Tuesday December 29 1936
ALAMOSA
Cumbres snowing most of the day, windy, drifting at times, by 5:00 PM 12 ½ inches new snow in last 24 hours, 20 inches old snow
Chama snowing lite, 2 inches new snow
Chama extra 488 east with helper engine 494
Conductor Hurley
Engine 488 Hurley
Engine 494 Holly
Depart Chama 3:35 AM with 12 loads 3 empties
Coxo to Cumbres 30 minutes stalled in snow, had to go to Cumbres get engine 487 (helper off extra 484 west) to help, doubled from Windy Point to Cumbres, side drifts 2 ½ to 3 feet deep on point
Arrive Cumbres 6:00 AM with 12 loads 3 empties, meet extra 484 west
Engine 494 depart Cumbres 6:40 AM light for Alamosa
Extra 488 east depart Cumbres 6:50 AM with 38 loads 6 empties
Osier 25 minutes pick up
Sublette 20 minutes meet No. 115
Arrive Antonito 11:15 AM with 41 loads 6 empties, 35 minutes eat, switch
Depart Antonito 11:50 AM with 36 loads 8 empties
La Jara 1 hour 10 minutes load 11 cars sheep
Arrive Alamosa 3:05 PM with 47 loads 8 empties
No. 115 with engine 477, to Chama
Conductor Hines
Engineer Arnell (to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:20 AM with 8 cars
169
119
151
287
Silverton
111
62
284
Antonito set out cars 111, 62 and 284 for No. 425
Arrive Cumbres 10:53 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:55 AM
Arrive Chama 11:38 AM, engine 477 off account plow needed for No. 116
Depart Chama 11:45 AM, engine 484, engineer Fitzer
Navajo meet No. 116
Arrive Durango 5:05 PM with 5 cars
No. 116 with engine 471, to Chama
Conductor McLaughlin
Engineer House (to Chama)
Depart Durango9:50 AM with 5 cars
66
156
311
320
Durango
Navajo 20 minutes meet No. 115
Arrive Chama 2:59 PM, engine 471 off
Depart Chama 3:04 PM, engine 477, engineer Arnell
Arrive Cumbres 4:00 PM
Depart Cumbres 4:03 PM
Antonito pick up 3 cars from No. 426
163
63
306
Arrive Alamosa 7:35 PM with 8 cars
Chama extra 489 west
Conductor Lyons
Engineer Vinton
Depart Chama 10:50 AM with 16 loads 29 ? empties
Biggs Spur 40 minutes No. 115 by
Monero 30 minutes switching and mdse
Amargo 35 minutes meet No. 116
Lumberton 15 minutes set out and mdse
Dulce 10 minutes mdse
Pagosa Jct 35 minutes coal & water, eat
Carbon Jct 10 minutes set out
Arrive Durango 9:00 PM with 11 loads 32 ? empties
Alamosa Antonito turn with engine 765
Conductor Cornell
Engineer Tozier
Santa Fe branch
Train No. 425 with engine 473
Conductor Pheney
Engineer Clarke
Depart Antonito 8:45 AM with 5 loads
1 mdse Espanola
1 water Servilleta
111
62
284
Arrive Santa Fe 4:30 PM with 3 loads 3 empties
Train No. 426 with engine 478
Conductor Willis
Engineer Walsh
Depart Santa Fe 9:30 AM with 6 loads
1 poles Espanola
1 mdse Espanola
1 gas Espanola
63
306
163
Arrive Antonito with 3 loads
Work extra 452 with ditcher OX
Conductor F Edmisten
Engineer Rowe
Worked between Santa Fe and Espanola, loaded and dumped on fills between MP 401-405 40 loads, tied up Santa Fe
SALIDA
Marshall Pass snowing, 4 inches new snow, 5 inches old snow
Sargent snowing 4 inches new snow 6 inches on ground
Gunnison snowing
Crested Butte, no report shown
Gunnison extra 492 east with helper engine 493, to Salida after Sargent hill turn
Conductor Gribben
Engine 492 W Wilson
Engine 493 Treskett
Depart Gunnison 9:55 PM (Dec 28) with 60 loads
Elko 15 minutes switching
Arrive Sargent 12:55 AM with 63 loads, reduce, switch, eat
Gunnison extra 497 east, light engine to Sargent, helper for extra 492 east
Engineer Crooks
Depart Gunnison 11:00 PM (Dec 28)
Arrive Sargent 1:05 AM
As Sargent hill turn extra 492 east with helpers 493 and 497 depart Sargent 2:20 AM with 18 loads
MP 248 20 minutes back up to Chester reduce account snow
Arrive Marshall Pass 4:10 AM with 16 loads
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 4:20 AM light for Sargent
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 4:40 AM light for Sargent
Engine 492 depart Marshall Pass 4:50 AM with caboose for Sargent
Extra 492 east with helpers 493 and 497 depart Sargent 7:10 AM with 13 loads
Chester 15 minutes meet No. 315, and pick up 2 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 8:55 AM with 15 loads
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 9:15 AM light for Salida
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 9:25 AM light for Salida
Extra 492 east depart Marshall Pass 9:55 AM with 31 loads
Arrive Salida 12:30 PM with 27 loads
Train No. 315 and Train No. 316 with engine 479
Conductor Hallock
Engineer Shewalter
Train No. 315 depart Salida 6:00 AM with 5 cars
122
126
152
302
Camp Bird
Arrive Marshall Pass 7:30 AM
Depart Marshall Pass 7:32 AM
Arrive Gunnison 9:35 AM with 5 cars
Train No. 316 depart Gunnison 7:08 PM with 5 cars, 1 hour 5 minutes bus connection
126
152
122
302
Camp Bird
Arrive Salida 10:50 PM with 5 cars
Salida extra 490 west, Monarch branch
Conductor Rhodes
Engineer Veo
Depart Salida 8:15 AM with 27 empties
Double Maysville to Monarch
Extra 490 east depart Monarch 2:30 PM
Arrive Salida 4:30 PM with 27 loads
Salida extra 499 west with helper engines 498 and 495, to Gunnison, after Sargent hill turn
Conductor McCall
Engine 499 Rogers
Engine 498 Hyatt
Engine 495 C Wilson
Depart Salida 10:25 AM with 51 empties
Mears Jct 15 minutes water
Arrive Marshall Pass 1:10 PM with 51 empties
Engine 498 depart Marshall Pass 1:20 PM light for Sargent
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 1:45 PM light for Sargent, behind extra 499 west
Extra 499 west depart Marshall Pass 1:35 PM with 51 empties
Buxton 15 minutes set out
Arrive Sargent 2:55 PM with caboose
As Sargent hill turn extra 499 east with helpers 498 and 495 depart Sargent 4:05 PM with 18 loads
Shavano 10 minutes meet extra 491 and extra 481 west
Arrive Marshall Pass 5:55 PM with 18 loads, brake rigging down on engine 495
Engines 495 and 498 depart Marshall Pass 6:30 PM coupled light for Gunnison, stay coupled to Gunnison
Extra 499 west depart Marshall Pass 6:40 PM with caboose 0385
Buxton 20 minutes pick up, 35 minutes meet No. 316
Sargent set out
Doyle 15 minutes trying to set out 9 cars, could not throw switch
Parlin 15 minutes set out
Steele 15 minutes broken air hose on RG 1416
Arrive Gunnison 12:15 AM with 47 empties
Salida 2 light engines and caboose hop to Sargent, Sargent turn with Sargent hill turn
Extra 492 west, with caboose
Conductor Kilgore
Engineer Crylie
Depart Salida 3:00 PM
Arrive Sargent 6:10 PM
Salida 491 west, light engine
Engineer Graham
Depart Salida 3:15 PM
Arrive Sargent 6:20 PM
Extra 481 west, light engine
Engineer Sidenstricker
Depart Salida 3:25 PM
Arrive Sargnet 6:30 PM
As Sargent hill turn extra 492 east with helpers 491 and 481 depart Sargent 7:20 PM with 17 loads
Buxton 1 hour 10 minutes meet extra 499 west and let No. 316 by
Arrive Marshall Pass 10:10 PM with 17 loads
Engine 491 depart Marshall Pass 10:15 PM light for Sargent
Engine 481 depart Marshall Pass 10:20 PM light for Sargent
Extra 492 west depart Marshall Pass 10:35 PM with caboose for Sargent
Extra 492 east with helpers 491 and 481 depart Sargent 12:30 AM with 17 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 2:20 AM with 17 loads
Engine 481 depart Marshall Pass 2:40 AM light for Salida
Engine 491 depart Marshall Pass 2:50 AM light for Salida
Extra 492 east depart Marshall Pass 3:45 AM with 34 loads
Arrive Salida 5:50 AM with 34 loads
Salida extra 496 west, Monarch branch
Conductor Sloan
Engineer Frantz
Depart Salida 5:20 PM with 28 empties and flanger
Double Maysville to Monarch
Extra 496 east depart Monarch 12:45 AM
Arrive Salida 3:15 AM with 31 loads
GUNNISON
Crested Butte branch Train No. 347 and Train No. 348 with engine 474
Conductor E P Mahoney
Engineer Kroll
Depart Gunnison 11:30 AM with 40 empties
Gunnison to Crested Butte 15 minutes lost by engine account snow
Arrive Crested Butte 1:15 PM with 38 empties, switch CF&I, Horace and Buckley
Depart Crested Butte 5:35 PM with 59 loads 1 empty
Arrive Gunnison 8:15 PM with 59 loads 1 empty
Gunnison switch engine 460 foreman Seivers engineer Price
MONTROSE
Engine 463 used to switch Montrose yard conductor Arnold engineer Rusk
DURANGO
Durango snowing, 5 inches new snow
Silverton snowing, 6 inches new snow, 6 inches old
Silverton branch Train No. 461 and Train No. 462 with engine 375
Conductor Martin
Engineer Dieckman
Depart Durango 8:45 AM with 5 loads
1 coal
2 mdse
Combine 202
Arrive Silverton 12:20 PM with 3 loads
Depart Silverton 1:45 PM with 6 loads 1 empty
Arrive Durango 5:15 PM with 6 loads 1 empty
Farmington branch work extra 462
Conductor Knight
Engineer Klahn
Worked with derrick OP and bridge gang at bridges 471.01 and 472.32
Durango switch engine 271 foreman Pfeiffer engineer Basher
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