Re: Monero Buzzer?

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craig
At what location was this information written down? Was it compiled at either Durango, Chama, or Alamosa by one person like a trainmaster after the conductor turned in his records sheets for that one trip? Did each caboose carry a log book that the conductor turned in? FOr the person compliing this data to know about the buzzer sounding in Monero, he would have had to been within earshot of it in order to know the time it sounded. I know there was a bell in the Alamosa office that sounded when a train passed the Big Horn annunciator.

I believe the Monero “buzzer” was wired to the Chama depot and the Chama roundhouse. The Chama operator would notify the dispatcher of the time the buzzer sounded and the dispatcher would enter the time on the train sheet.
I am not sure if the wiring situation changed at a later date.
As to log book. Conductors were required to complete what is called a “Train Delay Report” for each and every trip. It was used by conductors in reporting delays to trains en route. They were required to list all delays separately, showing places, times and causes. This was a multi-part form and at the end of a trip the original was to be delivered to the Chief dispatcher. If tie up was at an away point, report was telegraphed or telephoned to the dispatcher. A copy was provided to trainmaster or superintendent for reviewing train perfomance.

Jimmy