Monday December 16 1940
ALAMOSA
Alamosa cloudy, calm
Cumbres cloudy, calm, 36” old snow
Chama clear, calm, 18” old snow
Durango clear, calm, 10” old snow
2 Chama Cumbres turns
Called 10:00 PM Dec 15, 1st turn depart 1:15 AM Dec 16
1 hour station switching and weigh, 50 minutes make up train, 5 minutes test air, 50 minutes pump on engine 489 froze up, 10 minutes get helper engine out and on train, 20 minutes work on lubricator engine 483
1st turn with engines 483, 489 and 484
Conductor Curtis
Engine 483 Holly
Engine 489 Tozier
Engine 484 Caldwell
Depart Chama 1:15 AM with 15 loads 2 empties, flanger (edit 12-17-12, time correction)
Arrive Cumbres 3:10 AM with 15 loads 2 empties, flanger, 45 minutes flanging, 15 minutes train away, turn engines
Engine 489 depart Cumbres 4:00 AM light for Chama
Engine 484 depart Cumbres 4:05 AM light for Chama
engine 483 depart Cumbres 4:10 AM with flanger and caboose
Cresco 25 minutes flange out siding, clean switches
Lobato 15 minutes flange out siding, clean switches
Arrive Chama 6:05 AM with flanger and caboose, 25 minutes turn flanger and put away
2nd turn with engine 486, 489 and 484
Conductor Curtis
Engine 486 Holly
Engine 489 Tozier
Engine 484 Caldwell
Depart Chama 8:05 AM with 16 loads 7 empties, flanger
Arrive Cumbres 9:40 AM with 16 loads 7 empties, set out, turn
Engine 486 depart Cumbres 9:50 AM with flanger and caboose for Chama
Engine 489 depart Cumbres 9:55 AM light for Chama
Engine 484 depart Cumbres 10:00 AM light for Chama
No. 115 with engine 482 (to Chama)
Conductor Morgan
Engineer Boyd (to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:08 AM with 7 cars
66
167
127 (LCL)
310
Alamosa
62
306
Arrive Antonito 8:15 AM, set out cars 62 and 306 for No. 425
Depart Antonito 8:25 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:37 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:41 AM
Arrive Chama 11:20 AM, engine 482 off, engine 476 on
Depart Chama 11:25 AM (engineer Densmore)
Willow Creek to Azotea 15 minutes stock on track ahead of train
Pagosa Jct 18 minutes tighten loose cross head guide bolt left side engine 476 and water
Ignacio 8 minutes saw by extra 480 east
Arrive Durango 4:35 PM with 5 cars
No. 116 with engine 475 (to Chama)
Conductor E J Hurley
Engineer House (to Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 5 cars
119
163
164 (deadhead)
327
Alamosa
Carracas 30 minutes meet No. 115
Arrive Chama 4:25 PM, engine 475 off, engine 482 on
Depart Chama 4:30 PM (engineer Boyd)
Arrive Cumbres 5:20 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:23 PM
Arrive Antonito 7:38 PM, do not pick up cars from No. 426
Depart Antonito 7:41 PM
Arrive Alamosa 8:45 PM with 5 cars
Durango extra east with engines 480 and 481
Conductor Knight
Engine 480 Klahn
Engine 481 Brice
Depart Durango 11:59 AM with 27 loads 8 empties
Carbon Jct 1 hour 5 minutes load and pick up 4 cars cattle
Ignacio 45 minutes clear No. 115, 15 minutes switching
La Boca 10 minutes water
Arboles 5 minutes merchandise
Pagosa Jct 25 minutes eat and merchandise
Navajo 15 minutes water
Dulce 15 minutes merchandise and pick up 1 empty
Monero 35 minutes coal engines, delayed account coal gates stuck and hard to operate
Arrive Chama 11:15 PM with 31 loads 5 empties (edit 12-17-12, time correction)
Connection, extra 489 east, depart Chama 12:25 AM Dec 17, on post for that date
SANTA FE BRANCH
Alamosa work extra west with engines 470 and 487, snow work on Santa Fe branch
Conductor Connolly
Engine 470 Marsh
Engine 487 Owenby
Depart Alamosa 6:25 AM with plow, flanger and spreader
Arrive Antonito 7:35 AM, 20 minutes switching
Depart Antonito 7:55 AM
Barranca 30 minutes turn and meet No. 425
Arrive Antonito 4:55 PM, engine 470 off, engine 470 with engineer Marsh stay at Antonito
Extra 487 east depart Antonito 5:20 PM with caboose
Arrive Alamosa 6:15 PM with caboose
Train No. 425 with engine 473
Conductor Hines
Engineer Baskett
Depart Antonito 9:00 AM with 7 loads 3 empties
1 merchandise Embudo
2 coal Espanola
3 empty box Chamita
1 flour Santa Fe
1 cement Chamita
62
306
Taos Jct 5 minutes switching
Embudo 15 minutes mail, baggage and express
Chamita 10 minutes switching
Espanola 10 minutes switching
Arrive Santa Fe 8:10 PM with 3 loads
Train No. 426 with engine 471
Conductor Willis
Engineer A S Johnson
Depart Santa Fe 10:20 AM with 2 loads 2 empties
2 empty box (appears one of the box may have been refrigerator)
63
320
Mile Post 351, derailment, not much detail shown, engine and refrigerator derailed, notation reads: “caused by 425 kicking curve out line 8 inches.”
All crew released at Mile Post 351 from 3:05 PM to 4:05 AM, except fireman Squires watching engine, Squires released 10:30 PM, deadhead to Alamosa, (Dec 17) fireman Wood watching engine.
Alamosa extra 484 west, tool cars for Santa Fe branch
Conductor Ashbrook
Engineer Hurley
Fireman Wood deadhead to Embudo, relieve fireman on No. 426
Depart Alamosa 4:15 PM with 9 loads 1 empty (tool cars)
Arrive Antonito 5:15 PM, 55 minutes change engines, engine 485 off, engine 470 on, clean fire and ash pans, coal & water
Depart Antonito 6:10 PM with 9 loads 2 empties
Arrive Mile Post 351, derailment 10:30 PM, entire train crew released from 11:00 PM to 3:00 AM, fireman Wood watch engines 471 and 470
Notation reads: Engineer (Johnson ?) on phone Embudo 11:30 PM, be 3 or 4 hours before get cleaned up and out of here.”
At Antonito engineer Marsh take engine 485 to Alamosa
Depart Antonito 5:35 PM
Arrive Alamosa 6:45 PM
SALIDA
Marshall Pass partly cloudy, calm, 22” old snow
Sargent clear, calm, 20 below, 10” old snow
Gunnison clear, calm, 15 below, 3” old snow
Salida extra 498 west with helper engine 497, to Gunnison after Sargent hill turn
Conductor Straitiff
Engine 498 Rogers
Engine 497 Allen
Depart Salida 8:20 PM (Dec 15) with 3 loads and caboose
Mears Jct 1 hour 15 minutes switching
Mile Post 238 40 minutes stuck in snow
Arrive Marshall Pass 12:55 AM (Dec 16) with 3 loads 23 empties, helper engine off, set out, inspection
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 1:10 AM light for Sargent, behind extra 498 west
Extra 498 west depart Marshall Pass 1:05 AM with 3 loads
Arrive Sargent 2:15 AM with 3 loads, 20 minutes coal & water, turn, 1 hour 5 minutes call helper and switching, add Sargent helper engine 493, engineer W Wilson
As Sargent hill turn extra 498 east with helpers 497 and 493 depart Sargent 3:40 AM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 5:35 AM with 18 loads, 40 minutes helper engines off, set out and pick up
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 5:55 AM light for Sargent
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 6:00 AM light for Gunnison
Extra 498 west depart Marshall Pass 6:15 AM with 23 empties
Buxton 20 minutes pick up
Arrive Sargent 7:50 AM with 1 load 53 empties 20 minutes eat, 30 minutes broke in two
Depart Sargent 8:40 AM with 1 load 63 empties
Steele 15 minutes pick up
Arrive Gunnison 10:30 AM with 1 load 84 empties
Salida extra 492 west with helper engine 491, Monarch branch
Conductor Carlin
Engine 492 Dailey
Engine 491 Runyan
Depart Salida 7:55 AM with 40 empties
Arrive Monarch 10:00 AM, double Monarch Maysville Monarch
Engine 491 return to Salida light, arrive 2:55 PM
Extra 492 depart Monarch 1:05 PM for Salida
Arrive Salida 3:50 PM with 24 loads and flanger
Salida extra 495 west with helper engine 496, Sargent turn with Sargent hill turn
Conductor Sandberg
Engine 495 Frantz
Engine 496 Crooks
Depart Salida 11:20 AM with caboose
Poncha Jct 15 minutes switching
Mears Jct 20 minutes switching and take water
Arrive Marshall Pass 1:55 PM with 33 loads, 25 minutes helper engine off, inspection
Engine 496 depart Marshall Pass 2:00 PM light for Sargent
Extra 495 west depart Marshall Pass 2:20 PM with 33 empties
Buxton 5 minutes put train away
Arrive Sargent 3:35 PM with caboose, 1 hour eat, turn, coal & water, switching, add Sargent helper engine 493, engineer W Wilson
As Sargent hill turn extra 495 east with helpers 496 and 493 depart Sargent 4:35 PM with 19 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 6:00 PM with 19 loads, set out, turn
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 6:10 PM light for Sargent
Engine 496 depart Marshall Pass 6:15 PM light for Sargent
Extra 495 west depart Marshall Pass 6:20 PM with caboose
Arrive Sargent 7:30 PM with caboose, 30 minutes set coal, turn, take coal & water, switching
Extra 495 east with helpers 496 and 493 depart Sargent
8:00 PM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 9:20 PM, 1 hour 20 minutes cut off helper engines, pick up, inspection and repair bad order train line
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 9:55 PM light for Sargent
Engine 496 depart Marshall Pass 9:55 PM light for Salida
Extra 495 east depart Marshall Pass 10:40 PM with 37 loads
Mears Jct 10 minutes switching
Poncha Jct 25 minutes set out train
Arrive Salida 1:25 AM with caboose
Salida extra 490 west with helper engine 479, Monarch branch
Conductor Adlock
Engine 490 Truscott
Engine 479 C Wilson
Depart Salida 4:55 PM with 40 empties
Arrive Monarch 7:10 PM, double Monarch Maysville Monarch
Engine 479 return to Salida light, arrive 1:30 AM
Extra 490 east depart Monarch 11:55 PM for Salida
Arrive Salida 2:20 AM with 30 loads
Gunnison extra 498 east with helper engine 497, to Salida, at Sargent add Sargent helper engine 493
Conductor Straitiff
Engine 498 Rogers
Engine 497 Allen
Engine 493 W Wilson (on Sargent)
Depart Gunnison 8:05 PM with 65 loads
Arrive Sargent 10:25 PM with 65 loads, 45 minutes double in, coal & water, 40 minutes wait for and add Sargent helper engine 493
Depart Sargent 11:50 PM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 1:20 PM with 18 loads, 1 hour 15 minutes helper engines off, pick up and inspection
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 1:30 AM light for Sargent
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 1:55 AM light for Salida
Extra 498 east depart Marshall Pass 2:25 AM with 36 loads
Arrive Salida 4:40 AM with 36 loads
GUNNISON
Crested Butte branch extra 474 with helper engine 497
Conductor C M Purciel
Engine 474 H Gates
Engine 497 Braswell
Depart Gunnison 11:45 AM with 90 empties
Arrive Crested Butte 1:40 PM with 90 empties, 3 hours 45 minutes mine work, eat, inspection
Engine 497 depart Crested Butte 2:10 PM light for Gunnison
Extra 474 east depart Crested Butte 5:20 PM with 54 loads 1 empty
Arrive Gunnison 6:50 PM with 54 loads 1 empty
Gunnison switch engine 452 foreman Winters engineer Cowan
MONTROSE
Ouray branch extra 315, Ouray turn
Conductor Collett
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 12:20 PM with 6 loads 7 empties
3 coal Telluride
1 gas Dolores
1 coal Ouray
1 coal Ridgway
1 second hand coach 297
5 empty box
1 empty tank Farmington
Caboose
Arrive Ridgway 3:15 PM with 6 loads 7 empties, 40 minutes station switching and eat
Depart Ridgway 3:55 PM with 1 load 1 empty
Arrive Ouray 4:35 PM with 1 load 1 empty, 35 minutes station switching
Depart Ouray 5:10 PM with 2 loads 1 empty
Arrive Ridgway 5:45 PM with 2 loads 1 empty, 10 minutes switching
Depart Ridgway 5:55 PM with 16 loads 2 empties
Arrive Montrose 7:15 PM with 16 loads 2 empties
DURANGO
Farmington branch extra 478
Conductor Fry
Engineer Peterson
Depart Durango 1:30 AM with 2 loads 3 empties
Carbon Jct 10 minutes switching
Refinery 10 minutes switching
Arrive Farmington 4:40 AM with 4 loads 3 empties, 20 minutes eat, 35 minutes switching and water, 15 minutes dig ice out of road crossing
Depart Farmington 6:00 AM with 6 loads 1 empty
2 oil Alamosa
3 gas Durango
1 gas Dolores
Arrive Durango 8:40 AM with 6 loads 1 empty
Durango switch engine 268 foreman Gabbe engineer Fitzer
Jimmy
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/17/2012 09:33AM by Jimmy Blouch.
