ALAMOSA
Cumbres weather: 8:00 AM Clear calm, 26 deg, trace new snow on ground
10:30 AM cloudy, light SW wind 36 deg
1:10 PM snowing hard, calm, 38 deg
5:00 PM, partly cloudy, lite SW wind, 44 deg, 1 inch new snow since AM
No. 115 with engine 478
Conductor Hurley
Engineer Coughlin (to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 7 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:22 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:25 AM
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM
Depart Chama 11:15 AM (engineer Brice)
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM
No. 116 with engine 476
Conductor Roberts
Engineer Katschthaler (to Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:05 PM (engineer Coughlin)
Arrive Cumbres 5:05 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:08 PM
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM
Reported to dispatcher: “12:14 AM Durango roundhouse says RGS stock train has engine 464 derailed at smelter switch in edge of town and crew on 16 hours law - Will let us know. (Engine, tender and 2 cars)”
((This is derailment switch engine 315 worked))
Durango extra east with engine 488
Conductor Bruce
Engineer Dieckman
Depart Durango 8:30 AM with 25 loads 1 empty, 25 cars sheep from RGS
Juanita 20 minutes pick up 3 cars sheep and meet No. 115
Arrive Chama 3:40 PM with 28 loads 1 empty
Chama extra east with engines 487 road, 485 helper, 482 helper, and 481 helper
Conductor Connelly
Engine 487 Holly
Engine 485 Owenby
Engine 482 Hall
Engine 481 Hindelang
Called Chama 1:15 PM 3 hours 50 minutes switching and load 14 cars sheep, helpers called 4:30 PM
Depart Chama 5:05 PM with 42 loads 1 empty, (42 cars stock)
Arrive Cumbres Arrive Cumbres 6:45 PM
Engine 485 light return to Chama
Engine 482 light return to Chama
Engine 481 light return to Chama
Engine 487 depart Cumbres 7:20 PM with 59 loads 1 empty
Arrive Alamosa 12:25 AM
Durango extra east with engine 486
Conductor Knight
Engineer Peterson
Depart Durango 12:35 PM with 19 loads 2 empties (includes 7 cars stock, loaded Durango)
Ignacio 45 minutes load 6 cars cattle and meet No. 115
Allison 5 minutes mdse
Pagosa 30 minutes mdse and eat
Dulce 20 minutes switching and mdse
Lumberton 10 minutes mdse and pick up
Monero 20 minutes mdse, coal & water
Arrive Chama 9:35 PM with 23 loads 2 empties
Chama extra east with engines 481 road, 488 helper and 482 helper
Conductor Ashbrook
Engine 481 Hall
Engine 488 Owenby
Engine 482 Hindelang
Called 11:15 PM, 1 hour 30 minutes make up train, helpers called 12:01 AM (Oct 4)
Depart Chama 12:45 AM with 27 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 2:50 AM
Engine 488 light return to Chama
Engine 482 light return to Chama
Engine 481 depart Cumbres 3:20 AM with 46 loads 1 empty
Bountiful 45 minutes meet No. 115 (Oct 4)
Arrive Alamosa 9:15 AM
SALIDA
Weather Marshall Pass: 9:00 PM 1 inch new snow, total 4 inches, 2 left on ground
Weather Sargent: 8:00 AM cloudy, calm, 33 deg, trace of snow on ground
Monarch branch with engines 480 road and 497 helper
Conductor Carlin
Engine 480 Dailey
Engine 497 Frantz
Depart Salida 6:50 AM with 57 empties
Maysville Monarch double with engine 497 helping on both trips, return light to Salida at 2:05 PM
Engine 480 depart Monarch 1:00 PM, 2nd time
Arrive Salida 5:10 PM with 44 loads 1 empty
Salida extra west with engines 491 road, 490 helper and 499 helper
Conductor Young
Engine 491 W Wilson
Engine 490 Lannon
Engine 499 C Wilson
Depart Salida 2:40 AM with 56 empties
Caboose
22 empty single decks Gunnison
8 double decks Gunnison
20 empty FBC (gon) Gunnison
5 empty double decks Crookton
Mears Jct 15 minutes water
Reported to dispatcher: “4:57 AM conductor Young on phone Shirley, says engine 491 has left front trailer spring hanger broken - dragging on ground (long equalizer on west side) needs heavy jacks, mechanics & plenty of blocking. Engine on main track between switches at Shirley switches lined for siding.”
Reported to dispatcher: “6:10 AM Salida says starting men out at 6:10 AM to repair engine 491.”
Shirley 45 minutes reduce 240 tons account engine 491 broke down
(Engine 490 handled train from Shirley to Gunnison)
Arrive Marshall Pass 6:20 AM with 35 empties, meet extra 494 east
Engine 499 light return to Salida
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 6:50 AM
Arrive Gunnison 10:40 AM with 2 loads 43 empties
Engine 491 light, after repairs, return to Salida from Shirley at 11:35 AM
Salida extra west with engines 496 road and 484 helper
Conductor Straitiff
Engine 496 Hyatt
Engine 484 Rogers
Depart Salida 7:45 AM with 3 loads 27 empties
Poncha Jct 20 minutes meet extra 494 east
Otto 15 minutes meet extra 499 east (light engine)
Arrive Marshall Pass 12:10 PM
Engine 484 light return to Salida
Engine 496 depart Marshall Pass 12:30 PM with 3 loads 27 empties
Parlin 10 minutes set out, 3 company cinders
Arrive Gunnison 3:20 PM with 27 empties
Salida extra west with engines 494 road, 491 helper and 499 helper
Conductor Rhodes
Engine 494 Culliman
Engine 491 C Wilson
Engine 499 W Wilson
Called Salida 11:00 PM
Depart Salida 12:05 AM (Oct 4) with 1 load 54 empties
Mears Jct 10 minutes pick up and set out
Arrive Marshall Pass 2:45 AM
Engine 491 light depart Marshall Pass for Salida, will end up being used in connection with extra 490 east
Engine 499 light return to Salida
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 3:40 AM with 1 load 56 empties
Sargent 20 minutes water and unload freight
MP 258 lost 15 minutes account cattle on right of way
Arrive Gunnison 6:45 AM
GUNNISON
Crested Butte branch with engine 498
Conductor Purciel
Engineer Tyrer
Depart Gunnison 11:05 AM with 11 empties, 10 stock cars for Jacks Cabin, caboose
Jacks Cabin 10 minutes set out and inspection
Arrive Crested Butte 12:40 PM, 3 hours 5 minutes mine work
Depart Crested Butte 3:45 PM with 23 loads 1 empty
Jacks Cabin 1 hour 55 minutes load 10 cars stock (8 cattle, 2 sheep)
Arrive Gunnison 6:20 PM with 33 loads 1 empty
Gunnison extra east with engines 490 road, added Sargent 493 helper, 495 helper, and 492 helper
Conductor Young
Engine 490 Lannon
Engine 493 Veo
Engine 495 Sidenstriker
Engine 492 Fitzsimons
Depart Gunnison 8:05 PM with 39 loads 1 empty, loads are all stock, (in addition to Crested Butte branch stock, 29 cars stock had been loaded at Gunnison)
Parlin 10 minutes water
Crookton 1 hour 30 minutes load 5 cars sheep
Arrive Sargent 11:40 PM with 44 loads 1 empty (all loads are stock), 15 minutes coal and water, 10 minutes cut in helpers
Depart Sargent 12:05 AM with 44 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 1:35 AM
Engine 492 light return to Sargent
Engine 495 light return to Sargent
Engine 493 light return to Sargent
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 2:40 AM, after meeting extra 494 west, with 44 loads 1 empty
Mears Jct 1 hour 45 minutes rerailing engine 490
Reported to dispatcher: “5:05 AM Young conductor extra 490 east on phone Mears Jct, says engine 490 derailed right at highway crossing Mears Jct - broken spring hanger, needs mechanic, blocks and rerail frogs, sending from Salida in truck.” “5:50 AM Young at Mears Jct has engine on track, will use engine 491 to take train into Salida and 490 will follow.” (in addition to broken spring hanger notation shows left equalizer down)
Train arrive Salida 6:50 AM
MONTROSE
Notation regarding RGS derailment reads: “RGS still off track, 11:15 AM still off track, Ridgway maybe 8:00 PM.”
Ouray branch with engine 456
Conductor Gribben
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 12:50 PM with 42 empties, (41 stock cars)
Arrive Ridgway 3:05 PM, 20 minutes switching, 2 hours 5 minutes load 15 cars cattle, 30 minutes billing
Depart Ridgway 6:00 PM
Colona 1 hour meet extra 360 west
Arrive Montrose 8:10 PM
Ouray branch with engine 360
Conductor Anderson
Engineer T Doyle
Depart Montrose 6:30 PM, with caboose
Arrive Ridgway 8:00 PM, 10 minutes turn, get from RGS 24 cars sheep, 35 minutes inspection
Depart Ridgway 8:45 PM with 24 loads 1 empty
Arrive Montrose 10:10 PM, unload 24 cars sheep
Extra east with engines 361 road and 463 helper
Conductor Dean
Engine 361 Stamm
Engine 463 Braswell
Depart Montrose 8:35 PM with 15 loads 1 empty (15 cars cattle)
Arrive Cerro Summit 10:50 PM
Engine 463 light return to Montrose at 12:00 midnight
Engine 361 depart Cerro Summit 11:00 PM with 15 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cimarron 11:30 PM, 31 minutes take coal
Depart Cimarron 12:01 AM
MP 325 20 minutes pack and brass RG 5588
Arrive Gunnison 3:20 AM with 15 loads 1 empty
Additional dispatcher notations: “5:45 PM large rock slide 5 poles east MP 319 between Sapinero and Curecanti, Klein notified, Cimarrron section men and 4 men from Gunnison section to slide. 6:00 PM advised will all be clear at 12 midnight. 12:34 AM Gunnison says section men back at Gunnison and say track now clear at MP 319.” (Edit Curecanti spelling)
“8:00 PM No. 1 north open, worked with Ridgway and Montrose on long distance. Wire came in OK at 9:15 PM.”
DURANGO
Silverton branch No. 461 and No. 462 with engine 375
Conductor Murray
Engineer Johnson
Depart Durango 9:25 AM with 6 loads 7 empties
Tacoma 10 minutes mdse
Arrive Silverton 1:20 PM, 20 minutes eat, 1 hour switching
Depart Silverton 2:40 PM with 4 loads 3 empties
Arrive Durango 6:20 PM with 5 loads 2 empties
Gunnison switch engine 317 with conductor Winters engineer H Gates
Durango switch engine 315 with conductor Rowe Engineer House
Baldwin branch and Farmington branch no activity
Jimmy
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/03/2009 12:52PM by Jimmy Blouch.
