Tuesday February 15 1949
ALAMOSA
Alamosa 7:00 AM clear, calm
Cumbres:
8:10 AM clear, strong SW wind, drifting some, 2” new snow, 160” on ground
11:00 AM clear, brisk SW wind, drifting
1:20 PM partly cloudy, brisk SW wind, very little drifting
3:15 PM partly cloudy, moderate SW wind, no drifting
6:00 PM partly cloudy, light SW wind
Chama 9:00 AM clear, calm, 32” old snow
No. 215 was annulled between Antonito and Durango
No. 215 with engine 484, to Antonito
Conductor Morgan
Engineer Nissen
Depart Alamosa 10:15 AM with 3 cars
66
169
327
Arrive Antonito 11:15 AM
Account No. 216 was en route to Alamosa, this train then returned to Alamosa as extra 484 east
Depart Antonito 7:25 PM with 3 cars
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM with 3 cars
No. 216 with engine 473, at Chama trade for engine 483
Conductor Edmisten
Engineer Cummins (to Chama)
Engineer Holly (from Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 4 cars
119
163
323
Alamosa
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM, 1 hour held for instructions
Chama extra 480-489 east with rotary OM
Conductor Thayne
Engine 480 Dalla
Engine 489 Dunn
Rotary OM engineer Hindelang
Rotary OM pilot Brinsfield
Called for 2:00 PM, switch outfit cars on rotary
Depart Chama 2:50 PM
Arrive Cumbres 4:10 PM
Depart Cumbres 4:30 PM
Notation reads: “Rotary found much more snow than last rotary trip, straight track level full and had take 3 swipes at 322.”
Arrive Osier 6:45 PM, eat
Depart Osier 7:10 PM
Mile Post 313¾ 8:00 PM Feb 15 to 1:45 PM Feb 16 derailed, took release at 10:00 PM Feb 15 until 1:00 PM Feb 16
Notation reads: “HVM (Meek) on fone Mile Post 313, has rotary derailed and leaning badly Mile Post 313½ just east of rock tunnel, need tool cars, section men, all crews released, front pair trucks over near outside rail, rear trucks left side up in air, front tank trucks crossways track, don’t know what caused it.”
Crews released from 10:00 PM Feb to 1:00 PM Feb 16
No. 216 depart Chama 5:05 PM
Arrive Cumbres 5:54 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:59 PM
Osier 6:50 PM, 1 hour behind rotary
Mile Post 314 8:10 PM Feb 15 to 3:00 PM Feb 16 account rotary derailed.
Edmisten and crew and Holly and fireman released 10:00 PM Feb 15 to 1:00 PM Feb 16, entire rotary crew, except fireman Schmidt, released 10:00 PM Feb 15, Schmidt watched engine and rotary, later relieved by fireman Shephard (?) to watch engine and rotary
Chama extra 482 east with helper engine 486, scheduled to go to Alamosa, turned at Cumbres
Conductor Bryan
Engine 482 Oberrich
Engine 486 Groshart
Called at Chama for 5:30 PM
Depart Chama 7:15 PM with 7 loads 12 empties
Arrive Cumbres 8:35 PM with 7 loads 12 empties, receive orders to return to Chama, set out, turn
Extra 486 west depart Cumbres 12:01 AM light for Chama
Extra 482 west depart Cumbres 12:11 AM with caboose for Chama
Alamosa extra 484-476 west with rotary OY
Conductor Wilson
Engine 484 Turney
Engine 476 Stephens
Rotary OY engineer Hurley
Rotary PY pilot Owenby
Called at Alamosa for 11:00 PM
Depart Alamosa 12:45 AM (Feb 16) with rotary and wrecker outfits
Arrive Antonito 2:15 AM, 1 hour 25 minutes coal and water, repair flanger on rotary
Depart Antonito 3:40 AM
Arrive Sublette 5:50 AM, 55 minutes water and eat
Depart Sublette 6:45 AM
Arrive Toltec 7:10 AM, 20 minutes wheel plugged
Depart Toltec 7:30 AM
Arrive Mile Post 313½ 7:50 AM, 25 minutes unload wrecking material
Depart Mile Post 313½ 8:15 AM for Toltec
Arrive Toltec 8:30 AM, 30 minutes switching wrecking cars ahead
Depart Toltec 9:00 AM for derailment
Arrive Mile Post 313½ 9:15 AM, 20 minutes unload material
Crews released 9:35 AM until 12:35 PM, machinist helper watch outfits
Notation reads: “Selby 11:29 AM thinks be ready leave about 1:00 PM.”
Crew back on duty 12:35 PM
Extra 484-476 east depart Mile Post 313½ 1:50 PM
Arrive Toltec 2:05 PM, 20 minutes set outfits out, Selby reported OM re-railed 11:45 AM, derailed 3 times since then
Depart Toltec 2:25 PM
Big Horn 10 minutes turn
Arrive Antonito 4:20 PM, 10 minutes orders, let extra 483 east by
Depart Antonito 4:40 PM
Arrive Alamosa 5:45 PM with rotary OY
No. 216 now became extra 483 east
Crew back on duty 1:00 PM
Depart Mile Post 314 time not shown
Big Horn annunciator 3:06 PM
Arrive Antonito 4:25 PM, pass extra 484-476 east
Depart Antonito 4:30 PM
Arrive Alamosa 5:20 PM (Feb 16) with 4 cars
Extra 480-489 east with rotary OM back on duty 1:00 PM
Depart Mile Post 313½ time not shown
Toltec pick up tool cars left by extra 484-476 east
Sublette 20 minutes water
Arrive Antonito 5:45 PM, 45 minutes eat and unload tools
Depart Antonito 6:30 PM
Arrive Alamosa 7:50 PM (Feb 16)
Alamosa Antontio turn with standard gauge engine 1146
Conductor Andriko
Engineer Isaacson
Depart Alamosa 4:45 PM
Arrive back Alamosa 12:28 AM (Feb 16)
SALIDA
Marshall Pass 9:00 AM partly cloudy, strong W wind, 4” new snow, 74” on ground
Sargent 8:00 AM partly cloudy, calm, no new snow, 24” old snow
Salida extra 495-492 west, plow and flanger, Sargent turn
Conductor R Young
Engine 495 Sidenstricker
Engine 492 W L Wilson
Depart Salida 12:01 PM with flanger
Arrive Marshall Pass 1:40 PM
Depart Marshall Pass 2:00 PM
Arrive Sargent 3:10 PM, condition engines, meet extra 492 east, turn, water
Extra 495-492 east depart Sargent 4:10 PM with flanger, behind extra 491 east
Arrive Marshall Pass 5:25 PM, 40 minutes orders
Depart Marshall Pass 6:05 PM
Arrive Salida 8:10 PM with flanger
Gunnison extra 494 east light engine to Sargent, helper for extra 491 east
Engineer Hockett
Depart Sargent 1:05 PM, behind extra 491 east
Arrive Sargent 2:55 PM
Extra 491 east with helper engine 497, to Salida after Sargent hill turn, at Sargent add helper engine 494
Conductor Wright
Engine 491 Graham
Engine 497 Hyatt
Engine 494 Hockett (on Sargent)
Depart Gunnison 12:45 PM with 57 loads 1 empty
1 coal La Jara
1 coal Antontio
3 coal Alamosa
2 coal Monte Vista
1 coal salida
6 lumber Iowa
43 coal CF&I
Caboose
Parlin 10 minutes water
Arrive Sargent 2:50 PM, 1 hour set out, coal & water, switch, add helper engine 494
As Sargent hill turn extra 491 east with helpers 497 and 494 depart Sargent 3:50 PM with 13 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 5:25 PM with 13 loads 1 empty, 30 minutes set out, turn, 35 minutes orders
Extra 494 west depart Marshall Pass 6:10 PM light for Sargent
Extra 497 west depart Marshall Pass 6:20 PM light for Sargent
Extra 491 west depart Marshall Pass 6:30 PM with caboose
Arrive Sargent 7:40 PM, 35 minutes condition engines, turn, pick up
Extra 491 east with helpers 497 and 494 depart Sargent 8:15 PM with 14 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 10:00 PM with 14 loads 1 empty, 1 hour 10 minutes helper engines off, pick up, inspection
Extra 497 east depart Marshall Pass 10:00 PM light for Salida
Extra 494 east depart Marshall Pass 10:25 PM light for Salida
Extra 491 east depart Marshall Pass 11:10 PM with 32 loads 1 empty
Mears Jct 10 minutes set out and inspection
Arrive Salida 1:50 AM with 23 loads 1 empty
GUNNISON
Gunnison 8:10 AM partly cloudy, calm, 15” old snow
Crested Butte branch extra 493
Conductor Anderson
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 10:30 AM with 46 empties, flanger
Mile Post 311 3 hours 30 minutes flange to Crested Butte, 1 hour 40 minutes double to Crested Butte
Arrive Crested Butte 5:25 PM, 30 minutes spot mines, 25 minutes inspection
Depart Crested Butte 6:20 PM with 49 loads 1 empty, flanger
Arrive Gunnison 7:55 Pm with 49 loads 1 empty, flanger
MONTROSE
Ouray branch extra 345, Ouray turn, scheduled
Conductor Mahoney
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 9:30 AM with 2 empties, flanger
Arrive Ridgway 11:30 AM, 40 minutes engine to RGS roundhouse and repair springs, scheduled to flange to Ouray, return to Ridgway get loads for second trip to Ouray
Depart Ridgway 12:20 PM with flanger
Get 3 miles west of Ridgway, found 1 to 3 feet heavy snow, backed up to Ridgway for water, returned to Montrose
Arrive back Ridgway 4:30 PM, 25 minutes switching
Extra 345 east depart Ridgway 4:55 PM
Arrive Montrose 6:30 PM with 8 loads 5 empties, flanger
DURANGO
Silverton branch and Farmington branch no trains
Durango switch engine 315 foreman Rowe engineer Buchanan
Jimmy
