Saturday April 3 1937
ALAMOSA
Cumbres:
8:00 AM cloudy, calm
2:00 PM and 5:00 PM snowing light, light SW wind, drifting some
Notation reads: "storm on Cumbres unable get 441 over hill"
Chama snowing, light SW wind
Chama extra 485 east with helper engine 487
Conductor Cornell
Engine 485 Caldwell
Engine 487 Kellogg
Depart Chama 4:05 AM with 9 loads 10 empties
Arrive Cumbres 5:30 AM, pick up 6 loads 17 empties (from Cumbres turn of Mar 31)
Engine 487 depart Cumbres 5:40 AM light for Alamosa
Extra 485 east depart Cumbres 5:50 AM with 15 loads 27 empties
Big Horn 10 minutes pick up, pick up 11 loads from Big Horn turn of Apr 2
Meet with No. 115 not shown
Arrive Antonito 9:30 AM with 26 loads 27 empties, 25 minutes eat
Depart Antonito 9:55 AM
Arrive Alamosa 11:25 AM with 26 loads 22 empties
No. 115 with engine 475 and helper engine 476
Conductor Hines
Engine 475 Hopper (to Chama)
Engine 476 Ray (to Chama)
Swing brakeman Hunt
Depart Alamosa 7:17 AM with 11 cars
165
65
127
163
325
310
Durango
68
284
321
285
Antonito set out cars 63. 284, 321 and 285 for No. 425
Arrive Cumbres 10:45 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:50 AM
Arrive Chama 11:33 AM, helper engine 476 off
Depart Chama 11:40 AM
Arrive Pagosa Jct 2:04 PM
Depart Pagosa Jct 2:07 PM
Chama to Durango 30 minutes rocks and soft track
Arrive Durango 5:05 PM with 7 cars
No. 116 with engine 477
Conductor Massey
Engineer House (to Chama)
Swing brakeman not shown, if used, probably Merchant
Depart Durango 11:40 AM with 9 cars
119
125
159
151
167
164
272
312
Alamsoa
Arrive Pagosa Jct 2:36 PM
Depart Pagosa Jct 2:39 PM
Arrive Chama 4:50 PM, add helper engine 483, engineer Ray
Depart Chama 5:00 PM (engineer Hopper)
Arrive Cumbres time not shown, helper engine 483 off
Engine 483 depart Cumbres 6:00 PM light for Chama
No. 116 depart Cumbres time not shown
Durango to Big Horn 35 minutes slow track and stops clearing rocks
Arrive Antonito 8:20 PM, pick up 4 cars from No. 426
285
241
62
306
Depart Antonito 8:30 PM with 13 cars
Arrive Alamosa 9:40 PM with 13 cars
Chama extra 488 west, Dulce turn
Conductor Fry
Engineer Klahn
Depart Chama 12:30 PM with 2 loads 10 empties
Monero 25 minutes switching and water
Lujberton 40 minutes switching and fill cistern, 30 minutes meet No. 116
Arrive Dulce 4:01 PM, 2 hours 30 minutes eat, unload 3 cars cinders, switching
Depart Dulce 6:30 PM
Lumberton 10 minutes switching
Monero 20 minutes switching and water
Arrive Chama 8:45 PM with 10 loads 3 empties
Alamosa Antonito turn with engine 1022
Conductor Mason
Engineer Thompson
Santa Fe branch
Train No. 425 with engine 471
Conductor Willis
Engineer Clarke
Depart Antonito 8:50 AM with 2 loads 2 empties
321 empty
285 empty
63
284
Embudo set out coach 285
Arrive Santa Fe 4:30 PM with 3 loads 2 empties
Train No. 426 with engine 478
Conductor Moore
Engineer Walsh
Depart Santa Fe 9:30 AM with 4 loads
1 mdse Espanola
62
241
306
Embudo pick up coach 285
Arrive Antonito 5:35 PM with 4 loads 2 empties
SALIDA
Marshall Pass snowing light, 5:00 PM about 1” new snow
Sargent by 5:00 PM snowing light, 1” new snow
Train No. 315 and Train No. 316 with engine 472
Conductor Perkins
Engineer Harrell
Train No. 315 depart Salida 6:00 AM with 5 cars
60
128
152
280
Camp Bird
Arrive Marshall Pass 7:29 AM
Depart Marshall Pass 7:32 AM
Sargent to Gunnison 5 minutes slow orders
Train No. 316 depart Gunnison 6:05 PM with 5 cars
60
128
152
280
Camp Bird
Arrive Salida 9:35 PM with 5 cars
Conductor Perkins reported storm on hill not bad, won’t need helper less than 7 cars
Salida extra 496 west with helper engine 481, Valley Line
Conductor Gribben
Engine 496 Hyatt
Engine 481 Crylie
Depart Salida 10:25 AM with 11 loads 3 empties
Mears Jct to Poncha Pass 3 times
Arrive Poncha Pass 1:50 PM
Engine 481 depart Poncha Pass 1:55 PM light for Salida
Extra 496 west depart Poncha Pass 2:00 PM
Villa Grove 25 minutes water and eat
Hooper 25 minutes switching
Arrive Alamosa 6:30 PM with 39 loads 5 empties
(Extra 499 east added 5-9-12)
Gunnison extra 499 east with helper engine 498
Conductor Hallock
Engine 499 Dailey
Engine 498 Runyon
Depart Gunnison 12:35 PM with 10 loads 2 empties
Arrive Sargent 2:00 PM, 35 minutes coal & water, switching, eat, add Sargent helper engine 494, engineer Crooks
(After this run Sargent hill job taken off)
Depart Sargent 2:35 PM with 18 loads 2 empties
Arrive Marshall Pass 4:20 PM with 18 loads 2 empties
Engine 498 depart Marshall Pass 4:45 PM light for Salida
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 4:55 PM light for Salida
Extra 499 east depart Marshall Pass 5:15 PM with 36 loads 2 empties
Arrive Salida 8:10 PM with 32 loads 2 empties
GUNNISON
Crested Butte branch no train
Baldwin branch no train
Gunnison switch engine not used
Gunnison work extra 319 west
Conductor E P Mahoney
Engineer Kroll
Detail not shown, worked with RGS ditcher 030 east of Cimarron ditching, tied up Cimarron
MONTROSE
Engine 454 used to switch Montrose yard conductor Arnold engineer Foxgruber
DURANGO
Silverton branch Train No. 461 and Train No. 462 with engine 459
Conductor S Edmisten
Engineer Katschthaler
Depart Durango 8:45 AM with 3 loads 1 empty
1 mdse
1empty box
Combine 202
Arrive Silverton 12:20 PM with 3 loads 1 empty
Depart Silverton 12:50 PM with 7 loads 1 empty
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM with 7 loads 1 empty
Work extra 375 with ditcher OX
Conductor F Edmisten
Engineer Fitzer
Loaded and dumped on fills between Mile Post 403 and 405
Durango switch engine 271 foreman Gabbe engineer Basher
Jimmy
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/09/2012 05:14PM by Jimmy Blouch.
