Monday March 15 1937
ALAMOSA
Cumbres:
During morning cloudy, light wind, not drifting
2:20 pm snowing quite hard, not drifting
4:00 PM snowing light, light wind, not drifting
Chama:
8:50 AM partly cloudy, light SW wind
4:00 PM partly cloudy, calm
10:20 PM snowing, raining, sleeting, light SW wind, not drifting
Santa Fe 5:00 PM snowing light, melting
Chama extra east with engines 464 and 484, Big Horn turn
Conductor Moore
Engine 464 Thompson
Engine 484 Rowe
Depart Chama 5:40 AM with 13 loads 2 empties, flanger
Arrive Cumbres 7:15 AM with 13 loads 2 empties, flanger
Depart Cumbres 7:30 AM with 13 loads 2 empties, flanger
Arrive Big Horn 9:50 AM with same, set out train, turn
Depart Big Horn 10:20 AM, not shown, probably behind No. 115
Arrive Cumbres 12:30 PM with flanger and caboose
Depart Cumbres 1:00 PM with same
Arrive Chama 2:10 PM with same
No. 115 with engine 475
Conductor Hines
Engineer Arnell (to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:10 AM with 8 cars
54
167
272
312
Alamosa
125
62
306
Antonito set out cars 125, 62 and 306 for No. 425
Arrive Cumbres 10:42 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:45 AM
Arrive Chama 11:30 AM
Depart Chama 11:35 AM (engineer House)
Arrive Dulce 12:53 PM
Depart Dulce 12:54 PM
Arrive Durango 4:35 PM with 5 cars
No. 116 with engine 470
Conductor Conway
Engineer Densmore (to Chama)
Swing brakeman not shown, if used, probably Tabeling
Depart Durango 9:50 AM with 7 cars
65
168
169
127
325
310
Durango
Arrive Dulce 1:19 PM
Depart Dulce 1:21 PM
Arrive Chama 2:40 PM
Depart Chama 2:45 PM
Arrive Cumbres 3:50 PM
Depart Cumbres 3:55 PM
Antonito pick up 5 cars from No. 426
240
111
155
63
320
Arrive Alamosa 7:20 PM with 12 cars
Durango extra 489 east
Conductor Knight
Engineer Vinton
Depart Durango 11:45 AM with 15 loads 3 empties
Ignacio 10 minutes mdse and pick up
La Boca 10 minutes mdse and water
Allison 10 minutes meet No. 115
Pagosa Jct 25 minutes eat, coal
Dulce 10 minutes set out and spot
Lumberton 15 minutes mdse
Monero 10 minutes mdse and water
Arrive Chama 8:05 PM with 14 loads 3 empties
Santa Fe branch
Train No. 425 with engine 478
Conductor Willis
Engineer Walsh
Depart Antonito 8:42 AM with 8 loads
2 spuds Santa Fe
2 autos Espanola
1 mdse Espanola
125
62
306
Arrive Santa Fe 4:30 PM with 6 loads 1 empty
Train No. 426 with engine 473
Conductor Pheney
Engineer Clarke
Depart Santa Fe 9:30 AM with 5 loads
1 mdse Espanola
111
155
63
320
Espanola pick up baggage car 240
Arrive Antonito 5:30 PM with 6 loads 2 empties
Engine 473 run light to Alamosa for inspection
Engineer Clarke
Depart Antonito 5:45 PM
Arrive Alamosa 6:50 PM
SALIDA
Marshall Pass partly cloudy, calm
Sargent partly cloudy, calm
Train No. 315 and Train No. 316 with engine 472
Conductor E P Mahoney
Engineer Shewalter
Train No. 315 depart Salida 6:00 AM with 5 cars
158
60
129
302
Camp Bird
Arrive Marshall Pass 7:30 AM
Depart Marshall Pass 7:32 AM
Arrive Gunnison 9:40 AM with 5 cars
Train No. 316 depart Gunnison 6:05 PM with 5 cars
158
129
60
302
Camp Bird
Arrive Salida 9:35 PM with 5 cars
Salida extra 490 west with helper engine 491, to Gunnison after Sargent hill turn
Conductor McCall
Engine 490 Dailey
Engine 491 C Wilson
Depart Salida 2:45 AM with 3 loads 11 empties
3 empty rebuilt coals Alamosa
2 empty double decks
4 empty single decks
1 empty box
1 empty coal
Arrive Marshall Pass 5:30 PM with 3 loads 26 empties
Engine 491 depart Marshall Pass 5:50 AM light for Sargent
Extra 490 west depart Marshall Pass 6:05 AM with 3 loads 26 empties
Arrive Sargent 7:15 AM with caboose, 20 minutes turn coal & water, 25 minutes eat, 20 minutes meet No. 315, add Sargent helper engine 497, engineer Crooks
As Sargent hill turn extra 490 east with helpers 491 and 497 depart Sargent 8:30 AM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 9:45 AM with 18 loads
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 9:55 AM light for Sargent
Engine 491 depart Marshall Pass 10:05 AM light for Gunnison
Extra 490 west depart Marshall Pass 10:15 AM with caboose
Chester 20 minutes pick up
Buxton 25 minutes pick up
Arrive Sargent 12:10 PM with 3 loads 72 empties, 30 minutes engine crew eat, 15 minutes pick up
Depart Sargent 12:55 PM with 3 loads 89 empties
Parlin 10 minutes set out
Arrive Gunnison 2:40 PM with 3 loads 85 empties
GUNNISON
Gunnison partly cloudy, calm
Crested Butte partly cloudy, calm
Crested Butte branch Train No. 347 and Train No. 348 with engine 474 and helper engine 461
Conductor Purciel
Engine 474 Kroll
Engine 461 Price
Depart Gunnison 11:30 AM with 1 load 74 empties
Arrive Crested Butte 1:15 with 1 load 73 empties, 3 hours 15 minutes mine work
Engine 461 depart Crested Butte 2:55 PM light for Gunnison
Train No. 348 depart Crested Butte 4:35 PM with 61 loads
Arrive Gunnison 6:00 PM with 60 loads
Gunnison switch engine 460 foreman Winters engineer Cowan
Gunnison work extra 361 west
Conductor Ed Mahoney
Engineer Myers
Depart Gunnison 10:30 AM
Cedar Creek 15 minutes turn
Cimarron 30 minutes eat
Tied up Gunnison 10:50 PM
Equipment used not shown
Memorandum reads: “4 snow slides Crystal Creek and Cimarron, all about 30 feet long and from 6 to 8 feet deep”.
MONTORSE
Ouray branch extra 318
Conductor Arnold
Engineer Rusk
Depart Montrose 11:05 AM with 7 loads 3 empties
1 empty tank Farmington
3 lumber RGS
2 loads Ouray
2 company material Ouray
1 empty coal
1 empty refrigerator Eldridge
Ridgway 15 minutes set out, switching
Arrive Ouray 2:05 PM with 4 loads 1 empty, 1 hour eat, switching, water, turn
Depart Ouray 3:05 PM with caboose
Ridgway 10 minutes pick up
Arrive Montrose 5:30 PM with 3 loads 4 empties
DURANGO
Durango cloudy, calm
Silverton cloudy, calm, 18” old snow
Silverton branch work extra 375 with ditcher OX
Conductor S Edmisten
Engineer Fitzer
Worked casting over rock and dirt just west of Needleton tank
Farmington branch Train No. 435 and Train No. 436 with engine 476
Conductor Fry
Engineer Katschthaler
Depart Durango 1:15 AM with 2 loads 2 empties
Carbon Jct 10 minutes switching
Aztec 15 minutes switching
Flora Vista 10 minutes switching
Refinery 15 minutes switching
Arrive Farmington 5:40 AM with 6 loads 3 empties, 1 hour eat and switching
Depart Farminton 6:40 AM with 9 loads 4 empties
7 oil Salt Lake
1 empty tank Salida
1 gas Montrose
3 empty box
Arrive Durango 9:40 AM with 9 loads 4 empties
Durango switch engine 271 foreman Gabbe engineer Basher
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