Wednesday April 7 1937
ALAMOSA
Cumbres:
2:00 AM snowing light, light SW wind, drifting, some drifts 12 to 15 inches, about 3” new snow, snow pretty wet
5:30 AM snowing light, light to brisk, gusting SW wind, drifting some, drifted about 5” since P&F
8:10 AM, not snowing, sun out at times, drifting a little at times, about 9” since plow, 4” new snow
9:45 AM cloudy, light SW wind, drifting some at times
1:30 PM partly cloudy, light NE wind
3:05 PM partly cloudy, light SW breeze, not drifting
5:00 PM snowing light, calm
Chama partly cloudy, light SW wind, 3” new snow
Sublette, Big Horn partly cloudy, windy, 1 ½” new snow
Osier not much wind, 3” new snow
Chama extra east with engines 464 and 485, Antonito turn
Conductor Mason
Engine 464 Caldwell
Engine 485
Ray
Did station switching, had train lined up but left it at Chama account weather not so good
Depart Chama 2:43 AM, plow and flanger (caboose 0517, per Jim McKee)
Arrive Cumbres 3:30 AM
Depart Cumbres 3:35 AM
Arrive Antonito 6:30 AM, 30 minutes eat, 30 minutes put up coal, 30 minutes coal and water
Depart Antonito 8:00 AM
Arrive Cumbres 10:50 AM
No. 115 with engine 477 and helper engine 489
Conductor Peel
Engine 477 Hopper (to Chama)
Engine 489 Kellogg (to Chama)
Swing brakeman not shown
Depart Alamosa 7:25 AM with 11 cars
165
65
163
127
325
310
Durango
241
62
306
285
Antonito set out cars 241, 62, 307 and 285 for No. 425
Notation reads: “11:15 AM No. 115 on phone ¼ mile east of Mile Post 328, stuck in snow, plow and flanger turning at Cumbres to plow down to them.”
“Mason back Cumbres 1:45 PM, reports have ….. good rail and everyone thinks 115 can handle situation OK now.”
Extra 464-485 depart Cumbres 1:50 PM
Arrive Chama 2:45 PM
No. 115: notations reads: “3:10 PM engines 477 and 489 into Cumbres, 477 broke down, 489 going back for train, both (appears to read union lights) on engine 477 are broken.”
No. 115 arrive Cumbres 4:35 PM, 15 minutes pick up engine 477
Depart Cumbres 5:00 PM
Arrive Chama 5:45 PM, engine 477 off, use engine 489 to Durango, meet No. 116
Depart Chama 5:55 PM, engine 489, engineer Densmore
(Notation shows Norwood on duty until 5:55 PM account No. 115 and No. 116)
Navajo to Pagosa Jct 15 minutes stock on track
Chama to Durango 35 minutes parcel post and express
Arrive Durango 11:50 PM with 7 cars
No. 116 with engine 475
Conductor Hines
Engineer House (to Chama)
Swing brakeman not shown, if used, probably Legg
Depart Durango 11:40 AM with 7 cars
119
151
164
111
312
287
Alamosa
Arrive Chama 4:35 PM, 1 hour 15 minutes held account No. 115 delayed, add helper engine 482, engineer Kellogg, stay on to Alamosa
Depart Chama 5:50 PM
Per Jim McKee train register shows arrive Cumbres 6:40 PM, depart Cumbres 6:45 PM
Antonito pick up 3 cars from No. 426
63
297
284
Arrive Alamosa 10:30 PM with 10 cars
Durango extra 483 east
Conductor S Edmisten
Engineer Klahn
Depart Durango 1:30 PM with 14 loads 10 empties
Arboles 10 mintues mdse
Pagosa Jct 20 minutes mdse, coal & water
Navajo 50 minutes meet No. 115
Dulce 1 hour switch
Lumberton 1 hour mdes and switching
Monero 15 minutes mdse
Arrive Chama 12:45 AM with 17 loads 12 empties
Santa Fe branch
Train No. 425 with engine 478
Conductor Willis
Engineer Walsh
Depart Antonito 9:00 AM with 10 loads
1 company ties Embudo
1 company ties Barranca
1 water Servilleta
3 company ties Volcano
241
62
285
306
Arrive Santa Fe 4:30 PM with 5 loads
Train No. 426 with engine 471
Conductor Pheney
Engineer Clarke
Depart Santa Fe 9:30 AM with 5 loads
1 mdse Espanola
1 mdse Alamosa
63
297
284
Arrive Antonito 5:30 PM with 5 loads 4 empties
SALIDA
Marshall Pass:
8:30 AM snowing, strong NW wind, drifting, 4” new snow
5:00 PM cloudy, calm, 3” new snow, 35” old snow
Sargent:
8:35 AM snowing, strong wind, about 2” new snow
5:00 PM partly cloudy, light NW wind
Train No. 315 with engine 479 and helper engine 481
Conductor Perkins
Engine 479 Harrell
Engine 481 Cullinan
Depart Salida 6:00 AM with 5 cars
60
158
152
280
Camp Bird
Arrive Marshall Pass 7:26 AM, helper engine 481 off
Engine 481 depart Marshall Pass 8:20 AM light for Poncha Jct, helper for extra 496 west
Train No. 315 depart Marshall Pass 7:35 AM
Sargent to Gunnison 5 minutes slow orders
Arrive Gunnison 9:40 AM with 5 cars
Salida extra 490 west with helper engines 497 and 498, Sargent turn
Conductor Sloan
Engine 490 Crylie
Engine 497 Dailey
Engine 498 Runyon
Depart Salida 8:50 AM with 29 loads 8 empties
Arrive Marshall Pass 12:30 PM with 25 loads
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 12:50 PM light for Salida
Engine 498 depart Marshall Pass 1:00 PM light for Salida
Extra 490 west depart Marshall Pass 12:55 PM with 25 loads
Arrive Sargent 3:35 PM with 25 loads
Extra 490 east depart Sargent 4:45 PM with 4 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 6:20 PM with 4 loads
Depart Marshall Pass 6:40 PM with 4 loads
Arrive Salida 8:50 PM with 5 loads
Salida extra 496 west with helper engine 493
Conductor Hallock
Engine 496 W Wilson
Engine 498 Rogers
Depart Salida 12:10 PM with 31 loads 6 empties
Poncha Jct 15 minutes switching, add helper engine 481
Arrive Poncha Pass 1:55 PM
3 engines depart Poncha Pass 2:05 PM for Poncha Jct
Mears Jct minutes meet extra 499 west
Arrive Poncha Jct 3:25 PM, 30 minutes switching and eat
Depart Poncha Jct 3:55 PM
Arrive Poncha Pass 4:45 PM
Engine 481 depart Poncha Pass 4:45 PM light for Salida
Engine 493 depart Poncha Pass 4:55 PM light for Salida
Extra 496 west depart Poncha Pass 5:00 PM
Villa Grove 20 minutes shovel down coal and switching
Moffat 25 minutes switching, pick up 3 cars cattle
Hooper 30 minutes switching
Alamosa Jct 25 minutes broken truss rod water car 488
Arrive Alamosa 10:30 PM with 38 loads 7 empties
Salida extra 499 west with helper engines 494 and 491, to Gunnison
Conductor Adlock
Engine 499 Bovee
Engine 494 Rhodes
Engine 491 Gill
Dead engine 316 messenger Broughton
Depart Salida 1:20 PM with 12 loads (?) empties, dead engine 316
Poncha Jct 20 minutes pick up, set out
Mears Jct 20 minutes water, pick up
Arrive Marshall Pass 4:20 PM with 14 loads 19 empties, dead engine 316
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 4:50 PM light for Salida
Engine 491 depart Marshall Pass 5:00 PM light for Salida
Extra 499 west depart Marshall Pass 4:50 PM with 14 loads 19 empties, dead engine 316
Sargent 1 hour 50 minutes switching, waer
Crookton 20 minutes meet No. 316
Doyle 20 minutes pick up
Parlin 20 minutes set out
Arrive Gunnison 12:30 AM with 39 loads 14 empties, dead engine 316
Train No. 316 with engine 479
Conductor Perkins
Engineer Harrell
Depart Gunnison 8:00 PM with 5 cars, 1 hour 56 minutes for bus from west
60
158
152
280
Camp Bird
Crookton 10 minutes meet extra 499 west
Gunnison to Sargent 5 minutes slow orders
Arrive Salida 11:40 AM with 5 cars
GUNNISON
Crested Butte branch no train
Baldwin branch no train
Gunnison switch engine not used
Work extra 319 with RGS ditcher 030
Conductor E P Mahoney
Engineer Kroll
Ditched between Mile Post 321 and 322, west of Curecanti, load and unload 26 cars rock and dirt, tied up Cimarron
MONTROSE
Ouray branch extra 318
Conductor Arnold
Engineer Campbell
Depart Montrose
11:50 AM with 8 loads
2 coal Ouray
1 mdse Ouray
1 mdse Ridgway
1 machinery Ridgway
1 salt Durango
1 tractor Placerville
1 explosives Telluride
Ridgway 15 minutes set out, spot mdse, take water
Arrive Ouray 2:40 PM with 3 loads, 1 hour 30 minutes eat, spot loads, switch out empties, take water, turn engine
Depart Ouray 4:20 PM with 1 load 11 empties
Arrive Montrose 6:50 PM with 2 loads 11 empties
DURANGO
Farmington branch Train No. 435 and Train No. 436 with engine 476
Conductor Fry
Engineer Brice
Depart Durango 2:50 AM with 3 loads
Carbon Jct 10 minutes switching
Aztec 15 minutes switching
Flora Vista 10 minutes switching
Refinery 10 minutes switching
Arrive Farmington 6:40 AM with 4 loads 6 empties
Depart Farmington 7:30 AM with 5 loads 2 empties
1 mdse Alamosa
2 empty flats
1 gas Montrose
1 gas Placerville
1 gas Durango
Hood 10 minutes switching
Flora Vista 10 minutes switching
Aztec 10 minutes switching
Inca 10 minutes switching
Arrive Durango 11:15 AM with 5 loads 23 empties
Work extra 375 with ditcher OX
Conductor F Edmisten
Engineer Fitzer
Ditcher broke down, depart Allison 8:52 AM
Arrive Durango 1:05 PM
Crew pulled off account ditcher not be fixed until Saturday
Durango switch engine 271 foreman Gabbe engineer Basher
Jimmy
