Alamosa December 6 1940

Friday December 6 1940

ALAMOSA

All reporting stations clear, calm

2 Chama Cumbres turns
Called for 9:45 PM (Dec 5)

1st turn with engines 480 and 485
Conductor Connolly
Engine 480 Hurley
Engine 485 Tozier

Depart Chama 11:45 PM (Dec 5) with 11 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 1:30 AM (Dec 6) with 11 loads 1 empty, set out, turn
Engine 480 depart Cumbres 1:35 AM with caboose for Chama
Engine 485 depart Cumbres 1:40 AM light for Chama

2nd turn with engines 483 and 481
Conductor Connolly
Engine 483 Hurley
Engine 481 Tozier

Depart Chama 3:55 AM with 14 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 5:50 AM with 14 loads 1 empty, set out, turn
Engine 483 depart Cumbres 6:01 AM with caboose for Chama
Engine 481 depart Cumbres 6:06 AM light for Chama

No. 115 with engine 470
Conductor Hurley
Engineer Boyd (to Chama)

Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 6 cas
66
167
310
Chama
62
306
Arrive Antonito 8:05 AM, set cars 62 and 306 for No. 425
Depart Antonito 8:15 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 Densmore)
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM with 4 cars

No. 116 with engine 475
Conductor S Edmisten
Engineer House (to Chama)

Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 4 cars
119
164
327
Alamosa
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:05 PM (engineer Boyd)
Arrive Cumbres 5:20 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:25 PM
Arrive Antonito 7:28 PM, pick up 2 cars from No. 426
63
320
Depart Antonito 7:33 PM with 6 cars
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM with 6 cars

Durango extra 486 east
Conductor Fry
Engineer Klahn

Depart Durango 12:30 PM with 22 loads 4 empties
2 cars cattle loaded Aztec
5 cars cattle loaded Durango
2 empty refrigerators Allison
Ignacio 10 minutes switching, 15 minutes meet No. 115
Pagosa Jct 10 minutes merchandise, 20 minutes eat
Dulce 20 minutes merchandise and switching
Monero 20 minutes merchandise, coal & water
Arrive Chama 9:45 Pm with 23 loads 3 empties

Connection, extra 481 east, depart Chama 11:20 PM, on post for Dec 7

SANTA FE BRANCH

Train No. 425 with engine 473
Conductor Hines
Engineer Baskett

Depart Antonito 8:20 AM with 2 loads
62
306
Taos Jct 15 minutes mail, baggage and express
Espanola 10 minutes mail, baggage and express
Arrive Santa Fe 4:00 PM with 2 loads 1 empty

Train No. 426 with engine 471
Conductor Willis
Engineer Arnell

Depart Santa Fe 10:00 AM with 2 loads
63
320
Espanola 10 minutes switching
Arrive Antonito 5:15 PM with 3 loads 3 empties

SALIDA

Salida extra 496 west with helper engine 499, to Gunnison after Sargent hill turn
Conductor Hallock
Engine 496 Rogers
Engine 499 Bovee

Depart Salida 11:35 PM (Dec 5) with 3 loads 18 empty coals
Mears Jct water and switching
Arrive Marshall Pass 2:55 AM (Dec 6) with 17 loads 11 empties, 40 minutes blocked by extra 492 east, helper engine off, inspection
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass 3:40 AM light, behind extra 496 west
Extra 496 west depart Marshall Pass 3:35 AM with 17 loads 11 empties
Buxton 10 minutes set out
Arrive Sargent 4:55 AM with (?) empties, 45 minutes switching, add Sargent helper engine 490, engineer W Wilson
As Sargent hill turn extra 496 east with helpers 499 and 490 depart Sargent 5:40 AM with 19 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 7:10 AM with 19 loads, set out, turn
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 7:20 AM light for Sargent
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass 7:25 AM light for Gunnison
Extra 496 west depart Marshall Pass 7:30 AM with caboose
Sargent 25 minutes eat
Arrive Gunnison 10:20 AM with 4 loads 4 empties

Salida extra 497 west, Monarch branch
Conductor Carlin
Engineer Allen

Depart Salida 8:58 AM with 1 load 26 empties
Arrive Monarch 10:55 AM, double Monarch Maysville Monarch
Extra 497 east depart Monarch 2:40 PM for Salida
Arrive Salida 4:50 PM with 30 loads 1 empty

Salida extra 491 west, Monarch branch
Conductor Sandberg
Engineer C Wilson

Depart Salida 5:45 PM with 28 empties
Arrive Monarch 7:40 PM, double Monarch Maysville Monarch
Extra 491 east depart Monarch 11:55 PM for Salida
Arrive Salida 2:10 AM with 43 loads

Salida extra 495 west with helper engine 498, Sargent turn with Sargent hill turn
Conductor Sloan
Engine 495 Runyan
Engine 498 Dailey

Depart Salida 1:45 PM with 25 empties
Mears Jct 15 minutes pick up
Arrive Marshall Pass 4:00 PM with 31 empties, 10 minutes helper engine off, air test
Engine 498 depart Marshall Pass 4:00 PM light for Sargent
Extra 495 west depart Marshall Pass 4:10 PM with 31 empties
Arrive Sargent 5:20 PM with caboose, 1 hour 15 minutes set coal, eat, helper take water, pick up train, add Sargent helper engine 490, engineer W Wilson
As Sargent hill turn extra 495 east with helpers 498 and 490 depart Sargent 6:35 PM with 19 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 7:55 PM with 19 loads, set out, turn
Engine 498 depart Marshall Pass 8:05 PM light for Sargent
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 8:10 PM light for Sargent
Extra 495 west depart Marshall Pass 8:15 PM with caboose
Arrive Sargent 9:30 PM with caboose, 55 minutes wait for fill off extra 496 east (extra 496 had 19 Valley loads, necessary for this train to move some from Sargent to Mears Jct in order that all 19 loads be at Mears Jct the following day for Valley line extra)

Salida extra 493 east, light engine to Sargent, helper for extra 496 east
Engineer Hyatt

Depart Salida 7:05 PM
Arrive Sargent 10:11 PM

Gunnison extra 496 east with helper engine 499, to Salida, at Sargent add helper engine 493
Conductor Hallock
Engine 496 Rogers
Engine 499 Bovee
Engine 493 Hyatt (on Sargent)

Depart Gunnison 7:25 PM with 63 loads
2 cars cattle loaded Gunnison
2 cars cattle loaded Wylie
2 cars cattle loaded Jacks Cabin
Parlin 10 minutes water, 15 minutes switching, pick up 4 cars cattle
Arrive Sargent 9:55 PM with 67 loads, 55 minutes reduce, coal & water, add helper engine 493

Sargent extra 495 east with helpers 498 and 490 depart Sargent 10:25 PM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 11:45 PM with 18 loads, 50 minutes pick up, air test

Sargent extra 496 east with helpers 499 and 493 depart Sargent 10:50 PM with 22 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 12:10 AM, 30 minutes blocked by extra 495 east, 55 minutes pick up and inspection

Engine 490 (from extra 495 east) depart Marshall Pass 12:35 AM light for Sargent
Engine 498 (from extra 495 east) depart Marshall Pass 12:05 AM light for Salida
Engine 493 (from extra 496 east) depart Marshall Pass 1:05 AM light for Salida
Engine 499 (from extra 496 east) depart Marshall Pass 1:10 AM light for Salida

Extra 495 east depart Marshall Pass 12:35 AM with 37 loads
Mears Jct set out 7 Valley loads
Arrive Salida 2:35 AM with 30 loads

Extra 496 east depart Marshall Pass 1:35 AM with 41 loads
Mears Jct 15 minutes switching, set out 12 Valley loads
Arrive Salida 4:10 AM with 29 loads

GUNNISON

Crested Butte branch extra 474
Conductor C M Purciel
Engineer H Gates

Depart Gunnison 11:00 AM with 42 empties
Not shown, set out 2 empties Jacks Cabin
Arrive Crested Butte 1:05 PM with 40 empties, 2 hours 5 minutes mine work, 30 minutes inspection
Depart Crested Butte 3:40 PM with 47 loads
Jacks Cabin 10 minutes pick up 2 cars cattle
Arrive Gunnison 5:20 PM with 49 loads

Baldwin branch extra 223-278
Conductor Anderson
Engine 223 Braswell
Engine 278 Stamm

Depart Gunnisons 11:50 AM with 25 empties
Wylie 10 minutes set out
Arrive Baldwin 1:15 PM with 22 empties, 1 hour 10 minutes mine switching
Depart Baldwin 1:25 PM with 30 loads 1 empty
Wyle 10 minutes load 2 cars cattle
Arrive Gunnison 4:00 PM with 32 loads 1 empty

Gunnison switch engine 452 foreman Winters engineer Cowan

Memorandum reads: “2:25 AM Miss Spezze, daughter of section foreman Moffat, says depot is on fire and burning down, nothing they can do to save it, whole roof burning and depot full smoke, section men and agent Wilson trying to save all can – wires all grounded 2:40 AM.”

From D&RGW newspaper




MONTROSE

Ouray branch extra 315, Ouray turn
Conductor Collett
Engineer Price

Depart Montrose 11:50 AM with 7 loads 7 empties
1 merchandise Ouray
3 coal Ouray
2 coal Placerville
1 coal Ridgway
1 empty tank Farmington
3 empty box RGS
2 empty box Ouray
Arrive Ridgway 2:15 PM with 7 loads 7 empties, 35 minutes switching and eat
Depart Ridgway 2:50 PM with 4 loads 3 empties
Arrive Ouray 3:30 PM with 4 loads 3 empties, 35 minutes switching
Depart Ouray 4:05 PM with 1 empty
Ridgway 10 minutes switching
Arrive Montrose 6:05 PM with 6 loads 1 empty

DURANGO

Farmington branch extra 478
Conductor Knight
Engineer Katschthaler

Depart Durango 1:30 AM with 3 loads 8 empties
Aztec 5 minutes fill cistern
Refinery 15 minutes switching
Arrive Farmington 4:30 AM with 3 loads 8 empties, 20 minutes eat, 1 hour 5 minutes switching
Depart Farmington 6:00 AM with 9 loads 5 empties
1 merchandise Alamosa
1 gas Chama
3 gas Durango
1 gas Crested Butte
1 gas Gunnison
1 gas Mancos
1 gas Dolores
2 empty single decks
1 empty box
Refinery 15 minutes switching
Aztec 1 hour 30 minutes loading and pick up 2 cars cattle
Mile Post 463 10 minutes rocks on track
Arrive Durango 11:35 AM with 11 loads 3 empties

Durango switch engine 268 foreman Gabbe engineer Fitzer

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