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Alamosa December 9 1940

December 09, 2012 09:54AM
Monday December 9 1940

ALAMOSA

Alamosa, Cumbres, Chama, Durango clear, calm

2 Chama Cumbres turns

1st turn with engines 485 and 486
Conductor Curtis
Engine 485 A S Johnson
Engine 486 Marsh

Depart Chama 1:50 AM with 15 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 3:35 AM with 15 loads 1 empty, set out, turn, pick up (edit 12-9-12) loads
Engine 486 depart Cumbres 3:45 AM light for Chama
Engine 485 depart Cumbres 3:55 AM with 8 empties for Chama, includes 7 empties set out by extra 484 west, Dec 8

2nd turn with engines 480 and 484
Conductor Curtis
Enigne 480 A S Johnson
Engine 484 Marsh

Depart Chama 6:15 AM with 11 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 7:50 AM with 11 loads 1 empty, set out, turn
Engine 480 depart Cumbres 8:05 AM with caboose for Chama
Engine 484 depart Cumbres 8:10 AM light for Chama

No. 115 with engine 475
Conductor Hurly
Engineer Ray (to Chama)

Depart Alamosa 7:07 AM with 6 cars
119
164
327
Alamosa
62
306
Arrive Antonito 8:05 AM, set out cars 62 and 306 for No. 425
Depart Antonito 8:15 AM with 4 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:20 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:23 AM
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM
Depart Chama 11:15 AM (engineer House)
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM with 4 cars

No. 116 with engine 470
Conductor Edmisten
Engineer Katschthaler (to Chama)

Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 4 cars
66
167
310
Chama
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:05 PM (engineer Ray)
Arrive Cumbres 5:00 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:05 PM
Arrive Antonito 7:20 PM, pick up 2 cars from No. 426
63
320
Depart Antonito 7:25 PM with 6 cars
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM with 6 cars

Durango extra 487 east
Conductor Fry
Engineer Brice

Depart Durango 11:59 AM with 15 loads 5 empties
2 cars cattle loaded at Durango
2 empty flats
2 empty dumps
Ignacio 30 minutes switching
Tiffany 15 minutes meet No. 115
Arboles 5 minutes water, 10 minutes switching
Pagosa Jct 20 minutes eat
Dulce 10 minutes switching
Monero 10 minutes switching, 10 minutes coal & water
Arrive Chama 7:55 PM with 21 loads 5 empties

Chama extra 485 east with helper engine 486
Conductor Curtis
Engine 485 A S Johnson
Engine 486 Marsh

Depart Chama 9:20 PM with 14 loads 2 empties, includes 2 cars cattle
Arrive Cumbres 10:35 PM with 14 loads 2 empties, 15 minutes helper engine off, pick up, air test
Engine 486 depart Cumbres 10:40 PM light for Chama
Extra 485 east depart Cumbres 10:50 PM with 40 loads 2 empties
Arrive Antonito 1:50 AM with 40 loads 2 empties, 55 minutes meet extra 482 west (on Dec 10 post) and switching
Depart Antonito 2:45 AM with 43 loads 5 empties
Arrive Alamosa 4:00 AM (Dec 10) with 43 loads 5 empties

SANTA FE BRANCH

Train No. 425 with engine 473
Conductor Hines
Engineer Baskett

Depart Antonito 8:45 AM with 7 loads
2 cement Santa Fe
1 merchandise Espanola
1 coal Espanola
1 company cinders Chamita
62
306
Chamita 5 minutes switching
Espanola 10 minutes switching
Arrive Santa Fe 4:00PM with 4 loads

Train No. 426 with engine 471
Conductor Willis
Engineer Arnell

Depart Santa Fe 10:00 AM with 4 loads
1 gas Espanola
1 merchandise Alamosa
63
320
Espanola 15 minutes switching
Arrive Antonito 5:15 PM with 3 loads

Engine 471 run light to Alamosa for shops
Engineer Arnell

Depart Antonito 5:35 PM
Arrive Alamosa 7:30 PM

SALIDA

Marshall Pass clear, light SW wind

Sargent and Gunnison clear, calm

Crested Butte no report

Salida extra 497 west with helper engine 491, Monarch branch
Conductor Hallock
Engine 497 Frantz
Engine 491 Crooks

Depart Salida 8:30 AM with 42 empties
Arrive Monarch 10:35 AM
Engine 491 return to Salida light, arrive 12:15 PM
Extra 497 double Monarch Maysville Monarch
Extra 497 east depart Monarch 2:25 PM for Salida
Arrive Salida 4:40 PM with 35 loads

Salida extra 491 west, Monarch branch
Conductor Sandberg
Engineer Hyatt

Depart Salida 4:43 PM with 28 empties
Arrive Monarch 6:50 PM, double Monarch Maysville Monarch
Extra 491 east depart Monarch 10:45 PM for Salida
Arrive Salida 1:20 AM with 31 loads

Gunnison extra 495 east with helper engine 498, to Salida, at Sargent add Sargent helper engine 493
Conductor Sloan
Engine 495 C D Wilson
Engine 498 Runyan
Engine 493 C R Wilson (on Sargent) (edit 12-10-12, name)

Depart Gunnison 7:45 PM with 64 loads 2 empties
Arrive Sargent 9:50 PM with 64 loads 2 empties, 50 minutes double in, set out, coal & water, add Sargent helper engine 493
Depart Sargent 10:40 PM with 18 loads
Yard board Sargent 35 minutes re-railing RG 9328
Arrive Marshall Pass 12:30 AM with 18 loads, 1 hour helper engines off, set out bad order, pick up, air test
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 12:35 AM light for Sargent
Engine 498 depart Marshall Pass 12:55 AM light for Salida
Extra 495 east depart Marshall Pass 1:30 AM with 36 loads
Arrive Salida 3:40 AM with 36 loads 3 empties

Salida extra 496 west, depart Salida 9:10 PM, to Gunnison, on post for Dec 10

GUNNISON

Crested Butte branch extra 498
Conductor C M Purciel
Engineer Braswell

Depart Gunnison 11:00 AM with 50 empties
Arrive Crested Butte 12:40 PM with 50 empties, 2 hours 15 minutes mine work, 30 minutes inspection
Depart Crested Butte 3:25 PM with 52 loads
Arrive Gunnison 4:50 PM with 52 loads
This was the first use of a K-37 as road engine on the Crested Butte branch
First use of a K-37 as helper on Crested Butte branch was September 30 1940

Gunnison switch engine 452 foreman Winters engineer Cowan

MONTROSE

Ouray branch extra 315, Ouray turn
Conductor Collett
Engineer Price

Depart Montrose 12:40 PM with 3 loads 16 empties
2 coal Telluride
1 merchandise Ouray
Arrive Ridgway 2:50 PM with 3 loads 16 empties, 30 minutes station switching and eat
Depart Ridgway 3:20 PM with 1 load 1 empty
Arrive Ouray 3:55 PM with 1 load 1 empty, 35 minutes station switching
Depart Ouray 4:30 PM with 4 loads 3 empties
Arrive Ridgway 5:10 PM, 40 minutes switching and billing
Depart Ridgway 5:50 PM with 21 loads 5 empties
Arrive Montrose 7:20 PM with 21 loads 5 empties

DURANGO

Farmington branch extra 478
Conductor Knight
Engineer Dieckman

Depart Durango 1:30 AM with 4 empties
Carbon Jct 10 minutes switching
Refinery 15 minutes switching
Arrive Farmington 4:30 AM with 2 loads 4 empties, 20 minutes eat, 30 minutes switching
Depart Farmington 5:20 AM with 6 loads 1 empty
1 oil Alamosa
1 gas Ignacio
1 gas Aztec
3 gas Durango
Aztec 5 minutes switching
Arrive Durango 7:50 AM with 6 loads 1 empty

Durango switch engine 268 foreman Gabbe engineer Fitzer

Jimmy



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 12/10/2012 01:34PM by Jimmy Blouch.
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