Friday December 13 1940
ALAMOSA
Alamosa:
1:00 AM partly cloudy, light SW wind, 3” new snow, 4” old snow
10:30 AM cloudy, brisk SW wind
11:00 AM snowing quite hard
11:30 AM snowing quite hard, sun shining
5:00 PM Fair, light SW wind
Cumbres:
8:40 AM snowing hard, strong SW wind, drifting, 4” new snow
10:00 AM snowing light, strong SW wind
11:00 AM, 11:59 AM and 1:05 PM snowing hard, strong SW wind
3:00 PM snowing lightly, strong SW wind, 1 foot drifts in front of depot
5:00 PM snowing hard, strong SW wind, 3” new snow
This date 1940 30” on ground, 70” total for year, this date 1939 2” on ground, 16” total for year
Chama:
3:00 AM snowing and blowing, not drifting
9:00 AM snowing light, calm
11:50 AM cloudy, calm
4:20 PM, 8:00 PM and 10:40 PM snowing light, 14” snow
Big Horn:
7:25 AM snowing and blowing hard, 6” to 8” new snow
10:40 AM blowing hard
2 Chama Cumbres turns
1st turn with engines 486 and 475
Conductor Curtis
Engine 486 Tozier
Engine 475 Caldwell
Called for 9:00 PM, 1 hour make up train and clean snow out of switches, 5 minutes test air, 10 minutes get helper engine out and put on train, 15 minutes work on flanger
Depart Chama 10:30 PM (Dec 12) with 9 loads 1 empty, flanger
Lobato 15 minutes reduce l load and clean switches
Coxo 30 minutes cut off from train and flange to Cumbres
Arrive Cumbres 1:30 AM (Dec 13) with 8 loads 1 empty, 35 minutes train away, turn engines, clean switches
Engine 475 depart Cumbres 2:00 AM light for Chama
Engine 486 depart Cumbres 2:05 AM with caboose, flanger
Arrive Chama 3:15 AM with caboose, flanger, 35 minutes turn flanger, clean switches
2nd turn with engines 489 and 481
Conductor Curtis
Engine 489 Tozier
Engine 481 Caldwell
30 minutes make up train, 25 minutes eat, 30 minutes put shoe on flanger,
5 minutes air test, 5 minutes cut helper on train
Depart Chama 5:25 AM with 10 loads 1 empty, flanger
Arrive Cumbres 7:30 AM with 10 loads 1 empty, 25 minutes train away, 1 hour 30 minutes flange and spread snow
Engine 481 depart Cumbres 7:50 AM light for Chama
Engine 489 depart Cumbres 9:25 AM with caboose, flanger
Cresco 15 minutes flange out passing track
Lobato 10 minutes flange out passing track
Arrive Chama 10:55 AM with caboose, flanger, 55 minutes put caboose away, turn flanger, flange in yard, switch coal chute, put flanger away
(Though not shown, appears car at Lobato was picked up by 2nd turn)
No. 115 with engine 482 (to Chama)
Conductor Morgan
Engineer Ray (to Chama)
Fireman Thatcher deadhead Alamosa to Antonito, fireman for No. 425, regular fireman mileage
Depart Alamosa 7:25 AM with 7 cars, 25 minutes transfer
119
163
164 (appears to be LCL)
327
Alamosa
62
306
Arrive Antonito 8:30 AM, set out cars 62 and 306 for No. 425
Depart Antonito 8:40 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:48 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:52 AM
Arrive Chama 11:30 AM, engine 482 off, engine 475 on
Depart Chama 11:40 AM (engineer House)
Arrive Pagosa Jct 1:45 PM, meet No. 116
Depart Pagosa Jct 1:51 PM
Arrive Durango 4:25 PM with 5 cars
No. 116 with engine 470 (to Chama)
Conductor Hurley
Engineer Densmore (to Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 5 cars
66
167
127 (deadhead)
310
Chama
Arrive Pagosa Jct 1:47 PM, meet No. 115
Depart Pagosa Jct 1:52 PM
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM, engine 470 off, engine 482 on
Depart Chama 4:05 PM (engineer Ray)
Arrive Cumbres 5:05 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:09 PM
Arrive Antonito 7:16 PM, pick up 2 cars from No. 426
63
320
Depart Antonito 7:25 PM with 7 cars
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM with 7 cars
Durango extra 484 east
Conductor Knight
Engineer Brice
Depart Durango 12:15 PM with 20 loads 2 empties
3 cars cattle from Aztec
4 cars cattle reloaded Durango
Ignacio 10 minutes spot cinders to reload
La Boca 30 minutes meet No. 115
Pagosa Jct 20 minutes eat and merchandise
Navajo 5 minutes water
Dulce 10 minutes merchandise and pick up 2 empties
Lumberton 10 minutes merchandise and set out 3 empties
Monero 40 minutes coal, merchandise water and pick up 3 coal
Arrive Chama 9:10 PM with 23 loads 2 empties
Chama extra 486 east with helper engine 470
Conductor Curtis
Engine 486 Caldwell
Engine 470 Tozier
Depart Chama 10:30 PM with 12 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 11:55 PM with 12 loads 1 empty, 15 minutes pick up, helper engine 470 stay on
Reported snow bad on Cumbres
Depart Cumbres 12:10 AM with 28 loads 1 empty
Arrive Antonito 3:35 AM with 28 loads 1 empty, helper engine off, 20 minutes call operator and get orders
Reported snowing and blowing and drifting pretty bad Mile Post 323 to Antonito
Engine 470 depart Antonito 3:50 AM light for Alamosa
Extra 486 east depart Antonito 3:55 AM with 28 loads 1 empty
Arrive Alamosa 5:05 AM with 28 loads 1 empty
Alamosa extra 476 west, light engine to Antonito, helper for No. 425
Engineer Holly
Depart Alamosa 7:35 AM
Arrive Antonito 8:40 AM
SANTA FE BRANCH
Taos Jct:
8:00 AM snowing hard, calm, 5” to 6” on ground
3:15 PM snowing quite hard, light NE wind, 7” on ground
Man at Tres Piedras says snowing and blowing very bad
Santa Fe 5:00 PM snowing, calm, 2” on ground
Train No. 425 with engine 473 and helper engine 476
Conductor Hines
Engine 473 Baskett
Engine 476 Holly
Depart Antonito 8:55 AM with 2 loads
63
306
Barranca helper engine off
Embudo 15 minutes mail, baggage and express
Espanola 10 minutes mail, baggage and express
Arrive Santa Fe 4:00 PM with 2 loads
Conductor Hines reported: “Cuts full snow Antonito to Tres Piedras, five to ten feet snow, rolled back in cuts but flange OK, wind still blowing and snow drifting, snowing hard No Agua and Tres Piedras and some all way.”
Train No. 426 with engine 471, at Barranca add helper engine 476
Conductor Willis
Engine 471 A S Johnson
Engine 476 Holly (on Barranca)
Depart Santa Fe 10:00 AM with 3 loads
1 merchandise
63
320
Espanola 10 minutes switching
Barranca helper engine 476 on (edit 12-13-12, engine number)
Arrive Antonito 5:15 PM with 3 loads 1 empty
Conductor Willis reported: “Cuts full snow Tres Piedras to Antonito, flange very bad, need helper on 425 in AM, still snowing and blowing bad.”
Engine 476 run light to Alamosa
Engineer Holly
Depart Antonito 5:40 PM
Arrive Alamosa 6:45 PM
SALIDA
Salida 9:15 AM snowing light, calm, 24” on ground
Marshall Pass:
4:00 AM snowing light, light wind, 2” new snow
7:00 AM snowing hard, strong SW wind
1940 totals: 3” new, 18” on ground, total 57”
1939 totals: No new snow, 1” on ground, total 9”
9:35 AM snowing light, light SW wind, 19”on ground
1:30 PM snowing hard, strong SW wind, 3” new snow
4:00 PM snowing, strong SW wind, 4” new snow
11:30 PM clear, calm
Sargent partly cloudy, clam, 4” new snow, 6” old
Gunnison cloudy, clam, 1” new snow, 4” old
Gunnison extra 496 east with helper engine 495, to Salida, at Sargent add Sargent helper engine 493
Conductor Carlin
Engine 496 Crooks
Engine 495 Frantz
Engine 493 C R Wilson (on Sargent)
Depart Gunnison 10:00 PM (Dec 12) with 53 loads
Doyle 15 minutes pick up 2 company ties
Elko 15 minutes pick up RG 1517 coal, bad order
Arrive Sargent 1:00 AM (Dec 13) with 54 loads, set out 30 loads, coal & water, add Sargent helper engine 493
Depart Sargent 1:30 AM with 25 loads
Set out 8 loads Buxton, set out 7 loads Chester account heavy snow
Arrive Marshall Pass 4:00 AM with 10 loads, 50 minutes helper engines off, pick up 18 loads, inspection
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 4:15 AM light for Sargent
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 4:25 AM light for Salida
Extra 496 east depart Marshall Pass 4:50 AM with 28 loads
Mears Jct 15 minutes set out 10 Valley loads
Arrive Salida 7:20 AM with 18 loads
Salida extra 497 west with helper engine 492, to Gunnison
Conductor Straitiff
Engine 497 Dailey
Engine 492 Allen
Depart Salida 2:25 AM with 1 load 29 empties
17 empty coals
2 empty box
9 empty single decks
Grays 1 hour 5 minutes meet extra 496 eastg
Arrive Marshall Pass 6:45 AM with 1 load 28 empties, 25 minutes helper engine off, inspection and orders
Engine 492 depart Marshall Pass 7:05 AM light for Sargent
Extra 497 west depart Marshall Pass 7:10 AM with 1 load 28 empties
Buxton 10 minutes set out
Arrive Sargent 8:25 AM with caboose, 45 minutes coal & water, eat
Not stated, but appears originally scheduled for Sargent hill turn, then decision made not do hill turn
Engine 492 depart Sargent 9:20 AM light for Gunnison
Extra 497 depart Sargent 9:10 AM eastbound to Buxton to pick up train
Arrive Buxton 9:25 PM, pick up train
Extra 497 west depart Buxton 9:30 AM with 1 load 28 empties
Sargent 5 minutes pick up
Arrive Gunnison 11:15 AM with 2 loads 28 empties
Salida extra 490 west with helper engine 498, Monarch branch
Conductor Marmet
Engine 490 Hyatt
Engine 498 Cullinan
Depart Salida 9:15 AM with 1 load, flanger
Arrive Monarch 11:15 AM, both engines double Monarch Maysville Monarch
Engine 498 return to Salida light, arrive 7:55 PM
Extra 490 east depart Monarch 4:45 PM for Saldia
Poncha Jct 1 hour meet extra 495 west
Arrive Salida 8:20 PM with 43 loads
Salida extra 499 west with helper engine 496, Sargent turn with Sargent hill turn
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 499 C Wilson
Engine 496 Rogers
Depart Salida 12:30 PM with big flanger, OL
Arrive Marshall Pass 2:25 PM
Depart Marshall Pass 2:30 PM
Arrive Sargent 3:45 PM with flanger, 1 hour 10 minutes coal & water, switching, add Sargent helper engine 493, engineer C R Wilson
As Sargent hill turn extra 499 east with helpers 496 and 493 depart Sargent 4:55 PM with 19 loads, flanger
Arrive Marshall Pass 6:30 PM with 19 loads, flanger, set out, turn
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 6:55 PM light for Sargent
Engine 496 depart Marshall Pass 7:00 PM light for Sargent
Extra 490 west depart Marshall Pass 7:10 PM with flanger and caboose
Arrive Sargent 8:20 PM with flanger and caboose, 40 minutes turn, coal & water, switching
Extra 499 east with helpers 496 and 493 depart Sargent 9:00 PM with 17 loads, flanger
Arrive Marshall Pass 10:25 PM with 17 loads, flanger, 1 hour 5 minutes helper engines off, pick up, inspection
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 10:35 PM light for Sargent
Engine 496 depart Marshall Pass 10:55 PM light for Salida
Extra 499 east depart Marshall Pass 11:30 PM with 35 loads, flanger
Mears Jct 15 minutes set out
Arrive Salida 1:40 AM with 24 loads, flanger OL
Salida extra 495 west, Monarch branch
Conductor Plewes
Engineer Bovee
Depart Salida 7:00 PM with 24 empties
Poncho Jct 25 minutes turn flanger and meet extra 490 east
Mile Post 234 to Monarch 25 minutes flanging
Arrive Monrach 10:40 PM, double Monarch Maysville Monarch
Extra 495 east depart Monarch 3:05 AM for Salida
Poncha Jct 15 minutes orders
Arrive Salida 5:50 AM with 37 laods
Gunnison extra 492 east with helper engine 497, to Salida, at Sargent add Sargent helper engine 493
Conductor Straitiff
Engine 492 Allen
Engine 497 Dailey
Engine 493 C R Wilson (on Sargent)
Depart Gunnison 8:45 PM with 64 loads
5 cars cattle loaded Gunnison
Parlin 20 minutes water and pick up 3 cars cattle
Arrive Sargent 11:20 PM with 67 loads, 1 hour 35 minutes doubling in, coal & water, add Sargent helper engine 493
Depart Sargent 12:55 AM with 21 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 2:20 AM with 21 loads, 25 minutes helper engines off, inspection
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 2:25 AM light for Sargent
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 2:50 AM light for Salida
Extra 492 east depart Marshall Pass 2:45 AM with 21 loads
Mears Jct set out
Arrive Salida 4:55 AM with 8 loads
GUNNISON
Crested Butte partly cloudy, calm, 9” snow on ground
Crested Butte extra 474
Conductor C M Purciel
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 10:40 AM with 40 empties, flanger
Arrive Crested Butte 12:40 PM with 40 empties, flanger, 2 hours 30 minutes mine work, 30 minutes inspection
Depart Crested Butte 3:40 PM with 53 loads 1 empty, flanger
Arrive Gunnison 5:10 PM with 53 loads 1 empty, flanger
Baldwin branch extra 223-278
Conductor Anderson
Engine 223 H Gates
Engine 278 Stamm
Depart Gunnison 11:05 AM with 25 empties
La Plante 10 minutes pick up
Arrive Baldwin 1:00 PM with 25 empties, 1 hour 30 minutes mine work
Depart Baldwin 2:30 PM with 25 loads 1 empty
Arrive Gunnison 4:00 PM with 25 loads 1 empty
Gunnison switch engine 452 foreman Winters engineer Cowan
MONTROSE
Montrose snowing lightly, 3” old snow
Ouray 1:20 PM snowing most of the night, still snowing about 6” new snow, about 14” on ground
Ouray branch extra 315, Ouray turn
Conductor Collett
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 12:15 PM with 7 loads 7 empties
2 coal Placerville
1 coal Telluride
1 coal Ridgway
1 coal Ouray
1 merchandise Ouray
1 merchandise Ridgway
3 empty ore box
3 empty single decks
Ridgway 35 minutes switching and eat
Arrive Ouray 3:45 PM with 2 loads 1 empty, 35 minutes station switching
Depart Ouray 4:20 PM with 3 loads 1 empty
Arrive Ridgway 5:00 PM with 3 loads 1 empty, 15 minutes switching, 2 hours RGS connection, RGS arrived 6:55 PM
Depart Ridgway 7:15 PM with 12 loads 2 empties
7 cars cattle loaded Placerville 2:15 PM, released, no one in charge
Arrive Montrose 8:40 PM with 14 loads 2 empties, 2 hours 20 minutes station switching, transfer, unload stock, cattle to Brush via cutoff
DURANGO
Farmington branch extra 478
Conductor Murray
Engineer Klahn
Depart Durango 1:25 AM with 2 loads 7 empties
Carbon Jct 15 minutes switching
Aztec 25 minutes switching
Arrive Farmington 5:10 AM with 2 loads 6 empties, 20 minutes eat, 1 hour 5 minutes switching
Depart Farmington 6:35 AM with 8 loads 4 empties
3 gas Durango
1 gas Mancos
2 gas Dolores
1 gas Placerville
1 empty flat
2 empty box
Refinery 5 minutes switching
30 minutes load and pick up 3 cars cattle
Carbon Jct 15 minutes switching
Arrive Durango 10:40 AM with 12 loads 7 empties
Durango switch engine 268 foreman Gabbe engineer Fitzer
Jimmy
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/13/2012 10:42PM by Jimmy Blouch.
