Monday February 8 1937
ALAMOSA
Cumbres:
6:00 AM clear, light NE wind, 9 below, 1” new snow overnight, drifts 2 to 6 feet
Rest of the morning and most of the afternoon foggy, wind, drifting
5:10 PM snowing light, SW wind at times, drifting good bit at times
8:20 PM snowing very light, SW wind, drifting some at times, not bad, zero, it’s getting warmer seems
Chama clear, calm, 18” snow
Sublette 6:00 PM, snowing light, light wind, drifting little
Big Horn:
12:00 PM wind started 11:30 AM, blowing quite hard and drifting
8:00 PM clear and calm
Osier:
12:00 PM wind started blowing 11:00 AM, blowing hard now and drifting pretty bad
8:00 PM clear, strong wind, drifting some but not as bad as has been
No trains operated over Cumbres this date
Alamosa extra 470 west, light engine to Antonito, helper for No.425
Engineer Kellogg
Depart Alamosa 7:20 AM
Arrive Antonito 8:55 AM
Trains No. 115 and No. 116 operated as stub service between Alamosa and Antonito and between Durango and Chama
Alamosa No. 115 with engine 475
Conductor Hurley
Engineer Hopper
Brakeman D E Smith deadhead Alamosa to Antonito, brakeman for No. 425, brakeman Timmons sick
Depart Alamosa 8:01 AM with 7 cars
66
151
168
61 for No. 425
319 for No. 425
287
Silverton
Arrive Antonito 9:15 AM
Antonito No. 116 depart 6:05 PM with 8 cars
66
151
168
287
Silverton
169 from No. 426
62 from No. 426
284 from No. 426
Arrive Alamosa 7:15 PM with 8 cars
Durango No. 116 with engine 477
Conductor Hines
Engineer Fitzer
John Degani deadhead Allison to Chama to fill rotary crew
Depart Durango 10:00 AM with 3 cars
119
156
320
Mile Post 448 ½ (1 mile east of Carbon Jct) 2 hours 30 minutes pony truck engine 477 derailed
3 hours 5 minutes account snow conditions and plow and flanger clearing line, Biggs to Chama all cuts drifted full wet heavy snow, hard to buck
Arrive Chama 8:20 PM with 3 cars
Durango extra east with engines 459 and 482, plow and flanger
Conductor S Edmisten
Engine 459 Vinton
Engine 482 J Johnson
Depart Durango 12:15 PM
Mile Post 448 ½ 25 minutes re-rail engine 477 (No.116 follow P&F train)
Falfa 15 minutes flange
Biggs 35 minutes flange spur
Arrive Chama 8:15 PM
Found 2 to 3 feet snow Lumberton to Chama, drifted badly
Chama No. 115 with engine 477
Conductor Hines
Engineer House
Depart Chama 8:55 PM with 3 cars (add car numbers 6-12-12)
119
156
320
Hines and Roberts tie up 1:25 AM, but still took train to Durango
Arrive Durango 1:50 AM with 3 cars
Durango extra 483 east, light engine to Chama for rotary
Engineer Parmenter
Durango depart time not shown
Arrive Chama 11:45 PM
Alamosa Antonito turn with engine 1000
Conductor Moore
Engineer Thompson
Santa Fe branch
Train No. 425 with engine 478 and helper engine 470
Conductor Willis
Engine 478 Walsh
Engine 470 Kellogg
Depart Antonito 9:30 AM, consist not shown, does include 61 and 319
Barranca 12:40 PM, helper engine 470 off
Arrive Santa Fe 4:30 PM with 3 loads
No. 425 found all cuts full snow between Antonito and Servilleta, left fairly good flange, engine should be held to help No. 426
Engine 478 derailed all drivers in Santa Fe yard, run through open switch (wrecking outfit from Alamosa called)
Helper engine 470 depart Barranca 12:45 PM
Arrive Taos Jct 1:15 PM
Work extra 452 with ditcher OX
Conductor F Edmisten
Engineer Holly
Ran extra Espanola to Alamosa account ditcher OX broke down, double Embudo to Barranca
Delayed Barranca 1 hour meet No. 425
Arrive Taos Jct 1:25 PM, add helper engine 470
Depart Taos Jct 1:30 PM
Arrive Antonito 4:45 PM, helper engine 470 off
Extra 452 depart Antonito 5:05 PM
Arrive Alamosa 6:55 PM
Engine 470 run light to Alamosa, engineer Kellogg
Depart Antonito 4:55 PM
Arrive Alamosa 6:10 PM
Train No. 426 with engine 473
Conductor Pheney
Engineer Clarke
Depart Santa Fe 9:35 AM with 4 loads
2 mdse
62
284
Espanola pick up baggage car 169
Arrive Antonito 5:30 PM with 5 loads 1 empty
Alamosa extra 452, tool cars to Santa Fe, re-rail engine 478
Conductor Cornell
Engineer Tozier
Depart Alamosa 10:15 PM
Arrive Antonito 11:25 PM
Depart Antonito 11:40 PM
Arrive Santa Fe 7:45 AM (Feb 9)
SALIDA
Marshall Pass:
8:05 AM partly cloudy, brisk wind, 5 below, 2” new snow, 30” old snow
11:50 AM cloudy, blowing hard and drifting
4:00 PM partly cloudy calm
5:30 PM and 9:00 PM cloudy, strong wind
Sargent 8:10 AM partly cloudy, calm, 5 below, 6” new snow, 8” old snow
Salida extra 499 west Monarch branch
Conductor Sloan
Engineer C Wilson
Depart Salida 4:25 AM with 1 load 29 empties, flanger
Poncha Jct 15 minutes wait for section men
Arrive Monarch 11:55 AM, 2 hours 55 minutes switching and flanging, 30 minutes air
Depart Monarch 3:20 PM
Arrive Salida 6:05 PM with 11 loads 1 empty, flanger
Salida work extra west with engines 491 and 495, with flanger OL
Conductor Hallock
Engine 491 Keller
Engine 495 Hyatt
Depart Salida 5:50 AM with flanger OL
Mears Jct 35 minutes thaw flanger
Arrive Marshall Pass 7:50 AM
Depart Marshall Pass 7:53 AM
Arrive Sargent 9:00 AM, 2 hours waiting to flange ahead of extra 498 east
Found cuts full, blowing and drifting bad on west side
Train No. 315 with engine 472 (edit 6-12-12)
Conductor E P Mahoney
Engineer Runyon
Depart Salida 6:00 AM with 5 cars
58 158 (edit 6-12-12)
60
129
280
Camp Bird
Mears Jct 20 minutes wait on flanger
Arrive Marshall Pass 7:50 AM, 10 minutes extra 491 west (flanger)
Depart Marshall Pass 8:03 AM
Arrive Gunnison 10:10 AM with 5 cars
Salida extra 498 west with helper engines 481 and 485, Sargent turn with Sargent hill turn
Conductor Gribben
Engine 498 R Wilson
Engine 481 Treskett
Engine 485 Rhodes
Depart Salida 5:25 AM with 45 empties
Shirley 20 minutes water, 40 minutes let work extra 491-495 west and No. 315 by
Arrive Marshall Pass 8:35 AM with 45 empties
Engine 485 depart Marshall Pass 9:30 AM light for Salida
Engine 481 depart Marshall Pass 8:45 AM light for Sargent
Extra 498 west depart Marshall Pass 9:15 AM (cannot quite read, appears left Marshal Pass with flanger and some of the empties)
Arrive Sargent 10:30 AM
At Sargent add Sargent helper engine 494, engineer Crooks
Work extra 491-495 east, with flanger OL, depart Sargent 11:00 AM
Arrive Marshall Pass 12:30 PM, 1 hour 15 minutes account accident
As Sargent hill turn extra 498 east with helpers 481 and 494 depart Sargent 11:20 AM with 16 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 12:40 PM, engine 481 ran into Hallock’s caboose, caboose derailed and damaged
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 12:50 PM light for Sargent
Engine 481 depart Marshall Pass 1:00 PM light for Sargent
Engine 498 depart Marshall Pass 1:10 PM with caboose for Sargent
Arrive Sargent 2:20 PM
Work extra 491-495 east depart Marsahll Pass 1:45 PM with flanger for Salida, without caboose
Arrive Salida 4:05 PM
Extra 498 east with helpers 481 and 494 depart Sargent 3:10 PM with 14 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 4:35 PM
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 5:30 PM light for Sargent
Engine 481 depart Marshall Pass 6:00 PM light for
Sargent Salida (edit 6-12-12)
Extra 498 east depart Marshall Pass 6:10 PM with 30 loads
Arrive Salida 8:15 PM with 30 loads
Salida extra 479 west, tool cars to Marshall Pass
Conductor Rhodes
Engineer Cooper
Depart Salida 3:05 PM with 3 tool cars
Arrive Marshall Pass 4:55 PM, 6 hours 25 minutes re-rail and repair caboose 0588, turn same switching train and turn engine (caboose rerailed 10:35 PM, main track clear 11:15 PM)
Depart Marshall Pass 11:20 PM with 3 tool cars and bad order caboose 0588
Marshall Pass to Salida 3 hours 10 minutes account bad order caboose 0588
Arrive Salida 2:15 AM with 3 tool cars and bad order caboose 0588
Gunnison extra 490 east with helper engine 492, to Salida after Sargent hill turn
Conductor Sandberg
Engine 490 Rogers
Engine 492 Frantz
Depart Gunnison 4:25 PM with 19 loads
Crookton 10 minutes hot box RG 1682
Arrive Sargent 6:10 PM with 23 loads, No. 316 by
Train No. 316 with engine 472
Conductor E P Mahoney
Engineer Runyon
Depart Gunnison 6:25 PM with 5 cars, 20 minutes for 8 hours rest and turn equipment
158
129
60
280
Camp Bird
Arrive Sargent 7:30 PM, 5 minutes add Sargent helper engine 494, engineer Crooks
Depart Sargent 7:35 PM
Arrive Marshall Pass 8:25 PM, 5 minutes helper engine 494 off, return light to Sargent
Train No. 316 depart Marshall Pass 8:30 PM
Arrive Salida 9:55 PM with 5 cars
As Sargent hill turn extra 490 east with helper engine 492 depart Sargent 7:45 PM with (?) loads and flanger
Buxton 25 minutes pick up
Arrive Marshall Pass 9:30 PM with 9 loads flanger
Engine 494 (off No. 316) depart Marshall Pass 9:30 PM
Engine 492 depart Marshall Pass 10:00 PM light for Sargent
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 10:10 PM with flanger and caboose
Arrive Sargent 11:20 PM
At Sargent extra 490 east add Sargent helper engine 494, engineer Crooks
Extra 490 east with helpers 492 and 494 depart Sargent 11:55 PM with 12 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 1:05 AM with 12 loads
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 1:20 AM light for Sargent
Engine 492 depart Marshall Pass 1:30 AM light for Salida
Extra 490 east depart Marshall Pass 2:15 PM with 21 loads
Arrive Salida 5:05 AM with 18 loads
Notation reads: “need wide wing flanger ahead No. 315 in AM, Sandberg”
Salida extra 485 west, Monarch branch
Conductor Marmet
Engineer Bovee
Depart Salida 6:25 PM with 14 empties, flanger
Mile Post 230 1 hour flanging out and doubling to Garfield, 40 minutes backing up for water
Monarch 3 hours stuck in snow, 1 hour 30 minutes re-railing RG 9484, 45 minutes pick up loads
Extra 485 east depart Monarch 4:15 AM (Feb 9)
Arrive Salida 7:15 AM with 6 loads
GUNNISON
Gunnison clear, calm, 8” snow on ground
Crested Butte clear, calm, 54” snow on ground
Big Mine work until noon
Baldwin not working, too much snow
Crested Butte branch work extra with engines 460 and 474, rotary OO
Conductor Purceil
Engine 460 Price
Engine 474 Dunlap
Rotary OO engineer Myers
Rotary OO pilot Kroll
Depart Gunnison 11:15 AM
Combine 214
Coach 318
1 outfit car
1 car load (?)
Arrive Crested Butte 4:20 PM
A J Broderick Crested Butte 4:30 PM, found cuts full, Slate Cut slide 1500 feet long, 5 to 10 feet deep Mile Post 312
Depart Crested Butte 9:30 PM
Arrive Gunnison 12:01 AM
Gunnison switch engine 361 foreman Seivers engineer Cowan
MONTROSE
Ouray branch extra 316
Conductor Arnold
Engineer Rusk
Depart Montrose 1:00 PM with 4 loads
Ridgway 20 minutes set out, switching
Arrive Ouray 3:40 PM with 1 load 4 empties
Depart Ouray 5:15 PM with 2 loads 1 empty
Ridgway 10 minutes pick up
Arrive Montrose 7:50 PM with 2 loads 3 empties
DURANGO
Durango clear, calm, 10” snow on ground
Farmington branch with engine 476
Conductor Fry
Engineer Katschthaler
Depart Durango 10:45 AM with 5 loads 4 empties
1 coal
1 water
1 cinders
1 mdse
4 empty tanks
Mile Post 451 to 455 1 hour 30 minutes clear line of rocks
Posta 30 minutes switching
Aztec 35 minutes switching and water
Arrive Farmington 4:45 PM with 2 loads 4 empties
Depart Farmington 5:40 PM with 3 loads 1 empty
Hendrix 10 minutes switching
Arrive Durango 9:15 PM with 3 loads
Durango switch engine 271 foreman Gabbe engineer Basher
Jimmy
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 06/12/2012 01:36PM by Jimmy Blouch.
