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Alamosa December 7 1940

December 07, 2012 01:03PM
Saturday December 7 1940

ALAMOSA

Alamosa, Cumbres, Chama, Durango, clear, calm

Chama extra 481 east with helper engine 483
Conductor Connolly
Engine 481 Tozier
Engine 483 Hurley

Depart Chama 11:20 PM (Dec 6) with 21 loads 2 empties
Arrive Cumbres 1:25 AM (Dec 7) with 21 loads 2 empties, 25 minutes helper engine off, pick up
Engine 483 depart Cumbres 1:45 AM light for Alamosa
Extra 481 east depart Cumbres 1:50 Am with 46 loads 2 empties
Arrive Antonito 4:40 AM with 46 loads 2 empties, 10 minutes switching
Depart Antonito 4:50 AM with 47 loads 5 empties (edit 12-7-12 time correction)
Arrive Alamosa 6:00 AM with 47 loads 5 empties

No. 115 with engine 475
Conductor Morgan
Engineer Ray (to Chama)

Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 6 cars
110
164
327
Alamosa
63
320
Arrive Antonito 8:00 AM, set out cars 63 and 320 for No. 425
Depart Antonito 8:10 AM with 4 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:19 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:23 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 Katschthaler (to Chama)

Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 4 cars
66
167
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, 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 480 west, Lumberton turn
Conductor Fry
Engineer Klahn

Depart Chama 9:00 AM with 1 load 7 empties
1 water
7 cars cinders
6 empty dumps
Azotea 10 minutes switching
Mile Post 358 2 hours unload 7 cars cinders
Monero 10 minutes switching
Arrive Lumberton time not shown, 2 hours eat and switching
Meet with No. 116 not shown (Lumberton?)
Depart Lumberton time not shown
Monero 20 minutes switching, 10 minutes coal & water
Arrive Chama 5:15 PM with 17 loads 1 empty

Alamosa Antonito turn with engine 1022
Conductor Ashbrook
Engineer Holly

SANTA FE BRANCH

Train No. 425 with engine 471
Conductor Willis
Engineer Arnell

Depart Antonito 8:50 AM with 7 loads
2 cement Santa Fe
2 flour Santa Fe
1 merchandise Santa Fe
63
320
Espanola 10 minutes switching
Arrive Santa Fe 4:00 PM with 6 loads

Train No. 426 with engine 473
Conductor Hines
Engineer Baskett

Depart Santa Fe 10:00 AM with 3 loads
1 merchandise Alamosa
62
306
Arrive Antonito 5:15 PM with 3 loads

SALIDA

Marshall Pass clear light SW wind, later partly cloudy light SW wind

Sargent partly cloudy, calm

Salida extra 491 west, light engine to Mears Jct, helper for extra 497 west, Valley line
Engineer Cullinan

Depart Salida 9:10 AM, behind extra 497 west
Arrive Mears Jct time not shown

Salida extra 497 west with helper engine 498, Valley line
Conductor Carlin
Engine 497 Truscott
Engine 498 Veo

Depart Salida 9:05 AM with 2 loads 5 empties
Mears Jct 30 minutes switching, add helper engine 491
Double Mears Jct to Poncha Pass
Depart Mears Jct 11:55 AM, last time
Arrive Poncha Pass 12:40 PM, helper engines off
Engine 491 depart Poncha Pass 12:40 PM light for Salida
Engine 498 depart Poncha Pass 12:45 PM light for Salida
Extra 497 west depart Poncha Pass 12:55 PM
Mineral Hot Springs 10 minutes set out
Moffat 15 minutes set out, 30 minutes load 3 cars cattle
Hooper 20 minutes set out 2
Mosca 25 minutes set out 3
Arrive Alamosa 6:50 PM with 37 loads 1 empty

Salida extra 499 west with helper engine 493, Sargent turn with Sargent hill turn
Conductor Sandberg
Engine 499 C Wilson
Engine 493 Allen

Depart Salida 11:05 AM with 6 loads 28 empties
23 empty coal
4 empty coal Parlin
1 empty flat
3 company cinders Montrose
2 lumber Gunnison
1 load Gunnison
Poncha Jct 5 minutes reduced 4 empty gons
Mears Jct 10 minutes blocked by Valley train, 10 minutes water
Arrive Marshall Pass 1:35 PM with 6 loads 24 empties, 15 minutes helper engine off, air test
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 1:40 PM light for Sargent
Extra 499 west depart Marshall Pass 1:50 PM with 6 loads 24 empties
Arrive Sargent 3:05 PM with caboose, 40 minutes set out B&B water car, turn, coal & water, switching, trade engine 493 for Sargent helper engine 490, engine 493 now Sargent helper engine, engineer W Wilson
As Sargent hill turn extra 499 east with helpers 490 and 493 depart Sargent 3:45 PM with 19 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 5:05 (?) PM with 19 loads, set out, turn
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 5:15 PM light for Sargent
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 5:20 PM light for Sargent
Extra 499 west depart Marshall Pass 5:25 PM with caboose,
Arrive Sargent 6:35 PM with caboose, 30 minutes eat, 20 minutes turn, coal & water, switching
Extra 499 east with helpers 490 and 493 depart Sargent 7:30 PM with 19 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 8:50 PM with 19 loads, 1 hours helper engines off, pick up, inspection
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 8:55 PM light for Sargent
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 9:10 PM light for Salida
Extra 499 east depart Marshall Pass 9:50 PM with 38 loads
Arrive Salida 12:01 AM with 38 loads

GUNNISON

Gunnison partly cloudy, calm

Gunnison switch engine 452 foreman Winters engineer Cowan

MONTROSE

Montrose extra 464 east, Cimarron turn
Conductor Collett
Engineer Price

Called for 6:00 AM, 3 hours 40 minutes station switching, air test

Depart Montrose 9:40 AM with 14 empties
Cedar Creek 10 minutes switching empties to load
Arrive Cimarron 11:30 AM, consist not shown, 10 minutes switching
Depart Cimarron 11:40 AM, consist not shown
Lu Jane 10 minutes switching
Arrive Montrose 1:30 PM with 7 loads 1 empty, 4 hours 20 minutes station switching and eat, tie up 5:50 PM

DURANGO

Silverton clear, calm

Silverton branch Train No. 461 and Train No. 462 with engine 478
Conductor Knight
Engineer Brice

Depart Durango 9:15 AM with 8 loads 2 empties
1 merchandise Silverton
3 coal Silverton
2 explosives Silverton
1 steel balls Silverton
1 empty box Silverton
Combine 202
Caboose
Tacoma 5 minutes merchandise
Arrive Silverton 12:10 PM with 8 loads 2 empties, 20 minutes eat, 45 minutes switching
Depart Silverton 1:45 PM with 7 loads 3 empties
2 ore Amarillo
2 ore Eilers
2 empty gons
Tacoma 5 minutes merchandise
Arrive Durango 4:50 PM with 7 loads 3 empties

Durango switch engine 268 foreman Gabbe engineer Fitzer, 25 minutes overtime switch San Juan equipment

Jimmy



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/07/2012 02:33PM by Jimmy Blouch.
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Alamosa December 7 1940

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