Tuesday December 14 1938
ALAMOSA
Alamosa partly cloudy, calm
Cumbres:
8:00 AM partly cloudy, strong SW wind
10:30 AM cloudy, strong SW wind
1:40 PM heavy snow, strong SW wind
4:35 PM cloudy, calm
Chama cloudy, calm
Durango cloudy, calm
No. 215 with engine 483
Conductor Morgan
Engineer Holly (to Chama)
Engineer Peterson (from Chama)
Swing brakeman not shown
Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 6 cars
66
164
169
327
325
Durango
Arrive Cumbres 10:20 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:23 AM
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM
Depart Chama 11:15 AM
Arrive Gato 1:15 PM
Depart Gato 1:21 PM
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM with 6 cars
No. 216 with engine 473, at Chama trade for engine 485, account snow
Conductor Hines
Engineer Dieckman (to Chama)
Engineer Holly (from Chama)
Swing brakeman not shown
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 6 cars
119
167
111
310
319
Chama
Arrive Gato 1:49 PM
Depart Gato 1:54 PM
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM, change engines
Depart Chama 4:05 PM
Arrive Cumbres 5:00 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:03 PM
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM with 6 cars
Alamosa extra 482 west with helper engine 480
Conductor Young
Engine 482 Oberrich
Engine 480 Hindelang
Depart Alamosa 5:30 AM with 24 loads 64 empties
At some point, not sure if Alamosa or Antonito, engine 480 became road engine account bad pump on engine 482
La Fruto 10 minutes set out
Henry 10 minutes set out
Estella 10 minutes set out
Arrive La Jara 6:50 AM, 55 minutes set out and pick up, No. 215 by
Depart La Jara 7:45 AM
Romeo 10 minutes set out
Arrive Antonito 8:45 AM with 26 loads 44 empties, 15 minutes coal & water, 50 minutes set out and switching, 30 minutes eat
Depart Antonito 10:20 AM with 26 loads 34 empties
Sublette 15 minutes water
Arrive east switch Toltec 1:12 PM
Chama extra 488 east with helper engine 484
Conductor Hinton
Engine 488 Brown
Engine 484 J W Johnson
Depart Chama 9:35 AM with 12 loads 5 empties
Cresco 15 minutes meet No. 215
Arrive Cumbres 112:10 AM with 12 loads 5 empties, 20 minutes helper engine off, pick up, inspection
Extra 484 west depart Cumbres 11:25 AM light for Chama
Extra 488 east depart Cumbres 11:30 AM with 39 loads 7 empties
Stopped east switch Toltec 1:00 PM to meet extra 480-482 west
Memorandum reads: “Hinton on phone Toltec 1:37 PM, extra 488 east stopped east switch 1:00 PM, extra 480-482 west headed in at 1:12 PM, struck cylinder on engine 488 and they now locked together. Engines unlocked at 5:00 PM.”
Conductor Young and brakeman, engineer Oberrich and fireman released at Toltec 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM, engineer Hindelang watch engines.
MW02 with officials (edit, add names 12-15-13)
LPU (L P Urquart trainmaster)
HVM (Hubert Meek)
TJc (Tom Cummins Asst to Superintendent and Road Foreman of Equipment)
Depart Alamosa 2:35 PM
Big Horn buzzer 3:57 PM
Arrive Toltec time not legible
Chama extra 487 east, light engine to Toltec, take over extra 480 west train
Engineer J W Johnson
Depart Chama 2:25 PM
Arrive Toltec time not shown
Engine 480 taken off west bound train and placed on extra 488 east in tow, engineer Hindelang and fireman ride engine 480
Extra 488 east depart Toltec 5:35 PM with engine 480 in tow
Arrive Big Horn 6:25 PM, 35 minutes turn engine 480 and let No. 216 by
Depart Big Horn 7:00 PM
Arrive Antonito 7:55 PM, water, pick up and eat, engineer Hindelang and fireman tie up, deadhead on extra 488 east to Alamosa, Alamosa machinist ride engine 480 Antonito to Alamosa
Extra 488 east depart Antonito 9:00 PM
Arrive Alamosa 10:30 PM with 38 loads 9 empties, engine 480 in tow
At Toltec, 6:02 PM, extra 487 west ready to depart, 43 minutes wait for No.216
Depart Toltec 6:45 PM with west bound train, engine 482 remains on as helper
Arrive Cumbres 8:05 PM with 26 loads 44 empties, 20 minutes helper engine off, set out, inspection
Extra 482 west depart Cumbres 8:15 PM light for Chama
Extra 487 west depart Cumbres 8:25 PM with 26 loads 34 empties
Arrive Chama 9:30 PM with 26 loads 34 empties
MW02 (added 12-15-13)
Depart Toltec time not shown
Arrive Alamosa 7:45 PM
Chama extra 486 west, light engine to Durango
Engineer Connor
Depart Chama 12:40 PM
Dulce 1:57 PM
Meet with No. 216 not shown
Arrive Durango 6:00 PM
Chama extra 481 west
Conductor Bruce
Engineer Buchanan
Depart Chama 11:00 PM with 26 loads 21 empties
5 empty gons
3 empty dumps
12 empty double decks
Caboose
Monero 30 minutes switching and merchandise
Lumberton 10 minutes pick up
Gato 40 minutes eat, water and set out
Ignacio 10 minutes set out
Florida 10 minutes pick up
Arrive Durango 7:55 AM (Dec 15) with 25 loads 1 empty
Alamosa Antonito turn with standard gauge engine 1146
Conductor Andriko
Engineer Groshart
SALIDA
Marshall Pass cloudy light W wind
Sargent clear, calm
Gunnison clear, calm
Salida extra 495 west with helper engine 499, Monarch branch
Conductor Wright
Engine 495 C D Wilson
Engine 499 Veo
Depart Salida 11:25 AM with 32 empties flanger
Garfield 30 minutes re-rail engine 499
Arrive Monarch 2:15 PM, 20 minutes double in, 25 minutes flange yard, 25 minutes switching, 25 minutes inspection
Engine 499 return to Salida light, arrive 4:55 PM
Extra 495 double Monarch Maysville
Depart Monarch 7:25 PM for Salida
Arrive Salida 9:50 PM with 44 loads 2 empties, flanger
Salida extra 491 west with helper engines 496 and 493, to Gunnison after Sargent hill turn
Conductor R Young
Engine 491 W Wilson
Engine 496 Frantz
Engine 493 Rogers
Depart Salida 1:55 PM with 1 load 32 empties
4 empty dumps
27 empty gons
1 merchandise
Caboose
Mears Jct 10 minutes water and switching
Arrive Marshall Pass 5:05 PM with 1 load 47 empties, 20 minutes helper engines off, merchandise, set out, inspection
Extra 496 west depart Marshall Pass 5:15 PM light for Sargent
Extra 493 west depart Marshall Pass 5:35 PM light for Sargent, behind extra 491 west
Extra 491 west depart Marshall Pass 5:25 PM with 20 empties
Arrive Sargent 6:45 PM, 50 minutes condition engines, switching
As Sargent hill turn extra 491 east with helpers 496 and 493 depart Sargent 7:35 PM with 18 loads 1 empty
Buxton 15 minutes switching
Arrive Marshall Pass 9:30 PM with 18 loads 1 empty, set out, turn, pick up
Extra 496 west depart Marshall Pass 9:40 PM light for Gunnison
Extra 493 west depart Marshall Pass 9:50 PM light for Gunnison
Extra 491 west depart Marshall Pass 10:10 PM with 1 load 28 empties
Chester 15 minutes pick up
Buxton 15 minutes pick up
Sargent 15 minutes pick up, water
Arrive Gunnison 1:40 AM with 1 load 85 empties
GUNNISON
Baldwin branch extra 268
Conductor Anderson
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 12:15 PM with 13 empties
Arrive Castleton 2:25 PM, 1 hour 35 minutes switching mines
Depart Castleton 4:00 PM
Arrive Gunnison 5:10 PM with 13 loads
MONTROSE
No narrow gauge trains
Montrose switch engine 456 foreman Mahoney engineer Price
DURANGO
Silverton branch Train No. 461 and Train N. 462 with engine 375
Conductor Knight
Engineer Howe
Depart Durango 9:30 AM with 2 loads 14 empties
1 coal Silverton
13 empty box Silverton
Coach 212
Caboose
Arrive Silverton 2:05 PM with 2 loads 14 empties, 1 hour 25 minutes switching and eat
Depart Silverton 3:30 PM with 3 loads 7 empties
2 ore Black Eagle Montana
5 empty gons
1 empty bean box
Coach 212
Caboose
Arrive Durango 6:50 PM with 3 loads 7 empties
Durango switch engine 315 foreman Murray engineer Houck
Jimmy
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 12/16/2013 11:04AM by Jimmy Blouch.
