Wednesday November 13 1940
ALAMOSA
Alamosa, Cumbres, Chama, Durango clear, calm, cold
Chama extra 486 east with helper engines 482 and 487
(Called Chama 10:55 PM Nov 12, depart Chama 12:25 AM Nov 13)
Conductor Curtis
Engine 486 Hurley
Engine 482 Tripp
Engine 487 Hindelang
Depart Chama 12:25 AM with 23 loads 1 empty
Includes 2 cars sheep from Dolores, 8 cars cattle from Dulce
Arrive Cumbres 2:05 AM with 23 loads 1 empty, 20 minutes helper engines off, pick up and air
Engine 482 depart Cumbres 2:15 AM light for Chama
Engine 487 depart Cumbres 2:25 AM light for Chama
Extra 486 east depart Cumbres 2:25 AM with 45 loads 4 empties
Big Horn 30 minutes meet extra 483 west, 15 minutes train froze up
Arrive Antonito 6:10 AM with 45 loads 4 empties, 15 minutes pick up
Depart Antonito 6:25 AM with 46 loads 7 empties
Romeo 20 minutes set out, 2 cars sheep from Dolores
La Jara 15 minutes meet No. 115
Arrive Alamosa 8:20 AM with 44 loads 7 empties
Alamosa extra 483 west
Conductor McLaughlin
Engineer Cummins
Engineer Dodds and fireman Parker deadhead Alamosa to Chama
Depart Alamosa 1:00 AM with 7 loads 17 empties
Arrive Antonito 2:15 AM with 7 loads 17 empties, 50 minutes coal & water and switching
Depart Antonito 3:05 AM with 2 loads 38 empties
Big Horn 20 minutes meet extra 486 east
Sublette 20 minutes water and eat
Arrive Cumbres 7:55 AM with 2 loads 38 empties, 20 minutes air
Depart Cumbres 8:15 AM with 2 loads 38 empties
Arrive Chama 9:25 AM with 2 loads 38 empties
No. 115 with engine 477
Conduce M E Morgan
Engineer Ray (to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 6 cars
119
164
323
Alamosa
62 (for No. 425)
306 (for No. 425)
Arrive Antonito 8:00 AM, set out 2 cars for No. 425
Depart Antonito 8:10 AM with 4 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:24 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:28 AM
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM
Depart Chama 11:20 AM (engineer House)
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM with 4 cars
No. 116 with engine 471
Conductor Hurley
Engineer Densmore (to Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 4 dcars
66
163
325
Durango
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:15 PM (engineer Ray)
Arrive Cumbres 5:07 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:10 PM
Arrive Antonito 7:22 PM, pick up cars 63 and 320 from No. 426
Depart Antonito 7:30 PM with 6 cars
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM with 6 cars
Chama extra 481 west
Conductor Knight
Engineer Klahn
Depart Chama 11:30 AM with 2 loads 7 empties
6 empty box
Monero 5 minutes switching
Lumberton 5 minutes switching
Juanita 15 minutes meet No. 116
Pagosa Jct 25 minutes water and switching
Tiffany 1 hour meet extra 484 east
Arrive Durango 7:00 PM with 1 load 16 empties
Chama extra 485 west, light engine to Pagosa Jct, helper for extra 484 east
Engineer Connor
Depart Chama 3:15 PM
Meet with No. 116 not shown, east of Monero
Arrive Pagosa Jct 5:50 PM
Durango extra 484 east, at Pagosa Jct add helper engine 485
Conductor Fry
Engine 484 Peterson
Engine 485 Connor (on Pagosa Jct)
Depart Durango 11:35 AM with 14 loads 2 empties
3 cars cattle loaded Durango
Ignacio 3 hours loading 31 cars cattle
Pagosa Jct 20 minutes eat, 10 minutes turn helper engine 485 on wye, add helper engine 485
Monero 20 minutes coal & water
Arrive Chama 10:10 PM with 45 loads 2 empties, unload 6 cars cattle
Balance of stock on extra 487 east, depart Chama 12:10 AM, on post for Nov 14
Chama Cumbres turn with engines 489, 482 and 487
Conductor McLaughlin
Engine 489 Tripp
Engine 482 Hindelang
Engine 487 T Cummins
Called Chama 6:00 PM, 1 hour 30 minutes weigh company coal, wait on oil and make up train
Depart Chama 7:40 PM with 14 loads 6 empties
Arrive Cumbres 9:10 PM with 14 loads 6 empties, set out train, turn
Engine 489 depart Cumbres 9:20 PM with caboose for Chama
Engine 482 depart Cumbres 9:25 PM light for Chama
Engine 487 depart Cumbres 9:30 PM light for Chama
Santa Fe branch
Train No.425 with engine 473
Conductor Hines
Engineer Baskett
Depart Antonito 8:25 AM with 7 loads
2 cement Santa Fe
1 merchandise Santa Fe
1 company wood Santa Fe
1 merchandise Espanola
62
306
Embudo 15 minutes mail, baggage and express
Espanola 5 minutes switching
Arrive Santa Fe 4:00 PM with 6 loads
Train No. 426 with engine 476
Conductor Willis
Engineer Arnell
Depart Santa Fe 10:00 AM with 4 loads 1 empty
2 oil (coke?) Dulce
1 empty dump
63
320
Espanola 10 minutes switching
Taos Jct 10 minutes switching
Arrive Antonito 5:15 PM with 7 loads 2empties
SALIDA
Marshall Pass clear, calm, 24” snow, 2” new, 22” old
Sargent clear, calm, 12:01 AM 20 below zero, 1 foot snow, 8:00 AM 18 below
Gunnison clear, calm, 6:00 AM 12 below, 9:15 AM zero, 1” old snow
Crested Butte clear, calm, 4:40 PM zero, 8” snow on ground
Salida extra 497 west with helper engines 491 and 494, to Gunnison after Sargent hill turn
Conductor Wright
Engine 497 C Wilson
Engine 491 Dailey
Engine 494 W Wilson
Depart Salida 11:10 PM (Nov 12) with 53 (?) empties
Mile Post 218 20 minutes engines slipping
Arrive Marshall Pass 2:40 AM (Nov 13) with 50 empties, 50 minutes meet extra 496 east (of Nov 12), helper engines off and inspection
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 3:35 AM light for Sargent
Engine 491 depart Marshall Pass 3:40 AM light for Sargent behind extra 497 west
Extra 497 west depart Marshall Pass 3:30 AM with 50 empties
Buxton 20 minutes set out
Arrive Sargent 5:15 AM with caboose, 1 hour 20 minutes coal & water, turn, eat
As Sargent hill turn extra 497 east with helpers 491 and 494 depart Sargent 6:35 AM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 8:00 AM with 18 loads, 15 minutes set out train, turn
Engine 491 depart Marshall Pass 8:37 AM light for Salida
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 8:10 AM light for Gunnison, at Sargent let No. 315 by
Extra 497 west depart Marshall Pass 8:15 AM with caboose
Tank 7 15 minutes let No. 315 pass
Buxton 15 minutes pick up
Arrive Gunnison 11:35 AM with 50 empties
Train No. 315 and Train No. 316 with engine 472
Conductor Mahoney
Engineer Frantz
Train No. 315 depart Salida 7:00 AM with 4 cars
122
168
326
Gunnison
Arrive Marshall Pass 8:37 AM
Depart Marshall Pass 8:39 AM
Arrive Gunnison 10:45 AM with 4 cars
Train No. 316 depart Gunnison 6:30 PM with 4 cars
122
168
326
Gunnison
Arrive Marshall Pass 8:38 PM
Depart Marshall Pass 8:40 PM
Arrive Salida 10:05 PM with 4 cars
Salida extra 498 west, Monarch branch
Conductor Hallock
Engineer Lannon
Depart Salida 8:05 AM with 28 empties, flanger (appears to read OJ)
Mile Post 226 15 minutes double into Maysville
Mile Post 234 25 minutes snow and flanging
Arrive Monarch 10:55 AM, double Monarch Maysville Monarch
Extra 498 east depart Monarch 3:15 PM for Salida
Maysville 15 minutes pick up
Poncha Jct 15 minutes meet extra 495 west
Arrive Salida 6:00 PM with 39 loads
Salida extra 499 west with helper engines 496 and 490, Sargent turn with Sargent hill turn
Conductor Carlin
Engine 499 Cullinan
Engine 496 Allen
Engine 490 Veo
Depart Salida 12:30 PM with caboose
Poncho Jct 10 minutes pick up
Mears Jct 10 minutes pick up
Arrive Marshall Pass 2:50 PM with 15 empties, 15 minutes helper engines off, inspection
Engine 496 depart Marshall Pass 2:55 PM light for Sargent
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 3:00 PM light for Sargent
Extra 499 west depart Marshall Pass 3:05 PM with 15 empties
Arrive Sargent 4:15 PM with 15 empties, 50 minutes set out, coal & water, turn, pick up
As Sargent hill turn extra 499 east with helpers 496 and 490 depart Sargent 5:05 PM with 20 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 6:40 PM, 20 minutes set out, turn
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass light for Sargent
Engine 496 depart Marshall Pass light for Sargent
Extra 499 west depart Marshall Pass 7:00 PM with caboose
Meet with No. 316 not shown
Arrive Sargent 8:10 PM with caboose, 1 hour 30 minutes coal & water, turn, eat, pick up
Extra 499 east with helpers 496 and 490 depart Sargent 9:40 PM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 11:15 PM with 18 loads, 15 minutes pick up 20 loads, 1 hour inspection
Engine 496 depart Marshall Pass 11:50 PM light for Salida
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 11:55 PM light for Salida
Extra 499 east depart Marshall Pass 12:30 AM with 38 loads
Mears Jct 10 minutes set out 8 loads
Arrive Salida 3:10 AM with 30 loads
Salida extra 495 west with helper engine 493, Monarch branch
Conductor Sloan
Engine 495 Treskett
Engine 493 Hyatt
Depart Salida 5:00 PM with 42 empties
Arrive Monarch 8:30 PM
Engine 493 return light to Salida, arrive 9:20 PM
Extra 495 double Monarch Maysville Monarch
Extra 495 east depart Monarch 12:20 AM for Salida
Maysville 20 minutes pick up, 15 minutes work on engine
Poncha Jct 20 minutes orders
Arrive Salida 3:10 AM with 39 loads
GUNNISON
Crested Butte branch extra 452
Conductor C W Purciel
Engineer Mock
Depart Gunnison 11:15 AM with 3 loads 34 empties
Mile Post 293 20 minutes unload cinders
Jacks Cabin 20 minutes water and hot pin
Arrive Crested Butte 2:00 PM with 2 loads 36 empties, 2 hours mine work
Depart Crested Butte 4:00 PM with 58 loads 1 empty
Buckley 30 minutes mine work
Jacks Cabin 15 minutes air
Arrive Gunnison 6:30 PM with 58 loads 1 empty
Gunnison switch engine 456 foreman Winters engineer Cowan
Deadhead engineer Stamm and Mock Gunnison to Montrose, protect stock
MONTROSE-GUNNISON
Montrose extra 458, light engine to Cimarron, helper for extra 361 west
Engineer H Gates
Depart Montrose 9:45 AM
Arrive Cimarron 11:00 AM
Gunnison extra 361 west, to Montrose, at Cimarron add helper engine 458
Conductor C M Purciel
Engine 361 Braswell
Engine 458 H Gates (on Cimarron)
Depart Gunnison 7:05 AM with 8 loads
Sapinero 15 minutes switching, 20 minutes for dragline operator
Curecanti 10 minutes pick up
Mile Post 324 1 hour 25 minutes load dragline
Arrive Cimarron time not shown, 35 minutes switching, add helper engine 458, double Cimarron Cerro Summit Cimarron
Depart Cimarron 2:25 PM, second time
Arrive Cerro Summit 2:55 PM, 15 minutes helper engine off pick up
Engine 458 depart Cerro Summit time not shown light for Montrose
Extra 361 west depart Cerro Summit 3:10 PM
Arrive Montrose 4:10 PM with 16 loads
Ouray branch extra 315, Ouray turn
Conductor Gribben
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 11:00 AM with 2 loads 21 empties
Arrive Ridgway 1:10 PM with 2 loads 13 empties, 30 minutes switching and eat
Depart Ridgway 1:40 PM with 1 empty
Arrive Ouray 2:25 PM with 1 empty, 20 minutes switching
Depart Ouray 2:45 PM with 1 empty
Arrive Ridgway 3:25 PM with 1 empty
Depart Ridgway 3:30 PM with 6 loads 1 empty
Colona 40 minutes for cattle to be inspected and load 2 cars cattle
Arrive Montrose 5:35 PM with 8 loads 1 empty
8 cars cattle loaded Montrose, 10 cars cattle ready to move east
Montrose extra 361 east with helper engines 458 and 464, to Gunnison
Conductor C M Purciel
Engine 361 Mock
Engine 458 Stamm
Engine 464 Braswell
Depart Montrose 7:45 PM with 10 loads 8 empties
Arrive Cerro Summit time not shown, helper engines off
Engine 458 depart Cerro Summit time not shown light for Montrose
Engine 464 depart Cerro Summit time not shown light for Montrose
Extra 361 east depart Cerro Summit time not shown
Hierro 10 minutes set out
Arrive Gunnison 12:35 AM with 10 loads 0 (?) empties
Montrose switch engine standard gauge 781 foreman Ed Mahoney engineer J S Edwards
DURANGO
Durango switch engine 271 foreman Gabbe engineer Fitzer
Jimmy
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/15/2012 09:30AM by Jimmy Blouch.
