Engine 168 Santa Fe Branch 1936

Information regarding use of engine 168 as Montezuma 1 in 1936 movie “Texas Rangers”

All references were “Montezuma 1”

May 27 1936

Alamosa 2nd No. 115 with engine Montezuma 1
Conductor Hurley
Engineer Coughlin

Depart Alamosa 7:25 AM with 4 cars, 3 coaches and caboose, other detail not shown
Arrive Antonito 8:40 AM

Passenger extra with engine Montezuma 1
Depart Antonito 8:45 AM with 4 cars
Taos Jct time shown as 11:25 AM
Meet with No. 426 not shown
Arrive Espanola 1:22 PM
Depart Espanola 1:29 PM
Arrive Santa Fe 3:20 PM

Train No. 425 with engine 478
Conductor Willis
Engineer Walsh

Depart Antonito 8:55 AM consist not legible
Arrive Taos Jct 11:50 AM
Depart Taos Jct 11:55 AM
Embudo set out baggage 163
Arrive Santa Fe 4:30 PM with 4 loads

Train No. 426 with engine 473
Conductor Pheney
Engineer Clark

Depart Santa Fe 9:30 AM with 4 loads 1 empty
1 merchandise way
1 load
62
320
Embudo pick up baggage 159
Arrive Antonito 5:30 PM with 4 loads 1 empty

Antonito work extra 464
Conductor Massey
Engineer Voigt

Depart Antonito 8:35 PM with work cars and ditcher
Arrive Emudo 2:00 AM, tie up there

May 28 1936

Santa Fe passenger extra with engine Montezuma 1
Conductor Hurley
Engineer Coughlin

Depart Santa Fe 6:40 AM with 3 cars
Santa Fe 4:00 PM take pictures
Meet with No. 425 not shown
Conductors delay report “Santa Fe San Ildefonso 12 hours 45 minutes working with Paramount Pictures”.
Arrive Santa Fe 7:25 PM

Antonito Train No. 425 with engine 473
Conductor Pheney
Engineer Clark

Depart Antonito 8:45 AM with 7 loads 1 empty
Arrive Espanola 2:15 PM
Depart Espanola 2:30 PM
Arrive Santa Fe 4:30 PM

Santa Fe Train No. 426 with engine 478
Conductor Willis
Engineer Walsh

Depart Santa Fe 9:40 AM with 3 loads (empties not legible)
1 merchandise way
63
306
Meet with Montezuma 1 not shown
Embudo pick up baggage 163
Arrive Antonito 5:30 PM with 6 loads 3 empties

May 29 1936

Santa Fe passenger extra Montezuma 1
Conductor Hurley
Engineer Coughlin

Depart Santa Fe 7:30 AM with 3 cars
Arrive Taos Jct 11:30 AM, meet No. 425
Depart Taos Jct 11:45 AM
Arrive Antonito 2:25 PM
Depart Antonito 2:30 PM
Arrive Alamosa 4:00 PM

Antonito Train No. 425 with engine 476
Conductor Willis
Engineer Walsh

Depart Antonito 8:45 AM with 10 loads empties not legible
Arrive Taos Jct 11:30 AM, meet Montezuma 1
Depart Taos Jct 11:45 AM
Arrive Santa Fe 4:30 PM

Santa Fe Train No. 426 with engine
Conductor Pheney
Engineer Clark

Depart Santa Fe time and consist not legible
Embudo pick up coach 300
Arrive Antonito 5:30 PM with 3 loads 2 empties

Embudo work extra 464
Conductor Massey
Engineer Voight

Worked 6:50 AM to 6:30 PM ditching between Embudo and Taos Jct
Meet with other trains not shown.
Shovel needed repairs, go to Alamosa
Arrive Antonito 9:45 PM
Depart Antonito 9:46 PM
Arrive Alamosa 10:50 PM

Below is photo of Montezuma 1 with conductor Hurley and engineer Coughlin

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