Thursday April 8 1937
ALAMOSA
All reporting stations clear, calm, except Marshall Pass and Sargent partly cloudy, calm
Chama extra 488 east with helper engine, rotary OM, Big Horn turn
Conductor Mason
Engine 488 Hindelang
Engine 485 J Johnson
Rotary OM engineer Ray
Rotary OM pilot Caldwell
Depart Chama 1:50 AM (caboose 0517, per Jim McKee)
Arrive Cumbres 3:20 AM helper engine off
Engine 485 depart Cumbres 3:40 AM light for chama
Extra 488 east depart Cumbres 3:40 AM
Arrive Big Horn 7:00 AM, 40 minutes turn and eat
Depart Big Horn 7:40 AM
Arrive Cumbres 11:05 AM, 2 hours 15 minutes flange yard, No. 115 by
Depart Cumbres 1:25 PM
Arrive Chama 2:55 PM
No. 115 with engine 475 and helper engine 482
Conductor Massey
Engine 475 Arnell (to Chama)
Engine 482 Larimer (to Chama)
Swing brakeman Reynolds
Depart Alamosa 8:05 AM with 11 cars, 55 minutes transfer
154
151
119
167
111
312
309
Alamosa
63
284
297
East of Romeo 15 minutes account steam hose coming uncoupled between engine 482 and car 154
Antonito set out cars 63, 284 and 297 for No. 425
Arrive Cumbres 11:55 AM
Depart Cumbres 12:00 PM
Arrive Chama 12:50 PM, engine 475 off, engine 482 stay on train
Depart Chama 1:00 PM (engineer House)
Chama to Durango 15 minutes account soft track and rocks
Arrive Durango 6:05 PM with 8 cars
No. 116 with engine 489
Conductor Peel
Engineer Densmore (to Chama)
Swing brakeman, if used, not shown
Depart Durango 11:40 AM with 7 cars
65
165
163
127
325
310
Durango
Juanita 10 minutes meet No. 115
Durango to Chama 20 minutes big engine and soft track
Arrive Chama 5:00 PM, engine 489 off, engine 475 on, helper engine 483 on, engineer Larimer, stay on to Alamosa
Depart Chama 5:10 PM (engineer Arnell)
Cumbres times not shown, (Per Jim McKee train register shows arrive Cumbres 5:55 PM, depart Cumbres 6:00 PM)
Toltec 10 minutes saw by extra 487-486 west, 56 cars
Cumbres to Antonito 30 minutes rocks
Arrive Antonito 8:45 PM, pick up 5 cars from No. 426
241
240
62
306
285
Depart Antonito 8:50 PM with 12 cars
Arrive Alamosa 10:00 PM with 12 cars
Alamosa extra 486 west with helper engine 487
Conductor Cornell
Engine 486 Kellogg
Engine 487 Thompson
Depart Alamosa 9:10 AM with 63 loads 20 empties (caboose 0503 per Jim Mckee)
Estrella 20 minutes switching
La Jara 25 minutes switching
Romeo 50 minutes switching
Arrive Antonito 1:00 PM with 61 loads 18 empties, 1 hour 45 minutes switching, eat
Depart Antonito 2:45 PM with 40 loads 16 empties
Toltec 1 hour 25 minutes meet No. 116
Arrive Cumbres 9:15 PM with 40 loads 16 empties
Engine 487 depart Cumbres 9:25 AM light for Chama
Extra 486 west depart Cumbres 10:05 PM with 40 loads 16 empties
One mile west of Coxo 1 hour 25 minutes account broken train line RG 3435, mdse for Dulce, take car to Cesco, left it no time to pick up account 16 hour law
Arrive Chama 11:05 PM with 39 loads 16 empties
Durango extra 484 east, light engine to Pagosa Jct, helper for extra 484 west
Engineer Vinton
Depart Durango 11:05 PM
Arrive Pagosa Jct 2:30 AM
Santa Fe branch
Train No. 425 with engine 471
Conductor Pheney
Engineer Clarke
Depart Antonito 9:50 AM with 9 loads
2 company ties Palmilla
4 company ties Barranca
297
63
284
Arrive Santa Fe 4:30 PM with 4 loads
Train No. 426 with engine 478
Conductor Willis
Engineer Walsh
Depart Santa Fe 9:30 AM with 5 loads
1 mdse Espanola
241
62
306
285
Espanola pick up baggage 240
Arrive Antonito 5:40 PM with 5 loads 1 empty
SALIDA
Train No. 315 and Train No. 316 with engine 479
Conductor Perkins
Engineer Shewalter
Swing brakeman Marmet
Train No. 315 depart Salida 6:00 AM with 6 cars
60
158
128
129
302
Camp Bird
Arrive Marshall Pass 7:35 AM
Depart Marshall Pass 7:37 AM
Arrive Gunnison 9:40 AM with 6 cas
Train No. 316 depart Gunnison 6:33 PM with 6 cars, 28 minutes bus connection
60
158
128
129
302
Camp Bird
(Last run for Camp Bird)
Gunnison to Sargent 5 minutes slow orders
Arrive Salida 10:05 PM with 6 cars
Gunnison extra 499 east, to Salida after Sargent hill turn
Conductor Adlock
Engineer Bovee
Messenger Broughton deadhead Gunnison to Salida
Depart Gunnison 1:16 PM with 12 loads 3 empties
Arrive Sargent 3:00 PM, set out, coal 7 water
As Sargent hill turn depart Sargent 3:25 PM with 6 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 4:55 PM with 6 loads
Extra 499 west depart Marshall Pass 5:05 PM with caboose
Arrive Sargent 6:15 PM with caboose
Extra 499 east depart Sargent 7:15 PM with 4 loads 4 empties
Chester 25 minutes let No. 316 by
Arrive Marshall Pass 9:15 PM with 4 loads 45 empties
Depart Marshall Pass 9:45 PM with 10 loads 4 empties
Arrive Salida 12:55 AM with 9 loads 2 empties
Alamosa extra 496 east, Valley line
Conductor Hallock
Engineer W Wilson
Depart Alamsoa 10:50 AM with 2 loads 27 empties
Moffat 1 hour load 2 cars cattle
Poncha Jct 15 minutes unload freight
Arrive Salida 5:20 PM with 3 loads 17 empties
It appears to me some of the equipment for the new “Shavano” moved from Alamosa to Salida either on April 4 or on this date. Most likely April 4. Included, in particular, was coach 272 which had been in service on the new “San Juan”
GUNNISON
Big Mine idle
Crested Butte branch no train
Baldwin branch no train
Gunnison switch engine not used
Gunnison extra 361 west with helper engine 360, to Montrose
Conductor Kilgore
Engine 361 Dunlap
Engine 360 Gates
Depart Gunnison 6:35 AM with 24 loads 6 empties, speed restriction, heavy machinery
Iola 10 minutes set out
Kezar 10 minutes set out
Cebolla 10 minutes set out
Cimarron 25 minutes reduce and water
Double Cimarron to Cerro Summit
Arrive Cerro Summit 2:55 PM
Engine 360 depart Cerro Summit 2:55 PM light for Gunnison
Extra 361 west depart Cerro Summit 3:10 PM
Cedar Creek 10 minutes set out
Arrive Montrose 5:10 PM with 14 loads
Work extra 319 with RGS ditcher 030
Conductor E P Mahoney
Engineer Kroll
Worked between Mile Post 327 and 328, loaded and unloaded 3 cars rock and dirt
MONTROSE
It appears spreader needed to be moved to Gunnison
Extra 454 east, Cedar Creek turn
Conductor Arnold
Engineer Campbell
Depart Montrose 12:10 PM with spreader, caboose
Arrive Cedar Creek 12:40 PM, 10 minutes turn, get orders
Depart Cedar Creek 12:50 PM
Arrive Montrose 1:35 PM with 6 loads (Probably from Lujane)
Worked until 8:00 PM switching Montrose yard
DURANGO
Silverton branch Train No. 461 and Train No. 462 with engine 459
Conductor Fry
Engineer Katschthaler
Depart Durango 8:45 AM with 4 loads 3 empties
2 mdse
3 empty box
Combine 202
Trimble 10 minutes switching
Arrive Silverton 12:20 PM with 5 loads
Depart Silverton 1:20 PM with 4 loads 2 empties
Trimble 10 minutes switching
Ireland 10 minutes switching
Arrive Durango 4:50 PM with 4 loads 2 empties
Durango switch engine 271 foreman Gabbe engineer Basher
Jimmy
