Wednesday May 7 1941
ALAMOSA
All reporting stations no new snow or rain
No. 115 with engine 475
Conductor Edmisten
Engineer Boyd (to Chama)
Engineer Densmore (from Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 6 cars
119
111
325
Durango
62
320
Arrive Antonito 8:05 AM, set out cars 62 and 320 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
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM with 4 cars
No. 116 with engine 471
Conductor Hurley
Engineer House (to Chama)
Engineer Boyd (from Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 4 cars
66
167
310
Chama
Arrive Pagosa Jct 1:55 PM, pick up car 309 (not sure when moved to Pagosa Jct)
Depart Pagosa Jct 2:02 PM with 5 cars
Arrive Chama 4:05 PM
Depart Chama 4:15 PM
Arrive Cumbres 5:12 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:16 PM
Arrive Antonito 7:20 PM, pick up 2 cars from No. 426
61
284
Depart Antonito 7:25 PM with 7 cars
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM with 7 cars
1st Chama Cumbres turn with engines 482 and 487
Conductor Roberts
Engine 482 Marsh
Engine 487 Caldwell
Depart Chama 7:35 AM with 13 loads 5 empties
Arrive Cumbres 9:05 AM with 13 loads 5 empties, set out, turn
Engine 482 depart Cumbres 9:20 AM with caboose for Chama
Engine 487 depart Cumbres 9:25 AM light for Chama
2nd Chama Cumbres turn with engines 484 and 485
Conductor Roberts
Engine 484 Marsh
Engine 485 Caldwell
Depart Chama 11:25 AM with 12 loads 1 empty
9 company coal Alamosa
3 company coal Antonito
Arrive Cumbres 12:50 PM with 12 loads 1 empty, set out, turn
Engine 484 depart Cumbres 1:05 PM with caboose for Chama
Engine 485 depart Cumbres 1:10 PM light for Chama
Durango extra 489 east
Conductor Fry
Engineer Klahn
RGS connection arrived 4:25 PM
Depart Durango 5:25 PM with 15 loads 3 empties
Tiffany 10 minutes merchandise
Arboles 10 minutes merchandise
Pagosa Jct 20 minutes eat, 5 minutes merchandise
Dulce 10 minutes switching
Lumberton 30 minutes merchandise and switching
Monero 20 minutes switching, coal & water
Arrive Chama 2:50 AM with 17 loads 7 empties
Alamosa extra 471 west, depart 11:45 PM, on May 8 post
SANTA FE BRANCH
Train No. 425 with engine 473
Conductor Hines
Engineer Baskett
Depart Antonito 8:20 AM with 2 loads
62
320
Arrive Taos Jct 11:15 AM
Depart Taos Jct 11:30 AM
Espanola times not shown, 5 minutes switching
Arrive Santa Fe 4:00 PM with 2 loads
Train No. 426 with engine 476
Conductor Willis
Engineer Arnell
Depart Santa Fe 10:00 AM with 4 loads 1 empty
1 empty coal
1 merchandise Taos Jct
1 load Espanola
61
284
Arrive Espanola 11:45 AM, 15 minutes switching
Depart Espanola 12:00 PM
Taos Jct times not shown, 10 minutes switching
Arrive Antonito 5:15 PM with 3 loads 1 empty
Inspection motor car M-2 ran Santa Fe to Alamosa
Sheet shows Mr. Perlman was on board
Depart Santa Fe 4:00 PM
Sheet shows depart Taos Jct 6:15 PM
Notation reads: “…out of gas Mile Post 301, section foreman Antonito to bring gas to them.”
Arrive Antonito time not shown
Depart Antonito time not shown
Arrive Alamosa 2:00 AM
SALIDA
Gunnison extra 493 east with helper engine 490, to Salida, at Sargent trade engine 490 for engine 491, engine 490 now Sargent helper engine, add to extra 493 east
Conductor Sloan
Engine 493 Dailey
Engine 490 Truscott (to Sargent)
Engine 491 Truscott (from Sargent)
Engine 490 C D Wilson (on Sargent)
Depart Gunnison 1:05 AM with 52 loads
Arrive Sargent 3:00 AM with 52 loads, 45 minutes set out, coal & water, trade engines
Depart Sargent 3:45 AM with 19 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 5:15 AM with 19 loads, 55 minutes helper engines off, pick up, inspection
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 5:25 AM light for Sargent
Engine 491 depart Marshall Pass 5:40 AM light for Salida
Extra 493 east depart Marshall Pass 6:10 AM with 38 loads
Arrive Salida 8:20 AM with 38 loads
Salida extra 495 west with helper engines 492 and 479, scheduled for Gunnison
Conductor Hallock
Engine 495 Cullinan
Engine 492 Hyatt
Engine 479 Runyon
Depart Salida 4:20 AM with 51 empties
Grays 35 minutes meet extra 493 east
Mile Post 235¼, 2 hours derailed, no details shown, subsequent entries reflect that engine 495 was derailed
Engine 479 depart derailment site 8:45 AM with caboose for Salida
Arrive Salida 10:30 AM with caboose
Salida extra 491 west, tool cars, to Mile Post 235¼
Conductor Hutchinson
Engineer Cooper
Depart Salida 9:29 AM with 4 loads
Arrive derailment 10:40 AM, work to 3:00 PM wrecking
Engine 492, from extra 495 west, depart Mile Post 235¼ 12:05 PM light for Salida
Arrive Salida 1:20 PM
Engine 495, from extra west, depart Mile Post 235¼ time not shown light for Salida
Arrive Salida 4:30 PM
Extra 491 east depart Mile Post 235¼ 3:00 PM
Arrive Salida 4:50 PM with 3 loads 1 empty
2 Sargent hill turns with engines 499, 490 and 494
Conductor Carlin
Engine 499 Fitzsimmons
Engine 490 Crooks
Engine 494 C D Wilson
1st turn depart Sargent 10:45 AM with 19 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 12:10 PM with 19 loads, set out, turn
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 12:20 PM light for Sargent
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 12:25 PM light for Sargent
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass 12:30 PM with caboose for Sargent
2nd turn depart Sargent 2:05 PM with 19 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 3:20 PM with 19 loads, set out, turn
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 3:25 PM light for Sargent
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 3:30 PM light for Sargent
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass 3:35 PM with caboose for Sargent
Salida extra 492 west with helper engines 491 and 493, to Gunnison
Conductor Sloan
Engine 492 Dailey
Engine 491 Truscott
Engine 493 Runyon
Conductor Hallock and crew deadhead Salida to Marshall Pass, get east loads
Depart Salida 7:35 PM with 1 load 6 empties
Grays 40 minutes pick up
Arrive Marshall Pass 10:20 PM with 1 load 54 empties, 15 minutes helper engines off, inspection
Engine 491 depart Marshall Pass 10:50 PM light for Gunnison, behind extra 492 west
Extra 492 west depart Marshall Pass 10:45 PM with 1 load 54 empties
Sargent 15 minutes pick up
Arrive Gunnison 1:35 AM with 1 load 60 empties
At Marshall Pass Conductor Hallock and crew on duty, take charge of engine 493, 1 hour turn, switching and inspection
Extra 493 east depart Marshall Pass 11:55 PM with 38 loads
Mears Jct set out 6 Valley loads
Arrive Salida 2:20 AM with 32 loads
GUNNISON
Crested Butte branch extra 498
Conductor Carey (edit 5-8-13, spelling)
Engineer Stamm
Depart Gunnison 11:15 AM with 50 empties
Arrive Crested Butte 1:05 PM with 50 empties, 2 hours 45 minutes mine work and inspection
Depart Crested Butte 3:50 PM with 48 loads 1 empty
Arrive Gunnison 5:25 PM with 48 loads 1 empty
Gunnison switch engine 456 foreman Winters engineer Cowan
GUNNISON-MONTROSE
Montrose extra 360 east with helper engines 458 and 454, to Gunnison
Conductor Ed Mahoney
Engine 360 H Gates
Engine 458 Edwards
Engine 454 Boyle
Depart Montrose 5:45 AM with 15 loads
15 cars sheep from Thompson Utah to Sapinero
Mile Post 340 10 minutes engine 458 failed, broken right rocker arm, back to Cedar Creek, engine 458 off, return light to Montrose
Extra 360 with helper engine 454 arrive Cerro Summit time not shown, 10 minutes pick up, appears engine 454 stay on to Cimarron
Depart Cerro Summit time not shown
Arrive Cimarron 8:15 AM with 16 loads, helper engine off
Extra 360 east depart Cimarron 8:25 AM with 16 loads
Sapinero 30 minutes unload sheep
Arrive Gunnison 11:55 AM with 1 load 10 empties
Montrose extra 461 east, light engine to Cimarron, replace engine 458, helper for extra 361 west
Engineer Edwards
Depart Montrose 10:30 AM
Arrive Cimarron 11:55 AM
Gunnison extra 361 west, to Montrose, at Cimarron add helper engines 454 and 461
Conductor C M Purciel
Engine 361 Braswell
Engine 454 Boyle (on Cimarron)
Engine 461 Edwards (on Cimarron)
Depart Gunnison 8:55 AM with 1 load 2 empties
Sapinero 1 hour 5 minutes unloading sheep (from extra 360 east), pick up
Arrive Cimarron 12:25 PM with 1 load 25 empties, 55 minutes pick up and eat, add helper engines 454 and 461, make 2 trips Cimarron to Cerro Summit
Depart Cimarron 1:20 PM with 1 load 34 empties
Delayed Mile Post 332 15 minutes, can’t make out reason
Arrive Cerro Summit 3:00 PM, 15 minutes set out and turn
Depart Cerro Summit 3:15 PM
Arrive Cimarron 3:45 PM, 45 minutes pick up and switching
Depart Cimarron 4:30 PM with 8 loads 11 empties, dead engine 452 in tow
Arrive Cerro Summit 5:30 PM, 35 minutes helper engine 461 off, pick up, switching and inspection
Engine 461 depart Cerro Summit time not shown light for Montrose, behind extra 361 west
(Engines 361 and 454 were coupled when depart Cimarron)
Extra 361-454 coupled depart Cerro Summit 6:05 PM
Arrive Montrose 7:15 PM with 9 loads 45 empties, engine 452 in tow
MONTROSE
Ouray branch work extra 316, with pile driver
Conductor Gribben
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 7:20 AM with pile driver
Work from 7:40 AM to 3:40 PM driving piling at bridge 353.06
Arrive Montrose 4:00 PM, 2 hours spot and do some yard switching
DURANGO
Farmington branch extra 478
Conductor Knight
Engineer Katschthaler
Depart Durango 8:00 AM with 2 empties
Carbon Jct 10 minutes switching
Cedar Hill 5 minutes switching
Aztec 15 minutes switching
Refinery 15 minutes switching
Arrive Farmington 12:40 PM with 2 loads 5 empties, 20 minutes eat, 20 minutes switching
Depart Farmington 1:20 PM with 2 loads 3 empties
2 gas (destination not shown)
1 empty refrigerator
1 empty box
Aztec 10 minutes switching
Arrive Durango 5:25 PM with 2 loads 4 empties
Durango switch engine 268 foreman Gabbe engineer Fitzer, 40 minutes overtime RGS extra, spuds, this would be the connection that arrived 4:25 PM
Jimmy
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/08/2013 09:35AM by Jimmy Blouch.
