D&RGW Cumbres Train Register
February 9, 1933 (Thursday)
No trains. Heavy snow and wind conditions.
Additional information from Jimmy Blouch, from the Alamosa Division dispatcher train sheets.
No through trains between Alamosa and Durango
Durango-Chama-Durango
No. 116 with 477
Engineer House, Conductor Pollard
Departed Durango 11:40 AM
Arrived Chama 4:45 PM
Passenger extra west with 477
Engineer Fitzer, Conductor Pollard
Departed Chama 5:45 PM
Arrived Durango 10:50 PM
Alamosa-Antonito-Alamosa
No.115-116 with 475 to Antonito. 487 on No. 116 to Alamosa.
Conductor Edmiston, Engineer Allbee
475 taken off No. 115 and used as helper on No. 425.
No. 116 with 487
487 arrived back in Antonito 6:25 PM, took No. 425 coaches and DH engine (487) crew back to Alamosa.
Santa Fe Branch
No. 425 with 476-475
Conductor Willis
Engineer 476 Clarke
Engineer 475 Owens
Departed Antonito 12:40 PM (4 hrs. 10 min. late)
1:40 PM stuck MP 291, snow to top of coaches one side, half way up on other side.
Work extra west with 472-487 called Alamosa 3:00 PM
Conductor Hurley
Engineer 472 Good
Engineer 487 Rowe
Conductor delay report
Extra 472
Alamosa: 15 minutes engines ready, 5 minutes engines on train
MP 291: 30 minutes pull coaches out of snow cut
1 hour 10 minutes take them to Antonito
7 hours 10 minutes MP 291 dig engines 475 and 476 out of snow.
Work extra east 472
Departed Antonito 3:40 AM (Feb 10) with engines 475 and 476 in tow. Arrived Alamosa 4:55 AM (Feb 10).
No. 426 with 169
Engineer Walsh, Conductor Conway
Departed Santa Fe 11:55 AM with 2 cars (OT)
Arrived Taos Jct. 3:50 PM
Departed Taos Jct. 4:05 PM (25 min. late)
Arrived Santa Fe 7:30 PM (1 hr. 35 min. late)
Pagosa Springs Branch
Weather for Pagosa Springs at 8:00 AM: Snowing very light, calm, 15 degrees, 1 inch new snow, 15 inches old snow.
No. 482-481 with 345
Engineer Schonefeld, Conductor Edmisten
Departed Pagosa Springs 12:05 PM with coach
Arrived Pagosa Jct. 3:15 PM
Departed Pagosa Jct. 3:40 PM with coach
Arrived Pagosa Springs 5:50 PM
Pitkin Branch
Extra 168-319 with flanger
Arrived Pitkin eastbound 12:10 PM
Departed Pitkin westbound 3:20 PM
(No other times or information shown)
