1936 4 Engine Marshall Pass Stock Trains
Below is a list of all the 4 engine stock trains during the 1936 stock rush on Marshall Pass. In addition, there were 38 three engine trains in which at least half of the cars in the train were loaded stock cars. The first engine listed was the “road” engine, meaning that it was the only engine on the train that operated the entire distance between Gunnison and Salida. Half of the trains ran with 2 engines from Gunnison to Sargent, where other engines were added. Location of engines in the train was the responsibility of the crews involved. Actual placement of engines is unknown. If two engines were placed on the head end, the second engine listed would have been the lead engine. Departure time is from Sargent. (Number in parenthesis is transit time between Sargent and Marshall Pass. 1:15 = 1 hour, 15 minutes.)
9-11-36 499-497-493-495 33 stock, depart 10:08 AM (1:00)
9-27-36 495-498-494-499 43 stock, depart 12:15 PM (1:15)
10-1-36 491-498-481-493 38 stock, depart 9:30 PM (1:10)
10-2-36 492-494-493-481 47 stock, depart 12:20 PM (1:20)
10-7-36 491-461-456-494 38 stock, depart 1:45 PM (2:20); 497-461-456-494 41 stock, depart - late evening, (?)
10-9-36 491-497-461-494 41 stock, depart 2:00 AM (1:35); 492-499-461-494 38 stock, depart 4:20 PM (1:15)
10-10-36 481-485-494-495 43 stock, depart 3:30 AM (1:15)
10-17-36 492-491-485-497 40 stock, depart 8:50 AM (1:15)
10-23-36 495-499-493-497 37 stock, depart 3:30 PM (1:10); 492-499-493- 485 38 stock, 4 empties, depart 12:50 AM (10/24) (1:05)
10-24-36 498-499-493-490 40 stock, depart 1:50 AM (1:30)
Average transit time between Gunnison and Sargent was 1 hour, 30 minutes, excluding any stops.
Average time taken to add helpers at Sargent was 45 minutes.
Average transit time Sargent to Marshall Pass was 75 minutes.
Average time to remove helpers and reassemble train at Marshall Pass was 1 hour.
Average transit time between Marshall Pass and Salida was 2 hours and 15 minutes.
Average total time between Gunnison and Salida, including all delays was 7 hour and 55 minutes. The quickest time was 6 hours and 25 minutes. The slowest was 9 hours and 20 minutes.
I realized that in posting this listing, I failed to mention that I had done this compilation some 8 years ago from postings by Jimmy Blouch, which covered the period August 24, 1936 through April 30, 1937. I believe I did a compilation for Cumbres Pass as well, but I can't find it at the moment.
Edited 5 time(s). Last edit at 03/25/2020 09:26PM by Jim McKee.
