Friday January 22 1937
ALAMOSA
Cumbres 8:15 AM clear, calm, 25 below, 71” snow on ground
Chama 8:45 AM clear, calm, zero, 6” old snow
Alamosa extra west with engines 480 and 483, rotary OY
Caboose 0517 (per Jim McKee)
Conductor Cornell
Engine 480 Kellogg
Engine 483 Holly
Rotary OY engineer Hurley
Rotary OY pilot Thompson
Depart Alamosa 2:35 AM
Arrive Antonito 4:45 AM
Depart Antonito 5:10 AM
Sublette times from 8:15 AM to 8:50 AM
Conductor Cornell reports: found 6 feet snow in cuts 294 and 295, packed pretty hard, rest of cuts not so bad but all had snow in them
Arrive Cumbres 12:40 PM, eat, wheel frozen up
Depart Cumbres 1:30 PM
Arrive Chama 5:00 PM
(Conductor delay report information not provided)
Chama extra east with engines 471 and 488, rotary OM
Caboose 04990 (per Jim McKee)
Conductor McLaughlin
Engine 471 Buchanan
Engine 488 V Cummins
Rotary OM engineer Tozier
Rotary OM pilot Kearin
Depart Chama 2:50 AM
Arrive Cumbres 5:15 AM, 1 hour water, clean wye, main line and siding
Depart Cumbres 6:15 AM
Los Pinos 20 minutes eat
Osier 2 hours 15 minutes flange passing track, meet rotary OY and No. 115
Lava 20 minutes eat
Arrive Antonito 3:00 PM
Depart Antonito 3:10 PM
Arrive Alamosa 5:05 PM
No. 115 with engine 475
Conductor Pollard
Engineer Arnell (to Chama)
Swing brakeman Merchant
Depart Alamosa 8:22 AM with 13 cars, 1 hour 5 minutes transfer
154
159
241
61
165
151
155
168
287
Silverton
163
63
306
Arrive Antonito 9:30 AM, set out cars 163, 63 and 306 for No. 425
Los Pinos 25 minutes held by snow plow and pass snow plow
Arrive Cumbres 12:18 PM
Depart Cumbres 12:22 PM
Arrive Chama 1:10 PM, 15 minutes unload mail
Depart Chama 1:30 PM (engineer Fitzer)
Azotea 15 minutes meet No. 116
Arrive Durango 6:35 PM with 10 cars
No. 116 with engine 470
Conductor Peel
Engineer House (to Chama)
Depart Durango 9:50 AM with 5 cars
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167
156
320
Durango
Arrive Chama 2:40 PM, work on engine
Depart Chama 3:13 PM (engineer Arnell)
Meet with rotary OY not shown
Arrive Cumbres 4:15 PM
Depart Cumbres 4:20 PM
Antonito pick up 3 cars from No. 426
169
62
284
Arrive Alamosa 7:45 PM with 8 cars
Alamosa extra 487 west with helper engine 464
Conductor Hurley
Engine 487 A S Johnson
Engine 464 Todd
Depart Alamosa 8:35 AM with 32 loads 15 empties, flanger
Arrive Antonito 10:15 AM with 32 loads 15 empties, 1 hour 25 minutes coal & water, switching, 25 minutes thaw ash pan engine 464, 15 minutes thaw water tank
Depart Antonito 11:25 AM with 29 loads 9 empties
Los Pinos 1 hour 20 minutes meet No. 116
Arrive Cumbres 5:15 PM with 29 loads 9 empties
Engine 464 depart Cumbres 5:30 PM light for Chama
Extra 487 west depart Cumbres 5:50 PM with 29 loads 9 empties
Arrive Chama 7:00 PM with 29 loads 9 empties
Durango extra east with engines 482 and 489
Conductor Duxstadt
Engine 482 Vinton
Engine 489 Parmenter
Deadhead Edmisten, Bruce and Henry Durango to Chama, handle delayed 441
Depart Durango 4:15 PM with 21 loads 25 empties, includes 1 car cattle loaded Durango
Florida 40 minutes meet No. 115 and load 1 car cattle
Ignacio 15 minute pick up
La Boca 10 minutes water
Tiffany 45 minutes local, draw bar out
Pagosa Jct 1 hour 25 minutes coal & water, eat
Dulce 15 minutes set out
Lumberton 10 minutes local
Monero 25 minutes local and water
Arrive Chama 4:50 AM with 22 loads 21 empties
Alamosa work extra 1189
Conductor Moore
Engineer S Brown
Worked between Alamosa and La Jara in connection with rail change
Santa Fe branch
Train No. 425 with engine 478
Conductor Willis
Engineer Walsh
Depart Antonito 10:40 AM with 8 loads, flanger
1 coal Santa Fe
1 mdse Espanola
1 grocery Espanola
1 coal Chamita
1 water Servilleta
163
63
306
Arrive Santa Fe 6:35 PM with 4 loads 2 empties
Train No. 426 with engine 473
Conductor Pheney
Engineer Clarke
Depart Santa Fe 9:50 AM with
1 mdse Espanola
1 mdse way
62
284
254 for Espaanola
Espanola pick up baggage car 169
Arrive Antonito 5:30 PM with 4 loads 1 empty
Work extra 452 with ditcher OX
Conductor F Edmisten
Engineer Rowe
Loaded and dumped 15 loads on fills between MP 365-367, worked 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM ditching, then got orders to bring ditcher to Alamosa, ditcher engineer Graham’s daughter died Denver, no one to relieve him, Graham on No. 426 to Antonito, take ditcher out of gear, get train ready to move, coal engine 452, Embudo siding for No. 425, double Barranca hill
Arrive Antonito 10:00 PM, tie up 10:15 PM
SALIDA
Marshall Pass 8:35 AM clear, calm, 15 below, 25” old snow
Sargent 7:25 PM clear, calm, 22 below
Salida extra 492 west with helper engines 497 and 481, to Gunnison after Sargent hill turn
Conductor Rhodes
Engine 492 R Wilson
Engine 497 W Wilson
Engine 481 Dailey
Depart Salida 11:55 PM (Jan 21) with 1 load 47 empties
Pocono to Marshall Pass 40 minutes account engines slipping
Arrive Marshall Pass 2:45 AM with 1 load 47 empties
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 3:25 AM light for Sargent
Engine 481 depart Marshall Pass 3:35 AM light for Sargent
Extra 492 west depart Marshall Pass 3:15 AM with 1 load 47 empties
Chester 15 minutes set out
Buxton 5 minutes set out
Arrive Sargent 4:50 AM with caboose, meet extra 499 east
As Sargent hill turn extra 492 east with helpers 497 and 481 depart Sargent 6:30 AM with 15 loads
Shavano 50 minutes meet extra 491, 499 and 494 west
Arrive Marshall Pass 8:55 AM with 15 loads, meet No. 315
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 9:30 AM light for Salida
Engine 481 depart Marshall Pass 9:25 AM light for Gunnison
Engine 492 depart Marshall Pass 9:35 AM with caboose
Chester pick up
Buxton 20 minutes pick up 45 cars
Arrive Sargent 11:10 AM with 1 load 72 empties, 45 minutes breakfast and switching
Depart Sargent 11:55 AM with 1 load 74 empties
Arrive Gunnison 1:30 PM with 1 load 74 empties
Gunnison extra 499 east with helper engine 491, to Salida after Sargent hill turn
Conductor McDowell
Engine 499 Runyon
Engine 491 Rogers
Depart Gunnison 1:05 AM with 54 loads
Arrive Sargent 4:20 AM with 54 loads, set out, add Sargent helper engine 494, engineer Gill
As Sargent hill turn extra 499 east with helpers 491 and 494 depart Sargent 6:15 AM with 15 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 7:30 AM, meet No. 315
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 7:30 AM light for Sargent
Engine 491 depart Marshall Pass 7:40 AM light for Sargent
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass 7:50 AM with caboose for Sargent
Arrive Sargent 9:00 AM
Engineer on Sargent helper engine did not have enough to help, not used on 2nd trip
Extra 499 east with helper 491 depart Sargent 10:20 AM with 9 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 12:00 PM
Engine 491 depart Marshall Pass 12:15 PM light for Salida
Extra 499 east depart Marshall Pass 12:30 AM with 23 loads
Mears Jct set out 4 company coal Alamosa
Arrive Salida 2:40 PM with 19 loads
Train No. 315 and Train No. 316 with engine 472
Conductor Mahoney
Engineer Shewalter
Train No. 315 depart Salida 6:20 AM with 5 cars, 20 minutes extra 495 east
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128
129
280
Camp Bird
1 hour 15 minutes west Grays, near Mile Post 235, broken rail, broken in 4 pieces and 4 feet gone
Arrive Marshall Pass 9:04 AM
Depart Marshall Pass 9:05 AM
Arrive Gunnison 11:10 AM with 5 cars
Train No. 316 depart Gunnison 7:15 PM with 5 cars, 1 hour 10 minutes crews rest
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128
129
302
Camp Bird
Arrive Salida 10:50 PM with 5 cars
Salida extra 490 west, Monarch branch
Conductor B M Young
Engineer Rhodes
Depart Salida 12:48 PM with 28 empties
Double Maysville to Monarch
Extra 490 east arrive Salida 9:45 PM with 28 loads
Salida extra 495 west with helper engine 498, Sargent turn with Sargent hill turn
Conductor Gribben
Engine 495 Crylie
Engine 498 Dailey
Depart Salida 3:10 PM with caboose
Arrive Marshall Pass 4:50 PM with caboose
Engine 498 depart Marshall Pass light for Sargent
Extra 495 west depart Marshall Pass 5:05 PM with caboose
Arrive Sargent 6:15 PM
At Sargent add Sargent helper engine 494, engineer Gill
As Sargent hill turn extra 498 east with helpers 498 and 494 depart Sargent 7:25 PM with 16 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 9:00 PM with 16 loads, No. 316 by
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 9:25 PM light for Sargent
Engine 498 depart Marshall Pass 9:35 PM light for Sargent
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 9:45 PM with caboose for Sargent
Arrive Sargent 10:55 PM
Extra 495 east with helpers 498 and 494 depart Sargent 11:40 PM with 15 loads, dead engine 209 in tow (don’t know when it got to Sargent)
Arrive Marshall Pass 1:25 AM with 15 loads, dead engine 209
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 2:15 AM light for Sargent (had derailed at Marshall Pass)
Engine 498 depart Marshall Pass 1:55 AM light for Sargent
Extra 492 east depart Marshall Pass 2:40 AM with 31 loads, dead engine 209
Mears Jct set out 2 Valley loads
Arrive Salida 5:30 with 29 loads, dead engine 209
GUNNISON
Gunnison clear, calm, 5 below, 4” old snow
Crested Butte clear, calm, 30 below, 24” old snow
Crested Butte branch Train No. 347 and Train No. 348 with engine 474
Conductor Purceil
Engineer Dunlap
Depart Gunnison 1:30 Am with 2 loads 34 empties
Arrive Crested Butte 1:30 PM with 2 loads 36 empties, 3 hours 55 minutes mine work
Depart Crested Butte 5:30 PM with 47 loads
Arrive Gunnison 7:00 Pm with 47 loads
Baldwin branch extra 223-278
Conductor McMillan
Engine 223 Myers
Engine 278 Kroll
Depart Gunnison 7:55 AM with 1 load 20 empties, flanger
Teachout 2 hours 15 minutes run for water, flange to Baldwin and back to train
Arrive Baldwin 12:50 PM with 1 load 20 empties, 1 hour 40 minutes switching
Depart Baldwin 3:00 PM with 22 loads, flanger
La Plant 10 minutes clean out switches
Castleton 10 minutes turn
Arrive Gunnison 6:15 PM with 22 loads, flanger
Gunnison switch engine 460 foreman Seivers engineer Price
MONTROSE
Montrose clear, calm, coldest 11 below, about 1” old snow
Ouray branch extra 316
Conductor Arnold
Engineer Rusk
Depart Montrose 11:55 AM with 2 loads
1 mdse Ouray
1 mdse Ridgway
Ridgway 50 minutes set out, spot loads, pick up loads, take water eat
Arrive Ouray 2:50 PM with 3 loads
Depart Ouray 4:30 PM with 1 load
Arrive Montrose 7:00 PM with 1 load
DURANGO
Durango clear, calm, 9” old snow
Farmington branch Train No. 435 and Train No. 436 with engine 476
Conductor Fry
Engineer Dieckman
Depart Durango 9:15 AM with 2 loads 1 empty
1 mdse
1 empty tank
Bondad 35 minutes switching
Bondad section house 15 minutes fill cistern
Aztec 15 minutes fill cistern and switching
Refinery 10 minutes switching
Arrive Farmington 1:10 PM with 2 loads 1 empty, 1 hour 30 minutes fill cistern, thaw out water tank, take water, switching
Depart Farmington 3:00 PM with 2 loads 2 empties
Aztec 25 minutes switching
Hendrix 10 minutes switching
Carbon Jct 10 minutes block behind No. 115
Arrive Durango 6:50 PM with 2 loads 6 empties
Durango switch engine 271 foreman Pfeiffer engineer Basher
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