D&RGW Cumbres Train Register
February 22, 1933 (Wednesday)
3:40 AM Extra east 487 (Ray 32) – 486 (Thompson 17) arrives, 9 loads, 10 empties, 430 tons, caboose 04990 (Dorian).
3:55 AM Extra west 487 departs, caboose 04990.
4:05 AM Extra west 486 departs, light engine.
Additional information from Jimmy Blouch, from the Alamosa Division dispatcher train sheets.
No through trains between Alamosa and Durango
No. 115 with 477-488. 488 added account flanger.
477 engineer Allbee (20)
488 engineer Good (23)
Conductor Edmisten
Departed Alamosa 10:05 AM with 6 cars (2 hrs. 55 min. late)
Arrived Antonito 11:15 AM. Set out 2 cars for Santa Fe branch
Departed Antonito 11:25 AM (3 hrs. 5 min. late)
Big Horn: 11:59 AM, section foreman on phone, reports 115 stuck down about MP 293.
12:10 PM Edmisten on his phone, reports engine 477 derailed, off ties, 18 poles west of MP 293, snow 5 to 6 feet deep on 1 side packed hard, no snow in Furgeson, little at 290. 8 hours to clear after tool cars arrive, have to kill engine 477. No body hurt. (Other notations) Figure can get 488 loose and back to Lava OK. Tank of engine 477 rerailed and into clear Lava 9:30 PM
Work extra 482 west wrecking outfit
Engineer Kellogg
Conductor E Morgan
Departed Alamosa 2:00 PM.
Arrived Antonito 3:15 PM. Departed 3:30 PM
Worked at derailment until 10:30 PM, then released until 6:30 AM for full rest.
No. 116 with 472
Engineer Fitzer (8), Conductor Bendure
Departed Durango 9:50 AM (OT)
Turned at Chama
Engineer House (10), Conductor Bendure
Departed Chama 3:10 PM (3 hrs. 35 min. late)
Arrived Durango 8:00 PM (3 hrs. 25 min. late)
Santa Fe Branch
No. 425 with 169
Engineer Walsh (6), Conductor Conway
Departed Antonito 11:20 AM with 2 cars (2 hrs. 50 min. late).
Backed to Antonito 4:15 PM, stuck in snow MP 290.5, cut at MP 291 full snow.
No. 426 was not run
Pagosa Springs Branch
No. 482 and No. 481 with 345
Engineer Klehm, Conductor Edmisten
Departed Pagosa Springs 9:35 AM with 1 car
Arrived Pagosa Jct. 12:20 PM
Departed Pagosa Jct. 1:55 PM
Arrived Pagosa Springs 4:05 PM
