper engine depart Cerro Summit time not shown
Cimarron 35 minutes switching
Sapinero 20 minutes unload 3 cars cattle
Elk Creek 5 minutes water
Arrive Gunnison 3:50 AM with 16 loads
DURANGO
Silverton branch Train No. 461 and Train No. 462 with engines 459 and 476
Conductor S Edmisten
Engineers Katschthaler and Vinton
Depart Durango 8:45 AM with 6 loads 1 empty
Arrive Silverton 12:10 PM with 6 loads 1 empty, 55 minutes eat and switching
Depart Silverton 1:05 PM with 6 loads 1 empty
Arrive Durango 4:25 PM with 6 loads 1 empty
Farmington branch work extra 462
Conductor Knight
Engineer Klahn
Worked with derrick OP and bridge gang at bridge 471.01
(These two bridges having work done, 471.01 and 472.32, are/were the two large bridges over the Las Animas River)
Durango switch engine 271 foreman Pfeiffer engineer Basher
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