Monday January 29 1945
ALAMOSA
Cumbres trace new snow, 80” on ground
No. 115 with engine 478
Conductor Hines
Engineer Holly (to Chama)
Engineer Marsh and fireman deadhead to Chama
Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 5 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 473
Conductor Hurley
Engineer Katschthaler (to Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:05 PM (engineer Holly)
Arrive Cumbres 5:05 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:15 PM
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM
1st Chama Cumbres turn with engines 489 and 482
Conductor Andriko
Engine 489 A S Johnson
Engine 482 Donaldson
Depart Chama 3:25 AM with 11 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 5:10 AM
Engine 489 depart Cumbres 5:25 AM with caboose for Chama
Engine 482 depart Cumbres 5:30 AM light for Chama
2nd Chama Cumbres turn with engines 483 and 485
Conductor Andriko
Engine 483 A S Johnson
Engine 485 Donaldson
Depart Chama 8:10 AM with 12 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbers 9:50 AM
Engine 483 depart Cumbres 10:00 AM with caboose for Chama
Engine 485 depart Cumbres 10:05 AM light for Chama
Durango extra east with engines 487 and 488
Conductor Murray
Engine 487 Johnson
Engine 488 Dieckman
Depart Durango 11:59 AM with 35 loads 1 empty
Florida 5 minutes pick up
La Boca 15 minutes No. 115
Allison 5 minutes mdse
Arboles 20 minutes mdse and switching
Gato 35 minutes eat, water and pick up
Navajo 10 minutes set out
Dulce 10 minutes set out
Monero 30 minutes coal & water and pick up
Arrive Chama 10:10 PM with 38 loads 1 empty
Chama extra 482 east with helper engines 489 and 483
Conductor Andriko
Engine 482 A S Johnson
Engine 489 Donaldson
Engine 483 Marsh
Depart Chama 11:25 PM with 19 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 12:55 AM
Engine 489 depart Cumbres 1:05 AM light for Chama
Engine 483 depart Cumbres 1:10 AM light for Chama
Extra 482 east depart Cumbres 1:15 AM with 43 loads 1 empty
Big Horn 5 minutes inspect train
Arrive Antonito 4:20 AM (Jan 30), 30 minutes water, switching and meet extra 484 west (Jan 30)
La Jara 40 minutes station switching
Estrella 15 minutes switching
Arrive Henry 6:50 AM, 25 minutes pick up and meet No. 115 (Jan 30)
Arrive Alamosa 7:40 AM with 47 loads 5 empties
SALIDA
Marshall Pass no new snow, 32” on ground
Monarch branch extra 480 with helper engine 496
Conductor Carlin
Engine 480 C Wilson
Engine 496 Hyatt
Depart Salida 10:05 AM with 25 empties, flanger OL
Engine 480 double Maysville Monarch, engine 496 help 1st trip, 496 return light to Salida at 2:35 PM
Extra 480 depart Monarch 4:05 PM for Salida
Arrive Salida 6:20 PM with 27 loads 1 empty, flanger OL
2 Sargent hill turns with engines 495 and 493
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 495 Frantz
Engine 493 Crooks
1st turn depart Sargent 12:35 PM with 10 loads 1 empty and flanger
Arrive Marshall Pass 1:55 PM
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 2:10 PM light for Sargent
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 2:30 PM with caboose and flanger for Sargent
2nd turn depart Sargent 4:15 PM with 12 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 5:35 PM
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 5:40 PM light for Sargent
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 5:50 PM with caboose for Sargent
Salida extra 497 west with helper engines 491 and 499
Conductor Straitiff
Engine 497 Dailey
Engine 491 W Wilson
Engine 499 Cullinan
Deadhead conductor Plewes and crew and caboose to Marshall Pass to move east loads
Depart Salida 3:45 PM with 3 loads 41 empties
Dispatcher’s memorandum reads: “6:30 PM conductor Straitiff extra 497-491 and 499 reports from Keene has 6 coal cars partly turned over against side of cut between Keene and Shirley apparently caused by broken train line next to middle engine about 21 cars ahead of caboose and rear engine causing air to go into emergency and pulling out draw head first car ahead of middle engine. Apparently very little damage to equipment and track. Tool cars leave Salida about 11:00 PM soon as crews available. Engine 497 engineer Dailey and engine 491 engineer W Wilson go light to Marshall Pass after leaving head cut of train, 23 empties and 3 loads at Grays and both engine crews go on release until called. Engine 499 and rear 15 cars and Straitiff caboose taken back to Shirley. Later conductor Plewes and crew deadheading extra 497 west to Marshall Pass took their caboose and Stratiff and crew and caboose to Salida. Running tool cars soon as crews available. RG 9558 and 1887 dropped into Keene, 1887 used for hand brake.”
(Derailment happened at MP 229 ¾. 6 cars behind middle helper engine 491derailed. Appears RG 9558 may be the car with the pulled out draw head. On the way to taking the head end to Grays, RG 9558 and 1887 were left at Keene. 23 cars taken to Grays as capacity for Keene siding was 18 cars. Engine 497 and engine 491 light to Marshall Pass and crews released. Engine 499 with conductor Straitiff back to Shirley at 7:55 PM and Straitfif and crew released. Conductor Plewes and crew on duty and take engine 499 and 2 cabooses to Salida.)
15 empty gons left on main track Shirley
23 empty gons and 3 loads left at Grays
Salida extra 496 west, tool cars
Conductor Plewes
Engineer Hockett
Depart Salida 11:05 PM
Arrive MP 230 12:05 AM, 4 hours 55 minutes rerailing 6 turned over cars
Arrive Shirley 5:05 AM, 2 hours set out empties, pick up tools, fix and get bad order cat at Keene
Arrive Mears Jct 7:35 AM, 20 minutes turn and water
Poncha Jct 10 minutes meet extra 499 west (Jan30)
Arrive Salida 9:00 AM (Jan 30) 4 loads 2 empties
GUNNISON
Crested Butte branch with engine 498
Conductor Anderson
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 11:45 AM with 42 empties
Arrive Crested Butte 1:30 PM
Depart Crested Butte 4:00 PM with 44 loads 1 empty
Arrive Gunnison 5:35 PM
Gunnison switch engine 340 with foreman Winters engineer H Gates
Montrose switch engine 456 with conductor Gribben engineer Price
Durango switch engine 319 with foreman Rowe engineer Connor
Baldwin branch, Silverton branch and Farmington branch no activity
Jimmy
