Saturday November 16 1940
ALAMOSA
Weather, all reporting stations clear, calm
Chama extra 484 east with helper engines 480 and 482
Conductor Curtis
Engine 484 Cummins
Engine 480 Hall
Engine 482 Dodds
Depart Chama 3:30 AM with 23 loads 1 empty, includes 22 cars stock from west
Arrive Cumbres 5:15 AM with 23 loads 1 empty, 10 minutes cut out helper engines, 40 minutes wait for Cumbres turn and get connection
Chama Cumbres turn with engines 488 and 481
Conductor Hinton
Engine 488 Turney
Engine 481 Owenby
Depart Chama 4:05 AM with 20 loads 1 empty, includes 11 cars cattle loaded at Chama
Arrive Cumbres 6:05 AM with 20 loads 1 empty, 15 minutes set out train and turn
Engine 480 (from extra 484 east) depart Cumbres 6:15 AM light for Chama
Engine 482 (from extra 484 east) depart Cumbres 6:20 AM light for Chama
Engine 488 (from Cumbres turn) depart Cumbres 6:25 AM with caboose for Chama
Engine 481 (from Cumbres turn) depart Cumbres 6:30 AM light for Chama
Extra 484 east depart Cumbres 6:15 AM with 43 loads 1 empty
Big Horn 40 minutes meet No. 115
Arrive Antonito 9:55 AM, 20 minutes set out 4 loads and water
Depart Antonito 10:15 AM with 39 loads 1 empty
La Jara 5 minutes meet extra 1022 west
Arrive Alamosa 11:35 AM with 39 loads 1 empty
No. 115 with engine 478
Conductor Morgan
Engineer Boyd (to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 6 cars
66
163
310
Chama
63 (for No. 425)
320 (for NO. 425)
Arrive Antonito 8:10 AM, set out 2 cars for No. 425
Depart Antonito 8:20 AM with 4 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:25 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:29 AM
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM
Fireman Hedrick deadhead Chama to Durango, displaced
Depart Chama 11:20 AM (engineer Densmore)
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM with 4 cars
No. 116 with engine 477
Conductor Hurley
Engineer House (to Chama)
Engineer Hall deadhead Chama to Alamosa
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 4 cars
119
164
323
Alamosa
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:05 PM
Cumbres times not shown
Arrive Antonito 7:20 PM, pick up 2 cars from No. 426
62
306
Depart Antonito 7:27 PM with 6 cars
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM with 6 cars
Chama extra 481 west, light engine to Lumberton, helper for extra 483 east
Engineer Klahn
Depart Chama 2:25 PM
Arrive Lumberton 4:20 PM
Durango extra 483 east
Conductor Murray
Engineer Dieckman
Depart Durango 11:45 AM with 5 loads 8 empties
Allison 30 minutes meet No. 115
Pagosa Jct 20 minutes eat
Lumberton 30 minutes switching, add helper engine 481, 2 hours 45 minutes wait for and meet extra 486 west, account working on headlight at Chama
Monero 30 minutes switching
Arrive Chama 10:20 PM with 35 loads 12 empties
Chama extra 486 west
Conductor Knight
Engineer Katschthaler
Called Chama 12:45 PM, 10 minutes check engine and yard, 4 hours 35 minutes switching and load 19 cars sheep (stock to move east), 15 minutes air, 25 minutes work on headlight engine 486
Depart Chama 6:10 PM with 12 loads 37 empties
Monero 10 minutes merchandise
Lumberton 20 minutes switching and merchandise
Juanita 5 minutes switching
Pagosa Jct 25 minutes eat and water
Carbon Jct 10 minutes switching
Arrive Durango 1:45 AM with 5 loads 22 empties
Chama extra 482 east with helper engines 489 and 480
Conductor Hinton
Engine 482 Turney
Engine 489 Dodds
Engine 480 Owenby
Depart Chama 5:10 PM with 28 loads 1 empty
15 cars sheep loaded Chama for Moffat
1 camp outfit loaded Chama for Moffat
4 cars sheep loaded Chama for La Jara
Arrive Cumbres time not shown, 15 minutes helper engines off
Engine 480 depart Cumbres time not shown light for Chama
Engine 489 depart Cumbres time not shown light for Alamosa
Extra 482 east depart Cumbres time not shown with 28 loads 1 empty
Arrive Antonito 10:05 PM with 28 loads 1 empty, 10 minutes pick up
Depart Antonito 10:15 PM with 32 loads 1 empty
La Jara 1 hour 10 minutes unload 4 cars sheep
Arrive Alamosa 12:40 AM with 28 loads 5 empties
Alamosa Antonito turn with engine 1022
Conductor Ashbrook
Engineer Holly
Santa Fe branch
Train No. 425 with engine 476
Conductor Willis
Engineer Arnell
Depart Antonito 8:25 AM with 2 loads
63
320
Arrive Santa Fe 4:00 PM with 2 loads
Train No. 426 with engine 473
Conductor Hines
Engineer Baskett
Depart Santa Fe 10:00 AM with 3 loads
1 merchandise east
62
306
Espanola 25 minutes load 3 cars cattle, for La Junta
Arrive Antonito 5:15 PM with 6 loads
Not shown, appears 3 cars cattle picked up by extra 489 east, Antonito turn had departed Antonito 3:30 PM
SALIDA
Train No. 315 and Train No. 316 with engine 479
Conductor Mahoney
Engineer Runyon
Train No. 315 depart Salida 7:00 AM with 4 cars
60
165
272
Salida
Arrive Marshall Pass 8:35 AM
Depart Marshall Pass 8:37 AM
Arrive Gunnison 10:45 AM with 4 cars
Train No. 316 depart Gunnison 6:30 PM with 4 cars
60
165
272
Salida
Arrive Marshall Pass 8:38 AM
Depart Marshall Pass 8:40 AM
Arrive Salida 10:05 PM with 4 cars
Salida extra 498 west with helper engine 493, to Gunnison
Conductor Rhodes
Engine 498 Dailey
Engine 493 Crooks
Depart Salida 1:55 AM with 34 empties
Arrive Marshall Pass 4:10 AM with 34 empties, 20 minutes cut out helper and inspection
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 4:15 AM light for Sargent (helper for extra 496 east)
Extra 498 west depart Marshall Pass 4:30 AM with 34 empties
Sargent 35 minutes set coal
Arrive Gunnison 7:30 AM with 36 empties
Gunnison extra 496 east with helper engine 494, to Salida, at Sargent add helper engine 493
Conductor Sandberg
Engine 496 Hyatt
Engine 494 Rogers
Engine 493 Crooks (on Sargent)
Depart Gunnison 4:15 AM with 19 loads, includes 7 cars cattle from west
Arrive Sargent 5:35 AM with 19 loads, 1 hour 5 minutes coal & water, blocked by extra 498 west setting coal, switching, add helper engine 493
Depart Sargent 6:40 AM with 21 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 8:15 AM, 45 minutes helper engines off, pick up, inspection, meet No. 315
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 8:35 AM light for Salida
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 8:40 AM light for Salida
Extra 496 east depart Marshall Pass 8:45 AM with 26 loads
Arrive Salida 10:55 AM with 12 loads
Salida extra 497 west with helper engines 495 and 491, Valley line
Conductor Sloan
Engine 497 C Wilson
Engine 495 Bovee
Engine491 W Wilson
Depart Salida 8:00 AM with 3 loads 5 empties
Double Mears Jct Poncha Pass
Arrive Poncha Pass, 2nd time, time not shown
Engine 495 depart Poncha Pass time not shown light for Salida
Engine 491 depart Poncha Pass 10:40 AM light for Salida
Extra 497 west depart Poncha Pass 10:40 AM
Villa Grove 20 minutes hot box RG 3087
Moffat 15 minutes switching, 40 minutes load 5 cars cattle
Hooper 2 hours 5 minutes wait for cattle and load 10 standard gauge cars cattle
Arrive Alamosa 5:10 PM with 51 loads 1 empty
Salida extra 499 west, light engine to Sargent, helper for extra 490 east
Engineer Frantz
Depart Salida 7:45 PM
Arrive Sargent 10:40 PM
Crew released 11:30 PM, account derailment of extra 490 east
Gunnison extra 490 east with helper engine 498, originally scheduled to Salida with Sargent hill turn
Conductor Rhodes
Engine 490 Lannon
Engine 498 Dailey
Called Gunnison 7:15 PM, 20 minutes switching, 15 minutes inspection, 1 hour 20 minutes switching account knuckle breaking on RG 9205 when starting train, brake truss rods on six other cars, switched them out of train and picked up 6 more
Depart Gunnison 9:30 PM with 63 loads
Mile Post 286 ½ 9:45 PM to 12:30 AM account engine 490 breaking axle on No. 2 tank wheel, going to Steele to order tool cars and waiting to be relieved by work extra 456, tied up at Mile Post 286 ½ at 12:30 AM
Memorandum reads: “10:20 PM conductor Rhodes phone at Steele, engine 490 at mile post 286 ½ broke journal left #2 tank wheels – 50 ties broke, need 1 pair wheels, men and jacks to repair – nothing broke about truck and nothing derailed except broken journal back under tank.”
GUNNISON
Crested Butte branch extra 452, tool cars
Conductor Anderson
Engineer Doyle
Depart Gunnison 3:40 AM with 3 loads 1 empty
Arrive Mile Post 310 4:55 AM, 1 hour 35 minutes clear main line
Depart Mile Post 6:30 AM
Arrive Gunnison 8:20 AM with 46 loads 2 empties
Crested Butte branch extra 452 with helper engine 490
Conductor Anderson
Engine 452 Doyle
Engine 490 Mock
Depart Gunnison 11:59 AM with 90 empties
Arrive Crested Butte 2:05 PM with 90 empties, 2 hours 5 minutes spot mines, 30 minutes inspection
Engine 490 depart Crested Butte time not legible light for Gunnison
Extra 452 east depart Crested Butte 4:40 PM with 53 loads 2 empties
Arrive Gunnison 6:15 PM with 53 loads 2empties
Gunnison switch engine 456 foreman Winters engineer Cowan
MONTROSE
Montrose extra 360 east with helper engines 464 and 458, Iola turn
Conductor C M Purciel
Engine 360 H Gates
Engine 464 Braswell
Engine 458 Stamm
Depart Montrose 5:05 AM with 35 empties
Arrive Cerro Summit 6:15 AM, 10 minutes helper engines off and inspection
Engine 464 depart Cerro Summit time not shown light for Cimarron
Engine 458 depart Cerro Summit time not shown light for Cimarron
Extra 360 east depart Cerro Summit 6:25 AM
Arrive Sapinero 8:15 AM, 4 hours 15 minutes loading stock, type of stock and number of cars not shown (probably sheep), 12:30 PM to 2:20 PM going to Kezar for ties, 2:30 PM to 3:00 PM load outfits, turn engine and inspection
Extra 360 west depart Sapinero 3:00 PM
Arrive Cimarron 4:00 PM, 15 minutes add helper engines 464 and 458
Depart Cimarron 4:15 PM
Arrive Cerro Summit 5:30 PM, 10 minutes helper engines off and inspection
Engine 464 depart Cerro Summit time not shown light for Montrose, behind extra 360 west
Engine 458 depart Cerro Summit time not shown light for Montrose, behind extra 360 west
Extra 360 west depart Cerro Summit 5:40 PM
Arrive Montrose 6:45 PM with 26 loads
Ouray branch extra 454, Ridgway turn
Conductor Gribben
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 1:30 PM with 17 loads 16 empties
5 coal Ouray
1 merchandise
2 loads RGS
Dragline
15 empty box
Eldridge 25 minutes switching
Arrive Ridgway 3:55 PM with 9 loads 16 empties, 10 minutes switching
Depart Ridgway 4:05 PM with 1 empty
Arrive Montrose 5:30 PM with 1 empty
Montrose switch engine standard gauge 781 foreman Ed Mahoney engineer Edwards
DURANGO
Silverton branch Train No. 416 and Train No. 462 with engine 471 (edit 11-18-12)
Conductor Fry
Engineer Peterson
Depart Durango 9:15 AM with 3 loads 6 empties
1 coal Silverton
5 empty box Silverton
Combine 202
Caboose
Arrive Silverton 12:40 PM with 3 loads 7 empties, 20 minutes eat, 40 minutes switching
Depart Silverton 1:40 PM with 10 loads 1 empty
Arrive Durango 4:35 PM with 10 loads 1 empty
Durango switch engine 271 foreman Gabbe engineer Fitzer, 25 minutes overtime, switch San Juan equipment
Jimmy
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/18/2012 09:14AM by Jimmy Blouch.
