Wednesday January 20 1937
ALAMOSA
Cumbres:
8:05 AM cloudy, light SW wind, drifting some, not bad, 10 below, 4” new snow in night, drifted in front of depot 2 feet to 30”
9:50 AM drifting some
11:15 AM light SW wind, drifting some
11:40 AM wind seems to be increasing some
1:10 PM snowing very light, light to brisk SW wind, drifting little at times
3:00 PM snowing light, light SW wind, drifting some
5:00 PM snowing light, light to brisk SW wind, drifting
9:00 PM mostly cloudy, light SW wind, drifting, 6” new snow since 5:00 PM last night
Chama 8:30 AM partly cloudy, calm, 4” new snow, 8” old snow
Trains No. 115 and No. 116 annulled between Antonito and Chama account snow
No other trains operated between Antonito and Chama
Trains No. 115 and No. 116 operated as stub service between Alamosa and Antonito and between Durango and Chama
Alamosa No. 115 and No. 116 with engine 475, stub
Conductor Pollard
Engineer Arnell
Train No. 115 depart Alamosa 8:01 AM with 7 cars
119
151
287
Silverton
163
63
306
Arrive Antonito 9:10 AM, cars 163, 63 and 306 set out for No. 425
Train No. 116 depart Antonito 6:05 PM with 7 cars
119
151
287
Silverton
From No. 426
169
62
284
Arrive Alamosa 7:15 PM with 7 cars
Durango No. 116 and No. 115 with engine 470
Conductor Peel
Engineer House
Train No. 116 depart Durango 9:50 AM with 3 cars
66
153 156 (edit-6-4-12)
320
Arrive Chama 2:40 PM
Train No. 115 depart Chama 3:20 PM with 3 cars, engineer Fitzer (edit 2-22-12)
66
153 156 (edit 6-4-12)
320
Arrive Durango 8:05 PM with 3 cars
Chama extra 488
Conductor McLaughlin
Engineer Tozier
Called 1:00 PM
Switch Planer, weigh cars
Tie up 3:40 PM
Santa Fe branch
Antonito extra west with engines 464 and 487, plow and flanger, Tres Piedras turn
Conductor Cornell
Engine 464 Kellogg
Engine 487 Todd
Depart Antonito 10:45 AM
Arrive mile post 317 12:25 PM
Depart mile Post 317 12:50 PM
Arrive Antonito 2:05 PM
Run to Alamosa for shops
Depart Antonito 3:30 PM
Arrive Alamosa 5:35 PM
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Train No. 425 with engine 478
Conductor Willis
Engineer Walsh
Depart Antonito 10:55 AM with 3 loads
163
63
306
Arrive Taos Jct 1:35 PM
Depart Taos Jct 1:45 PM
Arrive Santa Fe 6:00 PM with 4 loads
Train No. 426 with engine 473
Conductor Pheney
Engineer Clarke
Depart Santa Fe 9:30 AM with 4 loads
1 mdse Espanola
1 mdse Taos Jct
682 62 (edit 6-4-12)
284
Espanola pick up baggage car 169
Arrive Taos Jct 2:30 PM
Depart Taos Jct 2:40 PM
Arrive Antonito 5:30 PM with 4 loads 4 empties
Work extra 452 with ditcher OX
Conductor F Edmisten
Engineer Rowe
Worked between Embudo and Buckmman
SALIDA
Marshall Pass snowing very lightly, light SW wind, not drifting, zero, trace new snow, about 25” old snow
5:30 PM cloudy, calm 25” old snow
7:45 PM partly cloudy, calm
Sargent partly cloudy, calm, 8 below, 10” old snow
Salida extra 490 west with helper engines 497 and 481, to Gunnison
Conductor Rhodes
Engine 490 Rhodes
Engine 497 Crylie
Engine 481 Bovee
Depart Salida 10:35 PM (Jan 19) with 44 empties
Mears Jct 20 minutes water
Arrive Marshall Pass 1:05 AM with 44 empties, 1 hour 15 minutes meet extra 492 east (Jan 19 post)
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 2:40 AM light for Gunnison
Engine 481 depart Marshall Pass 3:00 AM light for Sargent, behind extra 490 west
Extra 490 west depart Marshall Pass 2:50 AM with 44 empties
Buxton 20 minutes pick up
Sargent 20 minutes water and pick up
Doyle 10 minutes set out
Arrive Gunnison 6:30 AM with 64 empties
Gunnison extra 495 east with helper engine 496, to Salida
Conductor B M Young
Engine 495 W Wilson
Engine 496 Hyatt
Depart Gunnison 10:40 PM (Jan 19) with 57 loads 3 empties
Parlin 15 minutes air
Arrive Sargent 12:40 AM with 57 loads 3 empties, 30 minutes double in, 20 minutes coal & water, 3 hours 40 minutes wait for helper engine
Sargent helper engineer Veo sick, unable to use engine 494 as helper, wait for engine 481 to arrive from extra 490 west, engine 481 arrive Sargent 4:50 AM
Extra 495 east with helper engines 496 and 481 depart Sargent 5:20 AM with 17 loads
Sargent to Marshall Pass 1 hour 50 minutes account engines slipping
Arrive Marshall Pass 7:10 AM with 17 loads, 10 minutes cut out helper, 20 minutes meet No. 315, 45 minutes doubling cars out east spur 5 at a time account wet snow, 55 minutes inspection
Engine 496 depart Marshall Pass 8:25 AM light for Salida
Engine 481 depart Marshall Pass 8:35 AM light for Salida
Extra 495 east depart Marshall Pass 9:20 AM with 36 loads
Mears Jct 15 minutes switching
Arrive Salida 11:40 AM with 27 loads
Salida extra 491 west, Monarch branch
Conductor Adlock
Engineer C Wilson
Depart Salida 3:05 AM with 28 empties, flanger
Garfield 40 minutes flanging to Monarch
Double Monarch to Maysville
Extra 491 east depart Monarch 1:20 PM
Arrive Salida 3:55 PM with 25 loads, flanger
Train No. 315 and Train No. 316 with engine 472
Conductor Gribben
Engineer Shewalter
Engineer Gill deadhead Salida to Sargent, relieve Veo on Sargent helper engine 494
Engineer Dailey & fireman, conductor Kerndt & crew deadhead Salida to Poncha Jct to relieve crew on extra 492 east
Train No. 315 depart Salida 6:00 AM with 5 cars
128
129
60
302
Camp Bird
Poncha Jct 5 minutes meet extra 492 east
Arrive Marshall Pass 7:35 AM
Depart Marshall Pass 7:38 AM
Arrive Gunnison 9:40 AM with 5 cars
Train No. 316 depart Gunnison 6:30 PM with 5 cars, 25 minutes bus connection and transfer mail and express
60
128
129
302
Camp Bird
Between Mile Post 248 and 247 10 minutes account ice on rail
Arrive Salida 10:10 PM with 5 cars
Salida extra 485 west, light engine to Sargent, helper for extra 498 east
Engineer R Wilson
Depart Salida 11:45 AM
Arrive Sargent 2:50 PM
Gunnison extra 498 east, to Salida after Sargent hill turn
Conductor Marmet
Engineer Frantz
Depart Gunnison 12:31 PM with 15 loads, dead engine 201
Parlin 15 minutes pick up
Doyle 15 minutes pick up
Arrive Sargent 2:05 PM with 22 loads, set out wait for helper engine 485, add Sargent helper engine 494, engineer Gill
As Sargent hill turn extra 498 east with helpers 485 and 494 depart Sargent 3:05 PM with 17 loads, dead engine 201 (edit 2-28-12)
Mile Post 247 ½ 1 hour draw bar out dead engine 201 set out Chester, 1 hour 30 minutes double to Shavano (edit 2-28-12)
Shavano 20 minutes water
Arrive Marshall Pass 7:15 PM with 17 loads
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 7:20 PM light for Sargent
Engine 485 depart Marshall Pass 7:30 PM light for Sargent
Engine 498 depart Marshall Pass 7:40 PM with caboose for Sargent
Shavano 35 minutes meet No. 316
Arrive Sargent 9:30 PM
Extra 498 east with helpers 485 and 494 depart Sargent 10:20 PM with 14 loads
(not shown, dead engine 201 probably on this trip) (edit 2-28-12)
Arrive Marshall Pass 11:45 PM with 14 loads
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 11:55 AM light for Sargent
Engine 485 depart Marshall Pass 12:15 AM light for Salida
Extra 498 east depart Marshall Pass 12:35 PM with 31 loads
Arrive Salida 2:55 AM with 24 loads
(not shown, dead engine probably part of consist) (edit 2-28-12)
Salida extra 492 west, Monarch branch
Conductor Anderson
Engineer Cullinan
Fireman Mitchell
Depart Salida 2:55 PM with 28 empties
Double Maysville to Monarch
Extra 492 east arrive Salida 2:45 AM with 39 loads
Salida extra 496 west, Valley line
Conductor Straitiff
Engineer Treskett
Depart Salida 2:40 PM with 2 loads 1 empty
Mears Jct to Poncha Pass 3 times
Arrive Poncha Jct 8:20 PM, last time
Depart Poncha Jct 8:30 PM
Villa Grove 20 minutes water, shovel down coal
Mineral Hot Springs 10 minutes set out
Moffat 10 minutes pick up, water
Hooper 20 minutes pick up
Arrive Alamosa 1:20 AM with 16 loads 7 empties
GUNNISON
Gunnison clear, calm, 4” old snow
Crested Butte cloudy, lite wind
Crested Butte branch Train No. 347 and Train No. 348 with engine 474 and helper engine 472
Conductor McMillan
Engine 474 Kroll
Engine 472 Myers
Depart Gunnison 11:30 AM with 59 empties, flanger
Arrive Crested Butte 1:20 PM with 59 empties, flanger
Engine 472 depart Crested Butte 1:40 PM light for Gunnison
Train No. 348 depart Crested Butte 7:00 PM with 51 loads, flanger
Arrive Gunnison 5:30 PM with 51 loads flanger
Gunnison switch engine 460 foreman Seivers engineer Price
Gunnison extra 360 west, to Montrose
Conductor Purceil
Engineer Dunlap
Depart Gunnison 4:20 PM with 14 loads 5 empties
Arrive Cimarron 7:20 PM, 25 minutes set out, water
Gunnison extra 319 west, light engine to Cimarron, helper for extra 360 west
Engineer Stamm
Depart Gunnison 4:45 PM
Arrive Cimarron 7:20 PM
Extra 360 west with helper engine 319 depart Cimarron 7:45 PM on the first of 3 trips to Cerro Summit
Depart Cimarron 12:30 AM, last trip
Arrive Cerro Summit 1:30 AM
Engine 319 depart Cerro Summit light for Gunnison
Extra 360 west depart Cerro Summit 1:50 AM
Lujane 20 minutes pick up
Arrive Montrose 3:00 AM with 21 loads 8 empties
MONTROSE
Montrose partly cloudy, calm, no rain or snow
Ouray branch extra 316
Conductor Arnold
Engineer Rusk
Depart Montrose 11:30 AM with 4 loads
1 salt Durango
1 lumber Telluride
1 mdse Ridgway RGS
1 mdse Ouray
Ridgway 15 minutes set out and take water
Arrive Ouray 2:15 PM with 1 load
Depart Ouray 3:15 PM with caboose
Arrive Montrose 5:45 PM with caboose
DURANGO
Durango 8:20 AM partly cloudy, calm, 4 below, 1” new snow, 9” on ground
Farmington branch with engine 476
Conductor Fry
Engineer Katschthaler
Depart Durango 9:15 AM with 2 loads
1 mdse Farmington
Carbon Jct 10 minutes switching
Bondad tank 20 minutes mdse
Hendrix 10 minutes switching
Cedar Hill 10 minutes switching
Aztec 20 minutes switching
Refinery 10 minutes switching
Arrive Farmington 1:20 PM with 5 loads 7 empties
Depart Farmington 2:40 PM with 7 loads 8 empties
1 gas Alamosa
1 mdse Alamosa
1 gas Antonito
1 gas Chama
1 gas Moffat
1 gas Durango
1 gas Montrose
Refinery 10 minutes switching
Aztec 15 minutes switching
Cedar Hill 10 minutes switching
Hendrix 10 minutes switching
Arrive Durango 7:15 PM with 8 loads 14 empties
Durango switch engine 271 foreman Pfeiffer engineer Basher
Jimmy
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 06/04/2012 01:11PM by Jimmy Blouch.
