Thursday December 12 1940
ALAMOSA
Alamosa partly cloudy, SW wind
Cumbres:
8:00 AM cloudy, foggy, snowing light, 3” new snow
10:25 AM partly cloudy, calm
1:00 PM snowing hard, brisk SW wind
2:20 PM snowing quite hard, strong SW wind
3:10 PM snowing lightly, brisk wind
5:00 PM snowing hard, brisk wind, drifting
Chama snowing light throughout day, 3 ½” new snow
Alamosa extra 481 west
Conductor Curtis
Engineer Caldwell
Depart Alamosa 10:50 PM (Dec 11) with 21 loads 17 empties
12 empty tanks Chama
Mile Post 255 20 minutes injector stopped working
La Jara 25 minutes switching
Arrive Antonito 12:45 AM (Dec 12) with 20 loads 17 empties, 55 minutes coal & water, switching, load merchandise
Depart Antonito 1:40 AM with 17 loads 15 empties, includes 1 car stock loaded Antonito for Aztec
Big Horn section house 10 minutes unload 8 sacks salt
Big Horn 15 minutes meet extra 487 east
Sublette 20 minutes eat and water
Osier 5 minutes water
Mile Post 328 20 minutes snow
Arrive Cumbres 7:20 AM with 17 loads 15 empties, 20 minutes test air
Depart Cumbres 7:40 AM with 17 loads 15 empties
Arrive Chama 8:50 AM with 17 loads 15 empties, 15 minutes spot tanks, spot merchandise car to house, unload merchandise, tie up 9:40 AM
Chama extra 487 east with helper engine 482
Conductor Connolly
Engine 487 Marsh
Engine 482 Tozier
Depart Chama 11:10 PM (Dec 11) with 15 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 12:31 AM (Dec 12), helper engine off, pick up
Engine 482 depart Cumbres 12:45 AM light for Chama
Extra 487 east depart Cumbres 12:55 AM with 38 loads 12 empties
Big Horn 45 minutes meet extra 481 west
Arrive Antonito 4:55 AM with 38 loads 12 empties, 30 minutes station work
Depart Antonito 5:25 AM with 40 loads 20 empties
La Jara 30 minutes station work, 1 hour 15 minutes meet extra 471 west and No. 115
Arrive Alamosa 8:45 AM with 41 loads 20 empties
Alamosa extra 471 west, light engine to Antonito for No.425
Engineer A S Johnson
Depart Alamosa 6:50 AM
Arrive Antonito 8:00 AM
No. 115 with engine 470
Conductor Hurley
Engineer Boyd (to Chama)
Engineer Owenby deadhead Alamosa to Antonito, pilot engineer A S Johnson on No. 425
Fireman Dalla deadhead Alamosa to Chama for hostler job
Depart Alamosa 7:18 AM with 7 cars, 5 minutes transfer, 5 minutes couple train and test
66
167
127
310
Chama
63
320
Arrive Antonito 8:25 AM, set out cars 63 and 320 for No. 425
Depart Antonito 8:35 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:30 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:42 AM
Arrive Chama 11:23 AM
Depart Chama 11:30 AM (engineer Densmore)
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM with 5 cars
No. 116 with engine 475 (to Chama)
Conductor Edmisten
Engineer House (to Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 4 cars
119
163
327
Alamosa
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM, engine 475 off, engine 482 on
Depart Chama 4:05 PM (engineer Boyd)
Arrive Cumbres 5:00 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:05 PM
Arrive Antonito 7:25 PM, pick up 2 cars from No. 426
62
306
Depart Antonito 7:30 PM with 6 cars
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM with 6 cars
Chama extra 480 west
Conductor Knight
Engineer Katschthaler
Depart Chama 10:30 AM with 16 loads 3 empties
1 car stock for Aztec
2 empty dumps
Caboose
Monero 20 minutes switching and merchandise
Lumberton 10 minutes merchandise, 25 minutes No. 115 by
Dulce 10 minutes merchandise
Juanita 20 minutes meet No. 116
Pagosa Jct 10 minutes switching
Tiffany 5 minutes merchandise
La Boca 10 minutes switching
Ignacio 15 minutes switching
Pine River 5 minutes switching
Carbon Jct 10 minutes switching
Arrive Durango 6:45 PM with 10 loads 7 empties
2 Chama Cumbres turns, 1st turn depart 10:30 PM, on post for Dec 13
SANTA FE BRANCH
Taos Jct cloudy, spitting snow, about 3” on ground
Santa Fe rained steadily from 1:30 PM Dec 11 until late in night
Train No. 425 with engine 471
Conductor Willis
Engineer A S Johnson
Pilot Owenby (to Embudo)
Depart Antonito 8:52 AM with 5 loads
1 merchandise Santa Fe
1 cement Espanola
1 steel Espanola
63
320
Espanola 10 minutes switching
Arrive Santa Fe 4:00 PM with 2 loads
Train No. 426 with engine 473
Conductor Hines
Engineer Baskett
Engineer Owenby deadhead from Embudo to Alamosa
Depart Santa Fe 10:10 AM with 3 loads 1 empty
1 gas Espanola
1 empty dump
62
306
Espanola 10 minutes switching
Arrive Antonito 5:15 PM with 3 loads 1 empty
Crew reported bad wind Volcano, snow drifting bad
SALIDA
Salida 8” new snow
Marshall Pass:
7:00 AM cloudy, light SW wind, 6” new snow
8:00 AM snowing light, light SW wind
11:50 AM snowing light, brisk SW wind
1:00 PM snowing light, brisk SW wind
5:00 PM snowing light, brisk SW wind, 8” new snow
Sargent:
3:32 AM partly cloudy, calm
2:15 PM mostly clear, strong SE wind
5:00 PM snowing hard, strong W wind
Gunnison 4:00 AM cloudy, light W wind, snowing light, 5” new snow, partly cloudy and cloudy rest of day
Gunnison extra 492 east with helper engine 497, to Salida, at Sargent add Sargent helper engine 493
Conductor Straitiff
Engine 492 Hyatt
Engine 497 C D Wilson
Engine 493 C R Wilson (on Sargent)
Called 3:30 AM, 1 hour 40 minutes loading stock and switching, 1 hour broke in two and set out bad order, air test
Depart Gunnison 6:25 AM with 68 loads
2 cars cattle from Jacks Cabin, reloaded Gunnison
2 cars cattle from Bilk (RGS)
Mile Post 263 35 minutes broke in two, west drawbar out RG 1517, double to Elko set out bad order
Arrive Sargent 9:35 AM with 67 loads 1 empty, 1 hour 10 minutes double in, coal & water, eat, add Sargent helper engine 493
Depart Sargent 10:45 AM with 20 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 12:05 PM with 20 loads, 50 minutes helper engines off, pick up and inspection
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 12:10 PM light for Sargent
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 12:25 PM light for Salida
Extra 492 east depart Marshall Pass 12:55 PM with 38 loads
Arrive Salida 3:05 PM with 12 loads
Salida extra 498 west with helper engine 490, 1st Monarch branch
Conductor Marmet
Engine 498 Rogers
Engine 490 Cullinan
Depart Salida 7:25 AM with 41 empties, flanger
Arrive Monarch 9:50 AM
Engine 490 return to Salida light, arrive 12:20 PM
Extra 498 double Monarch Maysville Monarch
Extra 498 east depart Monarch 4:20 PM for Salida
Poncha Jct 35 minutes meet extra 499 west, 2nd Monarch
Arrive Salida 6:00 PM with 33 loads, flanger
Salida extra 499 west with helper engine 490, 2nd Monarch branch
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 499 Truscott
Engine 490 Runyan
Depart Salida 5:05 PM with 36 empties
Poncho Jct 10 minutes meet extra 498 east
Arrive Monarch 7:20 PM
Engine 490 return to Salida light, arrive 9:45 PM
Extra 499 double Monarch Maysville Monarch
Extra 499 depart Monarch 12:05 AM for Salida
Poncha Jct 1 hour meet extra 497 west (of Dec 13)
Arrive Salida 7:20 AM with 18 loads
Gunnison extra 496 east, depart 10:00 PM, on post for Dec 13
GUNNISON
Crested Butte snowing light, 3” new snow, 5:00 PM snowing hard
Crested Butte branch extra 495
Conductor C M Purciel
Engineer H Gates
Depart Crested Butte 10:50 AM with 1 load 48 empties
Arrive Crested Butte 12:55 PM with 1 load 48 empties, 4 hours mine work, eat and inspection
Depart Crested Butte 4:55 PM with 54 loads 2 empties
Jacks Cabin 30 minutes brass RG 9323, brass turned
Arrive Gunnison 7:40 PM with 54 loads 2 empties
Gunnison switch engine 452 foreman Winters engineer Cowan
MONTROSE
Montrose 1:50 PM snowing hard
Engine 464 used to switch Montrose yard conductor Collett engineer Price
DURANGO
Durango snowing hard, 2” new snow
Silverton branch and Farmington branch no train
Durango switch engine 268 foreman Gabbe engineer Fitzer
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