Thursday November 21 1940 (THANKSGIVING)
ALAMOSA
Alamosa cloudy, calm, zero
Cumbres cloudy, calm, 1” new snow, 23” old
Chama cloudy, calm
Durango cloud, calm
Alamosa extra 485 west with helper engine 484
Conductor Ashbrook
Engine 485 Owenby
Engine 484 Turney
Depart Alamosa 11:20 PM (Nov 20) with 32 loads 12 empties
8 empty tanks Chama
1 empty tank Farmington
La Jara 10 minutes set out
Arrive Antonito 1:15 AM (Nov 21) with 31 loads 12 empties, 1 hour coal & water, set out and fill on 22 empties
Depart Antonito 2:15 AM with 28 loads 32 empties
Big Horn 1 hour 40 minutes clean switches and saw by extra 486 east
Osier 10 minutes water
Arrive Cumbers 8:45 AM with 28 loads 32 empties, 30 minutes cut helper engine out, air
Engine 484 depart Cumbres 9:00 AM light for Chama
Extra 485 west depart Cumbres 9:15 AM with 28 loads 32 empties
Arrive Chama 10:35 AM with 28 loads 32 empties
Chama extra 486 east with helper engines 483 and 481
Conductor Curtis
Engine 486 T Cummins
Engine 483 A S Johnson
Engine 481 Holly
Depart Chama 11:25 PM (Nov 20) with 20 loads 3 empties, includes 2 cattle from Dulce and 3 cattle loaded at Chama
Arrive Cumbers 1:10 AM (Nov 21) with 20 loads 3 empties, 30 minutes pick up fill, turn helpers
Engine 481 depart Cumbres 1:30 AM light for Chama
Engine 483 depart Cumbres 1:40 AM light for Chama
Extra 486 east depart Cumbres 1:40 AM with 43 loads 16 empties
Arrive Big Horn 3:40 AM, 40 minutes wait for extra 484-485 west, 1 hour 5 minutes meet extra 484-485 west and saw by
Depart Big Horn 5:45 AM
Antonito 5 minutes water and register
La Jara meet No. 115
Arrive Alamosa 8:25 AM with 43 loads 16 empties
Alamosa extra 471 west, light engine to Antonito for No. 425
Engineer Arnell
Depart Alamosa 6:50 AM
Arrive Antonito 8:00 AM
No. 115 with engine 477
Conductor Hurley
Engineer Ray (to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:25 AM with 6 cars
119
164
327
Alamosa
63
320
Arrive Antonito 8:25 AM, set out cars 63 and 320 for No. 426
Depart Antonito 8:35 AM with 4 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:30 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:33 AM
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM
Depart Chama 11:15 AM (engineer House)
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM with 4 cars
No. 116 with engine 470
Conductor Dorian
Engineer Densmore (to Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 4 cars
66
163
310
Chama
Arrive Chama 4:05 PM
Depart Chama 4:15 PM (engineer Ray)
Cumbres times not shown
Arrive Antonito 7:17 PM, pick up 2 cars from No. 426
62
306
Depart Antonito 7:25 PM with 6 cars
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM with 6 cars
Chama extra 485 west
Conductor Murray
Engineer Klahn
Depart Chama 12:20 PM with 28 loads 22 empties
4 empty double decks
13 empty single decks
3 empty box
1 empty tank Farmington
Monero 5 minutes merchandise
Lumberton 15 minutes switching
Dulce 10 minutes merchandise, 20 minutes meet No. 116
Navajo 5 minutes merchandise
Juanita 5 minutes switching
Pagosa Jct 25 minutes water and eat
Arboles 5 minutes merchandise
Allison 25 minutes merchandise and switching
Ignacio 20 minutes switching
Carbon Jct 10 minutes switching
Arrive Durango 10:00 PM with 17 loads 5 empties
Chama Cumbres turn with engines 481, 488 and 483
Conductor Ashbrook
Engine 481 Holly
Engine 488 A S Johnson
Engine 483 Turney
Depart Chama 10:40 PM with 16 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 12:10 AM with 16 loads 1 empty, set out, turn
Engine 481 depart Cumbres 12:20 AM with caboose for Chama
Engine 488 depart Cumbres 12:25 AM light for Chama
Engine 483 depart Cumbres 12:30 AM light for Chama
Alamosa Antonito turn with engine 1022
Conductor McLaughlin
Engineer Nissen
SANTA FE BRANCH
Train No. 425 with engine 471
Conductor Willis
Engineer Arnell
Depart Antonito 9:15 AM with 5 loads
1 poles Volcano
1 flour Espanola
1 merchandise
63
320
Mile Post 298 1 hour 35 minutes derailed, derailed engine trucks on new crossing east of Volcano account ice, no damage
Espanola 15 minutes switching
Arrive Santa Fe 6:00 PM with 2 loads
Train No. 426 with engine 473
Conductor Hines
Engineer Baskett
Depart Santa Fe 10:00 AM with 3 loads 1 empty
1 gas Espanola
1 empty gon
62
306
Espanola 5 minutes switching
Barranca 25 minutes meet No. 425
Arrive Antonito 5:15 PM with 3 loads 1 empty
SALIDA
Marshall Pass no report
Sargent cloudy, calm, 2” new snow, 6” old
Gunnison cloudy, calm, 2” old snow
Train No. 315 and Train No. 316 with engine 479
Conductor Mahoney
Engineer Allen
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 491 west with helper engine 494, Monarch branch
Conductor Rhodes
Engine 491 Cullinan
Engine 494 R Wilson
Depart Salida 8:00 AM with 1 load 41 empties, flanger (number not shown)
Arrive Monarch 10:05 AM
Engine 494 return to Salida light, arrive 12:05 PM
Extra 491 double Monarch Maysville Monarch
Extra 491 east depart Monarch 2:00 PM for Salida
Arrive Salida 4:15 PM with 23 loads, flanger
Salida extra 497 west with helper engine 496, Sargent turn with Sargent hill turn
Conductor Carlin
Engine 497 Rogers
Engine 496 Bovee
Depart Salida 8:20 AM with 2 loads 25 empties
6 empty coal
19 empty box
Mears Jct 10 minutes set out RG 3035, company lumber
Arrive Marshall Pass 10:15 AM with 1 load 25 empties, 10 minutes helper engine off, inspection
Engine 496 depart Marshall Pass 10:20 AM light for Sargent
Extra 497 west depart Marshall Pass 10:25 AM with 1 load 25 empties
Arrive Sargent 11:35 AM with caboose, 40 minutes coal & water, pick up 18 loads, add Sargent helper engine 490, engineer W Wilson
As Sargent hill turn extra 497 east with helpers 496 and 490 depart Sargent 12:15 PM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 1:30 PM with 18 loads, set out and turn
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 1:35 PM light for Sargent
Engine 496 depart Marshall Pass 1:40 PM light for Sargent
Extra 497 west depart Marshall Pass 1:45 PM with caboose
Arrive Sargent 2:55 PM with caboose, 50 minutes coal & water and turn, eat, pick up 18 loads
Extra 497 east with helpers 497 and 490 depart Sargent 3:45 PM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 5:10 PM, 1 hour helper engines off, pick up 18 loads and inspection
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 5:25 PM light for Sargent
Engine 496 depart Marshall Pass 5:25 PM light for Sargent
Extra 497 east depart Marshall Pass 6:10 PM with 36 loads
Arrive Salida 8:35 PM with 36 loads
Salida extra 498 west, Monarch branch
Conductor Hallock
Engineer C Wilson
Depart Salida 5:05 PM with 28 empties
Mile Post 226 15 minutes double to Maysville
Arrive Monarch 7:15 PM, double Monarch Maysville Monarch
Extra 498 east depart Monarch 11:15 PM for Salida
Poncha Jct 10 minutes orders
Arrive Salida 1:15 AM with 26 loads
Salida extra 495 west with helper engine 499, to Gunnison
Conductor Sandberg
Engine 495 Dailey
Engine 499 Frantz
Depart Salida 10:35 PM with 37 empties
Otto 10 minutes air stuck
Arrive Marshall Pass 1:25 AM with 37 empties, 15 minutes helper engine off, inspection
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass 1:30 AM light for Gunnison
Extra 495 west depart Marshall Pass 1:40 AM with 37 empties
Sargent 40 minutes set out and pick up
Parlin 25 minutes switching
Arrive Gunnison 5:30 AM with 45 empties
GUNNISON
Crested Butte branch no train
Gunnison switch engine 456 foreman Winters engineer Cowan
Gunnison extra 319 west, light engine to Cimarron, helper for extra 360 and then helper for extra 464 west
Engineer Wright
Depart Gunnison 11:15 AM
Arrive Cimarron 1:20 PM
Gunnison extra 317 west, light engine to Cimarron, helper for extra 360 west and then helper for extra 464 west
Engineer Stamm
Depart Gunnison 11:25 AM
Arrive Cimarron 1:20 PM
Depart Gunnison 11:25
Gunnison extra 360 west, to Montrose, with Cimarron Sapinero turn
Conductor C M Purciel
Engine 360 Braswell
Engine 317 Stamm (on Cimarron)
Engine 319 Wright (on Cimarron)
Depart Gunnison 5:30 AM with 10 loads 12 empties
1 empty tank
6 empty single decks
5 empty double decks
3 coal Montrose
1 company material
4 company cinders Montrose
1 coal Ridgway
1 coal
Sapinero 10 minutes set out
Arrive Cimarron 8:00 AM, 30 minutes switching
Depart Cimarron 8:30 AM eastbound for Sapinero
Arrive Sapinero 9:50 AM, 3 hours 30 minutes load 26 cars sheep, 1 car camp outfit
Extra 360 west depart Sapinero 1:20 PM
Arrive Cimarron 2:20 PM, 45 minutes remove brake beam RGS 7463, add helper engines 317 and 319
MONTROSE-GUNNISON
Montrose extra 464 east, Cimarron turn
Conductor Gribben
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 11:35 AM with 23 empties
22 empty double decks Cedar Creek
Cedar Creek 10 minutes switching
Arrive Cimarron 1:30 PM, 45 minutes switching and eat, 15 minutes wait for extra 360 west, 20 minutes switching
Extra 360 west with helper engines 317 and 319 depart Cimarron 3:05 PM, number of loads not shown
Arrive Cerro Summit 4:05 PM, 10 minutes helper engines off, inspection
Extra 464 west depart Cimarron 3:10 PM, number of loads not shown
Arrive Cerro Summit 4:10 PM, give loads to extra 360 west
Extra 360 west depart Cerro Summit 4:15 PM
Arrive Montrose 5:20 PM with 23 loads, 2 hours 30 minutes unloading sheep
Extra 464 east depart Cerro Summit 4:15 PM
Arrive Cimarron 4:40 PM
Engine 317 depart Cerro Summit 4:20 PM light for Cimarron
Engine 319 depart Cerro Summit 4:25 PM light for Cimarron
Extra 464 west with helpers 317 and 319 depart Cimarron 5:00 PM, number of loads not shown
Arrive Cerro Summit 5:30 PM, helper engines off
Engine 319 depart Cerro Summit 5:45 PM light for Gunnison
Engine 317 depart Cerro Summit 5:45 PM light for Montrose, behind extra 464 west
Extra 464 west depart Cerro Summit 5:40 PM
Arrive Montrose 6:50 PM with 12 loads 11 empties, 2 hours 20 minutes unload sheep
Neither of the conductor’s delay report showed some of the information I typed. They did not show the transfer at Cerro Summit, delay report for extra 464 did not show the Cimarron Cerro Summit turn.
One or both of the extras picked up sheep at Cedar Creek, number of cars picked up not shown.
DURANGO
Durango switch engine 268 foreman Gabbe engineer Fitzer
No other D&RGW activity at Durango for this date.
Jimmy
