Saturday November 23 1940
ALAMOSA
Alamosa:
6:00 AM cloudy, calm
1:00 PM snowing since 8:30 AM, about 1” new snow
3:30 PM still snowing, about 2 ½” new snow
5:00 PM snowing, calm
Cumbres:
8:30 AM cloudy, calm, 12” old snow
Noon cloudy strong NE wind, 2” new snow, 28” old, snowing some, drifting little
2:30 PM snowing hard, strong east wind, 8” new snow
3:35 PM partly cloudy, light E wind
5:00 PM snowing hard, strong E wind
Chama:
8:30 AM cloudy, calm, 12” old snow
Noon snowing fairly hard
3:00 PM snow flurries, 1” new snow
Durango AM clear calm, PM cloudy, calm
Dulce 3:00 PM 4” new snow today
Pagosa Jct 3:00 PM rained slow, noon to 3:00 PM
Ignacio very light snow up to 3:00 PM
Chama extra 488 east with helper engines 481 and 489
Conductor Curtis
Engine 488 Owenby
Engine 481 Turney
Engine 489 Dodds
Depart Chama 12:01 AM with 23 loads 1 empty, includes 11 cars stock from west
Arrive Cumbres 2:05 AM with 23 loads 1 empty, 15 minutes helper engines off, air and turn helper
Engine 489 depart Cumbres 2:15 AM light for Chama
Engine 481 depart Cumbres 2:10 AM light for Alamosa
Extra 488 east depart Cumbres 2:15 AM with 23 loads 1 empty
Arrive Alamosa 6:30 AM with 23 loads 1 empty
No. 115 with engine 477
Conductor Dorian
Engineer Ray (to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 6 cars
119
164
327
Alamosa
63
320
Arrive Antonito 8:00 AM, set out 2 cars for No. 425
Depart Antonito 8:10 AM with 4 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:20 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:23 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 482
Conductor Morgan
Engineer Klahn (to Chama)
Engineer Dodds and fireman deadhead Chama to Alamosa
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 4 cars
66
163
310
Chama
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:10 AM (engineer Ray)
Arrive Cumbres 5:01 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:05 PM
Arrive Antonito 7:20 PM, pick up 2 cars from No. 426
62
306
Depart Antonito 7:28 PM with 6 cars
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM with 6 cars
Chama extra 489 west, Navajo turn (run to Navajo account no water at Monero)
Conductor Fry
Engineer Peterson
Depart Chama 1:40 PM with 2 loads 8 empties
Mile Post 445 ½ 40 minutes unload cinders
Monero 1 hour 20 minutes unload cinders, 5 minutes fill cistern, 20 minutes switching
Lumberton 5 minutes fill cistern, 10 minutes turn on wye
Arrive Navajo 6:15 PM, 5 minutes water
Extra 489 east depart Navajo 6:20 PM
Lumberton 10 minutes switching
Arrive Chama 8:25 PM with 15 loads 6 empties
Alamosa Antonito turn with engine 1022
Conductor McLaughlin
Engineer Hurley
Depart Alamosa 9:15 AM with 7 loads 29 empties
Estrella 20 minutes switching
Mile Post 262 2 hours 30 minutes unload 6 cars cinders
La Jara 45 minutes switching
Romeo 5 minutes set out
Arrive Antonito 2:10 PM, 30 minutes eat, 30 minutes switching and turn
Extra 1022 east depart Antonito 3:10 PM with 3 empties
Romeo 1 hour 50 minutes load 8 cars stock in snowstorm, slow loading
La Jara 3 hours load 12 cars stock in snowstorm, slow loading
Estrella 20 minutes pick up, switches snowed in
Arrive Alamosa 9:45 PM with 25 loads 12 empties
(Thought I would post detail to show weather conditions)
SANTA FE BRANCH
Santa Fe 9:00 AM cloudy, light snow
Espanola 11:00 AM raining slow
Taos Jct 9:00 AM snow light, strong wind
Train No. 425 with engine 471
Conductor Willis
Engineer Arnell
Depart Antonito 8:30 AM with 2 loads
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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
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306
Espanola 5 minutes switching
Arrive Antonito 5:15 PM with 3 loads 2 empties
Tie up 5:55 PM, clean snow out of switches
SALIDA
Marshall Pass:
7:00 AM partly cloudy 1” new snow, 24” old, 49” to date
1:00 PM cloudy, light NE wind
5:00 PM cloudy, snowing, strong E wind
Sargent partly cloudy, calm, by 5:00 PM cloudy, light SE wind
Gunnison cloudy, calm, trace of 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
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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
3265
Gunnison
Arrive Marshall Pass 8:38 PM
Depart Marshall Pass 8:40 PM
Arrive Salida 10:05 PM with 4 cars
Gunnison extra 497 east with helper engine 496, to Salida, at Sargent add Sargent helper engine 490
Conductor Rhodes
Engine 497 Veo
Engine 496 Crooks
Engine 490 W Wilson (on Salida)
Depart Gunnison 4:45 AM with 44 loads, includes 9 cars stock from west
Steele 45 minutes wait for extra 493 west (of Nov 22), 20 minutes saw by extra 493 west
Parlin 10 minutes water
Arrive Sargent 7:40 AM with 44 loads, 45 minutes set out, coal & water, add Sargent helper engine 490
Depart Sargent 8:25 AM with 22 (?) loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 9:55 AM, 35 minutes helper engines off, pick up and inspection
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 10:05 AM light for Sargent
Engine 496 depart Marshall Pass 10:10 AM light for Salida
Extra 497 east depart Marshall Pass 10:30 AM with 37 loads
Arrive Salida 12:50 PM with 34 loads
Salida extra 492 west with helper engines 499 and 495, Valley line
Conductor Carlin
Engine 492 Bovee
Engine 499 C Wilson
Engine 495 Treskett
Used 3 engines out of Salida account amount of cars to be picked up at Mears Jct. A rough calculation shows that between Nov 17 and Nov 22 approximately 37 cars were set out by east bound trains at Mears Jct. That includes 29 cars set out Nov 22. (added 11-24-12)
Depart Salida 7:30 AM with 2 loads
Mears Jct to Poncha Pass 3 times
After arriving Poncha Pass second time, engine 499 depart Poncha Pass 10:05 AM light for Salida
On third trip extra 492 with helper 495 depart Mears Jct 10:35 AM
Arrive Poncha Pass time not shown
Engine 495 depart Poncha Pass 11:05 AM light for Salida
Extra 492 west depart Poncha Pass time not shown
Moffat 15 minutes switching, 20 minutes load 2 cars cattle
Hooper 20 minutes switching
Mosca 15 minutes switching
Arrive Alamosa 5:05 PM with 43 loads 1 empty
Gunnison extra 493 east with helper engine 494, to Salida after Sargent hill turn, at Sargent add Sargent helper engine 490
Conductor Hutchinson
Engine 493 R Wilson
Engine 494 Cullinan
Engine 490 W Wilson (on Sargent)
Depart Gunnison 8:45 PM with 51 loads
2 cars cattle from Wylie
3 cars cattle loaded Gunnison
Parlin 10 minutes water
Arrive Sargent 10:30 PM with 51 loads, 1 hour 5 minutes set out, coal & water, add Sargent helper engine 490
As Sargent hill turn extra 493 east with helpers 494 and 490 depart Sargent 11:35 PM with 20 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 1:01 AM with 20 loads, set out and turn
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 1:10 AM light for Sargent
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 1:15 AM light for Sargent
Extra 493 west depart Marshall Pass 1:20 AM with caboose
Arrive Sargent 2:30 AM with caboose, 45 minutes eat, coal, turn
Extra 493 east depart Sargent 3:45 AM with 17 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 5:15 AM with 17 loads 1 empty, helper engines off, pick up, air test
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 5:30 AM light for Sargent
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 5:50 AM light for Salida
Extra 493 east depart Marshall Pass 6:30 AM with 37 loads 1 empty
Shirley 1 hour 11 minutes meet No. 315 (of Nov 24)
Mears Jct 10 minutes cool wheels
Arrive Salida 8:45 AM with 37 loads 1 empty
GUNNISON
Crested Butte clear, calm during AM, cloudy, calm during PM 1” new snow, 6” old
Crested Butte branch extra 474
Conductor Anderson
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 11:10 AM with 42 empties
Almont 15 minutes hot box on engine
Arrive Crested Butte 1:25 PM with 42 empties, 2 hours 45 minutes spot mines, 30 minutes inspection
Depart Crested Butte 4:45 PM with 55 loads
Arrive Gunnison 6:20 PM with 55 loads
Baldwin branch extra 223-278
Conductor Purciel
Engine 223 Stamm
Engine 278 Osgerby
Depart Gunnison 12:30 PM with 24 empties
Wylie 10 minutes set out
Arrive Baldwin 2:05 PM, 1 hour mine work
Depart Baldwin 3:05 PM
Wylie 15 minutes load and pick up 2 cars cattle
Arrive Gunnison 4:35 PM with 19 loads
Gunnison switch engine 456 foreman Winters engineer Cowan
MONTROSE
Engine 464 used to switch Montrose yard conductor Gribben engineer Price
DURANGO
Silverton partly cloudy, calm, ½” new snow, 5” old
Silverton branch Train No. 461 and Train No. 462 with engine 478
Conductor Murray
Engineer Brice
Depart Durango 9:15 AM with 6 loads 8 empties
3 coal Silverton
1 merchandise Silverton
7 empty dumps
Combine 202
Coach 319, funeral party for Silverton
Caboose
Arrive Silverton 12:40 PM with 6 loads 8 empties, 20 minutes eat, 30 minutes switching, 1 hour 40 minutes for funeral party
Depart Silverton 3:05 PM with 8 loads 5 empties
2 ore Amarillo
4 ore Eilers
4 empty gons
Arrive Durango 6:00 PM with 8 loads 5 empties
Durango switch engine 268 foreman Gabbe engineer Fitzer, 25 minutes overtime switch San Juan equipment
Jimmy
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/24/2012 10:36AM by Jimmy Blouch.
