Monday November 25 1940
ALAMOSA
Alamosa clear, calm early morning, cloudy, calm afternoon, 12” old snow
Cumbres clear, calm, 28” old snow
Chama cloudy, calm, 9” old snow
Durango cloudy, calm
No. 115 with engine 477
Conductor Morgan
Engineer Ray (to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 6 cars
119
164
327
Alamosa
62
306
Arrive Antonito 8:00 AM set out cars 62 and 306 for No. 425
Depart Antonito 8:10 AM with 4 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:20 AN
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 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:05 PM (engineer Ray)
Arrive Cumbres 5:00 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:03 PM
Arrive Antonito 7:18 PM, did not pick up 2 cars from No. 426
Depart Antonito 7:15 PM with 4 cars
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM with 4 cars
2 Chama Cumbres turns
1st turn with engines 483 and 480
Conductor Ashbrook
Engine 483 Nissen
Engine 480 Holly
Depart Chama 3;30 AM with 14 loads 1 empty, flanger
Arrive Cumbres 5:10 AM with 14 loads 1 empty, flanger, 1 hour 20 minutes flanging and turn
Engine 480 depart Cumbres 5:30 AM light for Chama
Engine 483 depart Cumbres 7:30 AM with 1 load 1 empty, flanger
Arrive Chama 9:10 AM with 1 load 1 empty, flanger
2nd turn with engines 484 and 482
Conductor Ashbrook
Engine 484 Nissen
Engine 482 Holly
Depart Chama 11:30 AM with 12 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 1:10 PM with 12 loads 1 empty, set out, turn
Engine 482 depart Cumbres 1:20 PM light for Chama
Engine 484 depart Cumbres 1:30 PM with caboose for Chama
Durango extra east with engines 487 and 485
Conductor Murray
Engine 487 Katschthaler
Engine 485 Brice
Depart Durango 1:30 PM with 34 loads 15 empties
10 empty dumps
4 empty flats
Caboose
Oxford 10 minutes meet No. 115
Ignacio 25 minutes switching and unload merchandise
La Boca 15 minutes switching and water
Pagosa Jct 20 minutes eat and merchandise
Navajo 10 minutes water
Dulce 25 minutes merchandise
Lumberton 15 minutes merchandise
Monero 45 minutes coal and switching
Mile Post 347 15 minutes hot box RG 860
Arrive Chama 12:45 AM with 39 loads 6 empties
SANTA FE BRANCH
Alamosa extra 476 west, to Antonito, change to engine 473 at Antonito, then to No Agua on Santa Fe branch to get snowbound sheep
Conductor Duxstadt
Engineer Marsh
Depart Alamosa 6:15 AM with 1 load 23 empties
Arrive Antonito 7:20 AM with 1 load 23 empties, 1 hour 45 minutes switching and change engines
Train No. 425 with engine 476
Conductor Hines
Engineer Baskett
Depart Antonito 8:50 AM with 5 loads
2 coal Espanola
1 merchandise Santa Fe
62
306
Taos Jct 20 minutes mail, baggage and express
Embudo 10 minutes mail
Espanola 15 minutes mail, 10 minutes switching
Arrive Santa Fe 4:00 PM with 2 loads
Extra 473 west depart Antonito 9:05 AM
Tres Piedras arrive and depart times not shown, turn
Arrive No Agua 11:00 AM, 8 hours load 45 cars sheep, 1 car horses and 2 cars camp outfit
At 2:00 PM conductor Duxstadt reported 21 cars loaded
Train No. 426 with engine 471
Conductor Willis
Engineer Arnell
Depart Santa Fe 10:00 AM with 3 loads
1 merchandise
63
320
Espanola 10 minutes switching
Arrive No Agua time not shown, 3 hours 20 minutes loading sheep
It appears No. 426 and extra 473 east were combined at No Agua, depart time not shown
No. 426 arrive Antonito 8:30 PM with 3 loads 2 empties
Extra 473 arrive Antonito 8:30 PM with 48 loads 1 empty, 35 minutes switching, tie up
Conductor and Crew, engineer
Nissen Marsh and fireman go dead, deadhead to Alamosa on extra 473 east (edit 11-25-12)
Conductor Willis and Engineer Arnell take over extra 473 east, take No. 426 equipment to Alamosa
Depart Antonito 9:05 PM with 2 loads 1 empty
Arrive Alamosa 10:10 PM with 2 loads 1 empty
Alamosa Antonito turn with engine 773, to Antonito to unload No Agua stock
Conductor Curtis
Engineer Owenby
Depart Alamosa 4:30 PM with 2 empties
Arrive Antonito 5:30 PM with 2 empties, 40 minutes switching, 6:10 PM to 8:30 PM wait for stock train to arrive, 45 minutes stockmen eat, 9:15 PM to 1:50 AM, 4 hours 35 minutes, unload 45 cars sheep, 1:50 AM to 3:10 AM switching, 3:10 AM to 3:50 AM wait for extra 486 west (of Nov 26)
Extra 773 east depart Antonito 3:50 AM with 6 loads 5 empties
5 standard gauge cars sheep for Alamosa
Arrive Alamosa 4:50 AM (Nov 26) with 6 loads 5 empties
SALIDA
Marshall Pass cloudy, foggy, light west wind, no new snow
Sargent foggy, light west wind
Gunnison partly cloudy, calm
Salida extra 494 west with helper engine 491, Monarch branch
Conductor Sloan
Engine 494 C Wilson
Engine 491 Veo
Depart Salida 8:35 AM with 1 load 41 empties
Arrive Monarch 10:30 AM
Engine 491 return to Salida light, arrive 12:13 PM
Extra 494 double Monarch Maysville Monarch
Extra 494 east depart Monarch 2:30 PM for Salida
Arrive Salida 4:35 PM with 38 loads
Salida extra 498 west with helper engine 491, Monarch branch
Conductor Carlin
Engine 498 Crooks
Engine 491 Trescett
Depart Salida 4:55 PM with 42 empties
Arrive Monarch 7:15 PM
Engine 491 return to Salida light, arrive 9:50 PM
Extra 498 double Monarch Maysville Monarch
Extra 498 east depart Monarch 11:55 PM for Salida
Arrive Salida 2:50 AM with 39 loads 1 empty
Gunnison extra 496 east, to Salida, depart 11:20 PM, on post for Nov 26
(Delayed departing Gunnison, wait for Crested Butte branch connection)
GUNNISON
Crested Butte branch extra 474 with helper engine 493
Conductor C M Purciel
Engine 474 Braswell
Engine 493 Wright
Depart Gunnison 11:20 AM with 1 load 91 empties
Arrive Crested Butte 1:05 PM with 1 load 91 empties, 3 hours 5 minutes mine work, 30 minutes inspection
Engine 493 depart Crested Butte 1:40 PM light for Gunnison
Extra 474 east depart Crested Butte 5:45 PM with 53 loads
Mile Post 303 (Jacks Cabin) 2 hours 40 minutes pump failed on engine 474 and go to Gunnison for engine 456
Arrive Gunnison with engine 474 time not shown
Extra 456 east, light engine, depart Gunnison 8:30 PM
Arrive Jacks Cabin 9:30 PM
Extra 456 west depart Jacks Cabin time not shown
Arrive Gunnison 10:15 PM with 53 loads
Gunnison switch engine 456 foreman Winters engineer Cowan
MONTROSE
Ouray branch extra 315 with helper engine 464, Ouray turn
Conductor Gribben
Engine 315 Price
Engine 464 Stamm
Depart Montrose
11:15 AM with 18 loads 23 empties
4 coal Ouray
6 coal Telluride
2 coal Ophir
6 pulp Uncompahgre
10 empty single decks
12 empty box Ridgway
Arrive Ridgway 1:10 PM with 12 loads 23 empties, helper engine 464 off, 40 minutes switching and eat
Engine 464 depart Montrose 1:30 PM light for Montrose
Extra 315 west depart Montrose 1:50 PM with 4 loads 1 empty
Arrive Ouray 2:35 PM with 4 loads 1 empty, 40 minutes switch
Depart Ouray 3:15 PM with 1 load 1 empty
Arrive Montrose 5:45 PM with 24 loads 2 empties
Not shown where loads picked up or type of loads
DURANGO
Farmington branch extra 478
Conductor Knight
Engineer Klahn
Depart Durango 1:30 AM with 1 load 4 empties
Carbon Jct 10 minutes switching
Aztec 10 minutes switching
Arrive Farmington 5:20 AM with 3 loads 5 empties, 20 minutes eat, 1 hour 20 minutes switching
Depart Farmington 7:05 AM with 8 loads 8 empties
1 merchandise
1 gas Ignacio
1 gas Gunnison
3 gas Durango
2 gas Dolores
2 empty flats
5 empty box
Refinery 1 hour 15 minutes wait for gas loading
Cedar Hill 10 minutes switching
Arrive Durango 11:40 AM with 8 loads 17 empties
Durango switch engine 268 foreman Gabbe engineer Fitzer
Jimmy
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/25/2012 10:39PM by Jimmy Blouch.
