Tuesday November 26 1940
ALAMOSA
Alamosa partly cloudy, calm
Cumbres cloudy, calm
Chama cloudy, calm
Durango cloudy, calm
Alamosa extra 488 west with helper engine 486
Conductor M Wilson
Engine 488 A S Johnson
Engine 486 Hurley
Depart Alamosa 1:40 AM with 27 loads 38 empties
Estrella 25 minutes short hose
Romeo 15 minutes set out
Arrive Antonito 3:50 AM with 26 loads 38 empties, 1 hour 30 minutes coal & water, set out and pick up, station switching
Depart Antonito 5:20 AM with 23 loads 49 empties
Lava 15 minutes water
Sublette 40 minutes water and eat
Los Pinos 25 minutes No. 115 by
Arrive Cumbres 10:50 AM with 23 loads 49 empties, 1 hour helper engine off, set out, air test
Engine 486 depart Cumbres 11:05 AM light for Chama
Extra 488 west depart Cumbres 11:50 AM with 23 loads 37 empties
Arrive Chama 1:05 PM with 23 loads 37 empties
Chama extra 484 east with helper engine 482
Conductor Ashbrook
Engine 484 Nissen
Engine 482 Holly
Depart Chama 2:40 AM with 12 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 4:30 AM with 12 loads 1 empty, 20 minutes helper engine off, pick up, test air
Engine 482 depart Cumbres 4:45 AM light for Chama
Extra 484 east depart Cumbres 4:50 AM with 37 loads 1 empty
Rock slide ½ mile west of Mile Post 308, 1-15 ton rock just cleared, called Sublette section to clear
Big Horn 30 minutes meet extra 486-488 west
Lava 30 minutes meet No. 115
Arrive Alamosa 10:30 AM with 37 loads 1 empty
No. 115 with engine 470
Conductor Dorian
Engineer Boyd (to Chama)
Conductor Willis and brakeman Lewis deadhead Alamosa to Antonito for No. 425
Engineer Arnell and fireman Hindelang deadhead Alamosa to Antonito for No. 425
Depart Alamosa 7:05 AM with 6 cars
66
163
310
Chama
63
320
Arrive Antonito 8:08 AM, set out cars 36 and 320 for No. 425
Depart Antonito 8:20 AM with 4 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:30 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:33 AM
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM
Depart Chama 11:20 AM (engineer Densmore)
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM with 4 cars
No. 116 with engine 477
Conductor Morgan
Engineer House (to Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 4 cars
119
164
327
Alamosa
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:10 PM (engineer Boyd)
Arrive Cumbres 5:05 (?) PM
Depart Cumbres 5:07 PM
Arrive Antonito 7:16 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, light engine to Durango
Engineer Katschthaler
Depart Chama 11:50 AM
Meet with No. 116 not shown
Arrive Durango 5:20 PM
Chama extra 486 west
Conductor Murray
Engineer Brice
Depart Chama 2:40 PM with 22 loads 40 empties
Azotea 15 minutes meet No. 116
Monero 55 minutes switching
Lumberton 20 minutes merchandise and switching
Dulce 10 minutes switching
Pagosa Jct 20 minutes eat and merchandise
Allison 10 minutes merchandise
Ignacio 25 minutes switching
Arrive Durango 11:55 PM with 11 loads 25 empties
Alamosa Antonito turn with engine 1022
Conductor Connolly
Engineer Marsh
SANTA FE BRANCH
Santa Fe cloudy, strong wind
Train No. 425 with engine 471
Conductor Willis
Engineer Arnell
Depart Antonito 8:52 AM with 5 loads
1 company coal Santa Fe
1 flour Santa Fe
1 merchandise Espanola
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320
Espanola 10 minutes switching
Arrive Santa Fe 4:00 PM with 4 loads
Train No. 426 with engine 476
Conductor Hines
Engineer Baskett
Depart Santa Fe 10:00 AM with 3 loads
1 gas Espanola
62
306
Espanola 10 minutes switching
Taos Jct 5 minutes switching
Arrive Antonito 5:15 PM with 2 loads 2 empties
SALIDA
Marshall Pass cloudy, light SW wind, 20” old snow
Sargent cloudy, calm
Gunnison cloudy, calm
Gunnison extra 496 east with helper engine 493, to Salida, at Sargent add Sargent helper engine 490
Conductor Sandberg
Engine 496 Hyatt
Engine 493 Rogers
Engine 490 W Wilson (on Sargent)
Called Gunnison 8:00 PM Nov 25, delayed by late arrival of Crested Butte Branch train
Depart Gunnison 11:30 PM (Nov 25) with 57 loads
Praline 10 minutes water
Arrive Sargent 1:30 AM (Nov 26) with 57 loads, 50 minutes reduce, coal & water, eat, add Sargent helper engine 490
Depart Sargent 2:20 AM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 3:50 AM with 18 loads, 1 hour 5 minutes helper engines off, fill, inspection
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 3:55 AM light for Sargent
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 4:10 AM light for Salida
Extra496 east depart Marshall Pass 4:55 AM with 36 loads
Mears Jct 5 minutes switching, set out
Arrive Salida 7:10 AM with 29 loads
Salida extra 491 west with helper engine 497, Monarch branch
Conductor Hallock
Engine 491 R Wilson
Engine 497 Cullinan
Depart Salida 7:55 AM with 1 load 44 empties
Arrive Monarch 9:55 AM
Engine 497 return to Salida light, arrive 12:05 PM
Extra 491 double Monarch Maysville Monarch
Extra 491 east depart Monarch 2:05 PM for Salida
Arrive Salida 4:35 PM with 31 loads
Salida extra 493 west with helper engine 495, to Gunnison after Sargent hill turn
Conductor Sloan
Engine 493 Allen
Engine 495 Frantz
Depart Salida 11:25 AM with 4 loads 28 empties
Arrive Marshall Pass 3:10 PM with 4 loads 27 empties, 15 minutes helper engine off and air test
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 3:30 PM light for Sargent, behind extra 493 west
Extra 493 west depart Marshall Pass 3:25 PM with 4 loads 27 empties
Arrive Sargent 4:35 PM with 2 empties, 1 hour 10 minutes switching, coal & water, eat, pick up train, add Sargent helper engine 490, engineer W Wilson
As Sargent hill turn extra 493 east with helpers 495 and 490 depart Sargent 5:45 PM with 19 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 7:10 PM, 20 minutes set out and turn, 15 minutes fill water barrels, go to Pocono set out
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 7:25 PM light for Sargent
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 7:30 PM light for Gunnison
Extra 493 west depart Marshall Pass 7:45 PM with caboose
Buxton 5 minutes pick up
Arrive Sargent 8:55 PM with 4 loads 60 empties
Depart Sargent 9:30 PM with 4 loads 62 empties
Crookton 5 minutes pick up
Parlin 10 minutes set out
Arrive Gunnison 11:15 PM with 4 loads 68 empties
Salida extra 498 west, Monarch
Conductor Carlin
Engineer Dailey
Depart Salida 5:10 PM with 28 empties
Arrive Monarch 7:10 PM, double Monarch Maysville Monarch
Extra 498 east depart Monarch 11:30 PM for Salida
Arrive Salida 2:20 AM with 40 loads 1 empty
GUNNISON
Crested Butte clear, calm, 6” old snow
Crested Butte branch extra 474
Conductor C W Purciel
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 11:00 AM with 41 empties
Arrive Crested Butte 12:45 PM with 1 load 41 empties, 2 hours 55 minutes switching and mine work
Depart Crested Butte 3:40 PM with 53 loads
Mile Post 310 5 minutes set out car
(Not sure what took place here, was location of derailment a few days prior, again no reference made concerning car on following day)
Arrive Gunnison 5:15 PM with 53 loads
Gunnison switch engine 456 foreman Winters engineer Cowan
Gunnison extra 360 west, Cimarron turn
Conductor C M Purciel
Depart Gunnison 8:05 AM with 10 loads 1 empty
5 coal Montrose
1 coal Ouray
2 coal Telluride
1 coal Ridgway
1 company material Sapinero
Sapinero 10 minutes set out
Arrive Cimarron 10:25 AM, 40 minutes set out and pick up, for and from connection, extra 464
Depart Cimarron 11:05 AM
Arrive Gunnison 1:30 PM with 8 loads 10 empties
MONTROSE
Extra 464 east with helper engine 458, Cimarron turn
Conductor Gribben
Engine 464 Price
Engine 458 Stamm
Depart Montrose 8:40 AM with 8 loads 13 empties
Arrive Cerro Summit 10:10 AM, 15 minutes helper engine off, air test
Engine 458 depart Cerro Summit time not shown light for Cimarron
Extra 464 east depart Cerro Summit 10:25 AM
Arrive Cimarron 10:55 AM, 20 minutes switching, 30 minutes eat
Extra 464 west with helper engine 458 depart Cimarron 11:45 AM with 9 loads 1empty
Arrive Cerro Summit time not shown, helper engine off
Engine 458 depart Cerro Summit time not shown light for Montrose
Extra 464 west depart Cerro Summit time not shown
Fairview 10 minutes switching
Arrive Montrose 1:40 PM with 12 loads 1 empty
Worked until 8:30 PM, loaded 26 standard gauge cars stock for Grand Junction division
Engineer Stamm and fireman Osgerby deadhead Montrose to Gunnison on 5:05 PM bus
DURANGO
Silverton cloudy, calm, 6 below, 4” old snow
Silverton branch Train No. 461 and Train No. 462 with engine 459
Conductor Fry
Engineer Klahn
Depart Durango 9:15 AM with 5 loads 3 empties
1 merchandise Silverton
3 coal Silverton
2 empty box Silverton
Combine 202
Caboose
Arrive Silverton 12:40 PM, 20 minutes eat, 10 minutes turn, 40 minutes switching
Depart Silverton 2:00 PM with 6 loads 5 empties
2 ore Amarillo
3 ore Eilers
3 empty gons
1 empty refrigerator
Arrive Durango 5:20 PM with 6 loads 4 empties
Durango switch engine 268 foreman Gabbe engineer Fitzer
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