D&RGW Cumbres Train Register
February 11, 1933 (Saturday)
10:25 PM Extra west rotary OY (Good 23, Todd 31), engines 482 (Boyd 35) - 486 (A. S. Johnson 44), arrives, caboose 04990 (Skirvin).
10:40 PM Train 115 (Edmiston), engine 475 (Allbee 20), arrives, 6 cars (12 hrs late).
10:50 PM Extra west 487 (Kearins 33) – 489 (Nissen 48) arrives, 22 loads, 10 empties, 752 tons, caboose 04343 (Roberts).
11:15 PM Extra west rotary OY, engines 482-486, departs, caboose 04990.
11:25 PM Passenger extra west 475 departs, 6 cars.
11:35 PM Extra west 487 departs, light engine.
11:50 PM Extra west 489 departs, 21 loads, 10 empties, 609 tons, caboose 04343.
Additional information from Jimmy Blouch, from the Alamosa Division dispatcher train sheets.
Alamosa
Rotary OY with 482-486
Departed Alamosa 5:00 AM
Arrived Antonito 6:35 AM, departed 7:10 AM
Arrived Big Horn 10:20 AM, departed 10:40 AM
Arrived Sublette 1:30 PM, departed 2:45 PM
Osier 4:30 PM
Arrived Cumbres 10:25 PM, depart 11:15 PM
Arrived Chama 2:45 AM (Feb 12)
(Notation states "Snow over wheel 301 and 303"). (Meaning MP 301 and MP 303)
(Note: Rotary train crewmen were on duty approximately 23 hours.)
Conductor delay report:
Extra 482 and 486 rotary west
Alamosa 4:30 AM to 4:50 AM, get engines on train, 10 minutes air
Antonito 6:35 AM to 7:10 AM, coal water and conditioning rotary (means extending wings)
Big Horn 10:20 AM to 10:55 AM, eating and changing hood on rotary
Sublette 1:20 PM to 2:35 PM, water and coal engines and rotary
Osier 4:20 PM to 4:50 PM, water engines and rotary
Los Pinos 6:45 PM to 7:20 PM, eating
Los Pinos 7:30 PM to 8:05 PM, thawing out tank and getting water
Cumbres 10:25 PM to 11:15 PM, plowing out yard and taking water
Arrived Chama 2:45 AM
Extra West with 487-489
Departed Alamosa 8:15 AM
Arrived Cumbres 10:50 PM
Departed Cumbres 11:50 PM
Arrived Chama 4:05 AM
Conductor’s delay report:
Antonito: 30 minutes, coal and water
MP 335 rock cut east: 1 hour account derailment
Held behind rotary & 115 until tied up at Chama 4:05 AM
Extra 489 Nissen West derailed rock cut east MP 335 and Cresco curve, investigating, (reason) 12 mph, 21 loads, 10 empties, front tank truck on engine 489 derailed, no damage, delayed 1 hour to extra 489 (Roberts)
No. 115 with 475 (shown as No. 115 and Passenger extra)
Departed Alamosa 10:50 AM (3 hrs. 40 min. late)
Arrived Antonito 12:05 PM, depart 12:15 PM (3 hrs. 55 min. late)
Big Horn 1:05 PM (3 hrs. 55 min. late)
Arrived Cumbres 10:40 PM, departed as passenger extra 11:25 PM (12 hrs. 45 min. late)
Arrived Chama 2:30 AM (Feb 12) (15 hours off schedule)
(Notation on train sheet: "Edmisten and crew tied up and are at Chama".)
(Jim, I am not sure where No. 115 passed extra west as it arrive Cumbres ahead. Also not sure where No. 115, (Passenger extra) passed rotary after departing Cumbres, probably Lobato)
Passenger extra west Chama wait on passengers eat and depart 3:30 AM
Engine 477
Engineer House (10), Conductor Pollard
Swing brakeman Bruce
No. 116 annulled between Chama and Alamosa
Santa Fe Branch
No. 425 with169
Engineer Walsh (6), Conductor Conway
Departed Antonito 12:15 PM with 2 cars (3 hrs. 45 min. late)
Met No. 426 at Barranca and exchanged crews to get on regular runs.
Arrived Santa Fe 6:20 PM (3 hrs. 50 min. late)
No. 426 with 175
Engineer Clarke (3), Conductor Willis
Departed Santa Fe 11:55 AM, with 2 cars (OT)
Met No. 425 Barranca
Departed Tres Piedras 4:50 PM (20 min. late)
Arrive Antonito 9:05 AM (Feb 13)
Notation on train sheet: "8:05 PM stuck in snow MP 297 (2 miles north of Volcano) Conway & Walsh advised at Tres Piedras No. 426 could get to Antonito and don't need helpers, banked fire, tied up. Tied up 1:50 AM “14 hours basis".
Additional notation on train sheet: "Tied up on Main track 297 on 14 hour basis. 1:50 AM Feb 12th at Antonito says did not go on duty again until 5:30 AM Feb 13th".
(So the cars were left at MP 297 until Feb 13, nothing done Feb 12 because that was a Sunday with no scheduled passenger service.)
Engines 472 (Rowe) and 476 (Thompson) left Alamosa doubleheaded light 7:10 PM (Feb 11) to help No. 426. With the crew of No. 426 reporting helpers not needed, they returned to Alamosa departing Antonito 9:25 PM.
Extra 471 east/west
Engineer Owens, Conductor Hurley (caboose 0503)
Departed Santa Fe 7:15 PM
Arrived Barranca 12:10 AM
Departed Barranca 12:40 AM
Arrived Santa Fe 4:00 AM (Feb 12)
Pagosa Springs Branch
No. 482 with 345-318
345 engineer Schonefeld
318 engineer Katschtheler
Departed Pagosa Springs 10:40 AM, with coach and flanger
Arrived Pagosa Jct. 11:55 AM
No. 481 with 345
Departed Pagosa Jct. 2:50 PM with coach
Arrived Pagosa Springs 5:00 PM
Delay report
No. 482 delayed Pagosa Springs 25 minutes thawing out engine 318 ash pans, 30 minutes taking water account tank frozen, 30 minutes
Pagosa Springs to Pagosa Jct. flanging out snow.
Pagosa Jct. 30 minutes switching.
No. 481 delayed Pagosa Jct. 25 minutes for coach
Pagosa Springs 10 minutes transfer
Engine 318 return light to Durango arriving 7:20 PM
