Tuesday January 19 1937
ALAMOSA
Cumbres:
3:45 AM snowing hard, lite SW wind, drifting some, drifts 18” to 2 feet
8:15 AM snowing hard, drifting, brisk SW wind, drifting pretty bad, 5” new snow in night
10:30 AM, not as bad now, snowing lite, 14” drifted since McLaughlin went east
11:15 AM snowing lite, brisk SW wind, drifting pretty bad
12:20 PM snowing lite, quite brisk to strong SW wind, drifting pretty bad
12:40 PM blowing so bad now can’t see anything
3:10 PM snowing lite, brisk to strong SW wind, drifting bad at times
Later, snowing lite, brisk SW wind, zero, drifting good deal, 18” drifted in front of depot since No. 116 by
Chama:
1:00 AM cloudy, calm
4:40 AM snowing hard, calm
9:00 AM snowing lite, strong SW wind, drifting bad, 15” since last night
Chama extra east with engines 464 and 487, Lava turn, snow work from Cumbres
Conductor McLaughlin
Engine 464 Kearin
Engine 487 Tozier
Depart Chama 4:30 AM with 11 loads 3 empties
Lobato set out 2 loads
Arrive Cumbres 6:30 AM with 9 loads 3 empties, 55 minutes set out train, get orders
Depart Cumbres 7:25 AM
Arrive Lava 9:20 AM
Detail for run from Lava to Chama not provided
Depart Lava 10:00 AM, ahead of No. 115
Big Horn time reads 10:25 AM
Osier times, arrive 11:05 AM, depart 11:52 AM
Arrive Cumbres 1:00 PM
Depart Cumbres 1:05 PM
Arrive Chama 1:50 PM
Alamosa extra 482 west with helper engine 471
Conductor Cornell
Engine 482 Todd
Engine 471 Kellogg
Depart Alamosa 4:45 AM with 23 loads 19 empties
Arrive Antonito 7:55 AM with 23 loads 16 empties, 1 hour coal & water, switching, No. 115 by
No. 115 with engine 470
Conductor Peel
Engineer Hopper
Depart Alamosa 7:10 AM with 8 cars
167
66
156
320
Durango
169
62
284
Arrive Antonito 8:20 AM, set out cars 169, 62 and 284 for No. 425, 10 minutes by extra 482 west
Antonito to Chama 2 hours 15 minutes account snow
Arrive Cumbres 1:05 PM
Depart Cumbres 1:15 PM
Arrive Chama 1:55 PM
Depart Chama 2:05 PM (engineer House)
Meet with No. 116 not shown, No. 116 Monero buzzer 1:50 PM
Arrive Durango 7:00 PM with 5 cars
Extra 482 west with helper engine 471 depart Antonito 8:55 AM with 19 loads 12 empties
Sublette meet extra 483 east
Arrive Cumbres 1:10 PM with 19 loads 12 empties
Depart Cumbres 1:45 PM with 19 loads 12 empties, same time shown for both engines, appears engine 471 stayed on to Chama
Arrive Chama 2:55 PM with 19 loads 12 empties
Chama extra 483 east with helper engine 480
Conductor Hurley
Engine 483 Thompson
Engine 480 Holly
Depart Chama 5:00 AM with 18 loads 2 empties
Arrive Cumbres 6:30 AM with 18 loads 2 empties, 50 minutes held by extra 464, 20 minutes pick up
Engine 480 depart Cumbres 7:35 light for Alamosa
Extra 483 east depart Cumbres 7:45 AM with 26 loads 5 empties
Sublette 2 hours 25 minutes meet No. 115 and meet and saw by extra 471-482 west
Big Horn 20 minutes pick up
Arrive Antonito 1:35 PM with 45 loads 6 empties, 1 hour 45 minutes eat, station switching, set out and pick up
Depart Antonito 3:20 PM with 38 loads 13 empties
Romeo 15 minutes pick up
La Jara 1 hour switching and pump air
Estrella 25 minutes pick up
Arrive Alamosa 7:05 PM with 58 loads 13 empties
No. 116 with engine 475
Conductor Hines
Engineer Fitzer (to Chama)
Depart Durango 9:50 AM with 5 cars
119
164
151
287
Silverton
Arrive Chama 2:45 PM, held at Chama for plow and flanger train
Chama 1st No. 116 with engines 464 and 487, plow and flanger
Conductor Cornel
Engine 464 Kellogg
Engine 487 Todd
Depart Chama 4:00 PM
Arrive Cumbres 5:05 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:25 PM
Arrive Antonito 7:50 PM, tied up
Cornell reports snowing hard and high wind Cumbres to Osier, from Osier to Big Horn has commenced to abate, but unless it clears and wind goes down within an hour or two do not believe plow could make it back ahead of No. 115 in AM
No. 116 run as 2nd No. 116 from Chama to Antonito, at Chama add helper engine 488, engineer Kearin, engine 488 stay on to Alamosa
Depart Chama 4:10 PM
Arrive Cumbres 5:10 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:15 PM
Arrive Antonito 7:55 PM, pick up 3 cars from No. 426
163
63
306
As No. 116 depart Antonito 8:05 PM
Arrive Alamosa 9:20 PM with 8 cars
Chama extra 489 west
Conductor S Edmisten
Engineer Vinton
Depart Chama 4:50 PM with 19 loads 12 empties
Monero 1 hour switching and mdse
Lumberton 15 minutes LCL
Dulce 15 minutes LCL
Pagosa Jct 50 minutes eat, coal & water, switching
Ignacio 20 minutes LCL, switching
Carbon Jct 10 minutes switching
Arrive Durango 3:00 AM with 15 loads 6 empties
Chama extra 482 west, light engine to Durango
Engineer Densmore
Depart Chama 8:10 AM
Arrive Durango 3:05 AM
Santa Fe branch
Train No. 425 with engine 473, has flanger, C B Carpenter ride train
Conductor Pheney
Engineer Clarke
Depart Antonito 9:15 AM with 7 loads, flanger OC
1 flour Santa Fe
1 mdse Espanola
1 water Chamita
1 company coal Embudo
169
62
284
Arrive Santa Fe 4:30 PM with 3 loads 1 empty
(No other detail provided)
Train No. 426 with engine 478
Conductor Willis
Engineer Walsh
Depart Santa Fe 10:05 AM with 5 loads 2 empties
1 mdse
1 mdse way
2 empty box
163
63
306
Arrive Antonito 5:55 PM with 6 loads 2 empties
Work extra 452 with ditcher OX
Conductor F Edmisten
Engineer Rowe
Loaded and dumped 21 loads on fills between MP 365-367
SALIDA
Marshall Pass cloudy, strong west wind, drifting, 25” old snow
Sargent partly cloudy, calm, 10” old snow
Salida extra 495 west with helper engines 485 and 496, to Gunnison after Sargent hill turn had departed Salida 8:45 PM (Jan 18) with 6 loads 35 empties, arrived Sargent 1:30 AM with caboose
Conductor B M Young
Engine 495 W Wilson
Engine 485 Dailey
Engine 496 Hyatt
As Sargent hill turn extra 495 east depart Sargent 3:00 AM with 17 loads
Mile Post 246 15 minutes broken train line RG 9219, double into Marshall Pass
Arrive Marshall Pass 5:05 AM with 17 loads
Engine 485 depart Marshall Pass 5:30 AM light for Salida
Engine 496 depart Marshall Pass 5:40 AM light for
Salida Gunnison (edit 6-4-12)
Extra 495 west depart Marshall Pass 5:50 AM with caboose
Pick up train en route
Sargent 10 minutes switching
Arrive Gunnison 8:55 AM with 6 loads 40 empties
Gunnison extra 490 east with helper engine 497, to Salida after Sargent hill turn
Conductor Adlock
Engine 490 Graham
Engine 497 Treskett
Depart Gunnison 10:40 PM (Jan 18) with 60 loads
Parlin 10 minutes water
Arrive Sargent 12:55 AM with 60 loads, 1 hour 40 minutes set out, coal & water, add Sargent helper engine 494, engineer Veo
As Sargent hill turn extra 490 east with helpers 497 and 494 depart Sargent 2:35 AM with 17 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 4:15 AM with 17 loads, set out, turn engines, extra 495 east by
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 5:05 AM light for Sargent
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 5:10 AM light for Sargent
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 5:25 AM with caboose for Sargent
Extra 490 east with helper engines 497 and 494 depart Sargent 7:25 AM with 15 loads
Buxton 30 minutes meet No. 315
Arrive Marshall Pass 9:15 AM with 15 loads
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 9:25 AM light for Sargent
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 9:40 AM light for Salida
Extra 490 east depart Marshall Pass 10:05 AM with 25 loads
Arrive Salida 12:20 PM with 25 loads
Train No. 315 and Train No. 316 with engine 472
Conductor Carlin
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
Arrive Gunnison 9L35 AN with 5 cars
Train No. 316 depart Gunnison 6:05 PM with 5 cars
60
158
152
280
Camp Bird
Arrive Salida 9:35 PM with 5 cars
Salida extra 498 west, move rotary OO to Gunnison
Conductor Marmet
Engineer Frantz
Depart Salida 8:35 AM with rotary OO
Mears Jct 10 minutes water
Arrive Marshall Pass 11:15 AM
Depart Marshall Pass 12:05 PM
Sargent 30 minutes eat
Mile Post 264 20 minutes hot box rotary
Arrive Gunnison 5:30 PM with rotary OO
Salida extra 491 west, Monarch branch
Conductor Straitiff
Engineer Cullinan
Depart Salida 12:30 PM with 28 empties, flanger
Double Maysville to Monarch
Extra 491 east depart Monarch 9:40 PM
Poncha Jct 25 minutes orders
Arrive Salida 12:55 AM with 35 loads, flanger
Salida extra 492 west with helper engine 499, Sargent turn with Sargent hill turn
Conductor Hallock
Engine 492 Runyon
Engine 499 Rogers
Depart Salida 3:01 PM with 20 empties (notation reads no empties for Sargent turn, Monarch took them all)
Mears Jct 10 minutes water
Arrive Marshall Pass 5:00 PM with 20 empties
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass 5:05 PM light for Sargent
Extra 492 west depart Marshall Pass 5:20 PM with 20 empties
Arrive Sargent 6:35 PM with caboose, 1 hour 25 minutes set coal, coal and turn engine, eat, switching, add Sargent helper engine 494, engineer Veo
As Sargent hill turn extra 492 east with helper engines 499 and 494 depart Sargent 8:00 PM with 17 loads (behind No. 316)
Arrive Marshall Pass 9:40 PM with 17 loads, 20 minutes switching, 20 minutes injectors not working engine 492, 10 minutes turn
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 9:50 PM light for Sargent
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass 10:00 PM light for Sargent
Engine 492 depart Marshall Pass 10:30 PM with caboose for Sargent
At Sargent 10 minutes coal and turn, 40 minutes orders
Extra 492 east with helper engines 499 and 494 depart Sargent 12:35 AM with 17 loads
Sargent to Marshall Pass 40 minutes account injectors on engine 492
Arrive Marshall Pass 2:45 AM with 17 loads, engine 492 run to Parlin curve for water, none at Shavano
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 3:40 AM light for Sargent
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass 3:30 AM light for Salida
Extra 492 east depart Marshall Pass 4:05 AM with 39 loads
Poncha Jct 20 minutes meet No. 315 (Jan 20), engine and train crew tied up 6:30 AM, 16 hours, deadhead to Salida, engine and train crew had deadheaded on No. 315 to take over extra 492 east
Conductor Kerndt
Engineer Dailey
Arrive Salida 6:50 AM with 35 loads
GUNNISON
Gunnison during morning cloudy, calm, afternoon snowing light
Crested Butte 2:15 PM snowing light, about 2” new snow
Crested Butte branch Train No. 347 and Train No. 348 with engine 474 and helper engine 472
Conductor Purceil
Engine 474 Dunlap
Engine 472 Doyle
Depart Gunnison 11:05 AM with 60 empties, flanger
Arrive Crested Butte 1:05 PM with 60 empties, flanger
Engine 472 depart Crested Butte 2:15 PM light for Gunnison
Train No. 348 depart Crested Butte 4:10 PM with 45 loads
Jacks Cabin 15 minutes pick up
Arrive Gunnison7:05 PM with 45 loads 1 empty
Baldwin branch extra 223-278
Conductor McMillan
Engine 223 Kroll
Engine 278 Myers
Depart Gunnison 9:15 AM with 21 empties, flanger
Castleton 15 minutes water
Arrive Baldwin 11:30 AM with 21 empties, flanger
Depart Baldwin 1:35 PM with 22 loads, flanger
Castleton 10 minutes turn
Arrive Gunnison 4:50 PM with 22 loads, flanger
Gunnison switch engine 460 foreman Seivers engineer Price
MONTOSE
Engine 463 used for yard switching conductor Arnold engineer Rusk
DURANGO
Durango cloudy snowing, 3” new snow, 3” old snow
Silverton snowing, 2” new snow, 12” old snow
Silverton branch Train No. 461 and Train No. 462 with engines 459 and 476
Conductor Fry
Engineers Peterson and Katschthaler
Depart Durango 8:45 AM with 14 loads
Flanger
3 mdse
1 gas
3 coal
4 lumber
Combine 202
Trimble 10 minutes train broke in two
Hermosa 10 minutes mdse
Rockwood to Silverton 20 minutes on running time
Arrive Silverton 12:55 PM with 14 loads, 20 minutes eat, 10 minutes turn on wye, 20 minutes working on flanger, 2 hours station switching, flange out sidings
Depart Silverton 3:45 PM with 8 loads 2 empties
6 ore
1 empty coal
Arrive Durango 7:15 PM with 8 loads 2 empties
Durango switch engine 271 foreman Pfeiffer engineer Basher
Jimmy
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/04/2012 12:50PM by Jimmy Blouch.
