Tuesday November 19 1940
ALAMOSA
Alamosa:
6:00 AM light snow, calm, 2 ½” snow
9:30 AM snowing from east
1:00 PM snowing from west
Antonito 7:00 AM light snow, 3” snow
La Jara and Antonito 8:00 PM snowing and blowing hard
Cumbres:
6:00 AM light snow, calm, 6” new snow
8:00 AM cloudy, calm
9:30 AM started snow again
9:50 AM snow very hard from east
1:15 PM cloudy, snowing light, calm
3:40 PM snowing hard again, light east wind, 10” snow
4:30 PM cloudy, snowing hard, strong NE wind, 14” on ground
Chama:
12:01 AM cloudy calm, 4” snow
7:00 AM light snow
8:30 AM cloudy, calm, 1” old, 2” new
5:00 PM snowing hard, 4” new snow
Durango 8:45 AM snowing light, calm, snowed all night, cloudy, calm rest of day
Notation reads: “phone crossed west (of) Chama, can ring west (of) Dulce, 108 & 109 out”
Alamosa extra 489 west
Conductor McLaughlin
Engineer Holly
Depart Alamosa 10:45 PM (Nov 18) with 19 loads 29 empties
12 empty tanks Chama
2 empty box
7 empty single decks
8 empty double decks
Romeo 10 minutes set out car station coal
Arrive Antonito 12:35 AM (Nov 19) with 18 loads 29 empties, 35 minutes coal & water, set out branch loads and reduce
Depart Antonito 1:10 AM with 15 loads 21 empties
Sublette 20 minutes water and eat
Arrive Cumbres 6:20 AM with 15 loads 21 empties, 35 minutes try air
Depart Cumbres 6:55 AM with 15 loads 21 empties
Arrive Chama 8:05 AM with 15 loads 21 empties, 40 minutes put train away, spot meat and oil tanks
Chama extra 485 east with helper engines 482 and 483
Conductor Ashbrook
Engine 485 Owenby
Engine 482 A S Johnson
Engine 483 T Cummins
Depart Chama 4:10 AM with 26 loads 1 empty, includes 23 cars cattle from west
Arrive Cumbres 5:50 AM with 26 loads 1 empty, 1 hour 10 minutes helper engines off, meet and saw by extra 489 west, pick up
Engine 482 depart Cumbres 6:10 AM light for Chama
Engine 483 depart Cumbres 7:00 AM light for Chama, behind extra 489 west
Extra 485 east depart Cumbres 7:00 AM with 55 loads 15 empties
Sublette 30 minutes meet No. 115
Arrive Alamosa 12:15 PM with 55 loads 14 (?) empties
No. 115 with engine 477
Conductor Morgan
Engineer Ray (to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 6 cars
119
164
323
Alamosa (added 11-20-12)
63
320
Arrive Antonito 8:05 AM, set out cars 63 and 320 for No. 425
Depart Antonito 8:15 AM with 4 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:20 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:24 AM
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM
Depart Chama 11:20 AM (engineer House)
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM with 4 cars
No. 116 with engine 470
Conductor Hurley
Engineer Densmore (to Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 4 cars
66
163
310
Chama
Arrive Chama 4:05 PM
Depart Chama 4:25 PM (engineer Ray)
Arrive Cumbres 5:18 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:21 PM
Arrive Antonito 7:25 PM, did not pick up cars from No. 426
Depart Antonito 7:28 PM
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM with 4 cars
Chama extra 489 west
Conductor Knight
Engineer Katschthaler
Depart Chama 2:00 PM with 16 loads 42 empties
1 empty single deck Ignacio
2 empty tanks Farmington
38 empty box
Azotea 5 minutes switching
Biggs Spur 25 minutes meet No. 116
Monero 5 minutes merchandise
Lumberton 20 minutes merchandise and switching
Dulce 10 minutes switching
Pagosa Jct 35 minutes eat and switching
Allison 5 minutes merchandise
Tiffany 1 hour 25 minutes meet extra 488 east
La Boca 15 minutes switching
Ignacio 5 minutes switching
Arrive Durango 12:20 Am with 10 loads 25 empties
Chama Cumbres turn with engines 487, 480 and 482
Conductor Curtis
Engine 487 Hall
Engine 480 Johnson
Engine 482 T Cummins
Depart Chama 4:45 PM with 20 loads 10 empties
Arrive Cumbres 6:20 PM with 20 loads 10 empties, set out and turn
Engine 480 depart Cumbres 6:30 PM light for Chama
Engine 482 depart Cumbres 6:40 PM light for Chama
Engine 487 depart Cumbres 6:45 PM with caboose for Chama
Arrive Chama 7:50 PM
At 8:00 PM conductor Curtis reports snowing and blowing hard at Cumbres, about 1 foot on rails
Chama extra 481 west, light engine to Lumberton, helper for extra 488 east
Engineer Brice
Depart Chama 10:20 PM
Arrive Lumberton 11:40 PM
Durango extra 488 east, at Lumberton add helper engine 481
Conductor Fry
Engine 488 Peterson
Engine 481 Brice (on Lumberton)
Depart Durango 5:45 PM with 16 loads 2 empties
5 cars cattle from RGS, loaded Dolores 7:50 AM, released, no one in charge
2 cars cattle loaded Rockwood
Ignacio 10 minutes switching
La Boca 15 minutes switching and water
Arboles 15 minutes switching
Pagosa Jct 20 minutes eat
Dulce 15 minutes merchandise
Lumberton 10 minutes turn helper engine on wye, 30 minutes switching, add helper engine 481
Monero 1 hour 10 minutes engines taking coal & water and starting train
Arrive Azotea 4:40 AM, 1 hour engines run to Chama for water
Depart Azotea 5:40 AM
Arrive Chama 6:10 AM with 42 loads 3 empties
Alamosa Antonito turn with engine 1022
Conductor Duxstadt
Engineer Nissen
SANTA FE BRANCH
Antonito 7:00 AM light snow, 3” snow
Taos Jct 8:50 AM cloudy, calm, had a snow storm last night, 1 ½” on ground
Santa Fe 9:00 AM, rained all night, hard at times, still raining
Espanola 8:00 PM, raining, turning to snow
Taos Jct time not shown, probably around 8:00 PM, 8” wet snow, still snowing and wind blowing hard
Memorandum reads: “wire 109 cleared 4:20 PM, rock rolled down 150 feet east of Mile Post 389 bending 1 rail and knocking a pole down grounding wire.”
Train No. 425 with engine 476
Conductor Willis
Engineer Arnell
Depart Antonito 8:27 AM with 5 loads
1 gas Taos Jct
2 merchandise Santa Fe
63
320
Arrive Embudo time not shown, 7 hours 45 minutes account wash in at Mile Post 364½, entire crew released from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Train No. 426 with engine 473
Conductor Hines
Engineer Baskett
Depart Santa Fe 10:05 AM with 4 loads
1 kerosene Espanola
1 merchandise Alamosa
62
306
Otowi 5 minutes mail
Espanola 10 minutes mail, 5 minutes switching
Mile Post 364 ½ 7 hours 50 minutes account wash in, return to Espanola, and depart Espanola again, entire crew released at MP 364 ½ 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Arrive Embudo time not shown
Train No. 425 depart Embudo time not shown
Espanola 10 minutes switch
Espanola to Santa Fe 50 minutes account heavy storm
Arrive Santa Fe 11:40 PM with 3 loads 1 empty
Train No. 426 at Embudo, 1 hour 45 minutes account large rock on track, had to shoot it, 15 minutes mail
Depart Embudo time not shown
Embudo to Barranca 30 minutes account rocks on track
Arrive Taos Jct 12:50 AM as No. 426, 10 minutes mail, express and orders
Depart Taos Jct as extra 473 east 1:05 AM
Arrive Antonito 3:45 AM with 3 loads 2 empties
(Alamosa Antonito turn, connection, on Nov 20 post)
SALIDA
Marshall Pass:
7:00 AM cloudy, E wind, 1” new snow
11:50 AM snowing light, strong E wind
1:05 PM cloudy, strong E wind
4:00 PM cloudy, brisk E wind, about 2” new snow
Sargent light snow, later snow flurries, ½” new snow, 6” old
Gunnison cloudy, calm, 2” old snow, 8:00 PM partly cloudy, 2” new snow
Salida extra 496 west with helper engine 498, to Gunnison
Conductor Sloan
Engine 496 C Wilson
Engine 498 Dailey
Depart Salida 1:30 AM with 3 loads 33 empties
Mears Jct 40 minutes meet extra 495 east (of Nov 18)
Arrive Marshall Pass 4:55 AM with 3 loads 33 empties, 15 minutes helper engine off, air
Engine 498 depart Marshall Pass 5:00 AM light for Gunnison
Extra 496 west depart Marshall Pass 5:10 AM with 3 loads 33 empties
Sargent 15 minutes water and pick up
Arrive Gunnison 7:55 AM with 3 loads 71 empties
Train No. 315 and Train No. 316 with engine 479
Conductor Mahoney
Engineer Allen
Fireman Sidenstricker deadhead Salida to Sargent, take Sargent helper
Train No. 315 depart Salida 7:00 AM with 4 cars
122
168
326
Gunnison
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
122
168
326
Gunnison
Arrive Marshall Pass 8:38 PM
Depart Marshall Pass 8:40 PM
Arrive Salida 10:05 PM with 4 cars
Salida extra 494 west, light engine to Sargent, helper for extra 497
Engineer Graham
Depart Salida 6:15 AM
Arrive Sargent 9:00 AM
Salida extra 497 west, Sargent turn with Sargent hill turn
Conductor Carlin
Engineer R Wilson
Depart Salida 6:20 AM with caboose
Mears Jct 5 minutes pick up 4 empty coals
Arrive Marshall Pass 7:50 AM with 4 empties, 5 minutes air
Depart Marshall Pass 7:55 AM with 4 empties
Arrive Sargent 9:05 AM with 4 empties, 1 hour 25 minutes coal & water, turn, pick up and helper engineers eat, add helper engine 494 and Sargent helper engine 490, engineer Lannon
As Sargent hill turn extra 497 east with helpers 494 and 490 depart Sargent 10:30 AM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 11:45 AM with 18 loads, set out, turn
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 11:50 AM light for Sargent
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 11:55 AM light for Sargent
Extra 497 west depart Marshall Pass 12:10 PM with caboose
Arrive Sargent 1:20 PM with caboose, 40 minutes coal & water, eat
Extra 497 east with helpers 494 and 490 depart Sargent 2:00 PM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 3:15 PM with 18 loads, helper engines off, pick up, inspection, unload RG 1711 company coal
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 3:20 PM light for Sargent
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 3:40 PM light for Salida
Extra 497 east depart Marshall Pass 4:40 PM with 36 loads
Arrive Salida 7:05 PM with 36 loads
Salida extra 499 west with helper engine 495, Monarch branch
Conductor Rhodes
Engine 499 Cullinan
Engine 495 Veo
Depart Salida 7:35 AM with 42 empties
Arrive Monarch 9:55 AM
Engine 495 return to Salida light, arrive 12:05 PM
Extra 499 double Monarch Maysville Monarch
Extra 499 east depart Monarch 2:45 PM for Salida
Arrive Poncha Jct 4:08 PM, 1 hour 25 minutes meet extra 492 east, 2nd Monarch
While at Poncha Jct conductor Rhodes reports 10” new snow Monarch, drifting some
Depart Poncha Jct 5:45 PM
Arrive Salida 6:20 PM with 32 loads
Salida extra 492 west, Monarch branch
Conductor Hallock
Engineer Bovee
Called Salida 3:45 PM, 20 minutes inspection and wait, 20 minutes go back to roundhouse for flanger, 40 minutes bursted flanger hose
Depart Salida 5:20 PM with 28 empties, flanger OI
Poncha Jct 10 minutes meet extra 499 west, 1st Monarch
Mile Post 226 15 minutes double to Maysville
Arrive Monarch 7:55 PM, 1 hour 15 minutes switching and flanging, 35 minutes inspection
Depart Monarch 9:45 PM for Maysville
Arrive Maysville 11:35 PM, 15 minutes switching and clean switches
Depart Maysville 11:50 PM for Monarch
Arrive Monarch 12:50 AM, 45 minutes switching and turn, 45 minutes inspection
Extra 492 east depart Monarch 2:20 AM for Salida
Maysville 20 minutes pick up
Poncha Jct 13 minutes orders
Arrive Salida 5:20 AM with 45 loads, flanger OI
Gunnison extra 496 east with helper engine 498, to Salida after Sargent hill turn, at Sargent add Sargent helper engine 490
Conductor Sloan
Engine 496 C Wilson
Engine 498 Dailey
Engine 490 W Wilson (on Sargent)
Depart Gunnison 7:45 PM with 63 loads
Arrive Sargent 9:55 PM with 63 loads, 50 minutes double in, set out, coal & water, add Sargent helper engine 490
Depart Sargent 10:45 PM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 12:10 AM with 18 loads, 20 minutes set out, turn
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 12:15 AM light for Sargent
Engine 498 depart Marshall Pass 12:20 AM light for Sargent
Extra 496 west depart Marshall Pass 12:30 AM with caboose
Arrive Sargent 1:40 AM with caboose, 50 minutes coal & water, eat, pick up train
Extra 496 east with helpers 498 and 490 depart Sargent 2:30 AM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 3:55 AM with 18 loads, 1 hour 15 minutes helper engines off, blocked by extra 495 west (Nov 20 post), pick up, inspection
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 4:10 AM light for Sargent
Engine 498 depart Marshall Pass 4:30 AM light for Salida
Extra 496 east depart Marshall Pass 5:10 AM with 36 loads
Arrive Salida 7:30 AM (Nov 20) with 36 loads
Salida extra 495 west to Gunnison, depart Salida 11:40 PM, on Nov 20 post
GUNNISON
Crested Butte snowing light, calm, 6” new snow, 4” old
Crested Butte branch extra 474
Conductor C M Purciel
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 11:20 AM with 2 loads 36 empties
No reference made concerning car left on main line at Mile Post 310 Nov 18
Arrive Crested Butte 1:30 PM with 2 loads 36 empties, 1 hour 45 minutes mine work, 30 minutes inspection
Depart Crested Butte 3:35 PM with 52 loads
Arrive Gunnison 5:15 PM with 52 loads
Gunnison switch engine 456 foreman winters engineer Cowan
MONTROSE
Montrose extra
474 464 east, Cimarron turn (edit 11-19-12)
Conductor Gribben
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 7:45 AM with 8 empties
2 empty box
5 empty coals
Caboose
Arrive Cimarron 9:35 AM, 15 minutes switching, 15 minutes waiting for stock, 3 hours load 13 cars sheep
Double Cimarron to Cerro Summit
Depart Cimarron 2:15 PM, 2nd time
Arrive Montrose 4:00 PM with 13 loads 1 empty
DURANGO
Silverton snowing all day, at 9:00 AM 4” new snow, 5:00 PM 6” new snow
Silverton branch Train No. 461 and Train No. 462 with engine 478
Conductor Murray
Engineer Klahn
Depart Durango 9:15 AM with 5 loads 5 empties
1 merchandise Silverton
3 coal Silverton
2 empty box Silverton
2 empty single decks Rockwood
Combine 202
Caboose
Arrive Silverton 1:05 PM
Depart Silverton 1:50 PM with 3 loads 1 empty
2 ore Eilers
Rockwood pick up 2 cars cattle
Arrive Durango 5:05 PM with 5 loads 1 empty
Durango switch engine 268 foreman Gabbe engineer Fitzer, worked 1 hour 5 minutes overtime get stock on extra 488 east
Jimmy
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/20/2012 08:27AM by Jimmy Blouch.
