Saturday May 11 1935
ALAMOSA
Chama extra 483 east with helper engines 489 and 482
Conductor J Morgan
Engine 483 Kellogg
Engine 489 Coughlin
Engine 482 Nissen
Depart Chama 11:30 PM (May 10) with 21 loads 7 empties
May 11:
Arrive Cumbres 1:20 AM, 10 minutes water, 20 minutes run helpers around train, 50 minutes fill to 70 cars, 25 cars to go on rear end of train account yard blocked old storage and tail of wye snowed in
Engine 489 depart Cumbres 2:20 AM light for Alamosa
Engine 482 depart Cumbres 2:40 AM light for Alamosa
Extra 483 east depart Cumbres 2:50 AM with 54 loads 10 empties
Osier 15 minutes stop with 70 cars to deliver orders to work extra 462, other 2 light engines ahead
Arrive Antonito 7:15 AM, 10 minutes walk 70 cars to engine, 20 minutes set out 3 loads, spot tank gas, 20 minutes eating
Depart Antonito 8:30 AM
La Jara meet No. 115
Arrive Alamosa 10:20 AM with 51 loads 17 empties
No. 115 with engine 476
Conductor Pollard
Engineer
Arnell Hindle (to Chama) (edit 5-12-11)
Depart Alamosa 7:10 AM with 6 cars
119
167
321
Silverton
63
284
Antonito set cars 63 and 284 for No. 425
Antonito to Chama 7 minutes slow track
Arrive Cumbres 10:50 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:53 AM
Arrive Chama 11:37 AM
Depart Chama 11:45 AM (engineer House)
Navajo 7 minutes meet No. 116
Navajo to Durango 11 minutes slow track
Arrive Durango 4:53 PM with 4 cars
No. 116 with engine 475
Conductor Lowe
Engineer Fitzer (to Chama)
Depart Durango 9:50 AM with 5 cars
65
164
210
297
Pagosa
Arrive Chama 2:52 PM
Depart Chama 3:03 PM (engineer
Arnell Hindle) (edit 5-12-11)
Arrive Cumbres 3:55 PM
Depart Cumbres 4:00 PM
Antonito pick up 2 cars from No. 426
62
306
Arrive Alamosa 7:30 PM with 7 cars
Chama extra 484 west, Dulce turn
Conductor Knight
Engineer Densmore
Depart Chama 12:05 PM
2:05 PM with 5 loads (?) empties (edit 6-24-2019)
Monero 30 minutes switching, 30 minutes meet No. 116
Lumberton 25 minutes switching
Reported from Dulce 4:45 PM: “Engine 484 derailed Miller Spur 1 mile from Lumberton, backing up to Lumberton with loads, tank jumped track on curve, soft track, (need) wrecker from Durango. Requires 150 ties, engine partly turned over.”
Durango extra 485 east, wrecker
Conductor Duxstadt
Engineer Johnson
Depart Durango 6:20 PM, wrecker, 1 car ties
Arrive derailment 11:45 PM
Both crews, extra 484 west, and wrecker, released 1:00 AM to 7:00 AM (May 12)
(continued May 12)
Work extra 462 with ditcher
Conductor E Morgan
Engineer Riley
Work with ditcher at MP 313 ½
Tie up Osier
Santa Fe branch
Train No. 425 with engine 478
Conductor Pheney
Engineer Baskett
Depart Antonito 8:30 AM with 2 loads
63
284
Arrive Santa Fe 4:30 PM with 2 loads
Train No. 426 with engine 473
Conductor Willis
Engineer Voigt
Depart Santa Fe 9:40 AM with 4 loads 1 empty
1 mdse
1 gas Espanola
1 empty box
62
306
Arrive Santa Fe 5:30 PM with 3 loads 2 empties
SALIDA
Train No. 315 with engine 477 (to Gunnison)
Conductor Gallagher
Engineer Stewart (to Gunnison)
Swing brakeman Adlock (to Gunnison)
Depart Salida 7:15 AM with 6 cars
60
125
126
158
312
403
Arrive Marshall Pass 8:47 AM
Depart Marshall Pass 8:50 AM
Arrive Gunnison 10:55 AM, set out 2 cars
126
158
Depart Gunnison 11:15 AM, engine 316, engineer Knoll, with 4 cars
Arrive Montrose 2:45 PM with 4 cars
Train No. 316 with engine 344 (to Gunnison)
Conductor Perkins
Engineer Knoll (to Gunnison)
Swing brakeman Adlock Gunnison to Salida
Depart Montrose 3:35 PM with 3 cars
122
111
401
Arrive Cimarron 5:11 PM
Depart Cimarron 5:13 PM
Arrive Gunnison 7:05 PM, pick up 3 cars
126 deadhead
158
128
Depart Gunnison 7:30 PM
Sargent to Marshall Pass 7 minutes account 7 cars
Arrive Salida 11:05 PM with 5 cars
Salida extra 496 west with helper engine 499, Valley line
Conductor Duncan
Engine 496 Crylie
Engine 499 Crooks
Depart Salida 11:20 AM with 12 loads 15 empties
Double Mears Jct to Poncha Pass
Arrive Poncha Pass (1st time) 12:50 PM with 11 loads 13 empties
Arrive Poncha Pass (2nd time) 3:00 PM with 11 loads 12 empties
Engine 499 depart Poncha Pass 3:05 PM light for Salida
Extra 496 west depart Poncha Pass 3:05 PM with 22 loads 25 empties
Villa Grove switching
Mineral Hot Springs shovel down coal
Moffat 20 minutes switching and load 2 cars cattle
Hopper 10 minutes switching
Arrive Alamosa 8:15 PM with 25 loads 27 empties
GUNNISON-MONTROSE
Standard freight extra into Gunnison had 13 standard gauge cars sheep loaded Cisco destined for Cimarron, trans-loaded into 20 narrow gauge cars and 1 narrow gauge camp outfit
Montrose extra 458 east with helper engines 454 and 455
Conductor Arnold
Engine 458 Braswell
Engine 454 Nordstrom
Engine 455 Foxgruber
Montrose 3 hours 15 minutes unloading (SG) and loading (NG) sheep, 15 minutes get helpers, air instpection
Depart Montrose 8:00 AM with 21 loads 7 empties
Cedar Creek 10 minutes take water
Cerro Summit:
Engine 455 depart light for Montrose, arrive 10:55 AM
Extra 454 depart light for Cimarron, arrive 10:10 AM
Extra 458 east depart Cerro Summit with 21 loads
Arrive Cimarron 10:20 AM, 1 hour unloading sheep
Extra 458 west with helpers 454 depart Cimarron 11:20 AM with 21 empties
Cerro Summit:
Engine 454 depart light for Montrose, arrive 1:10 PM
Extra 458 arrive Montrose 1:15 PM with 21 empties
MONTROSE
Ouray branch
Train No. 354 and Train No. 353 with engine 315
Conductor Miller
Engineer Rusk
Train No. 354 depart Ouray 11:15 AM with 4 loads
Ridgway pick up 168
Arrive Montrose 1:30 PM with 4 loads
Train No. 353 depart Montrose 4:15 PM with 6 loads
1 mdse Ridgway
1 mdse Ouray
1 coal Ouray
168 Ridgway
127
323
Arrive Ouray 6:45 PM with 4 loads
DURANGO
Silverton branch
Train No. 461 and Train No. 462 with engine 479
Conductor S Edmisten
Engineer Katschthaler
Depart Durango 8:30 AM with 5 loads
1 caboose
1 coach
1 mdse Silverton
1 coal Silverton
1 company ties Teft
Arrive Silverton 12:10 PM with 4 loads
Depart Silverton 1:05 PM with 4 loads 1 empty
1 caboose
1 coach
2 mdse
1 empty flat
Hermosa 10 minutes switching
Arrive Durango 4:30 PM with 4 loads 1 empty
Durango switch engine 340 foreman Gabbe engineer Basher
Jimmy
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 06/24/2019 04:19PM by Jimmy Blouch.
