Alamosa December 11 1940

Wednesday December 11 1940

ALAMOSA

Alamosa cloudy, calm

Cumbres:
8:10 AM snowing hard, brisk SW wind, drifting a little, 8” new snow
10:25 AM snowing hard
12:05 PM snowing hard, calm
2:10 PM snowing lightly, light SW wind
5:00 PM snowing hard, snow heavy, wind not moving it much

Chama:
1:00 AM snowing hard, calm, 3” new snow
4:00 AM to 5:00 PM snowing light, 11:50 AM 6” new snow
5:00 PM snowing hard

Durango:
8:40 AM cloudy calm, 2” snow on ground
1:25 PM snowing hard
5:00 PM snowing light, 3” on ground

Pagosa Jct:
10:00 AM snowing hard, calm, 4” new snow
5:00 PM snowing hard, calm, 6” new snow

2 Chama Cumbres turns

1st tune with engines 480 and 487
Conductor Connolly
Engine 480 Marsh
Engine 487 Tozier

Depart Chama 3:00 AM with 11 loads 7 empties
Arrive Cumbres 4:40 AM with 11 loads 7 empties, set out, turn
Engine 480 depart Cumbres 4:50 AM with caboose for Chama
Engine 487 depart Cumbres 4:55 AM light for Chama

2nd turn with engines 486 and 482
Conductor Connolly
Engine 486 Marsh
Engine 482 Tozier

Depart Chama 7:10 AM with 11 loads 6 empties
Arrive Cumbres 8:30 AM with 11 loads 6 empties, set out, turn
Engine 486 depart Cumbres 8:40 AM with caboose for Chama
Engine 482 depart Cumbres 8:45 AM light for Chama

No. 115 with engine 475
Conductor Edmisten
Engineer Ray (to Chama)

Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 6 cars
119
163
327
Alamosa
62
306
Arrive Antonito 8:05 AM, set out cars 62 and 306 for No. 425
Depart Antonito 8:10 AM with 4 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:20 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:25 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 470
Conductor Morgan
Engineer Densmore (to Chama)

Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 4 cars
66
167
310
Chama
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:10 PM (engineer Ray)
Arrive Cumbres 5:04 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:08 PM
Arrive Antonito 7:17 PM, pick up 2 cars from No. 426
63
320
Depart Antonito 7:25 PM with 6 cars
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM with 6 cars

Durango extra 489 east
Conductor Knight
Engineer Katschthaler

Depart Durango 11:59 AM with 19 loads 4 empties
1 empty flat
2 empty dumps
Carbon Jct 20 minutes load 2 cars cattle
Delayed 20 minutes, back train from ½ mile east of Carbon Jct to Carbon Jct, set out 1 load ore account engine not handling train, wet rail
Florida 5 minutes pick up 1 load
Ignacio 10 minutes set out 1 load, 25 minutes meet No. 115
La Boca 5 minutes water
Tiffany 5 minutes merchandise
Allison 5 minutes pick up 2 cars turkeys
Arboles 5 minutes merchandise
Navajo 20 minutes water and eat
Dulce 5 minutes merchandise
Lumberton 15 minutes merchandise and set out to reduce
Monero 20 minutes coal & water, merchandise and pick up
Arrive Chama 9:00 PM with 20 loads 3 empties
(Connection, extra 487 east, depart Chama 11:10 PM, on post for Dec 12)

Alamosa extra 481 west, depart 10:50 PM, on post for Dec 12

SANTA FE BRANCH

Santa Fe 5:00 PM raining since 1:00 PM, calm, turning to snow now

Train No. 425 with engine 473
Conductor Hines
Engineer Baskett

Depart Antonito 8:25 AM with 3 loads
1 company coal Santa Fe
62
306
Reported to dispatcher: “Found 2 to 5 feet of snow in cuts between Mile Post 285 and No Agua, left good flange, drifting”
Arrive Taos Jct 11:15 AM
Depart Taos Jct 11:30 AM
Espanola 10 minutes switching
Arrive Santa Fe 4:00 PM with 3 loads 1 empty

Train No. 426 with engine 476
Conductor Willis
Engineer Arnell

Depart Santa Fe 10:00 AM with 3 loads
1 merchandise Alamosa
63
320
Espanola 10 minutes switching
Arrive Taos Jct 1:52 PM
Depart Taos Jct 2:02 PM
Arrive Antonito 5:15 PM with 4 loads 3 empties

Engine 476 run light to Alamosa for shops
Engineer Arnell

Depart Antonito 5:40 PM
Arrive Alamosa 6:45 PM

SALIDA

Marshall Pass cloudy, clam, ½” new snow, 4:00 PM snowing light, 1” new snow

Sargent cloudy, calm, 3” new snow

Gunnison cloudy calm, 4” new snow

Brakeman Hutchinson deadhead Salida to Gunnison on bus

Salida extra 492 west with helper engine 497, to Gunnison after Sargent hill turn
Conductor Straitiff
Engine 492 Hyatt
Engine 497 C Wilson

Depart Salida 1:55 AM with 35 empties
15 empty single decks
10 empty double decks
9 empty coals
Mears Jct 1 hour meet extra 496 east (of Dec 10)
Arrive Marshall Pass 5:30 AM with 35 empties, 20 minutes helper engine off, inspection
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 5:35 AM light for Sargent
Extra 492 west depart Marshall Pass 5:50 AM with 35 empties
Arrive Sargent 7:00 AM with 35 empties, 50 minutes set out, turn, eat, pick up, add Sargent helper engine 493, engineer C R Wilson
As Sargent hill turn extra 492 east with helpers 497 and 493 depart Sargent 7:50 AM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 9:10 AM with 18 loads, set out, turn
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 9:20 AM light for Gunnison
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 9:25 AM light for Sargent
Extra 492 west depart Marshall Pass 9:30 AM with caboose
Buxton 10 minutes pick up
Arrive Sargent 10:50 AM with 33 empties, 20 minutes set coal and pick up
Depart Sargent 11:10 AM with 69 empties
Parlin 10 minutes set out
Arrive Gunnison 1:00 PM with 68 empties

Salida extra 498 west with helper engine 495, Monarch branch
Conductor Sandberg
Engine 498 Runyan
Engine 495 Truscott

Depart Salida 8:15 AM with 42 empties
Arrive Monarch 10:20 AM
Engine 495 return to Salida light, arrive 12:05 PM
Extra 498 double Monarch Maysville Monarch
Extra 498 east depart Monarch 3:05 PM for Salida
Arrive Salida 5:20 PM with 42 loads

Monarch extra 499 with helper engine 490, Monarch branch
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 499 Graham
Engine 490 Dailey

Depart Salida 5:55 PM with 42 empties
Arrive Monarch 8:05 PM, 45 minutes switching, 25 minutes inspection
Engine 490 return to Salida light, arrive 11:00 PM
Extra 499 east depart Monarch 9:25 PM
Arrive Maysville 11:00 PM, 15 minutes switching, 10 minutes opening sanders
Extra 499 west depart Maysville 11:25 PM, 1 hour 5 minutes doubling to Monarch account heavy snow
Arrive Monarch 1:20 AM, 1 hour 5 minutes switching and inspection
Extra 499 east depart Monarch 2:25 AM for Salida
Maysville, 25 minutes pick up
Poncha Jct 10 minutes orders
Arrive Salida 5:10 AM (Dec 12) with 45 loads

Salida extra 496 west with helper engine 495, to Gunnison after Sargent hill turn
Conductor Carlin
Engine 496 Crooks
Engine495 Frantz

Depart Salida 8:25 PM with 37 empties
Poncha Jct 10 minutes set out
Arrive Marshall Pass 10:55 PM with 33 empties, 10 minutes helper engine off, inspection
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 11:00 PM light for Sargent
Extra 496 west depart Marshall Pass 11:05 PM with caboose
Arrive Sargent 12:15 AM with caboose, 1 hour coal & water, turn, eat, pick up, add Sargent helper engine 493, engineer C R Wilson
As Sargent hill turn extra 496 east with helpers 495 and 493 depart Sargent 1:15 AM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 2:35 AM with 18 loads, set out, turn
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 2:40 AM light for Sargent
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 2:45 AM light for Gunnison
Extra 496 west depart Marshall Pass 2:55 AM with 33 empties
Sargent 20 minutes water and pick up
Arrive Gunnison 5:45 AM (Dec 12) with 36 empties

GUNNISON

Crested Butte snowing hard, calm, 3” new snow

Crested Butte branch extra 497
Conductor Anderson
Engineer Stamm

Depart Gunnison 1:30 PM with 51 empties
Jacks Cabin 10 minutes set out
Arrive Crested Butte 3:20 PM with 49 empties, 2 hours 30 minutes spot mines, 30 minutes inspection
Depart Crested Butte 6:20 PM with 60 loads 1 empty
Jacks Cabin 5 minutes pick up 2 cars cattle
Arrive Gunnison 8:05 PM with 62 loads 1 empty

Baldwin branch extra 223-278
Conductor Anderson
Engine 223 Stamm
Engine 278 Bouvais

Depart Gunnison 5:25 AM with 1 load 26 empties
Arrive Baldwin 7:05 AM with 1 load 26 empties, 1 hour 5 minutes set out and mine work
Depart Baldwin 8:10 AM with 18 loads 1 empty
Arrive Gunnison 9:30 AM with 18 loads 1 empty

Gunnison switch engine 452 foreman Winters engineer Cowan

Gunnison extra 360 west with helper engine 361, to Montrose
Conductor C M Purciel
Engine 360 Braswell
Engine 361 H Gates

Depart Gunnison 2:55 AM with 11 loads 10 empties
Arrive Cimarron 6:15 AM, 3 trips Cimarron to Cerro Summit
Depart Cimarron 10:30 AM, last time
Arrive Cerro Summit 11:05 AM, helper engine off
Engine 361 depart Cerro Summit 11:10 AM light for Gunnison
Extra 360 west depart Cerro Summit 11:20 AM
Arrive Montrose 12:35 PM with 9 loads 10 empties

MONTROSE

Montrose snowing, calm, 8” wet heavy snow

Ouray:
8:40 AM 8” new heavy snow, calm
5:00 PM snowing light, 11” new snow

Ouray branch extra 315, Ouray turn
Conductor Collett
Engineer Price

Depart Montrose 12:25 PM with 3 loads 15 empties
5 empty single decks
9 empty box
Ridgway 20 minutes switching and eat
Arrive Ouray 4:00 PM with 5 empties, 40 minutes station switching
Depart Ouray 4:40 PM with 1 load 3 empties
Arrive Ridgway 5:20 PM with 1 load 3 empties, 15 minutes switching, 1 hour 30 minutes RGS connection and bills
Depart Ridgway 7:05 PM with 16 loads 3 empties
2 cars cattle from RGS, loaded Bilk 1:30 PM, for Denver via Salida, released, no one in charge
4 cars cattle from RGS, loaded Placerville 3:15 PM, for Austin via Montrose, released, no one in charge
Colona 15 minutes hot box CONX 25, gas for Gunnison
Arrive Montrose 8:45 PM with 16 loads 3 empties

GUNNISON

Gunnison extra 361 west, light engine to Cedar Creek, helper for extra 360 east
Engineer Doyle

Depart Gunnison 7:00 PM
Arrive Cedar Creek time not shown

Montrose extra 360 east, to Gunnison, at Cedar Creek add helper engine 361
Conductor C M Purciel
Engine 360 Braswell
Engine 361 Doyle (on Cedar Creek)

Depart Montrose 9:45 PM with 5 loads 1 empty, includes 2 cars cattle from Bilk (would appear car gas for Gunnison and car gas for Crested Butte also included)
Cedar Creek 15 minutes pick up, and add helper engine 361
Arrive Cimarron 12:15 AM, 35 minutes pick up, hot box CONX 38
Iola 10 minutes set out
Arrive Gunnison 3:30 AM (Dec 12) with 5 loads 16 empties

DURANGO

Silverton branch and Farmington branch no train

Durango switch engine 268 foreman Gabbe engineer Fitzer

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