D&RGW Cumbres Train Register
February 2, 1933 (Thursday)
2:40 PM Extra west rotary OY (Good 23, Caldwell 29), engines 484 (Owens 26) - 476 (Coughlin 25), arrives, caboose 0517 (Morgan).
2:50 PM Train 115 (McHolland), engine 475 (Hopper 2), arrives, 6 cars.
3:00 PM Extra west 486 (Ray 32) – 483 (Kearins 33) arrives, 17 loads, 23 empties, 995 tons, caboose 04343 (McLaughlin).
3:25 PM Extra west rotary OY, engines 484 – 476, departs, caboose 0517.
3:35 PM Train 115, engine 475, departs, 6 cars (4 hrs. 55 min. late).
3:45 PM Extra west 486 departs, light engine.
4:00 PM Extra west 483 departs, 17 loads, 23 empties, 995 tons, caboose 04343.
7:10 PM Train 116 (Edmiston), engine 472 (Hopper), arrives, 4 cars. Departs at 7:13 PM (3 hr. 33 min. late).
Additional information from Jimmy Blouch per dispatcher train sheet.
Rotary OY with 484-476
Called Alamosa 3:00 AM departed 3:25 AM
Antonito: arrived 5:00 AM (notation on train sheet "lost 1 hour OY hotbox on rotary", departed Antonito 5:35 AM.
Sublette 9:50 AM
Osier 12:25 PM
Cumbres: arrived 2:40 PM departed 3:25 PM
Chama: arrived 5:25 PM, tied up 5:55 PM
For the rotary OY there is a notation on train sheet given to dispatcher from VHM, the person in charge of the rotary train.
8:40 PM Chama Feb 2
Found 4 to 8 feet snow in drifts Cumbres to Labato. Lava to Sublette 12 feet on one side several places 10 feet clear across as deep as 9 feet in drifts Osier to Cumbres, VHM. (VHM was V. H. McGinnis, Trainmaster and Road Forman of Equipment.)
Train 115 with engine 475
Called Alamosa 7:45 AM, departed 8:05 AM (55 min. late) (with 12 cars, set out 6 cars at Antonito)
Antonito: arrived 9:20 AM, departed 9:30 AM (1 hr. 10 min. late)
Sublette: 10:40 AM. (1 hr. 13 min. late)
Cumbres: arrived 2:50 PM, departed 3:35 PM (4 hr. 55 min. late)
Chama: arrives 5:30 PM (6 hrs. 50 min. late)
Conductor Delay Report: No. 115 delayed 5 hours 10 minutes rotary ahead. Chama: 25 minutes on engine crew.
Extra (west) with 486-483
Called Alamosa 6:45 AM, departed 7:10 AM
Antonito: arrived 8:40 AM, departed 9:40 AM
Osier: 12:55 PM
Cumbres: arrived 3:00 PM, departed 4:00 PM
Chama: arrived 5:40 PM, tied up 6:15 PM
Conductor's delay report
Extra 486, 483 west
Alamosa: 15 minutes prep, 10 minutes air
Antonito: 15 minutes coal and water, 10 minutes pick up, 35 minutes No. 115.
Sublette: 20 minutes eat
Osier: 45 minutes rotary & No. 115 ahead
Osier to Cumbres: 1:05 PM - 3:00 PM, account rotary & No. 115 ahead
Cumbres: 1 hour air, 115 and rotary
Chama: 35 minutes, put train away, pulled out draw bar on stock car on head end.
(This train had 2 cars of cattle for Chama)
Santa Fe Branch
No. 425 with 471
Engineer Clark, Conductor Willis
Departed Antonito 11:55 AM (3 hrs. 25 min. late) with 6 cars.
Arrived Santa Fe 7:05 PM (4 hrs. 35 min. late)
No. 426 with174
Engineer Walsh, Conductor Conway
Departed Santa Fe 11:55 AM (OT)
Arrived Antonito 6:20 PM (25 min. late)
Notation on train sheet: "No. 426 (delayed) 25 minutes account heavy train up Barranca hill and poor coal, Conway"
(No. 426 had 3 cars)
P&F with 460-471
Engineer 460 Thompson
Engineer 471 Todd
Conductor Hurley
Departed Alamosa 4:30 AM
Arrived Antonito 5:55 AM, departed Antonito 6:55 AM
Arrived Antonito 11:30 AM
Conductor report
Extra west P&F extra 460-471
Called 4:00 AM engines out 4:15 AM
Left Alamosa 4:25 AM
Alamosa: 15 minutes get engine ready
Alamosa: 10 minutes place engine on caboose
Antonito: 5 minutes water, 20 minutes turn flanger, 35 minutes account flanger hose on engine 460 not connected right.
Tres Piedras: 10 minutes turn engines
Extra east P&F extra 460-471
No Agua: 20 minutes pull cars off siding, flange siding
Volcano: 10 minutes flange siding
Palmilla: 20 minutes flange siding
Antonito: 5 minutes water engines, 10 minutes turn eng, 10 minutes set out flanger, 10 minutes block
Alamosa: 10 minutes put away
(Hurley)
Pagosa Springs Branch
No. 482 and No. 481 with 345
Engineer Klehn
Conductor Edmiston
Departed Pagosa Springs 9:35 AM, 2 loads
Departed Pagosa Jct. 1:55 PM, 3 empties
Arrived Pagosa Springs 4:15 PM
