Sunday November 17 1940
ALAMOSA
Weather, most reporting stations partly cloudy, calm
Alamosa extra 487 west with helper engine 485
Conductor Curtis
Engine 487 Hall
Engine 485 T Cummins
Depart Alamosa 12:50 AM with 13 loads 59 empties
Arrive Antonito 2:15 AM with 13 loads 59 empties, 1 hour 35 minutes coal & water and switching
Depart Antonito 3:50 AM with 12 loads 68 empties
Mile Post 297 10 minutes air hose
Mile Post 303 15 minutes air hose
Sublette 25 minutes water and eat
Arrive Cumbres 9:05 AM with 12 loads 68 empties, 40 minutes helper engine off, switching, air
Engine 485 depart Cumbres 9:20 AM light for Chama
Extra 487 west depart Cumbres 9:45 AM with 11 loads 49 empties
Arrive Chama 10:55 AM with 11 loads
12 empties 49 empties (edit 11-17-12)
No. 115 with engine 477
Conductor Dorian
Engineer Ray (to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 4 cars
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Alamosa
Arrive Cumbres 10:20 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:23 AM
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM
Depart Chama 11:15 AM (engineer House)
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM with 4 cars
No. 116 with engine 471
Conductor Morgan
Engineer Densmore (to Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 4 cars
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310
Chama
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:10 PM (engineer Ray)
Arrive Cumbres 5:03 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:07 PM
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM with 4 cars
Chama extra 480 west, light engine to Durango
Engineer Dieckman
Depart Chama 10:12 AM
Meet with No. 116 not shown
Arrive Durango 3:30 PM
Chama extra 488 west
Conductor Murray
Engineer Klahn
Depart Chama 1:50 PM with 13 loads 38 empties
10 empty box
22 empty single decks
3 empty tanks Farmington
2 empty dumps
Caboose
Azotea 5 minutes switching
Biggs Spur 25 minutes meet No. 116
Monero 35 minutes switching
Lumberton 10 minutes merchandise and fill cistern
Dulce 20 minutes switching and merchandise
Navajo 5 minutes switching
Pagosa Jct 20 minutes eat, 25 minutes switching
La Boca 5 minutes water
Ignacio 15 minutes switching
Carbon Jct 10 minutes switching
Arrive Durango 11:15 PM with 4 loads 8 empties
2 Chama Cumbres turns, 1st one depart 11:25 PM, on post for Nov 18
SALIDA
Gunnison extra 456 east, tool cars
Conductor Dean
Engineer White
Depart Gunnison 12:15 AM, double train (Extra 490 east train) back to Gunnison
Arrive Mile Post 286 2:00 AM, 2 hours 45 minutes put wheels under engine 490
Depart Mile Post 286 4:45 AM
Arrive Gunnison 5:00 AM
Salida extra 493 west, light engine to Sargent, helper for extra 492, Sargent turn
Engineer Treskett (sheet shows Truscott)
Depart Salida 2:05 AM
Arrive Sargent 4:50 AM
Salida extra 492 west, Sargent turn with Sargent hill turn
Conductor Carlin
Engineer Cullinan
Depart Salida 2:10 AM with caboose
Poncha Jct 10 minutes pick up
Mears Jct 10 minutes pick up
Arrive Marshall Pass 4:10 AM with 1 load 4 empties, inspection
Depart Marshall Pass 4:15 AM with 1 load 4 empties
Arrive Sargent 5:25 AM with 1 load 4 empties, 50 minutes coal & water, switching, in addition to helper engine 493 add helper engine 499 which had run light from Salida to Sargent on Nov 16, engineer Frantz
As Sargent hill turn extra 492 east with helpers 493 and 499 depart Sargent 6:15 AM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 7:40 AM with 18 loads, 15 minutes set out train, turn
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 7:45 AM light for Sargent
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass 7:50 AM light for Sargent
Extra 492 west depart Marshall Pass 7:55 AM with caboose
Arrive Sargent 9:05 AM, 25 minutes eat, 50 minutes coal & water, switching, No. 315 by
Extra 492 east with helpers 493 and 499 depart Sargent 10:15 AM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 11:35 AM, 45 minutes helper engines off, pick up and inspection
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass 11:50 AM light for Salida
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 11:55 AM light for Salida
Extra 492 east depart Marshall Pass 12:20 PM with 36 loads
Mears Jct 15 minutes set out
Arrive Salida 2:50 PM with 33 loads
Train No. 315 and Train No. 316 with engine 479
Conductor Mahoney
Engineer Allen
Train No. 315 depart Salida 7:00 AM with 4 cars
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Gunnison
Arrive Marshall Pass 8:35 AM
Depart Marshall Pass 8:37 AM
Steele 10 minutes meet extra 490 east
Arrive Gunnison 10:55 AM with 4 cars
Train No. 316 depart Gunnison 6:30 PM with 4 cars
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326
Gunnison
Arrive Marshall Pass 8:38 PM
Depart Marshall Pass 8:40 PM
Arrive Salida 10:05 PM with 4 cars
Alamosa extra 497 east, Valley line
Conductor Sloan
Engineer C Wilson
Depart Alamosa 8:15 AM with 17 loads 40 empties
Hooper 20 minutes switching
Moffat 1 hour 10 minutes unload 15 cars sheep and 1 car camp outfit, from Chama, 20 minutes water
Villa Grove 20 minutes load 3 cars cattle, 25 minutes water and switching
Double Round Hill to Poncha Pass
Arrive Salida 3:00 PM with 7 loads 3 empties
Salida extra 496 west, light engine to Sargent, helper for extra 490 east
Engineer R Wilson
Depart Salida 10:00 AM
Arrive Sargent 12:45 PM
Gunnison extra 490 east with helper engine 498, to Salida after Sargent hill turn, at Sargent add helper engine 496
Conductor Rhodes
Engine 490 Lannon
Engine 498 Dailey
Engine 496 C R Wilson (on Sargent)
Depart Gunnison 9:45 AM with 64 loads
Steele 20 minutes meet No. 315
Arrive Sargent 12:40 PM with 64 loads, 50 minutes double in, coal & water, helper engine 496 on
As Sargent hill turn extra 490 east with helpers 498 and 496 depart Sargent 1:30 PM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 2:50 PM with 18 loads, 20 minutes set out and turn
Engine 496 depart Marshall Pass 2:55 PM light for Sargent
Engine 498 depart Marshall Pass 3:00 PM light for Sargent
Extra 490 west depart Marshall Pass 3:10 PM with caboose
Arrive Sargent 4:20 PM with caboose, 25 minutes eat, 20 minutes coal & water and switching
Extra 490 east with helpers498 and 496 depart Sargent 5:05 PM with 19 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 6:20 PM with 19 loads, 40 minutes helper engines off, fill and inspection
Engine 498 depart Marshall Pass 6:30 PM light for Salida
Engine 496 depart Marshall Pass 6:35 PM light for Salida
Extra 490 east depart Marshall Pass 7:00 PM with 37 loads
Mears Jct 15 minutes set out
Arrive Salida 9:35 PM with 36 loads
Salida extra 495 west with helpers 491 and 499, depart Salida 11:00 PM, on post for Nov 18
GUNNISON
Baldwin branch extra 223-278
Conductor Anderson
Engine 223 Doyle
Engine 278 White
Depart Gunnison 10:40 AM with 26 empties
Arrive Baldwin 12:10 PM, 1 hour 5 minutes mine work
Depart Baldwin 1:15 PM
Arrive Gunnison 2:35 PM with 16 loads
MONTROSE-GUNNISON
Montrose extra 360 east with helper engines 458 and 464, to Gunnison
Conductor C M Purciel
Engine 360 Braswell
Engine 458 Stamm, fireman Dale
Engine 464 H Gates, fireman Smith
Depart Montrose 10:05 AM with 2 loads 28 empties
1 gas Gunnison
1 lumber Gunnison
14 empty double decks
14 empty coals
Arrive Cerro Summit time not shown, 10 minutes helper engines off, inspection
Engine 458 depart Cerro Summit 11:40 AM light for Montrose
Engine 464 depart Cerro Summit 11:45 AM light for Montrose
Extra 360 east depart Cerro Summit time not shown
Cimarron 20 minutes switching
Sapinero 10 minutes switching
Cebolla 20 minutes pick up
Kezar 10 minutes pick up
Arrive Gunnison 4:00 PM with 3 loads 29 empties
Engineer Stamm, fireman Dale and engineer H Gates fireman Smith deadhead on bus Montrose to Gunnison, bus depart Montrose 3:45 PM
No other narrow gauge activity this date, Sunday
Jimmy
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/17/2012 09:29PM by Jimmy Blouch.
