Tuesday March 16 1937
ALAMOSA
Cumbres:
2:30 AM snowing pretty hard, light SW wind 4 or 5 inches new snow
8:30 AM snowing light, light SW wind, drifting falling snow drifting some, about 5” new snow, drifted about 1 foot since extra east
Rest of morning and into evening snowing light, light SW wind
Chama:
1:00 AM snowing light, calm
8:35 AM 3” new snow in night
4:00 PM snowing hard
Big Horn 7:00 AM snowing light, light wind
Sublette 7:00 AM cloudy, light wind
Osier 7:45 AM snowing hard, light wind, 8” new snow
Chama extra 480 east with helper engine 482
Conductor Moore
Engine 480 Thompson
Engine 482 Rowe
Depart Chama 11:35 PM (Mar 15) with 11 loads 2 empties
Coxo to Cumbres 2 hours 45 minutes double into Cumbres account stuck Windy Point, flange side track, main track Cumbres
Arrive Cumbres 3:05 AM with 11 loads 2 empties, helper engine stay on
Depart Cumbres 3:30 AM with l1 loads 2 empties
Big Horn 20 minutes cut out helper, pick up
(Another notation shows helper off at Antonito, which appears to be the case, either way helper engine 482 off Antonito)
Arrive Antonito 7:10 AM with 23 loads 4 empties, 10 minutes set out flanger, helper, 10 minutes wait for extra 470 take coal & water, 15 minutes extra 483 west, 25 minutes eat, 15 minutes pick up, 30 minutes meet No. 115
Depart Antonito 8:50 AM with 23 loads 9 empties
Romeo 10 minutes switching
1 mile east of Romeo 20 minutes hot box RG 1438
La Jara 10 minutes meet work extra 1157
Arrive Alamosa 11:10 AM with 23 loads 9 empties
Alamosa extra 483 west
Conductor Cornell
Engineer Kearin
Depart Alamosa 3:45 AM with 26 loads 7 empties
Arrive Antonito 5:25 AM with 26 loads 7 empties, 1 hour switching, put up coal, 1 hour 25 minutes meet extra 480 east and wait for helper engine 470
Alamosa extra 470 west, light engine to Antonito, helper for extra 483 west
Engineer Todd
Depart Alamosa 6:20 AM
Arrive Antonito 7:30 AM
Extra 483 west with helper engine 470 depart Antonito 7:50 AM with 19 loads 7 empties
Sublette 20 minutes eat
Not shown where No. 115 went by
Arrive Cumbres 12:35 PM with 19 loads 7 empties
Original plan was for helper engine 470 to cut off and return eastbound, could not turn engine 470 account snow on west leg of wye, engine 470 stay coupled to Chama
Depart Cumbres 1:35 (?) PM with 19 loads 7 empties
Arrive Chama 2:40 PM with 19 loads 7 empties
Alamosa extra 471 west, light engine to Antonito for No. 425
Engineer Clarke
Depart Alamosa 6:55 AM
Arrive Antonito 8:05 AM
No. 115 with engine 477
Conductor Peel
Engineer Hopper (to Chama)
Swing brakeman Reynolds
Brakeman Tabeling deadhead Alamosa to Antonito for No. 425
C B Carpenter on board
Depart Alamosa 7:39 AM with 11 cars, 30 minutes transfer
154
111
65
169
168
325
310
Durango
240
63
320
Arrive Antonito 8:50 AM, set out cars 240, 63 and 320 for No. 425, 10 minutes add helper engine 482, engineer Rowe
Depart Antonito 9:10 AM with 8 cars
Arrive Cumbres 11:20 AM
Depart Cumbres 11:25 AM
Arrive Chama 12:10 PM, helper engine 482 off
Reported: Lava to Sublette blowing and drifting, Sublette to Chama snowing, light wind, snow wet and heavy, not drifting
Depart Chama 12:20 PM (engineer Densmore)
Lumberton 20 minutes meet No. 116
Arrive Durango 5:45 PM with 8 cars
No. 116 with engine 475
Conductor Hines
Engineer House (to Chama)
Depart Durango 9:50 AM with 5 cars
54
167
312
272
Alamosa
Arrive Chama 2:40 PM
Depart Chama 2:50 PM
Back up from Windy Point to Coxo
Arrive Cumbres 4:02 PM
Depart Cumbres 4:05 PM
Arrive Antonito 6:29 PM, did not pick up cars from No. 426
Depart Antonito 6:33 PM
Arrive Alamosa 7:45 PM with 5 cars
Chama extra 484 west
Conductor Knight
Engineer Vinton
Depart Chama 3:40 PM with 13 loads 2 empties
Lumberton 10 minutes mdse
Dulce 10 minutes mdse
Pagosa Jct 25 minutes coal, eat
One quarter mile west of Pagosa Jct 20 minutes rocks on track
Arboles 10 minutes set out
Allison 10 minutes mdse
Ignacio 10 minutes mdse
Arrive Durango 12:01 AM with 13 loads 2 empties
Alamosa work extra 1157
Conductor Hurley
Engineer Kellogg
Worked at La Jara unloading rail, tied up Alamosa
Alamosa Antonito turn with engine 765
Conductor Curtis
Engineer Marsh
Alamosa Antonito turn with engine 488, to Antonito to get No. 426’s connection
Conductor Wilson
Engineer Hurley
Depart Alamosa 5:00 PM with 1 load 1 empty, idler
La Jara 5 minutes pick up
Romeo 30 minutes meet No. 116
Arrive Antonito 7:10 PM with 2 loads, idler, 5 hours 35 minutes wait for engine 488 return from Tres Piedras, help No. 426
Santa Fe branch
Train No. 425 with engine 471
Conductor Pheney
Engineer Clarke
Depart Antonito 9:20 AM with 7 loads
2 spuds Santa Fe
1 flour Espanola
1 mdse Espanola
240
63
320
Taos Jct 1 hour red board account engine failure on No. 426
1 hour 30 minutes 1/3 mile west of Chamita, ditch washed out water box
Arrive Espanola 4:35 PM, 4 hours wait for engine 471 to return from helping Train No. 426
Train No. 426 with engine 478
Conductor Willis
Engineer Walsh
Depart Santa Fe 9:55 AM with 5 loads
1 gas Espanola
1 mdse Espanola
125
62
306
Espanola 2 hours (1/2 mile west of) top and lead rod on engine 478 broke, 3 hours 40 minutes wait for engine 471 to help to Barranca
Appears to read depart Espanola 5:10 PM, with engine 471 as helper
Chamita 20 minutes account washout west of Chamita
Barranca engine 471 off
Arrive Taos Jct 8:05 PM, 20 minutes getting started
Arrive Tres Piedras time not shown, 40 minutes wait for engine 488
Engine 471 return to Espanola
Train No. 425 depart Espanola time not shown
Arrive Santa Fe 10:15 PM with 4 loads 1 empty
At Antonito engine 488 depart 10:10 PM light for Tres Piedras to help Train No. 426
Tres Piedras times not shown
Arrive Antonito 12:25 AM with 3 loads
Antonito turn with engine 488 take Train No. 426 to Alamosa, engine crew deadhead to Alamosa, Antonito engine watchman ride engine 478 to Alamosa
Extra 488 east depart Antonito 12:40
PM AM with 3 loads 4 empties (edit 4-17-12)
La Jara 1 hour 40 minutes switching
Estrella 10 minutes pick up
Arrive Alamosa 4:00 AM with 10 loads 10 empties
SALIDA
Marshall Pass snowing light, 1” new snow
Sargent cloudy, calm
Gunnison extra 490 east with helper engine 491, to Salida
Conductor McCall
Engine 490 Dailey
Engine 491 C Wilson
Depart Gunnison 12:50 AM with 22 loads 6 empties
Arrive Sargent 2:35 AM with 22 loads 6 empties, set out, coal & water, add Sargent helper engine 497, engineer Crooks
Depart Sargent 3:15 AM with 16 loads 6 empties
Arrive Marshall Pass 4:40 AM with 16 loads 6 empties
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 5:05 AM light for Sargent
Engine 491 depart Marshall Pass 5:10 AM light for Salida
Extra 490 east depart Marshall Pass 5:35 AM with 34 loads 6 empties
Mears Jct 15 minutes set out
Arrive Salida 8:05 AM with 25 loads
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 5 cars
158
60
152
280
Camp Bird
Arrive Marshall Pass 7:30 AM
Depart Marshall Pass 7:32 AM
Sargent to Gunnison 5 minutes slow orders
Arrive Gunnison 9:40 AM with 5 cars
Train No. 316 depart Gunnison 6:05 PM with 5 cars
158
152
60
280
Camp Bird
Arrive Salida 9:35 PM
GUNNISON
Gunnison snowing light, calm, 2” new snow
Crested Butte branch Train No. 347 and Train No. 348 with engine 474 and helper engine 461
Conductor Ed Mahoney
Engine 474 Myers
Engine 461 Edwards
Depart Gunnison 11:30 AM with 75 empties
Arrive Crested Butte 1:35 PM with 75 empties, 3 hours 30 minutes switching, eat, air test
Depart Crested Butte 5:05 PM with 56 loads
Arrive Gunnison 7:00 PM with 56 loads
Baldwin branch extra 223-278
Conductor Purceil
Engine 223 Kroll
Engine 278 Price
Depart Gunnison 7:40 AM with 1 load 26 empties
Arrive Baldwin 10:15 AM, 1 hour 30 minutes mine work
Depart Baldwin 11:45 AM
Arrive Gunnison 2:50 PM with 26 loads
Gunnison switch engine 460 foreman Winters engineer Cowan
MONTROSE
Engine 454 used for Montrose yard switching conductor Arnold engineer Rusk
DURANGO
Silverton branch Train No. 461 and Train No. 462 with engine 459
Conductor Fry
Engineer J Johnson
Depart Durango 8:45 AM with 5 loads 1 empty
2 mdse
1 coal
1 empty box
Combine 202
Needleton 35 minutes
Elk Park 10 minutes switching
Arrive Silverton 12:55 PM with 5 loads 1 empty
Depart Silverton 1:50 PM with 7 loads 1 empty
Rockwood 10 minutes switching
Arrive Durango 5:30 PM with 7 loads 1 empty
Silverton branch work extra 375 with ditcher OX
Conductor S Edmisten
Engineer Fitzer
Cast over rock and dirt at Mile Post 486, then moved ditcher and outfits to Durango
Durango switch engine 271 foreman Rowe engineer Basher
Jimmy
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/17/2012 09:23PM by Jimmy Blouch.
