Tuesday September 1 1936
ALAMOSA
No. 115 with engine 477
Conductor Pollard
Engineer Hopper (to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:15 AM with 8 cars
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111
284 287 (edit 9-15-11)
Durango
62
320
B-3
B-7
Henry 8 minutes meet extra east (Work extra 452)
Bountiful 12 minutes bursted air hose
Antonito set out 4 cars for No. 425
62
320
B-3
B-7
Sublette 10 minutes pass extra 487 west
Arrive Cumbres 11:10 AM
Depart Cumbres 11:13 AM
Arrive Chama 11:52 AM
Depart Chama 12:01 PM (engineer House)
Arrive Dulce 1:16 PM, 10 minutes meet No. 116
Depart Dulce 1:31 PM
Arrive Durango 4:57 PM
No. 116 with engine 475
Conductor E Morgan
Engineer Rowe (to Chama)
Depart Durango 9:50 AM with 4 cars
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119
285
Silverton
Arrive Dulce 1:26 PM, meet No. 115
Depart Dulce 1:28 PM
Arrive Chama 2:35 PM
Depart Chama 2:45 PM (engineer Hopper)
Arrive Cumbres 3:38 PM
Depart Cumb res 3:41 PM
Antonito pick up 2 cars from No. 426
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306
Arrive Alamosa 7:15 PM with 6 cars
Alamosa extra 487 west
Conductor Moore
Engineer Shumacher
Depart Alamosa 5:10 AM with 24 loads 21 empties
Arrive Antonito 6:55 AM, 20 minutes coal & water, switching
Depart Antonito 7:15 AM with 23 loads 18 empties
Sublette 35 minutes water, eat and No. 115 by
Los Pinos to Cumbres and return 2 hours switch out 10 extra gang oufits, move to Cumbres, move 15 empty coals from tail of wye to storage, and place outfits on tail of wye
Arrive Cumbres 2:25 PM with 23 loads 18 empties
Depart Cumbres 2:45 PM with 22 loads 18 empties
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM with 22 loads 18 empties
Meet with No. 116 not shown
Chama Cumbres turn with engines 480, 483 and 488
Conductor Cornell
Engine 480 Hurley
Engine 483 Todd
Engine 488 Tozier
Depart Chama 6:10 AM with 23 loads 2 empties
Arrive Cumbres 8:05 AM
Engine 480 depart Cumbres 8:15 AM with caboose for Chama
Engine 483 depart Cumbres 8:25 AM light for Chama
Engine 488 depart Cumbres 8:35 AM light for Chama
Chama extra 480 west
Conductor Martin
Engineer Brice
Depart Chama 5:40 PM with 19 loads 11 empties
Monero 40 minutes switching
Lumberton 10 minutes switching
Dulce 20 minutes switching
Pagosa Jct 35 minutes eat and switching
Allison 10 minutes mdse
Tiffany 10 minutes mdse
Ignacio 40 minutes mdse
Oxford 10 minutes mdse
Arrive Durango 3:15 AM (Sep 2) with 17 loads 9 empties
Chama extra 488 east with helper engines 486 and 483
Conductor Cornell
Engine 488 Todd
Engine 486 Hurley
Engine 483 Tozier
Depart Chama 10:00 PM with 22 loads
Arrive Cumbres 11:45 PM
Engine 486 depart Cumbres 11:55 PM light for Chama
Engine 483 depart Cumbres 12:35 AM light for Chama
Extra 488 east depart Cumbres 12:35 AM with 48 loads 10 empties
Antonito 15 minutes switching
MP 263 35 minutes hot box RG 9517, a load ties for Salida
Arrive Alamosa 6:45 AM with 42 loads 10 empties
Alamosa Antonito turn handled with standard gauge engine 1022
Conductor Hurley
Engineer Thompson
Santa Fe branch
Train No. 425 with engine 473
Conductor Pheney
Engineer Clarke
Depart Antonito 9:10 AM with 5 loads 3 empties
1 mdse
3 empty coals
B-3
B-7
62
320
Arrive Santa Fe 4:30 PM with 4 loads 3 empties
Train No. 426 with engine 470
Conductor Connelly
Engineer Walsh
Depart Santa Fe 9:30 AM with 4 loads 2 empties
1 sand Durango
1 mdse
2 empty box
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306
Arrive Antonito 5:30 PM with 5 loads
Work extra 464 with ditcher OW
Conductro Massey
Engineer White
Worked 6:50 AM to 4:55 PM between Embudo and Barranca filling bridge and ditching, loaded cafrs rock and 22 caars dir and dumped into bridge 349.76, 200 yards, used 3 tons coal on engine 464 out RG 1381 1/2 ton coal on ditcher OW same car, tied up Embudo
SALIDA
Gunnison extra 499 west, light engine to Sargent to help extra 498 east
Engineer Treskett
Depart Salida 12:35 AM
Arrive Sargent 4:00 AM
Gunnison extra 498 east with helper engines 495 and 499, on Sargent, to Salida with Sargent hill turn
Conductor Sloan
Engine 498 Sidnenstricker
Engine 495 Gill
Engine 499 Treskett (on Sargent)
Depart Gunnison 2:00 AM with 67 loads
MP 360 1/2 1 hour account carrier iron down on RG 1814 and had to double to Sargent with head end
Arrive Sargent 5:30 AM
Depart Sargent 6:20 AM with 18 loads
Shavano 35 minutes meet No. 315
Arrive Marshall Pass 8:30 AM
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass 8:56 AM light for Sargent
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 9:06 AM light for Sargent
Engine 498 depart Marshall Pass 9:16 AM with caboose for Sargent
Extra 498 east with helpers 495 and 499 depart Sargent 10:55 AM with 19 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 12:15 AM
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 12:30 PM light for Salida
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass 12:40 PM light for Salida
Extra 498 east depart Marshall Pass 1:00 AM with 37 loads
Arrive Salida 3:10 PM with 30 loads
Train No. 315 with engine 479
Conductor Perkins
Engineer Runyon
Depart Salida 6:05 AM with 5 cars
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128
164
302
403
Arrive Marshall Pass 7:05 AM
Depart Marshall Pass 7:07 AM
Arrive Gunnison 9:35 AM with 5 cars
Train No. 316 with engine 479
Conductor Perkins
Engineer Runyon
Depart 6:40 PM with 5 cars, 35 minutes connection bus from west, arrived 6:20 PM
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128
168 164 (edit 9-13-11)
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403
Arrive Salida 10:10 PM with 5 cars
Monarch branch
Extra 481 with helper engine 485
Conductor Sandberg
Engine 481 Allen
Engine 485 R Wilson
Depart Salida 5:50 AM with 43 empties
Double Maysville to Monarch
Engine 485 help on first, return light to Salida at 8:50 AM
Extra 481 depart Monarch 12:01 PM,2nd time
Arrive Salida 2:15 PM with 44 loads
Salida extra 497 west, light engine to Mineral Hot Springs to help extra 496 east, Valley line
Engineer C Wilson
Depart Salida 4:25 AM
Mineral Hot Springs time not shown
Alamosa extra 496 east, Valley line
Conductor Gribben
Engineer Veo
Depart Alamosa 3:40 AM (loads & empties not shown)
Hooper 20 minutes switching
Moffat 35 minutes switching and get orders
MP 250, 10 minutes section men shovel down coal, helper engine 497 on
Villa Grove 25 minutes reduce and get water
Double Round Hill to Poncha Pass
Arrive Poncha Pass 11:20 AM
Engine 497 depart Poncha Pass light for Salida, arrive 12:20 PM
Extra 496 east depart Poncha Pass 11:45 AM
Arrive Salida 1:00 PM with 43 loads 6 empties
Alamosa passenger extra 478 east, Valley line
Conductor Kilgore
Engineer Crylie
Called for 7:00 AM, 15 minutes transfer mail, express, 25 minutes get passengers out of Pullman
Depart Alamosa 7:35 AM with 4 cars
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311
272
caboose 0585
Arrive Salida 11:30 AM
Not shown where passed extra 496 east, I would guess Villa Grove
Salida extra 491 west with helper engine 492, to Gunnison
Conductor McCall
Engine 491 Rogers
Engine 492 Hockett
Depart Salida 6:45 AM with 6 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 8:25 AM
Engine 492 depart Marshall Pass 8:36 AM light for Gunnison
Extra 491 west depart Marshall Pass 9:56 AM with 6 loads
Arrive Gunnison 11:20 AM with 5 loads 1 empty
Work extra 471
Conductor Mills
Engineer Harrell
Depart Salida 7:10 AM
At Shirley pick up RGS ditcher 030
Ditched and widened fills between MP 235 and 236, loaded and unloaded 30 cars, 300 yards, engine used 4 tons coal, ditcher used 1500# coal
Arrive Salida 7:55 PM
Salida extra 499 west with helper engines 495 and 485
Conductor Hallock
Engine 499 W Wilson
Engine 495 Hyatt
Engine 485 Dailey
Depart Salida 8:45 PM with 2 loads 55 empties
Arrive Marshall Pass 11:05 PM
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 11:30 AM light for Gunnison
Extra 499 west depart Marshall Pass 11:45 PM with 2 loads 55 empties
Engine 485 depart Marshall Pass 11:55 PM light for Sargent
Extra 499 west Elko 1 hour meet extra 491-492 east (Sep 2 post)
Doyle 10 minutes switching
Arrive Gunnison 3:55 AM
GUNNISON
Crested Butte branch
Train No. 347 and Train No. 348 with engine 474
Conductor Purceil
Engineer Knoll
Depart Gunnison 1:30 PM with 11 loads 18 empties
Almont 40 minutes switching, set and spot
Arrive Crested Butte 3:45 PM with 21 empties
Mine work 2 hours 40 minutes
Depart Crested Butte 6:20 PM
Buckley 20 minutes switching
Arrive Gunnison 8:34 PM with 53 loads 1 empty
MONTROSE
Extra 463 east, Cimarron turn
Conductor Arnold
Engineer Nordstrom
Montrose 3 hours 20 minutes station switching, make up train handling standard gauge loads, 1 hour change engines, 30 minutes eat
Depart Montrose 1:50 PM with 5 loads 2 empties
Cedar Creek 10 minutes set out take water
Double Cedar Creek to Cerro Summit
Arrive Cimarron 5:20 PM with 5 loads 2 empties
Depart Cimarron 6:40 PM (consist not shown)
Arrive Montrsoe 7:30 PM with 12 empties
DURANGO
Silverton branch
Train No. 461 and Train No. 462 with engine 476
Conductor Duxstadt
Engineer Dieckman
Depart Durango 8:50 AM with 5 loads
1 mdse Silverton
1 company coal Teft
1 hay Silverton
Combine 202
Arrive Silverton 12:10 PM with 4 loads, 1 hour eat and switching
Depart Silverton 1:10 PM with 10 loads
7 ore
1 mdse
MP 485 1 hour broken train line RG 3171
Arrive Durango 5:00 PM with 10 loads
Work extra 462 with spreader
Conductor F Edmisten
Engineer Klahn
Conductor delay report information not available, however appears did similar work as previous day with spreader. Tied up
Durango.
Work extra 459 with Heiselt
Conductor Knight
Engineer Fitzer
Worked 7:00 AM to 6:15 PM loding 43 cars rock with steam shovel, loaded 10 cars brush, unloaded 40 cars rock and 10 cars brush, tied up Teft
Farmington branch
Work extra 268
Conductor Fry
Engineer Peterson
Depart Durango 6:00 AM
Worked 5:30 AM to 12:50 PM on bridge 484.60 unloading bridge material, B&B foreman Blair expects to have repairs to bridge ok this PM, B&B outfits left at Aztec
Depart Aztec 9:40 AM
Arrive Durango 10:05 AM
Later Foreman Blair advised can take train over brdige 484.60 at 6:00 PM
Extra 268, Farmington turn
Conductor S Edmisten
Engineer Vinton
Depart Durango 4:10 PM with 17 loads 21 empties
Inca 10 minutes switching
Aztedc 25 minutes mdse
Arrive Farmington 8:10 PM with 17 loads 14 empties, 20 minutes eat, 20 minutes low steam on engine, 2 hours 15 minutes local
Depart Farmington 11:05 PM with 6 loads
25 minutes Farmington to Durango account low steam
Arrive Durango 2:45 AM (Sep 2) with 6 loads
Durango switch engine 271 foreman Gabbe engineer Basher
Due to circumstances I will not be able to post the activies for September 2, 1936, tomorrow. I hope to continue posting Sunday, and I will resume with September 2, 1936.
Jimmy
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 09/15/2011 02:46PM by Jimmy Blouch.
