Thursday August 27 1936
ALAMOSA
No. 115 with engine 475
Conductor Hines
Engineer Arnell (to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 8:20 AM with 8 cars (reason for delay not shown)
151
119
167
285
Silverton
159
62
320
Antonito set out 159, 62 and 320 for No. 425
Arrive Cumbres 11:43 AM
Depart Cumbres 11:45 AM
Arrive Chama 12:30 PM
Depart Chama 12:35 PM (engineer Rowe)
Arrive Dulce 1:53 PM
Depart Dulce 1:55 PM
Arrive Durango 5:10 PN with 5 cars
No. 116 with engine 477
Conductor Ed Morgan
Engineer House (to Chama)
Depart Durango 9:50 AM with 5 cars
154
111
66
287
Durango
Arrive Dulce 1:17 PM
Depart Dulce 1:19 PM
Arrive Chama 2:35 PM
Depart Chama 2:45 PM (engineer Arnell)
Arrive Cumbres 3:40 PM
Depart Cumbres 3:42 PM
Antonito pick up 3 cars
155
63
306
Arrive Alamosa 7:15 PM with 8 cars
Chama extra 484 east with helper engine 482
Conductor Palmer
Engine 484 White
Engine
492 482 Thompson (edit 9-13-11)
Depart Chama 11:30 AM with 11 loads 5 empties
Lobato 20 minutes meet No. 115
Arrive Cumbres 1:20 PM
Engine 482 depart Cumbres 1:30 PM light for Alamosa
Extra 484 east depart cumbres 1:40 PM with 27 loads 7 empties
Antonito 25 minutes switching
Arrive Alamosa 6:30 PM with 32 loads 8 empties
Alamosa Extra 488 west with helper engine 486
Conductor Curtis
Engine 488 Tozier
Engine 486 Kellogg
Depart Alamosa 9:05 PM with 51 loads 31 empties
Antonito times and conductors delay report not shown
Arrive Cumbres 6:20 AM with 42 loads 16 empties
Engine 486 depart Cumbres 6:50 AM light for Chama
Extra 488 west depart Cumbres 7:15 AM with 42 loads 12 empties
Arrive Chama 8:35 AM (Aug 28)
At Chama Conductor Fry and engineer Vinton did some yard switching with engine 487, tied up 9:30 PM
Work extra 452
Conductgor McLaughlin
Engineer Allbee
Worked 6:00 AMto 6:30 PM between Cumbres and Big Horn unloading ties and cinders, delayed 30 minutes by No. 115, tied up Cumbres 6:30 PM
Santa Fe branch
No. 425 with engine 478
Conductor Pheney
Engineer Clarke
Depart Antonito 9:45 AM with 3 loads
159
62
306
Arrive Santa Fe 4:30 PM with 3 loads 1 empty
Train No. 426 with engine 470
Conductofr Willis
Engineer Walsh
Depart Santa Fe 10:15 AM with 5 loads 1 empty (appears to be discrepancy)
3 mdse
1 empty refrigerator
155
63
306
Arrive Antonito 5:30 PM with 9 loads 1 empty
Work extra 464 with ditcher OW
Conductor Massey
Engineer Voigt
Worked 6:50 AM to 6:00 PM between Embudo and Brady ditching and filling bridge, loaded 20 cars dirt, 200 yards and dumped in bridge 355.93 and dicthed 2000 feet and pull stringers out of bridge 355.93, loaded stringers and bridge ties in RG 1325, used 3 tons coal out RG 1387 on engine 464, 1/2 ton coal for ditcher OW, tied up Embudo
SALIDA
On August 26 at Gunnison extra 498 east with helper engine 493 had departed Gunnison 10:40 PM with 54 loads
Arrive Sargent 1:10 AM (Aug 27)
Engine 497 ran light from Salida to Sargent to used as helper on extra 498 east
Sargent Extra 498 east with helper engines 493 and 497
Conductor Gribben
Engine 493 Voe
Engine 497 Runyon (added at Sargent)
Depart Sargent 3:05 AM with 19 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 4:35 AM
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 4:55 AM light for Sargent
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 5:05 AM light for Sargent
Engine 498 depart Marshall Pass 5:15 AM with caboose for Sargent
Extra 498 east with helper engines 493 and 497:
Depart Sargent 7:20 AM with 19 loads
Chester 25 minutes meet No. 315
Arrive Marshall Pass 9:05 AM
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 9:35 AM light for Salida
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 9:45 AM light for Salida
Extra 498 east depart Marshall Pass 10:00 AM with 38 loads
Arrive Salida 12:40 PM with 38 loads
Train No. 315 with engine 479
Conductor Perkins
Engineer
Rodgers Rogers (edit 8-28-11)
Depart
Alamosa Salida 6:15 AM with 5 cars, delay 15 minutes for mdse car (edit 1-26-2019)
54
128
168
318
401
Arrive Marshall Pass 7:45 AM
Depart Marshall Pass 7:48 AM
Arrive Gunnison 9:35 AM
Train No. 316 with engine 479
Conductor Perkikns
Engineer
Rodgers Rogers (edit 8-28-11)
Depart Gunnison 7:23 PM with 5 cars, delay 15 minutes rest not up for engine and train crews, 1 hour 3 minutes for bus and truck from Montrose
128
168
54
318
401
Arrive Marshall Pass 9:25 PM
Depart Marshall Pass 9:28 PM
Arrive Salida 10:50 PM with 5 cars
Monarch branch
Extra 481 with helper engine 485
Conductor Sanberg
Engine 481 Sidenstricker
Engine 485 Frantz
Depart Salida 7:00 AM with 1 load 47 empties
Engine 485 help on first trip to Monarch
Arrive Monarch 9:10 AM with 1 load 28 empties
Engine 485 depart Monarch light for Salida arrive 11:30 AM
Extra 481 depart Monarch 10:00 AM with 10 loads for Maysville
Arrive Maysville 11:05 AM
Depart Maysville 11:20 AM with 14 empties
Arrive Monarch 12:20 PM
Depart Monarch 1:20 PM with 10 loads
Maysville pick up 10 loads
Arrive Salida 3:35 PM with 20 loads
Salida extra 499 west with helper engine 491, to Gunnison
Conductor Sloan
Engine 499 Bovee
Engine 491 Harrell
Depart Salida 5:30 AM with 4 loads 24 empties
Mears Jct 20 minutes for No. 315, 25 minutes water, set out, pick up
Arrive Marshall Pass 8:40 AM with 4 loads 24 empties
Engine 491 depart Marshall Pass light for Gunnison
Extra 499 west depart Marshall Pass 9:25 AM with 4 loads 24 empties
Sargent 10 minutes pick up
Arrive Gunnison 12:45 PM with 3 loads 67 empties
Salida work extra 495 west, to Marshall Pass pick up engine 315
Conductor Carlin
Engineer Shewalter
Depart Salida 7:30 AM with 3 tool cars
Grays 50 minutes meet 3 extras, 493, 497, 498 east
Arrive Marshall Pass 12:00 PM
Pick up dead engine 315
Depart Marshall Pass time not shown
East Keene 30 minutes rerailing
Arrive Salida 4:25 PM
Salida extra west with engines 472 and 496, Valley line
Conductor Hallock
Engine 472 Crooks
Engine 496 C Wilson
Depart Salida 8:00 AM with 7 loads 25 empties, includes 9 empty
tanks for Farmington
Poncha Jct 10 minutes switching
Triple Mears Jct to Poncha Pass, loads and empties not shown
Depart Mears Jct 11:20 AM, third time
Arrive Poncha Pass 11:40 AM, both engines stay with train
Villa Grove 20 minutes lunch
Arrive Alamsoa 5:00 PM with 25 loads 20 empties
GUNNISON
Crested Butte branch
Train No. 347 and Train No. 348 with engine 474 and helper engine 456
Conductor E P Mahoney
Engine 474 Knoll
Engine 456 Stamm
Depart Gunnison 3:10 PM with 1 load 79 empties
Almont 35 minutes switching
Almont to Crested Butte 25 minutes lost by engines
Arrive Crested Butte 5:40 PM, 2 hours 35 minutes switching yard and CF&I mine, 30 minutes eat, 35 minutes inspection
Engine 456 depart Crested Butte light 7:35 PM for Gunnison
Train No. 348 depart Crested Butte 9:15 PM with 48 loads
Buckly 40 minutes switching
MP 302 25 minutes hot box car 781
Arrive Gunnison 11:50 PM with 48 loads
MONTROSE-GUNNISON
Ouray branch
Extra 463, to Ridgway get stock from RGS
Conductor Arnold
Engineer Nordstrom
Depart Montrose 12:15 PM with 5 loads 16 empties
3 empty ?
3 box (load) RGS
9 empty double deck RGS
1 coal Ouray
1 steel balls Telluride
4 empty tanks
Arrive Ridgway 2:00 PM
Get 10 cars stock from RGS, destined Denver via Salida
7 sheep loaded at Placerville
3 sheep loaded Peak
Depart Ridgway 2:30 PM with 10 loads
Arrive Montrose 4:00 PM
Montrose extra 360 east with helper engine 344
Conductor Winters
Engine 360 Cowan
Engine 344 Edwards
Depart Montrose 4:15 PM with 8 loads
1 sugar
1 flour
1 gas Almont
1 gas Gunnison
1 mdse Gunnison
2 flour Salida
1 ? Gunnison
Cerro Summit 10 minutes inspection
Engine 344 off, depart Cerro Summit light for Cedar Creek
Extra 360 east arrive Cimarron, time not shown, 40 minutes loading 4 cars sheep for Kansas City, 35 minutes waiting on extra 463 east, 25 minutes brass car
Montrose extra 463 east, to Cimarron
Conductor Arnold
Engineer Nordstrom
Depart Montrose 5:00 PM with 10 loads, sheep from RGS
Cedar Creek 35 minutes meet extra 344 helper and helper turn get water,
Cerro Summit helper engine 344 off, depart light for Cimarron, arrive 7:45 PM
Extra 463 arrive Cimarron 7:55 PM, give loads to extra 360 east, take water
Extra 463 depart Cimarron 8:20 PM with 12 empties
Arrive Montrose 10:00 PM with 12 empties
Extra 360 with helper engine 344
Depart Cimarron time not shown with 22? loads
Arrive Gunnison 11:00 PM
DURANGO
Silverton branch
Train No. 461 and Train No. 462 with engine 476
Conductor S Edmisten
Engineer Katschthaler
Depart Durango 8:45 AM with 3 loads 1 empty
1 mdse
1 empty coach 202
MP 477 held 50 minutes by work extra 459
Arrive Silverton 1:00 PM with 3 loads 2 empties, 20 minutes eat, 25 minutes switching
Depart Silverton 1:45 PM with 7 loads
Elk Park 10 minutes local
MP 477 held 40 minutes by work extra 459
Arrive Durango 5:50 PM with 7 loads
Work extra 268 with ditcher OX
Conductor F Edminsten
Engineer Klahn
Cast over 300 yards between MP 487 - 488, heavy rock, tough digging, broke ? on ditcher, brought to Durango for repairs, about two more days work at MP 488, tied up Durango
Work extra 459
Conductor Knight
Engineer Fitzer
Worked 7:00 AM to 6:15 PM, loaded 35 cars rock at MP 477 with steam shovel and loaded 6 cars brush, unloaded 21 cars rock 3 cars brush at MP 474 1/2, unloaded 14 cars rock 3 cars brush at MP 479 1/2?
Durango switch engine 271 foreman Gabbe engineer Basher
Jimmy
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 01/26/2019 04:35PM by Jimmy Blouch.
