Thursday January 21 1937
ALAMOSA
Cumbres:
8:00 AM snowing very lite, SW breeze, not drifting, about 2” snow in night, 70” on ground, snow fall to date 193”
Light snow throughout the day
5:00 PM quit snowing
9:00 PM mostly cloudy, calm, 6 below, 5” snow since 5:00 PM last night
Chama:
8:30 AM snowing very light, ½” to 1” new snow
4:10 PM cloudy, calm, 10” old snow
On this date, again, no trains operated between Antonito and Chama
Trains No. 115 and No. operated as stub service between Alamosa and Antonito and between Durango and Chama
Alamosa No. 115 and No. 116 with engine 475
Conductor Hines
Engineer Hopper
No. 115 depart Alamosa 8:15 AM with 8 cars
119
151
168
287
Silverton
169 for No. 425
62 for No. 425
284 for No.425
Arrive Antonito 9:25 AM
No. 116 depart Antonito 6:05 PM with 8 cars
119
151
168
287
Silverton
163 from No. 426
63 from No. 426
306 from No. 426
Arrive Alamosa 7:15 PM with 8 cars
Durango No. 115 engine 470
Conductor Peel
Engineer Fitzer
Deadhead crew, deadhead Durango to Chama to crew rotary east end account short east end crews and no emergency men at Chama
Engineer V Cummins
Firemen Oberrich and Groshart
Depart Durango 10:20 AM with 3 cars, (sheet shows (9:50 AM, but also shows 30 minutes wait for deadhead engine crew)
66
156
320
Arrive Chama 3:00 PM
Chama No. 116 engine 470
Conductor Peel
Engineer House
Depart Chama 3:35 PM with 3 cars
66
156
320
Arrive Durango 8:20 PM
Delayed 10 minutes Pagosa Jct and 15 minutes Arboles thawing out water tanks
Alamosa Antonito turn with engine 765
Conductor Hurley
Engineer Todd
Alamosa work extra 1189
Conductor Cornell
Engineer Kellogg
Worked between Alamosa and Estrella in connection with rail change
Santa Fe branch
Train No. 425 with engine 473
Conductor Pheney
Engineer Clarke
Depart Antonito 9:35 AM with 3 loads
169
62
284
Arrive Santa Fe 4:30 PM with 2 loads 1 empty
Train No. 426 with engine 478
Conductor Willis
Engineer Walsh
Depart Santa Fe 10:15 AM with 5 loads 1 empty
1 mdse Espanola
1 gas Espanola
163
63
306
1 empty ?
Arrive Antonito 5:30 PM with 3 loads 2 empties
Work extra 452 with ditcher OX
Conductor F Edmisten
Engineer Rowe
Loaded and dumped 18 loads on fills between Mile Post 365 and 367
SALIDA
Marshall Pass partly cloudy, 25” old snow
Sargent mostly cloudy, calm, 10 below, 10” old snow
Salida extra 499 west with helper engines 491 and 481
Conductor McDowell
Engine 499 Runyon
Engine 491 Rogers
Engine 481 Dailey
Depart Salida 11:25 PM (Jan 20) with 1 load 46 empties
Mears Jct 10 minutes water
Shirley 55 minutes meet extras east 485 and 498
Grays 3 hours 50 minutes wait for section men to replace broken rail west switch Grays, section men from Marshall Pass called 3:00 AM, got stuck with motor car
Pocono 35 minutes let No.315 by
Mile Post 231 10 minutes water
Arrive Marshall Pass 8:10 AM with 1 load 34 (?) empties
Engine 491 depart Marshall Pass 8:20 AM light for Gunnison
Engine 481 depart Marshall Pass 8:40 AM light for Sargent, behind extra 499 west
Extra 499 west depart Marshall Pass 8:30 AM with 1 load 34 empties
Sargent 1 hour 5 minutes eat, blocked by extra 490 east, set out
Doyle 15 minutes set out and spot cars
Arrive Gunnison 12:30 PM with 1 load 27 empties
Gunnison extra 490 east with helper engine 497, to Salida after Sargent hill turn
Conductor Rhodes
Engine 490 Rhodes
Engine 497 Crylie
Depart Gunnison 12:40 AM with 51 loads
Praline 15 minutes water
Doyle 15 minutes pick up
Arrive Sargent 3:35 AM, 35 minutes double in and set out, 40 minutes coal & water & sand engines 490 and 497, 10 minutes take helper engine 494 around wye to turn so headed east, engine on east leg of wye not turned, 20 minutes set out rear cars with engine 494, add Sargent helper engine 494, engineer Gill
As Sargent hill turn extra 490 east with helpers 497 and 494 depart Sargent 5:15 AM with 13 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 7:00 AM
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 7:05 AM light for Sargent
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 7:15 AM light for Sargent
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 7:25 AM with caboose for Sargent
Arrive Sargent 8:30 AM with caboose
Extra 490 east with helpers 497 and 481 depart Sargent 10:05 AM with 11 loads
Chester pick up
Arrive Marshal Pass 11:15 AM with 13 (?) loads
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 11:35 AM light for Salida
Engine 481 depart Marshall Pass 11:45 AM light for Salida
Extra 490 east depart Marshall Pass 12:00 PM with 26 loads
Arrive Salida 2:25 PM with 26 loads
Train No. 315 and Train No. 316 with engine 472
Conductor Gribben
Engineer Harrell
Train No. 315 depart Salida 6:00 AM with 5 cars
158
60
152
280
Camp Bird
Arrive Marshall Pass 7:40 AM
Depart Marshall Pass 7:43 AM
Arrive Gunnison 9:45 AM with 5 cars
Train No. 316 depart Gunnison 6:48 PM with 5 cars, 40 minutes bus and eat lunch
158
60
152
280
Camp Bird
Arrive Salida 10:15 PM with 5 cars
Salida extra 492 west with helper engine 485, Monarch branch
Conductor B M Young
Engine 492 Hyatt
Engine 485 Bovee
Depart Salida 6:50 AM with 43 empties
Double Maysville to Monarch
Engine 485 return light to Salida after 1st trip
Extra 492 east depart Monarch 2:15 PM
Arrive Salida 4:40 PM with 26 loads
Alamosa extra 496 east, Valley line
Conductor Straitiff
Engineer Treskett
Depart Alamosa 11:50 AM with 14 loads 4 empties
Moffat 25 minutes switching
Mile Post 261 2 hours 30 minutes unload cinders
Villa Grove 20 minutes pick up and water
Double Round Hill to Poncha Pass
Depart Poncha Pass 8:25 PM 9:30 PM with 16 loads 5 empties
Salida extra 498 west with helper engine 485, Sargent turn with Sargent hill turn
Conductor Kilgore
Engine 498 C Wilson
Engine 485 Cullinan
Depart Salida 3:45 PM with 13 empties
Grays 10 minutes pick up 12 empty single decks
Arrive Marshall Pass 5:45 PM with 25 empites
Engine 485 depart Marshall Pass 5:55 PM light for Sargent
Extra 498 west depart Marshall Pass 6:05 PM with 25 empties
Arrive Sargent 7:20 PM with caboose, meet No. 315, add Sargent helper engine 494, engineer Gill
As Sargent hill turn extra 498 east with helpers 485 and 494 depart Sargent 8:30 PM with 17 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 10:20 PM with 17 loads
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 10:25 PM light for Sargent
Engine 485 depart Marshall Pass 10:35 PM light for Sargent
Engine 498 depart Marshall Pass 10:45 PM with caboose for Sargent
Arrive Sargent 11:55 PM
Extra 498 east with helpers 485 and 494 depart Sargent 12:40 AM with 16 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 2:05 AM with 16 loads
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 2:30 AM light for Sargent
Engine 485 depart Marshall Pass 3:25 AM light for Salida
Extra 498 east depart Marshall Pass 3:55 AM with 33 loads
Arrive Salida 6:10 AM (Jan 22) with 33 loads
Salida extra 490 west, Monarch branch
Conductor Marmet
Engineer Keller
Depart Salida 5:45 PM with 28 empties
Double Maysville to Monarch
Extra 490 east depart Monarch 1:30 AM
Arrive Salida 4:30 AM with 34 loads
GUNNISON
Gunnison cloudy, calm, 4”old snow
Crested Butte clear, calm, zero, 24” old snow
Crested Butte branch Train No. 347 and Train No. 348 with engine 474
Conductor McMillan
Engineer Kroll
Depart Gunnison 11:30 AM with 38 empties, flanger
Arrive Crested Butte 1:30 PM with 38 empties, flanger
Depart Crested Butte 6:15 PM with 53 loads, flanger
Mile Post 290 1 hour double to Gunnison, car RG 9291 uncoupled 35 cars behind engine 474, could not back up on to train
Arrive Gunnison 8:50 PM with 53 loads, flanger
Gunnison switch engine 460 foreman Seivers engineer Price
Montrose extra 360 east, to Gunnison
Conductor Purceil
Engineer Dunlap
Depart Montrose 5:05 PM with 3 loads 9 empty refrigerators
Arrive Gunnison 10:55 PM with 3 loads 2 empties
(Conductor provided no other detail)
MONTROSE
Montrose cloudy, calm, 1” new snow
Regarding RGS train into Ridgway notation reads: “stock 2:45 PM to 3:15 PM, be just the stock, no gas account used all my power on snow plow.” “stock into Ridway 2:50 PM”.
Ouray branch extra 463, Ridgway turn
Conductor Arnold
Engineer Rusk
Depart Montrose 2:20 PM with 9 loads
2 machinery Ophir
3 gas Dolores
1 coal Telluride
2 coal Ouray
1 mdse Ridgway
Arrive Ridgway 4:20 PM, 25 minutes set out train, spot mdse, turn and pick up train
Depart Ridgway 4:45 PM with 3 loads
3 cars cattle from Placerville, to Denver via cutoff
Arrive Montrose 6:30 PM
DURANGO
Durango cloudy, calm, 9” old snow
Silverton cloudy, brisk wind most of the day, 15” old snow
Silverton branch Train No. 461 and Train No. 462 with engine 476
Conductor S Edmisten
Engineer Katschthaler
Depart Durango 8:45 AM with 3 loads 1 empty
1 mdse Silverton
1 empty box
Rockwood to Silverton 20 minutes account heavy snow
Arrive Silverton 12:30 PM with 3 loads 1 empty, 2 hours 10 minutes eat, switching, flanging out sidings
Depart Silverton 2:40 PM with 4 loads 1 empty
Silverton to Rockwood 15 minutes account heavy snow
Arrive Durango 6:15 PM with 4 loads 2 empties
Durango switch engine 271 foreman Pfeiffer engineer Basher
Jimmy
