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Alamosa January12, 1935

January 14, 2011 03:34PM
Saturday January 12, 1935

ALAMOSA

No. 115 with engine 472
Conductor Conway
Engineer Hopper (to Chama)

Depart Alamosa 7:15 AM with 6 cars
Antonito set out 2 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:40 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:45 AM
Arrive Chama 11:53 AM
Depart Chama 12:07 PM (engineer Fitzer)
Meet No. 116 at Dulce
Arrive Durango 5:05 PM

No. 116 with engine 477
Conductor Hines
Engineer House (to Chama)

Depart Durango 9:50 AM with 4 cars
Arrive Chama 2:47 PM
Depart Chama 3:00 PM (engineer Hopper)
Arrive Cumbres 3:50 PM
Depart Cumbres 3:52 PM
Antonito pick up 2 cars
Arrive Alamosa 7:15 PM

Chama extra east with engines 482 and 484
Conductor Hurley
Engine 482 Wellington
Engine 484 Coughlin

Depart Chama 8:25 AM with 5 loads 24 empties
Wet heavy snow, had to set out 3 empties Lobato
Cresco meet No. 115
Arrive Cumbres 2:00 PM, Had to double from ¾ mile wet of Cumbres to Cumbres, then trouble picking up fill account snowed in and cars froze up
Engine 484 depart Cumbres 2:55 PM light for Alamosa
Extra 482 east depart Cumbres 2:55 PM with 31 loads 22 empties
Arrive Alamosa 8:35 PM

Chama extra 497 west, Dulce turn
Conductor Bendure
Engineer Densmore

Depart Chama 3:35 PM with 1 load 3 empties
Depart Dulce 7:20 PM with 5 loads
Arrive Chama 10:05 PM with 19 loads 1 empty

Santa Fe Branch

No. 425 with engine 478
Conductor Pheney
Engineer Thompson

Depart Antonito 8:55 AM with 4 loads 2 empties, includes cars 63 and 284
Arrive Santa Fe 4:30 PM with 3 loads

No. 426 with engine
Conductor Willis
Engineer Caldwell

Depart Santa Fe 9:45 AM with 3 loads 6 empties
Arrive Antonito 5:30 PM with 4 loads 6 empties

SALIDA

No. 315 with engine 479 (to Gunnison)
Conductor Goodenough
Engineer Saunders (to Gunnison)
Swing Hillis

Depart Salida 7:15 AM with 6 cars
Arrive Marshall Pass 8:55 AM
Depart Marshall Pass 8:58 AM
Arrive Gunnison 10:55 AM
Depart Gunnison 11:15 AM engine 344, engineer Knoll, with 3 cars
Arrive Montrose 2:45 PM

No. 316 with engine 344 (to Gunnison)
Conductor Hickman
Engineer Knoll (to Gunnison

Depart Montrose 3:35 PM with 4 cars
Arrive Gunnison 7:20 PM
Depart Gunnison 7:50 PM engine 479, engineer Saunders, with 7 cars (swing Hillis)
Marshall Pass times not shown
Arrive Salida 11:20 PM

Monarch branch with engine 480
Conductor Sloan
Engineer Cullinan

Depart Salida 5:40 AM with 28 empties, flanger
Depart Monarch 1:00 PM
Arrive Salida 2:35 PM with 17 loads, flanger

Salida extra 496 west with helper engine 470 (valley line)
Conductor Gribben
Engine 496 Allen
Engine 470 Runyan

Depart Salida 10:35 AM with 10 empties
Made one trip to Poncha Pass, on return to Mears Jct engine 470 derailed while getting train ready for second trip, necessary call tool cars from Salida

Salida extra west with engine 491, tool cars
Conductor Young
Engineer Veo

Depart Salida 2:50 PM
Get engine 470 rerailed 4:15 PM, towed back to Salida by extra 491
Extra 496 continues to Alamosa
Arrive Alamosa 10:10 PM with 13 loads 11 empties

Salida extra 492 west with engine 498 helper, flanger train
Conductor Sandberg
Engine 492 Harrell
Engine 498 Dailey

Depart Salida 9:45 AM with large flanger, OL, 2 section men to operate wide wings, and caboose
Arrive Marshall Pass11:15 AM, 20 minutes flanging
Depart Marshall Pass 11:35 AM
Shavano flange and clean switches
Arrive Sargent 2:10 PM

This crew then make Sargent hill turn with engine 494 added as helper
Conductor Sandberg
Engine 492 Harrell
Engine 498 Dailey
Engine 494 Shewalter

Depart Sargent 3:00 PM with 18 loads, flanger
Arrive Marshall Pass 4:25 PM
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 4:30 PM light for Sargent
Engine 498 depart Marshall Pass 4:40 PM light for Sargent
Engine 492 depart Marshall Pass 4:55 PM with caboose and flanger for Sargent

This crew then returns to Salida with 494 helping to Marshall Pass
Depart Sargent 6:28 PM with 18 loads, flanger
Arrive Marshall Pass 7:55 PM
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 8:05 PM light for Sargent
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 8:20 PM light for Salida
Extra 492 east depart Marshall Pass 8:55 PM with 36 loads, flanger
Arrive Salida 11:05 PM with 36 loads

Gunnison extra 490 east with helper engine 493, at Sargent add helper 494
Conductor Carlin
Engine 490 Hyatt
Engine 493 W Wilson
Engine 494 Shewalter

Depart Gunnison 8:30 PM with 53 loads
Arrive Sargent 11:00 PM
Depart Sargent 11:55 PM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 1:20 AM
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 1:40 AM light for Sargent
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 1:50 AM light for Sargent
Engine 490 Depart Marshall Pass 2:00 AM with caboose for Sargent
Extra 490 east with helpers 493 and 494 depart Sargent 3:25 AM with 17 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 5:00 AM
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 5:00 AM light for Salida
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 5:10 AM light for Sargent
Extra 490 east depart Marshall Pass 6:10 AM with 35 loads
Arrive Salida 8:20 AM

Crested Butte branch

Derailment of previous day train, Jan 11, occurred at MP 312, the car with broken axle and the rest of train was left there.

Extra 474 with tool cars and flanger
Conductor Mahoney
Engineer Nordstrom

Depart Gunnison 9:15 AM
Work derailment at MP 312
Arrive Gunnison 6:40 PM with 18 cars of Jan 11 train and 3 tool cars

MONTROSE

Ouray branch with engine 345 (train No. 354 east, train No. 353 west)
Conductor Miller
Engineer Rush

Depart Ouray 11:20 AM with 3 loads
Arrive Montrose 1:50 PM
Depart Montrose 4:20 PM
127
325
1 mdse Ridgway RGS
9 empties Dallas
Arrive Ouray 7:15 PM with 2 loads

DURANGO

Silverton branch with engine 459 (train No. 461 west, train No. 462 east)
Conductor Frye
Engineer Johnson

Depart Durango 8:45 AM with 9 loads
Arrive Silverton 2:25 PM
Depart Silverton 4:30 PM with 4 loads 2 empties
Arrive Durango 8:25 PM

Pagosa Springs branch with engine 340 (train No. 482 east, train No. 481 west)
Conductor Edmiston
Engineer Voigt

Depart Pagosa Springs 9:45 AM with 3 cars
Arrive Pagosa Jct 12:20 PM
Depart Pagosa Jct 2:30 PM with 2 cars
Arrive Pagosa Springs 4:40 PM

Durango switch engine 302 foreman Gabbe engineer Basher

Jimmy
Subject Author Posted

Alamosa January12, 1935

Jimmy Blouch January 14, 2011 03:34PM

Re: Alamosa January12, 1935

Fred Folk January 14, 2011 04:01PM

Re: Alamosa January12, 1935

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