D&RGW Cumbres Train Register
February 4, 1933 (Saturday)
6:55 AM Extra west 484 (Good 23) arrives, 14 loads, 1 empty, 362 tons, caboose 0517 (Morgan). Departs at 7:15 AM.
10:20 AM Extra east 485 (Kellogg 17), arrives, spreader, caboose 04990 (Dorian). Departs at 10:30 AM. (Chama to Big Horn turn)
3:10 PM Extra west 485 arrives, spreader, caboose 04990. Departs at 3:47 PM
3:47 PM Train 116 (Pollard), engine 477 (Kearin 33), arrives, 5 cars. Departs at 3:49 PM.
4:26 PM Train 115 (Edmisten), engine 472 (Kearin), arrives, 4 cars. Departs at 4:30 PM.
9:50 PM Extra east 489 (Good) – 482 (Kearin) arrives, 6 loads, 20 empties, 450 tons, caboose 0517 (Morgan).
10:00 PM Extra west 489 departs, caboose 0517.
10:10 PM Extra west 482 departs, light engine.
Additional information from Jimmy Blouch, from the Alamosa Division dispatcher train sheets.
No. 115 with 472
Departed Alamosa 7:15 AM with 6 cars
Derailed 5 cars, 4 poles west of MP 254 (about 3 miles south of Alamosa) caused by broken rail. Engine and baggage car passed over without derailing.
Tool cars with engine 486 called out of Alamosa. Main track cleared by 11:15 AM.
No. 115 departed Alamosa 12:50 PM (2nd time) (5 hrs. 40 min. late)
Arrived Antonito 1:55 PM. Set out 2 cars for train 425.
Crew change between No. 115 and No. 116 occurred at Los Pinos.
Cumbres: Arrived 4:26 PM, departed 4:30 PM.
Arrived Chama 5:20 PM (5 hrs. 50 min. late).
Santa Fe Branch
No. 425 with 169
Engineer Clarke, Conductor Willis
Delayed Antonito waiting for No. 115 connection
Departed Antonito at 2:00 PM with 2 cars (5 hrs. 30 min. late)
Met No. 426 at Servilleta
Arrived Santa Fe 7:50 PM (5 hrs. 20 min. late).
No. 426 with 174
Engineer Walsh, Conductor Conway
Departed Santa Fe 11:55 AM with 2 cars (OT)
Arrived Antonito 5:55 PM (OT)
Extra 474 east
Engineer Rowe, Conductor Hurley
Departed Santa Fe 8:10 AM
Arrived Antonito 7:05 PM
Arrived Alamosa 8:35 PM
Conductor delay report for Extra 474 east:
Called 5:55 AM, engine out 6:00 AM, departed 8:10 AM.
Santa Fe: 25 minutes pipes on engine had be thawed out, 1 hour 45 minutes switching house and spotting empty tank.
Espanola: 3 hours 15 minutes waiting for inspector to inspect cattle, 25 minutes load 3 cars cattle, 15 minutes switching.
Embudo: 15 minutes switching
Taos Jct.: 20 minutes switching, 20 minutes No. 425.
Antonito: 10 minutes water, set out 3 cars.
Alamosa: 10 minutes put away
Pagosa Springs Branch
No. 482 with 345
Engineer Klehn, Conductor Edmisten
Departed Pagosa Springs 9:40 AM
Arrived Pagosa Jct. 12:20 PM
Released Pagosa Jct. 1:30 PM to 7:30 PM for connection with No. 115.
No. 481 with 318
Same crew
Departed Pagosa Jct. 8:00 PM.
Arrived Pagosa Springs 10:25 PM.
Light engine 318 east out of Durango for Pagosa Jct. to trade with engine 345
Engineer Vinton
Depart Pagosa Jct. with 345 light 2:07 PM to Durango.
Crested Butte Branch
Rotary OO with 361-360
Rotary OO pilot Campbell, engineer Nordstrom
Engineers on 361-360 Braswell and Price
Departed Gunnison 8:35 AM
Arrived Crested Butte 11:05 AM
Departed Crested Butte 2:15 PM
Arrived Gunnison 4:25 PM
Conductor delay report
Engines 361-360
Gunnison: 1 hour 35 minutes work on rotary froze up.
Crested Butte: 4 hours rotary to Bulkley Horace mines and wye and yard.
Gunnison: 15 minutes switching.
Train No. 347 and 348 ran with engine 473.
Note: Dorman’s book Gunnison has an engineer’s seniority list from 1924 on page 68.
Other NG activity this date include:
172 on the Lake City Branch
344 handled No. 315 Gunnison to Montrose
347 handled No. 316 Montrose to Gunnison
341 on the Ouray Branch
302 was the Durango switcher
375 on the Silverton Branch
