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Alamosa March 14 1937

April 15, 2012 11:37AM
Sunday March 14 1937

ALAMOSA

Cumbres cloudy, calm, trying to shine, drifts 18”
Chama partly cloudy, 4” new snow

No. 115 with engine 470 and helper engine 483
Conductor Conway
Engine 470 Hopper (to Chama)
Engine 483 Kellogg (to Chama)
Swing brakeman Tabeling

Depart Alamosa 7:25 AM with 6 cars
169
65
127
310
325
Durango
Arrive Cumbres 10:35 AM
Reported fair flange, 4 foot drifts
Depart Cumbres 10:40 AM
Arrive Chama 11:30 AM, helper engine 483 off
Depart Chama 11:40 AM (engineer Densmore)
Navajo 20 minutes meet No. 116
Arrive Durango 4:55 PM with 6 cars

No. 116 with engine 475
Conductor F Edmisten
Engineer House (to Chama)
Swing brakeman not shown, if used, probably D E Smith

Depart Durango 9:50 AM with 8 cars
54
165
156
163
167
272
312
Alamosa
Arrive Chama 2:55 PM, add helper engine 483, engineer Kellogg, stay on to Alamosa
Depart Chama 3:05 PM
Cumbres times not shown
Arrive Alamosa 7:15 PM with 8 cars

Alamosa extra 480 west with helper engine 482
Conductor Moore
Engine 480 Rowe
Engine 482 Thompson

Depart Alamosa 5:00 AM with 39 loads
La Jara 5 minutes set out
Arrive Antonito 6:30 AM with 38 loads, 20 minutes coal & water
Depart Antonito 6:50 AM with 33 loads
Lava 1 hour 15 minutes wait for No. 115 to get ahead account of snow
Arrive Cumbres 12:05 PM with 33 loads
Engine 482 depart Cumbres 12:05 PM light for Chama
Extra 480 west depart Cumbres 12:25 PM with 33 loads
Arrive Chama 1:35 PM with 33 loads

Chama extra 486 west
Conductor Knight
Engineer Klahn

Depart Chama 3:10 PM with 27 loads
Dulce 10 minutes mdse
Pagosa Jct 20 minutes coal, eat
Ignacio 10 minutes mdse
Carbon Jct 10 minutes set out
Arrive Durango 10:55 PM with 19 loads

SALIDA

Marshall Pass no report
Sargent cloudy, calm, 1” new snow

Train No. 315 and Train No. 316 with engine 472
Conductor E P Mahoney
Engineer Harrell

Train No. 315 depart Salida 6:00 AM with 4 cars
60
152
280
Camp Bird
Marshall Pass times not shown
Arrive Gunnison 9:40 AM with 4 cars

Train No. 316 depart Gunnison 6:05 PM with 4 cars
60
152
280
Camp Bird
Arrive Salida 9:35 PM with 4 cars

Alamosa extra 496 east, Valley line
Conductor Sloan
Engineer Cullinan

Depart Alamosa 8:35 AM with 4 loads 6 empties
Arrive Salida 1:05 PM with 3 loads 1 empty

Salida extra 499 west with helper engine 497, Sargent turn with Sargent hill turn
Conductor Gribben
Engine 499 Frantz
Engine 497 Treskett

Depart Salida 10:45 AM with 38 empties
Arrive Marshall Pass 1:35 AM with 38 empties
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 1:40 PM light for Sargent
Extra 499 west depart Marshall Pass 1:55 PM with 38 empties
Arrive Sargent 3:20 PM with 13 empties
At Sargent trade Sargent helper engine 494 for engine 497, add Sargent helper engine 497, engineer Crooks
As Sargent hill turn extra 499 east with helpers 494 and 497 depart Sargent 4:20 PM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 5:40 PM with 18 loads
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 5:45 PM light for Sargent
Engines 494 and 499, coupled, depart Marshall Pass 5:55 PM with caboose
Arrive Sargent 7:05 PM, 35 minutes spot company coal to chute, coal & water, 15 minutes switching
Extra 499 east with helpers 494 and 497 depart Sargent 7:55 PM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 9:20 PM with 18 loads
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 9:25 PM light for Sargent
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 9:40 PM light for Salida
Extra 499 east depart Marshall Pass 10:20 PM with 36 loads
Arrive Salida 12:55 AM with 36 loads

DURANGO

Silverton branch work extra with ditcher OX
Conductor S Edmisten
Engineer Fitzer

Loaded and unloded 15 cars rock and dirt just east and west of Needleton tank.

No other narrow gauge activity this date, Sunday

Jimmy
Subject Author Posted

Alamosa March 14 1937

Jimmy Blouch April 15, 2012 11:37AM

Re: Alamosa March 14 1937

CharlieMcCandless April 15, 2012 08:46PM



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