Thursday April 1 1937
ALAMOSA
With the exception of “Bad Flange” over Cumbres, no adverse weather conditions
No. 115 with engine 470 and helper engine 482
Conductor Peel
Engine 470 Hopper (to Chama)
Engine 482 Rowe (to Chama)
Swing brakeman Smith
Depart Alamosa 7:40 AM with 11 cars, 28 minutes transfer
111
165
65
127
163
325
310
Durango
240
63
284
Antonito set out cars 240, 63 and 284 for No. 425
Arrive Cumbres 11:00 AM
Depart Cumbres 11:05 AM
Arrive Chama 11:45 AM, helper engine 482 off
Depart Chama 11:55 AM (engineer Densmore)
Carracas 2 hours 30 minutes snow plow came down, can’t move, ditcher gang going down to help
Oxford to Durango 10 minutes account dark and no pilot on engine
Arrive Durango 7:50 PM with 8 cars
No. 116 with engine 476
Conductor Hines
Engineer House (to Chama)
Swing brakeman not shown, if used, probably Clarke
Depart Durango 11:40 AM with 8 cars
119
165
151
164
167
312
272
Alamosa
Carracas 10 minutes meet No. 115
Arrive Chama 4:55 PM, helper engine 482 on, engineer Rowe, stay on to Alamosa
Depart Chama 5:05 PM (engineer Hopper)
Cumbres times not shown
Durango to Big Horn 15 minutes soft track and rocks falling
Antonito did not pick up cars from No. 426
Pick up of cars from No. 426 not shown, but appears pick up took place (edit 5-4-12)
Arrive Alamosa 9:30 PM with 8 cars
Alamosa extra 487 west with helper engine 485
Conductor Cornell
Engine 487 Kellogg
Engine 485 Caldwell
Depart Alamosa 4:25 AM with 27 loads 7 empties
Arrive Antonito 6:05 AM with 25 loads 7 empties, 1 hour 10 minutes switching
Depart Antonito 7:15 AM with 20 loads 5 empties
Osier 45 minutes No. 115 by
Arrive Cumbres 11:30 AM with 20 loads 5 empties
Engine 485 depart Cumbres 11:35 AM light for Chama
Extra 487 west depart Cumbres 11:45 AM with 20 loads 5 empties
Arrive Chama 12:55 PM with 20 loads 5empties
Chama extra 484 west
Conductor Fry
Engineer Vinton
Depart Chama 1:45 PM with 17 loads 4 empties
Monero 30 minutes switching, 30 minutes meet No. 116
Ducle 15 minutes switching
Pagosa Jct 45 minutes coal & water, eat, mdse, switching
Ignacio 10 minutes switching
Carbon Jct 10 minutes switching
Arrive Durango 11:10 PM with 8 loads
Alamosa Antonito turn with engine 1000
Conductor McLaughlin
Engineer Thompson
Santa Fe branch
Train No. 425 with engine 471
Conductor Willis
Engineer
Walsh Clarke (edit 5-3-12)
Depart Antonito 9:10 AM with 10 loads
2 spuds Santa Fe
1 flour Espanola
1 mdse Espanola
1 company lumber Chamita
2 cement
240
63
284
Arrive Santa Fe 4:30 PM with 4 loads 2 empties
Train No. 426 with engine 478
Conductor Moore
Engineer Walsh
Depart Santa Fe 10:20 AM with 7 loads
1 mdse Espanola
1 mdse Alamosa
62
241
306
Combine 210
Combine 212
Arrive Antonito 5:40 PM with 6 loads
Passenger equipment stay at Antonito
Passenger equipment apparently moved to Alamosa on No. 116, not shown (edit-5-4-12)
Engine 478 run light to Alamosa, shops
Engineer Walsh
Depart Antonito 5:50 PM
Arrive Alamosa 7:00 PM
SALIDA
Train No. 315 and Train No. 316 with engine 472
Conductor Perkins
Engineer Harrell
Train No. 315 depart Salida 6:00 AM with 5 cars
680
128
152
280
Camp Bird
Arrive Marshall Pass 7:29 AM
Depart Marshall Pass 7:32 AM
Arrive Gunnison 9:40 AM with 5 cars
Train No. 316 depart Gunnison 7:55 PM with 5 cars, 1 hour 48 minutes bus connection, bus stuck in mud between Sapinero and Gunnison, sent a car after passengers
60
128
152
280
Camp Bird
Arrive Sargent 9:05 PM
Depart Sargent 9:06 PM
Arrive Salida 11:25 PM with 5 cars
Salida extra 490 west with helper engines 493 and 491, to Gunnison after Sargent hill turn
Conductor Kilgore
Engine 490 Hyatt
Engine 493 Crylie
Engine 491 Cullinan
Depart Salida 2:30 AM with 18 loads 8 empties
Mears Jct 20 minutes water
Arrive Marshall Pass 4:50 AM with 11 loads 11 empties
Engine 491 depart Marshall Pass 5:00 AM light for Salida
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 4:55 AM light for Sargent
Extra 490 west depart Marshall Pass 5:10 AM with 11 loads 11 empties
Buxton 10 minutes set out
Arrive Sargent 6:30 AM with caboose
At Sargent add Sargent helper engine 494, engineer Crooks
As Sargent hill turn extra 490 east with helpers 493 and 494 depart Sargent 7:15 AM with 16 loads
Chester 10 minutes meet No. 115
Arrive Marshall Pass 8:55 AM with 16 loads
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 9:00 AM light for Gunnison
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 9:10 AM light for Sargent
Extra 490 west depart Marshall Pass 9:20 AM with caboose
Buxton 10 minutes pick up
Arrive Sargent 10:40 AM with 11 loads 11 empties, 55 minutes eat and switching
Depart Sargent 11:35 AM with 11 loads 11 empties
Doyle 15 minutes switching
Bonita 25 minutes meet extra 492 east
Steele 10 minutes set out
Arrive Gunnison 1:50 PM with 8 loads 5 empties
Gunnison extra 492 east with helper engine 498, to Salida
Conductor Gribben
Engine 492 Runyon
Engine 498 W Wilson
Depart Gunnison 10:20 AM with 61 loads
Bonita 1 hour meet extra 490 and 493 west
Crookton 10 minutes water
Arrive Sargent 1:50 PM with 61 loads, reduce, coal & water, eat, add Sargent helper engine 494, engineer Crooks
Depart Sargent 2:45 PM with 19 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 4:10 PM with 19 loads
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 4:30 PM light for Sargent
Engine 498 depart Marshall Pass 4:35 PM light for Salida
Extra 492 east depart Marshall Pass 5:05 PM with 35 loads
Arrive Salida 7:30 PM with 28 loads
Alamosa extra 496 east, Valley line
Conductor Hallock
Engineer Dailey
Depart Alamosa 10:15 AM with 4 loads 35 empties
Hooper 15 minutes switching
Moffat 50 minutes switching and unload cinders
Mile Post 231 double to Poncha Pass
Arrive Salida 5:20 PM with 2 loads 5 empties
Salida extra 499 west with helper engine 497, Sargent turn with Sargent hill turn
Conductor B M Young
Engine 499 Bovee
Engine 497 Lannon
Depart Salida 1:45 PM with caboose
Arrive Marshall Pass 3:35 PM with caboose
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 4:10 PM light for Sargent
Extra 499 west depart Marshall Pass 4:20 PM with caboose
Arrive Sargent 5:30 PM with caboose
At Sargent add Sargent helper engine 494, engineer Crooks
As Sargent hill turn extra 499 east with helpers 497 and 494 depart Sargent 6:05 PM with 17 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 7:30 PM with 17 loads
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 7:50 PM light for Sargent
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 8:00 PM light for Sargent
Extra 499 west depart Marshall Pass 8:10 PM with caboose for Sargent
Meet with No. 316 not shown
Arrive Sargent 9:55 PM with caboose
Extra 499 east with helpers 497 and 494 depart Sargent 10:40 PM with 17 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 12:05 AM with 17 loads
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 12:20 AM light for Sargent
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 12:30 AM light for Salida
Extra 499 east depart Marshall Pass 2:35 AM with 34 loads
Arrive Salida 4:45 AM with 34 loads
GUNNISON
Crested Butte branch Train No. 347 and Train No. 348 with engine 474
Conductor E P Mahoney
Engineer Kroll
Depart Gunnison 11:30 AM with 34 empties
Arrive Crested Butte 1:00 PM with 34 empties
Depart Crested Butte 2:30 PM with 11 loads
Arrive Gunnison 4:00 PM with 11 loads
Gunnison switch engine 461 foreman Winters engineer Cowan
MONTROSE-GUNNISON
Ouray branch extra 454
Conductor Arnold
Engineer Foxgruber
Depart Montrose 2:00 PM with 7 loads 4 empties
2 RGS coaches Ridgway
1 mdse Ridgway RGS
1 coal Telluride
1 gas Placerville
1 gas Dolores
2 empty tanks Farmington
3 coal
Arrive Ridgway 3:40 PM, 15 minutes set out, pick up train
Depart Ridgway 3:55 PM with 2 cars cattle from Placerville, 2 empties
Arrive Montrose 5:30 PM with 2 loads 2 empties
At Montrose 1 car sheep loaded for Sapinero, 1 car cattle loaded for Iola
Montrose extra 344 east with helper engine 360, to Gunnison
Conductor Ed Mahoney
Engine 344 Myers
Engine 360 Dunlap
Depart Montrose 7:10 PM with 1 load 13 empties
Lujane 10 minutes set out
Cerro Summit get train from extra 454 east
Montrose extra 454 east, Cerro Summit turn
Conductor Arnold
Engineer Foxgruber
Depart Montrose 7:20 PM with 6 loads
Arrive Cerro Summit 9:15 PM, give train to extra 344 east
Depart Cerro Summit 9:30 PM with caboose for Montrose
Arrive Montrose 10:45 PM with caboose
Extra 344 east with helper engine 360 depart Cerro Summit time not shown
Arrive Gunnison 1:35 AM with 5 loads 7 empties, includes 4 cars stock
DURANGO
Silverton branch Train No. 461 and Train No. 462 with engine 459
Conductor S Edmisten
Engineer Katschthaler
Depart Durango 8:45 AM with 4 loads 1 empty
1 mdse
1 flues
1 empty box
Combine 202
Arrive Silverton 12:10 PM with 5 loads 1 empty, 40 minutes eat and switching
Depart Silverton 12:50 PM with 4 loads
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM with 4 loads
Work extra 375 with ditcher OX
Conductor F Edmisten
Engineer Oberrich
Cast over 400 yards at Mile Post 403, dumped 3 cars dirt at bridge (?), 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM help No. 115 disconnect and load pilot at Carracas
Durango switch engine 271 foreman Gabbe engineer Basher
Jimmy
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 05/04/2012 02:38PM by Jimmy Blouch.
