Saturday December 14 1940
ALAMOSA
Alamosa 5:00 AM clear, calm, 7” old snow, 2 below
Cumbres:
8:00 AM snowing hard, strong SW wind, 3” new snow
11:45 AM snowing hard, strong SW wind
2:45 PM snowing and blowing hard, 4 foot drifts in front of depot, 3 feet snow on level
5:20 PM snowing, strong SW wind
Chama:
1:00 AM snowing light, calm, 1” new snow, 14” old snow
4:00 AM snowing light
12:00 PM snowing light, SW wind
4:20 PM snowing, strong SW wind, 3” new snow
8:40 PM snowing, light, calm, 19” on ground
Durango 8:00 AM snowing hard, calm, 2” new snow, 12” old snow, 14” on ground
No. 115 with engine 482 and helper engine 476
Conductor Edmisten
Engine 482 Boyd (to Chama)
Engine 476 Holly (to Chama)
Brakeman Massey deadhead Alamosa to Antonito,2nd brakeman for No. 425
Fireman Squires deadhead Alamosa to Antonito, fireman for No. 425
Depart Alamosa 9:45 AM with 7 cars, 2 hours 45 minutes connection and transfer, connection arrived 8:25 AM
66
167
127 (LCL ?)
310
Chama
63
320
Arrive Antonito 10:50 AM, set out cars 63 and 320 for No. 425
Depart Antonito 11:00 AM with 5 cars
Antonito to Chama 15 minutes heavy snow
Arrive Cumbres 1:20 PM
Depart Cumbres 1:25 PM
Arrive Chama 2:05 PM, engine 482 off, engine 476 stay on, 15 minutes thaw out ash pan and condition engine 476
Roadmaster Eagan reports found few drifts 4 or 5 feet deep on one side between Osier and Coxo
Depart Chama 2:20 PM (engineer Densmore)
Biggs Spur 10 minutes meet No. 116
Arrive Durango 7:20 PM with 5 cars
No. 116 with engine 475 (to Chama)
Conductor M E Morgan
Engineer House (to Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 5 cars
119 (edit 12-14-12, delete car 116)
163
164 (deadhead)
327
Alamosa
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM, engine 475 off, engine 482 on, add helper engine 489, engineer Holly
Depart Chama 4:10 PM (engineer Boyd)
Arrive Cumbres 5:01 PM, 15 minutes cut out and turn helper engine
Engine 489 depart Cumbres 5:25 PM light for Chama
No. 116 depart Cumbres 5:15 PM
Arrive Antonito 7:34 PM, pick up 2 cars from No. 426
62
306
Depart Antonito 7:41 PM with 7 cars
Arrive Alamosa 8:45 PM with 7 cars
Chama extra 484 west, Lumberton turn
Conductor Knight
Engineer Brice
Depart Chama 5:00 PM with 1 load 5 empties
Monero 10 minutes fill cistern
Arrive Lumberton 6:25 PM, 35 minutes fill cistern and switching
Depart Lumberton 7:00 PM
Monero 1 hour switch out 13 loads coal
Arrive Chama 9:40 PM with 14 loads 5 empties
Alamosa Antonito turn with engine 1022
Conductor Connolly
Engineer Marsh
Depart Alamosa 6:15 AM with 5 loads 27 empties
Estrella 1 hour 15 minutes load 6 cars sheep for Taos Jct
La Jara 35 minutes switching
Arrive Antonito 10:15 AM with 11 loads 9 empties, 1 hour 30 minutes switching, 30 minutes eat, 2 hours wait for stock, depart Antonito to load stock at other stations before dark, Antonito stock not be in before 5:00 PM
Depart Antonito 2:15 PM eastbound
Romeo 20 minutes load 1 car sheep and 1 car cattle
La Jara 50 minutes load 3 cars cattle
Depart Lara 4:20 PM westbound with caboose
Arrive Antonito 5:00 PM, 20 minutes load 2 cars cattle
Depart Antonito 5:20 PM with 4 loads 8 empties
La Jara 35 minutes switching
Arrive Alamosa 7:30 PM with 12 loads 10 empties
Alamosa extra 487 west, light engine to Antonito, helper for No. 425
Engineer Owenby
Depart Alamosa 9:55 AM
Arrive Antonito 11:00 AM
SANTA FE BRANCH
Train No. 425 with engine 471 and helper engine 487
Conductor Willis
Engine 471 A S Johnson
Engine 487 Owenby
Swing brakeman Massey to Barranca
Depart Antonito 11:25 AM with 12 loads
6 cars sheep for Taos Jct
2 poles Santa Fe
1 merchandise Taos Jct
1 merchandise Otowi
63
320
Stock men with 6 cars sheep got left at Antonito
Servilleta to Taos Jct 25 minutes unload sheep
Barranca helper engine 487 off
Espanola 15 minutes switch
Arrive Santa Fe 6:40 PM with 4 loads 1 empty
Train No. 426 with engine 473, at Barranca add helper engine 487
Conductor Hines
Engine 473 Baskett
Engine 487 Owenby (on Barranca)
Depart Santa Fe 10:00 AM with 2 loads 2 empties
2 empty box
62
306
Barranca 1 Hour 40 minutes meet No. 425, helper engine 487 on
Taos Jct 5 minutes switching
Arrive Antonito 6:05 PM with 3 loads 7 empties
Conductor Hines reported: “Blowing and snowing hard Tres Piedras to Antonito, snow in cuts 10 feet deep.”
Brakeman Massey deadhead Antonito to Alamosa
Engine 487 run light to Alamosa
Engineer Owenby
Depart Antonito 6:15 PM
Arrive Alamosa 7:35 PM
SALIDA
Salida 24 below
Notation reads: “Sargent turn not run account 99 CF&I Salida, 24 below, and Yardmaster requested wait until Sunday, yard about full.”
Eastbound loads: 98 at Sargent, 8 at Buxton, 7 at Chester
Salida extra 497 west, light engine to Mears Jct, helper for extra 496 west, Valley line
Engineer Frantz
Depart Salida 7:45 AM, behind extra 496 west
Mears Jct time not shown
Saldia extra 496 west with helper engine 472
Conductor Sandberg
Engine 496 Lannon
Engine 472 Crooks
Depart Salida 7:40 AM with 4 loads 1 empty, dead engine 346
Poncha Jct 15 minutes work supply car
Arrive Mears Jct time not shown, 4 trips Mears Jct to Poncha Pass
Engine 491 return light to Salida after 3rd trip, arrive 4:00 PM
Depart Mears Jct 1:40 PM, last trip
Arrive Poncha Pass 2:20 PM
Engine 472 depart Poncha Pass time not shown light for Salida, arrive 5:55 PM
Extra 496 west depart Poncha Pass 2:50 PM
Villa Grove 25 minutes work supply cars
Mineral Hot Springs 10 minutes switching
Moffat 50 minutes load 2 cars cattle and supply cars
Hooper 20 minutes switching
Mosca 15 minutes work supply cars
Arrived Alamosa Jct 9:00 PM, unable start train, get switch engine double head in yard
Arrive Alamosa 9:35 PM with 68 loads 1 empty, dead engine 346
GUNNISON
Gunnison clear, calm, 4” old snow
Crested Butte branch no train
Gunnison switch engine 452 foreman Winters engineer Cowan
Gunnison extra 361 west, light engine to Cimarron, helper for extra 464 west
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 9:55 AM, behind extra 360 west
Arrive Cimarron 2:00 PM
Gunnison extra 360 west, Cimarron turn, used as helper on 464 west to Cerro Summit
Conductor C M Purciel
Engineer H Gates
Depart Gunnison 9:50 AM with 8 loads 1 empty
8 coal loads
1 empty tank
Sapinero 1 hour 30 minutes load 14 cars sheep, for Mack Utah
Arrive Cimarron 2:00 PM, train crew wait 2 hours 30 minutes while engine 360 help extra 464 west to Cerro Summit
MONTROSE
Montrose snowing light, 1” new snow
Montrose extra 464 east, Cimarron turn
Conductor Collett
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 11:45 AM with flanger and caboose
Arrive Cimarron 1:45 PM, 1 hour meet and get train from extra 360 west, double Cimarron to Cerro Summit
Extra 464 west with helpers 361 and 360 depart Cimarron 2:45 PM
Arrive Cerro Summit 3:45 PM, set out turn
Engines 361 and 360 depart Cerro Summit time not shown for Cimarron, arrive 4:25 PM
Engine 464 depart Cerro Summit 4:00 PM
Arrive Cimarron 4:30 PM, 35 minutes switching, crew on engine 361 eat
Extra 360 east depart Cimarron 4:30 PM
Sapinero 10 minutes pick up
Iola 10 minutes switching
Halls Spur switching
Arrive Gunnison 7:10 PM with 2 loads 1 empty
Extra 464 west with helper engine 361 depart Cimarron 5:05 PM
Arrive Cerro Summit 5:50 PM, 10 minutes helper engine off, switching, inspection
Engine 361 depart Cerro Summit 5:55 PM light for Gunnison, arrive 8:40 PM
Extra 464 west depart Cerro Summit 6:00 PM
Arrive Montrose 7:10 PM with 22 loads 2 empties, 3 hours 5 minutes station switching, unload stock
DURANGO
Silverton snowing light, 12 below, no new snow, 14” on ground
Silverton branch Train No. 461 and Train No. 462 with engines 459 and 478
Conductor Fry
Engineers Cummins and Klahn
Depart Durango 9:15 AM with 4 loads 13 empties
1 merchandise Silverton
1 coal Silverton
12 empty box Silverton
Combine 210
Flanger 08 (sheet reads 08, probably should read OH, telephone misunderstanding ?)
Caboose
Hermosa to Silverton 50 minutes flanging out wye and sidings and cleaning out switches
Arrive Silverton 1:30 PM with 2 loads 14 empties, 20 minutes eat, 10 minutes turn, 40 minutes switching, 35 minutes flanging out wye, siding and clean out switches
Depart Silverton 3:15PM with 7 loads 4 empties
6 ore Eilers
3 empty gons
Arrive Durango 6:35 PM with 7 loads 3 empties
F E Peake reports: “Found 10” to 18” snow Rockwood to Silverton, drifted in places, high wind Needleton to Silverton, plowed out Silverton yard and where necessary.”
Durango switch engine 268 foreman Gabbe engineer Fitzer, 3 hours 50 minutes overtime, held on to turn No. 115
Jimmy
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/14/2012 08:20PM by Jimmy Blouch.
