D&RGW Cumbres Train Register
February 19, 1933 (Sunday)
7:50 PM Extra west rotary OY (Rowe 27, Coldwell 29), engines 482 (Owens 26) - 487 (Coughlin 25), arrives, caboose 0503 (Hurley).
8:00 PM Train 115, engine 477 (Hopper 2) arrives, 6 cars.
8:20 PM Extra west rotary OY, engines 482 – 487, departs, caboose 0503.
8:30 PM Train 115, engine 477, departs, 6 cars.
8:55 PM Extra west 476 (Thompson 17) – 486 (Ray 32) arrives, 19 loads, 4 empties, 625 tons, caboose 04990 (Dorian).
9:05 PM Extra west 476 departs, light engine.
9:15 PM Extra west 486 departs, 19 loads, 4 empties, 520 tons, caboose 04990.
Additional information from Jimmy Blouch, from the Alamosa Division dispatcher train sheets.
Rotary OY with 482-487
Rotary OY pilot Rowe
Rotary OY engineman Caldwell
482 engineer Owens
487 engineer Coughlin
Conductor Hurley
Departed Alamosa 10:30 AM
Arrived Antonito 12:01 PM. Departed 12:20 PM
Arrived Sublette 2:10 PM. Departed 2:55 PM
Arrived Cumbres 7:50 PM. Departed 8:20 PM
Arrived Chama 12:25 AM
Conductor’s report (Hurley):
Extra 482-487 called 10:00 AM, engines out 10:15 AM, left Alamosa 10:30 AM
Delayed at:
Alamosa: 15 minutes get engines ready, 10 minutes place engines on train, 5 minutes test air
Antonito: 19 minutes coal and water
Sublette: 10 minutes water, 25 minutes eat, 10 minutes clean siding
Osier: 15 minutes water, 15 minutes clean siding
Los Pinos: 20 minutes clean siding
Cumbres: 25 minutes clean siding, 10 minutes test air
Mp 334.75: l hour 40 minutes account head pair wheels on rotary OY derailed
MP 337: 10 minutes thaw rotary wheel
Chama: 30 minutes put away.
Both No. 115 and No. 116 called late.
No. 115 with 477
Engineer Hopper, Conductor Edmisten
Departed Alamosa 3:40 PM (8 hrs., 30 min. late)
Arrived Antonito 4:50 PM. Departed 4:55 PM (8 hrs. 35 Min. late)
Big Horn 6:30 PM
Arrived Cumbres 8:00 PM. Depart 8:30 PM. (9 hrs. 50 min. late)
Arrive Chama 12:30 AM. (13 hrs. late)
Depart Chama as passenger extra with engineer Fitzer
Conductor delay report:
No. 115 Antonito to Chama: 4 hours 35 minutes following rotary
Chama: 55 minutes get engine coal and water
No. 116 with 472
Engineer House, Conductor Bendure
Departed Durango 4:55 PM (7 hrs. 5 min. late)
Arrived Chama 10:00 PM (7 hrs. 20 min. late)
(Bendure and crew released Chama 10:05 PM to 1:30 AM)
Departed Chama 1:30 AM, with engineer Hopper. (10 hrs. 45 min. late)
Arrived Cumbres 2:30 AM. Depart Cumbres 2:35 AM (Feb 20) (10 hrs. 55 min. late)
Arrive Alamosa 6:10 AM (Feb 20) (10 hrs. 55 min. late)
Santa Fe Branch
Extra east 471
Engineer Good, Conductor E Morgan
Departed Santa Fe 12:05 PM
Arrived Taos Jct. 5:45 PM
Departed Taos Jct. 6:00 PM
Arrived Santa Fe 10:15 PM
