D&RGW Cumbres Train Register
February 16, 1933 (Thursday)
10:45 AM Train 115 (McHolland), engine 472 (Allbee 20), arrives, 4 cars. Departs at 10:58 AM (18 min. late).
12:30 PM Extra east 484 (Coughlin 25) arrives, 1 load, 13 empties, 235 tons, caboose 0517 (Morgan).
3:50 PM Train 116 (Pollard), engine 477 (Allbee), arrives, 5 cars. Departs at 3:53 PM (13 min. late).
4:05 PM Extra east 484 departs, 27 loads, 16 empties, 1036 tons, caboose 0517.
Additional information from Jimmy Blouch, from the Alamosa Division dispatcher train sheets.
Only through trains between Alamosa and Durango were No. 115 and No. 116.
No. 115 with 472
Departed Alamosa 7:10 AM with 6 cars. 2 cars set out Antonito.
Arrived Chama 11:45 AM (15 min. late)
Continue to Durango with engineer House
No.116 with 477
Engineer Fitzer, Conductor Pollard
Departed Durango 9:50 AM (OT)
Arrived Chama 2:43 PM
Engineer Allbee Chama to Alamosa
Departed Chama 2:50 PM (5 min. late)
Stuck in snow MP 295 (3.5 miles west of Lava tank, 1 mile east of the Big Horn section house)
Entire crew released 7:00 PM to 5:00 AM 2/17 at MP 295. Fireman Shumaker (53) who was deadheading, watched engine.
Notation on train sheet:
"5:40 PM section foreman Big Horn calls to say No. 116 at MP 295 stuck, snowing and blowing, section foreman and men to dig train out."
Chama
Extra 484 east
Departed Chama 9:05 AM
Held at Cumbres to let 116 pass, account flange conditions. Flag ahead 116, account 116 stuck snow.
Crew released 6:40 PM to 1:40 AM 2/17. Engineer Caldwell, who was deadheading, watched engine.
Alamosa
Rotary OY with 482-486
Rotary OY pilot Good (23)
Rotary OY engineman Todd (31)
482 engineer Rowe (27)
486 engineer Kearins (33)
Conductor Curtis
Departed Alamosa 11:00 PM for 116 at MP 295, then for 426 at Palmilla.
Noted on train sheet:
Rotary arrived MP 295 at 2:50 AM. Shoveled out engine 477 and coaches and got 116 moving at 5:10 AM. All cuts between Lava and MP 295 drifted full and very hard. Let 116 out of Lava 5:30 AM, then returned to MP 296 (to clear road for extra 484), arrived 7:20 AM, delayed 1 hour thawing out Lava tank and getting water. Began snowing hard at 7:00 AM, not much wind. (TEP)? or (SEP)? (Probably F. E. Peake, a trainmaster.)
Rotary arrived Antonito 8:15 AM. Departed Antonito 8:55 AM. Arrived Palmilla 9:50 AM.
Arrived Antonito 11:15 AM
Arrived Alamosa 1:35 PM (All on Feb 17)
No. 116 arrived Alamosa 7:00 AM (Feb 17) (23 hrs. 45 min. late)
Santa Fe Branch
No. 425 with 169
Engineer Clarke, Conductor Willis
Depart Antonito 8:30 AM with 2 cars
Arrive Santa Fe 2:30 PM (OT)
No. 426 with 175
Engineer Walsh, Conductor Conway
Depart Santa Fe 11:55 AM with 3 cars. (OT)
Notation on train sheet:
"7:10 PM Palmilla (11.4 miles south of Antonito), 426 at Pamilla between switches big cut ahead of them can't get through same. Crew tied up on 14 hours basis at Palmilla 1:25 AM Feb 17th 1933 account snow in cut MP 291 wait for rotary to clean out." "426 annulled Palmilla to Antonito".
Arrived Antonito 10:55 AM Feb 17. (17 hrs. late)
Pagosa Springs Branch
No. 482 and No. 481 with 345
Engineer Klehm, Conductor Edmisten
Depart Pagosa Springs 9:45 AM
Arrive Pagosa Jct. 12:20 PM
Depart Pagosa Jct. 2:05 PM
Arrive Pagosa Springs 4:15 PM
