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Alamosa January 22, 1935

January 24, 2011 02:54PM
Tuesday January 22, 1935

ALAMOSA

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

Depart Alamosa 7:20 AM with 6 cars
119
164
304
Silverton
63 off Antonito for No. 425
284 off Antonito for No. 425
Antonito 2 cars off
Arrive Cumbres 10:40 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:42 AM
Arrive Chama 11:30 AM
Depart Chama 11:35 AM (engineer Fitzer)
Arrive Durango 4:35 PM

No. 116 with engine 475
Conductor Dorian
Engineer House

Depart Durango 9:50 AM with 4 cars
65
161
310
285
165 pick up Chama
62 pick up Antonito from No. 426
306 pick up Antonito from No. 426
Arrive Chama 2:40 PM
Depart Chama 2:50 PM (engineer Hopper) with 5 cars
Arrive Cumbres 3:42 PM
Depart Cumbres 3:45 PM
Antonito pick up 2 cars
Arrive Alamosa 7:15 PM

Cumbres turn with engine 482 and helper engine 487
Conductor Hurley
Engine 482 Caldwell
Engine 487 Boyd

Depart Chama 7:05 AM with 9 loads 10 empties and spreader
Arrive Cumbres 8:55 AM, 2 hours work with spreader
Engine 487 depart Cumbres light for Chama
Extra 482 depart Cumbres 10:55 AM
Cumbres to Chama 6 hours 5 minutes spreading snow
Arrive Chama 5:00 PM meet with No. 116 not shown

Chama extra 495 west
Conductor Bendure
Engineer Dieckman

Depart Chama 3:55 PM
Monero 30 minutes switching
Lumberton 30 minutes mdse and switching
Dulce 15 minutes mdse
Pagosa Jct 15 minutes coal & water, 10 minutes mdse
Arrive Durango 1:00 AM with 17 loads 13 empties

Chama extra 487 east with helper engine 477
Conductor McLaughlin
Engine 487 Ray
Engine 477 Boyd
Called for 10:20 PM
Depart Chama 12:25 AM (Jan 23) with 8 loads 8 empties
Arrive Cumbres 2:15 AM
Engine 477 depart Cumbres 2:35 AM light for Alamosa
Extra 487 depart Cumbres 2:45 AM with 16 loads 18 empties
Arrive Alamosa 7:05 AM (Jan 23)

Santa Fe Branch

Engine 476 run light Alamosa to Antonito for No. 425, engineer Baskett

No. 425 with engine 476
Conductor Pheney
Engineer Baskett

Depart Antonito 8:50 AM with 10 loads
1 coal Santa Fe
1 spuds Santa Fe
4 mdse Santa Fe
1 mdse Espanola
1 coal Espanola
62
284
Arrive Santa Fe 4:30 PM

No. 426 with engine 473
Conductor Willis
Engineer Freeman

Depart Santa Fe 9:40 AM with 3 loads 1 empty
1 mdse
1 empty box
62
306
Arrive Antonito 5:30 PM with 5 loads 5 empties

SALIDA

Train No. 315 with engine 479 (to Gunnison)
Conductor Perkins
Engineer Saunders (to Gunnison)

Depart Salida 7:15 AM with 4 cars
54
126
406
Number not shown for 4th car
Arrive Gunnison 10:55 AM
Depart Gunnison 11:15 AM, engine 344, engineer Knoll, with 3 cars
Arrive Montrose 2:45 PM

Train No. 316 with engine 347 (to Gunnison)
122
111
403
283 on at Gunnison
Conductor Sloan
Engineer Knoll (to Gunnison)

Depart Montrose 2:35 PM with 3 cars
Arrive Gunnison 7:15 PM
Depart Gunnison 7:40 PM, engine 479, engineer Saunders, with 4 cars
Arrive Salida 11:00 PM

1st Monarch branch with engine 488
Conductor Carlin
Engineer Allen

Depart Salida 5:15 AM with 14 empties
Arrive Monarch 7:30 AM, double to Maysville
Depart Monarch 12:30 PM
Arrive Salida 2:40 PM with 27 loads 1 empty

2nd Monarch branch with engine 488
Conductor Hallock
Engineer Crooks

Depart Salida 4:05 PM with 28 empties, flanger
Arrive Monarch 5:55PM
While at Monarch 1 hour flange yard
Double to Maysville
Depart Monarch 10:00 PM
Arrive Salida 12:25 AM with 23 loads

Salida extra 499 west with helper engine 493, Sargent turn, at Sargent make 1 hill turn
Conductor Sandberg
Engine 499 Dailey
Engine 493 Hyatt

Depart Salida 11:30 AM with flanger and caboose
Arrive Marshall Pass 12:55 PM, 15 minutes flanging
Depart Marshall Pass 1:10 PM, engine 493 stay on
Shavano 20 minutes flanging and clean switches
Arrive Sargent 2:40 PM,

This crew makes hill turn with Sargent helper engine 494 added, engineer Shewalter

Depart Sargent 3:40 PM with 18 loads, flanger
Arrive Marshall Pass 5:20 PM
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 5:25 PM light for Sargent
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 5:35 PM light for Sargent
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass5:45 PM with caboose for Sargent

Extra 499 east with helper engine 493 and Sargent helper engine 494
Same crew
Depart Sargent 7:20 PM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 9:00 PM, 20 minutes filling, 25 minutes cut train to let No. 316 by and get train coupled up
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 9:35 PM light for Sargent
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 9;50 PM light for Salida
Extra 499 east depart Marshall Pass 10:20 PM with 36 loads
Arrive Salida 12:35 AM

GUNNISON

Crested Butte branch

Train No. 347 and train No. 348 with engine 474 and helper engine 460
Conductor Mahoney
Engine 474 Nordstrom
Engine 460 Hamm

Depart Gunnison 12:40 PM with 55 empties, flanger
Arrive Crested Butte 2:50 PM
Engine 460 depart Crested Butte 6:00 PM light for Gunnison
Train No. 348 depart Crested Butte 6:55 PM
Coming out of Crested Butte air got to sticking on train and stopped it east of Crested Butte. After fixing leaks engine was unable to handle train, double 12 head cars to Buckley switch but was unable to make cars stand on four percent grade account snow and ice. Took the 12 cars and came to Gunnison, balance of train in yard limits Crested Butte frozen up. Brakeman Carey left on caboose at Crested Butte
Arrive Gunnison 11:45 PM with 12 loads.

Baldwin branch with engines 223 and 278
Conductor Mahoney
Engineers Freeman and Myers
Engine assignment not shown

Depart Gunnison 10:15 AM with 19 empties
Arrive Baldwin 12:30 PM, 1 hour 30 minutes switching, 3 hours rerail cars, off track account broken rail
Depart Baldwin 5:00 PM with 21 loads
Castleton 1 hour 15 minutes pick ice out wye, water, turn
Arrive Gunnison 8:15 PM

Misc: No. 1 wire open west of Sargent 7:00 PM unable raise Gunnison before 7:00 PM to make test, 7:35 PM tests west of Gunnison, Gunnison has it grounded, 10:15 PM wire OK.

MONTROSE

Ouray branch

Train No. 354 with engine 342
Conductor Miller
Engineer Rusk

Depart Ouray 11:15 AM with 2 cars
Arrive Ridgway 11:55 AM, 1 hour switching and pick up 33 empties, 29 minutes for RGS 372 connection
Depart Ridgway 1:30 PM with 2 loads 33 empties
Arrive Montrose 3:05 PM

Train No. 353 with engine 344
Same crew

Depart Montrose 5:15 PM with 3 loads
Ridgway set out 1 mdse load
Arrive Ouray 7:40 PM with 2 cars

DURANGO

Pagosa Springs branch

Train No. 482 and Train No.481 annulled

Durango extra 340 east, plow & flanger to open up Pagosa Springs branch
Conductor Smith
Engineer Houck

Depart Durango 10:30 AM
Darlington 20 minutes cool hot box on engine
Arboles meet No. 115
Pagosa Jct 45 minutes coal and water
Depart Pagosa Jct 3:50 PM
Dyke 30 minutes thaw out water tank
Bad snow drifts, flange MP 390 ½, MP 397 ½ and MP 401, heavy wet snow over Altura Pass, about 3 feet at Sonetha
Arrive Pagosa Springs 7:35 PM, tie up account not enough time to return to Durango

Silverton Branch Train No. 461 and Train No. 462
Engines 459 and 471
Conductor Fry
Engineers Vinton and Peterson
Engine assignment not shown

Depart Durango 8:45 AM with 5 loads 4 empties
Lost 25 minutes running time account picking ice out of crossings
Arrive Silverton 12:30 PM
Depart Silverton 3:30 PM with 5 loads 5 empties
Lost 1 hour 20 minutes account ice slides on track
Arrive Durango 8:15 PM

Farmington branch

Work extra 375
Conductor Edminston
Engineer Klahn

Work at bridge 485.58
Tie up at Aztec

Durango switch engine 302 with foeman Gabbe engineer Basher

Jimmy
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