Monday November 2 1936
ALAMOSA
Cumbres snowing, light to brisk SW wind at times, drifting at times, been storming bad, about 15 inches snow on ground, still drifting 6:10 PM
No. 115 with engine 477
Conductor Peel
Engineer Hopper (to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:10 AM with 7 cars
66
167
287
Durango
155
63
306
Antonito set cars 155, 63 and 306 for No. 425
Arrive Cumbres 10:38 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:40 AM
Arrive Chama 11:30 AM
Depart Chama 11:35 AM (engineer House)
Arrive Dulce 1:03 PM
Depart Dulce 1:05 PM
Arrive Durango 4:35 PM with 4 cars
No. 116 with engine 472
Conductor Hines
Engineer Fitzer (to Chama)
Depart Durango 9:50 AM with 5 cars
119
125
169
285
Silverton
Arrive Dulce 1:26 PM
Depart Dulce 1:28 PM
Arrive Chama 2:42 PM
Depart Chama 2:50 PM (engineer Hopper)
Lobato 15 minutes cattle on track between Chama and Lobato
Arrive Cumbres 3:52 PM
Depart Cumbres 3:55 PM
Los Pinos 15 minutes passengers
Antonito pick up 3 cars from No. 426
159
62
319
Arrive Alamosa 7:45 PM with 8 cars
Chama Cumbres turn with engines 484 and 489
Conductor Curtis
Engine 484 Palmer
Engine 489 A s Johnson
Depart Chama 4:05 AM with 12 loads 2 empties
Arrive Cumbres 5:40 AM
Engine 489 depart Cumbres 5:45 AM light for Chama
Engine 484 depart Cumbres 6:10 AM with caboose for Chama
Alamosa extra 488 west
Conductor Seale
Engineer Kearin
Depart Alamosa 9:30 AM with 40 empty double decks
Arrive Antonito 11:05 AM with 40 empties, 15 minutes coal & water, 10 minutes reduce
Depart Antonito 11:30 AM with 37 empties
Osier 20 minutes saw by extra 375 east, 1 hour 20 minutes wait for and saw by No. 116
Arrive Cumbres 6:00 PM with 37 empties
Depart Cumbres 6:20 PM with 37 empties
Arrive Chama 7:30 PM with 37 empties, load 4 cars sheep for east
Durango extra east with engines 483 and 482
Conductor Lyons
Engine 483 Connor
Engine 482 Vinton
Depart Durango 12:15 PM with 32 loads 4 empties (10 beans)
Ignacio 25 minutes mdse and switching
La Boca 15 minutes meet No. 115
Arboles 15 minutes mdse
Pagosa Jct 40 minutes coal & water, eat
Dulce 35 minutes pick up 3 cars cattle
Monero 25 minutes mdse and water
Arrive Chama 10:15 PM with 36 loads 4 empties
Work extra 375 east
Conductor McLaughlin
Engineer Marsh
Called Cumbres 7:00 AM, clean switches, coal engine, get extra gang outfit and ditcher outfit together, heavy high wind and drifting
Depart Cumbres 10:50 AM with 22 loads
Los Pinos 20 minutes eat
Osier 2 hours 30 minutes loading motor cars and trailer push cars and tools, set out extra gang outfit No. 5 and pick up extra gang 3
Arrive Antonito 5:55 PM with 33 outfits, 50 minutes No.116 by
Depart Antonito 6:45 PM
Arrive Alamosa 8:25 PM with 33 loads
Alamosa extra 480 west
Conductor Skirvin
Engineer Owensby
Depart Alamosa 9:35 PM with 21 loads 28 empties
La Jara 40 minutes get load, no room to drop, had to chain it in
Antonito 50 minutes coal & water, switching
Sublette 20 minutes water and eat
Osier 1 hour 25 minutes meet extra 484 east, (Nov 3 post),slow handling outfits, frozen up
Arrive Cumbres 7:10 AM with 16 loads
Depart Cumbres 7:30 AM with 16 loads
Arrive Chama 8:40 AM with 16 loads
Alamosa Antonito turn with engine 1000
Conductor Roberts
Engineer White
Santa Fe branch
Train No. 425 with engine 478
Conductor Willis
Engineer Walsh
Depart Antonito 8:55 AM with 6 loads 3 empties
1 company coal Santa Fe
1 mdse Espanola
1 company material Chamita
2 empty double decks Servilletta
1 empty refrigerator
155
63
306
Arrive Santa Fe 4:40 PM with 4 loads 1 empty
Train No. 426 with engine 470
Conductor Pheney
Engineer Clarke
Depart Santa Fe 9:30 AM with 3 loads 3 empties
1 mdse way
2 empty flats
159
62
319
Arrive Antonito 5:30 PM with 3 loads 1 empty
Work extra 268
Conductor F Edmisten
Engineer Werner
Worked between Barranca and Espanola moving from Embudo to Buckman, cut shovel OQ out at bridge 349.76 and picked up Heiselt dump car No. 7 that was turned over at bridge 349.76, loaded it in RG 6305 and taking it to Buckman with outfit, tie up Espanola
SALIDA
Train No. 315 and Train No. 316 with engine 471
Conductor Perkins
Engineer Harrell
Train No. 315 depart Salida 6:00 AM with 5 cars
60
126
164
302
Camp Bird
Arrive Marshall Pass 7:30 AM
Depart Marshall Pass 7:33 AM
Arrive Gunnison 9:35 AM with 5 cars
Train No. 316 depart Gunnison 6:12 PM with 5 cars
60
128
164
302
Camp Bird
Arrive Salida 9:35 PM with 5 cars
Salida extra 481, Monarch branch
Conductor Gribben
Engineer Runyon
Depart Salida 6:50 AM with 28 empties
MP 226 15 minutes doubling to Maysville account snow and slippery rail
Double Maysville to Monarch
Depart Monarch 1:40 PM, second time
Arrive Salida 4:20 PM with 27 loads
Salida extra 499 west with helper engines 493 and 485
Conductor Marmet
Engine 499 Hyatt
Engine 493 W Wilson
Engine 485 R Wilson
Depart Salida 1:30 AM with 5 loads 39 empties
Mears Jct 45 minutes water, set out and pick up
Arrive Marshall Pass 5:00 AM with 2 loads 51 empties
Engine 485 depart Marshall Pass 6:05 AM light for Salida
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 5:20 AM light for Gunnison
Extra 499 west depart Marshall Pass 5:45 AM with 2 loads 50 empties
Buxton 15 minutes switching, pick up
Sargent 30 minutes mdse and switching
Doyle 10 minutes set out
Parlin 10 minutes freight
Arrive Gunnison 9:35 AM with 4 loads 93 empties
Salida extra 496 west Valley line
Conductor Rhodes
Engineer Frantz
Depart Salida 11:25 AM with 1 load 10 empty tanks
Double Mears Jct to Poncha Pass
Arrive Alamosa 7:40 PM with 13 loads 11 empties
GUNNISON
Crested Butte branch Train No. 347 and Train No. 348 with engine 474, helper engine 471
Conductor Purceil
Engine 474 Price
Engine 471 Doyle
Depart Gunnison 12:01 PM with 81 empties
Almont 20 minutes switching
Arrive Crested Butte 2:50 PM with 81 empties
Engine 471 depart Crested Butte 3:30 PM light for Gunnison, arrive 5:00 PM
Train No. 348 depart Crested Butte 6:10 PM with 44 loads
Arrive Gunnison 9:15 PM with 44 loads
Gunnison switch engine 460 foreman Winters engineer Cowan
MONTROSE
Extra 318, Ouray branch
Conductor Arnold
Engineer Rusk
Depart Montrose 1:30 PM with 4 loads 14 empties
14 empty coals
2 sheep Placerville
1 mdse Ridgway
1 mdse Ouray
Ridgway 10 minutes set out
Arrive Ouray 4:35 PM with 1 load
Depart Ouray 5:45 PM with 2 loads 2 empties
Ridgway 25 minutes pick up and mdse
Uncompahgre 20 minutes hot box RG 9517
Arrive Montrose 9:10 PM with 9 loads
Work extra 361, Cimarron turn
Conductor Anderson
Engineer Braswell
Cimarron 5 minutes set out
6 hours and 35 minutes unloading rock and cinders between Cimarron and MP 345
Montrose switch engine 673 (standard gauge) conductor Collett engineer Campbell
DURANGO
Farmington branch Train No. 435 and Train No. 436 with engine 476
Conductor Knight
Engineer Katschthaler
Depart Durango 7:45 AM with 4 loads 34 empties
Carbon Jct 10 minutes pick up
Aztec 15 minutes set out
Flora Vista pick up 5 empty tanks
Refinery 25 minutes switch
Arrive Farmington with 4 loads 37 empties, 5 hours 30 minutes load 18 cars sheep
Durango extra 459, light engine to Farmington to help Train No. 436
Engineer Dieckman
Depart Durango 12:45 PM
Arrive Farmington 3:40 PM
Train No. 436 with engine 476 and helper engine 459 depart Farmington 6:20 PM with 31 loads
18 cars sheep
2 oil Salt Lake
3 wool Boston
3 gas Dolores
1 gas Montrose
1 gas Crested Butte
2 gas Durango
2 gas Moffat
Aztec 50 minutes pick up 2 cars sheep
Arrive Durango 10:45 PM with 37 loads
Durango switch engine 271 foreman Gabbe engineer Basher (day)
Durango switch engine 271 foreman Rowe engineer J Johnson
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