Saturday November 30 1940
ALAMOSA
Alamosa, Cumbres, Chama clear, calm in AM, cloudy, calm in PM
Durango clear, calm
Chama extra 458 east with helper engines 486 and 482
Conductor Connelly
Engine 485 Nissen
Engine 486 Marsh
Engine 482 Dodds
Depart Chama 11:35 PM (Nov 29) with 17 loads 9 empties, includes 1 car sheep loaded Chama
Arrive Cumbres 1:30 AM (Nov 30) with 17 loads 9 empties, 15 minutes helper engines off
Engine 482 depart Cumbres 1:35 AM light for Chama
Engine 486 depart Cumbres 1:40 AM light for Chama
Extra 485 east depart Cumbres 1:45 AM with 17 loads 9 empties
Arrive Antonito 5:01 AM, 1 hour 14 minutes station work
Depart Antonito 6:15 AM with 17 loads 13 empties
Arrive La Jara 6:55 AM, 30 minutes switching, 40 minutes meet No. 115, 30 minutes eat
Depart La Jara 8:35 AM
Arrive Alamosa 10:05 AM with 21 loads 13 empties
No. 115 with engine 470
Conductor Hurley
Engineer Boyd (to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:35 AM with 6 cars, 27 minutes transfer, 8 minutes blocked by No. 417 (extra west)
66
163
310
Chama
63
320
Arrive Antonito 8:40 AM, 10 minutes set out cars 63 and 320, 15 minutes hot box mail car 66
Depart Antonito 9:05 AM with 4 cars
Arrive Cumbres 11:13 AM
Depart Cumbres 11:16 AM
Arrive Chama 11:59 PM
Depart Chama 12:15 PM (engineer Densmore)
Arrive Dulce 1:31 PM
Depart Dulce 1:33 PM
Juanita 30 minutes cool and brass L4 mail 66, journal rough brass broken
Meet with No. 116 not shown
Arrive Durango 5:35 PM with 4 cars
No. 116 with engine 475
Conductor Dorian
Engineer House (to Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 4 cars
119
164
327
Alamosa
Arrive Dulce 2:41 PM
Depart Dulce 2:43 PM
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:10 PM (engineer Boyd)
Cumbres times not shown
Arrive Antonito 7:20 PM pick up 2 cars from No. 425
63
206
Depart Antonito 7:25 PM with 6 cars
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM with 6 cars
Alamosa extra 489 west
Conductor Curtis
Engineer Stephens
Depart Alamosa 8:00 AM with 13 loads 27 empties
Estrella 45 minutes for extra 485 east, 9 minutes saw by
Arrive Antonito 10:20 AM with 13 loads 27 empties, 25 minutes coal & water and switching
Depart Antonito 10:45 AM with 13 loads 15 empties
Arrive Cumbres 2:10 PM with 13 loads 15 empties, 15 minutes air test
Depart Cumbres 2:25 PM with 13 loads 15 empties
Arrive Chama 3:35 PM with 13 loads 15 empties
Chama extra 487 west
Conductor Knight
Engineer Katschthaler
Depart Chama 4:00 PM with 16 loads 17 empties
Monero 45 minutes switching and fill cistern
Pagosa Jct 35 minutes, eat, water and switching
Tiffany 15 minutes meet extra 484 east
La Boca 15 minutes water and switching
Ignacio 40 minutes switching
Falfa 10 minutes switching
Carbon Jct 5 minutes switching
Arrive Durango 1:20 AM with 3 loads 11 empties
Chama Cumbres turn with engines 483 and 482
Conductor Curtis
Engine 483 Dodds
Engine 482 Marsh
Depart Chama 4:40 PM with 11 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 6:15 PM with 11 loads 1 empty, set out, turn
Engine 482 depart Cumbres 6:20 PM light for Chama
Engine 483 depart Cumbres 6:25 PM with caboose for Chama
Durango extra 484 east
Conductor Fry
Engineer Brice
Called for 5:00 PM, 15 minutes check engine & train, 5 minutes engine on train, 10 minutes test air, 1 hour 45 minutes wait for switch engine to load 6 cars cattle
Depart Durango 7:15 PM with 21 loads 7 empties
Arboles 10 minutes switching, pick up 3 cars cattle
Pagosa Jct 20 minutes eat, 10 minutes bill stock
Monero 25 minutes coal & water and switching
Arrive Chama 4:00 AM with 27 loads 4 empties
Alamosa Antonito turn with engine 1022
Conductor Ashbrook
Engineer Hurley
SANTA FE BRANCH
Train No. 425 with engine 471
Conductor Willis
Engineer Arnell
Depart Antonito 9:00 AM with 2 loads
63
320
Arrive Santa Fe 4:00 PM with 2 loads
Train No. 426 with engine 476
Conductor Hines
Engineer Baskett
Depart Santa Fe 10:00 AM with 2 loads
63
306
Espanola 5 minutes switching
Arrive Antonito 5:15 PM with 3 loads 1 emoty
Engine 476 run light to Alamosa for shops
Engineer Baskett
Depart Antonito 5:20 PM
Arrive Alamosa 6:45 PM
SALIDA
Marshall Pass AM clear with light to brisk SW wind, PM partly cloudy light to brisk SW wind
Sargent AM clear, calm, PM partly cloudy, light west wind
Gunnison clear, calm
Salida extra 493 west, light engine to Sargent, helper for extra 495, Sargent turn
Engineer Runyan
Depart Salida 11:30 PM (Nov 29)
Arrive Sargent 2:35 AM (Nov 30)
Salida extra 495 west, Sargent turn with Sargent hill turn
Conductor Sandberg
Engineer Veo
Depart Salida 11:35 PM (Nov 29) with caboose
Arrive Marshall Pass 1:10 AM (Nov 30), meet extra 496 east (of Nov 29), 20 minutes orders and wait for engines 490 and 493 to depart
Arrive Sargent 2:40 AM (Nov 30) with caboose, 20 minutes turn, take coal, switching, add Sargent helper engine 490, engineer W Wilson
As Sargent hill turn extra 495 east with helpers 495 and 490 depart Sargent 3:00 AM with 17 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 4:20 AM with 17 loads, 20 minutes set out, turn
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 4:30 AM light for Sargent
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 4:35 AM light for Sargent
Extra 495 west depart Marshall Pass 4:40 AM with caboose
Arrive Sargent 5:50 AM with caboose, 30 minutes breakfast, 15 minutes take coal, turn and switching
Extra 495 east with helpers 493 and 490 depart Sargent 6:35 AM with 17 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 8:00 AM with 17 loads, 50 minutes helper engines off, fill and inspection
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 8:05 AM light for Sargent
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 8:20 AM light for Salida
Extra 495 east depart Marshall Pass 8:50 AM with 34 loads
Not shown, Mears Jct set out 8 Valley loads
Arrive Salida 11:00 AM with 26 loads
Gunnison extra 499 east with helper engine 491, to Salida, at Sargent add Sargent helper engine 490
Conductor Hallock
Engine 499 C Wilson
Engine 491 Rogers
Engine 490 W Wilson (on Sargent)
Depart Gunnison 6:45 AM with 72 loads, includes 23 cars of stock from west
Parlin 10 minutes water
Arrive Sargent 9:00 AM with 72 loads, 20 minutes double in and reduce, 15 minutes coal & water, 10 minutes cut in helper engine 490
Depart Sargent 9:45 AM with 28 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 11:00 AM, 10 minutes helper engines off, inspection
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 11:10 AM light for Sargent
Engine 491 depart Marshall Pass 11:05 AM light for Salida
Extra 499 east depart Marshall Pass 11:10 AM with 28 loads
Arrive Salida 1:15 PM with 28 loads
Valley line extra 496 west, Valley line had 2 helpers and made 3 trips out of Mears Jct, I calculate approximately 51 loads to pick up at Mears Jct
Extra 498 west, light engine to Mears Jct, helper for extra 496 west, Valley line
Engineer Hyatt
Depart Salida 8:50 AM, behind extra 496 west
Arrive Mears Jct time not shown
Extra 496 west with helper engine 492, Valley line
Conductor Sloan
Engine 496 Graham
Engine 492 R Wilson
Depart Salida 8:45 AM with 1 load
Mears Jct 35 minutes switching, made 3 trips out of Mears Jct, 1st trip to Round Hill and return to Mears Jct, 2 trips Mears Jct to Poncha Pass
Depart Mears Jct 12:35 PM, third time
Arrive Poncha Pass 12:55 PM
Engine 492 depart Poncha Pass time not shown light for Salida
Engine 498 depart Poncha Pass time not shown light for Salida
Extra 496 west depart Poncha Pass time not shown
Mineral Hot Springs 5 minutes set out
Moffat 15 minutes switching
Hooper 35 minutes pick up, includes 1 car cattle
Mosca 25 minutes set out
6:30 PM to 7:20 PM, 50 minutes, doubling into Alamosa yard from Alamosa Jct, engineer Graham said he could not pull train, he never made second attempt
Arrive Alamosa 7:25 PM with 46 loads 9 empties
GUNNISON
Crested Butte branch work extra 474
Conductor C M Purciel
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 8:30 AM
Arrive Mile Post 310 9:30 AM, 6 hours wrecking, re-rail cars (from derailment of Nov 15)
Depart Mile Post 310 3:30 PM
Arrive Gunnison 4:35 PM
Gunnison switch engine 456 foreman Winters engineer Cowan
MONTROSE-GUNNISON
Gunnison extra 360 west, Cerro Summit turn
Conductor McDowell
Engineer Doyle
Depart Gunnison 8:50 AM with 1 load 1 empty
Sapinero 2 hours 55 minutes load 15 cars sheep, 1 car camp outfit, (for Thompson Utah)
Arrive Cimarron 1:55 PM 15 minutes take water and cut in helper
Gunnison extra 361 west, light engine to Cimarron, helper for extra 360 west
Engineer Osgerby
Depart Gunnison 10:35 AM
Arrive Cimarron time not shown
Montrose extra 464 east, Cimarron turn
Conductor Collett
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 11:05 AM with 1 load 10 empties
1 gas Gunnison
9 empty double decks
Arrive Cimarron 1:00 PM, 15 minutes switching, 55 minutes wait for connection 360 west
Again not shown, extra 464 west and extra 360 west with helper engine 361 combined from Cimarron to Cerro Summit
Extra 464-360-361 west depart Cimarron 2:10 PM
Arrive Cerro Summit 2:50 PM, extra 464 take train, engines 360 and 361 off and turn
Engine 361 depart Cerro Summit time not shown light for Gunnison, behind extra 360 east
Extra 360 east depart Cerro Summit 3:00 PM
Cimarron 15 minutes water and pick up (1 car gas for Gunnison and 9 empty double decks)
Sapinero 10 minutes set out
Arrive Gunnison 6:05 PM with 1 load
At Cerro Summit extra 464 west depart 2:55 PM
Cedar Creek 10 minutes switching
Arrive Montrose 4:05 PM with 17 loads 1 empty, 5 hours 40 minutes transfer stock and make up standard gauge extra east
DURANGO
Silverton AM clear, calm, PM partly cloudy, calm
Silverton branch Train No. 461 and Train No. 462 with engine 478
Conductor Murray
Engineer Klahn
Depart Durango 9:15 AM with 7 loads 4 empties
5 coal Silverton
1 merchandise Silverton
3 empty box Silverton
Combine 202
Caboose
Arrive Durango 12:45 PM with 7 loads 4 empties, 1 hour 5 minutes switching, 20 minutes eat
Depart Silverton 2:10 PM with 6 loads 3 empties
5 ore east
2 empty gons
Arrive Durango 5:20 PM with 6 loads 3 empties
Durango switch engine 268 foreman Gabbe engineer Fitzer, work until 9:40 PM,3 hours 25 minutes overtime, held to switch, turn 115, switch RGS, load 6 cars cattle and make up extra east
Jimmy
