Re:RGS December 16 1940

RIO GRANDE SOUTHRN
Monday, December 16th 1940

Train 371 West M-3 Motorman- Wolford
Lve Ridgway 1:35pm 12000/0 pay. Arrive Placerville 3:35pm, Lv Placerville 4:03pm no pass, Bilk 4:33 Transfer lv 4:43, arr Ophir 5:20 pm ,
arr Lizard Head 5:45, arr Rico 6:35 pm 7000/no pay, Lv Rico 6:45pm 6500/no pay, Dolores 8:20 pm 6500/no pay, Lv Dolores 8:47pm 4000/no pay, Mancos 9:40 pm, Hesperus 10:53pm, Durango 11:45 pm 3000/no pay

Train 372 East M-4 Motorman-Meyers
Leave Dolores 7:55 am 1000/no pay, lv Rico 9:30 am 1000/no pay, Lizard head 10:13, Ophir 10:45, Bilk 11:12 transfer, Placerville 11:40 2500 1 pay, Arr Ridgway1:10 2500/ no pay..

Train 376 East M-5 Motorman-Craig
Leave Durango 5:04 pm 9000/no pay, Hesperus 5:58pm, Cima 6:16. Mancos 7:00 pm, Dolores 8:00pm 6500/no pay.
It appears that a second section of 376 using M-2 Motorman Sporer? was planned and then cancelled.

Extra 42 East C-Crum, E-Croonenberghs, F-Laube
Leave Rico 12:15 pm 0/9 121 tons, Arr Timber Spur 1:05 PM. Delayed 10min at Rico a/c wheels frozen to track, Log loader broke bridle rod and bent throw rod on switch at Timber, delayed 30 min while men repaired switch. (empty log cars)

Extra 42 West C-Crum, E-Croonenberghs, F-Laube
Leave Timber Spur 2:45 pm , Arr Rico 3:50 pm 10 loads 337 tons. (logs)

Extra 462 West C-Berry, E-B.Nash?, F-Lewis ,
Lve Dolores 8:52 am 3/3 142 tons, Arr Mancos 11;35 AM, Lve Mancos 11:40 am
5 loads/9 empty 312tons, Hesperus pm, Ute Jct Coal, Franklin Jct meet 376, Arr Durango 5:45 pm 5/4 244 tons.
2 lbr Chicago, 3 beans, 1 Ties D&RG, 4 tanks, 2 dumps, 3 gons,
Delayed 20 min at Grady knock frozen brake shoes loose and switching, 5 min at mp115 brakes stuck a/c air leak on engine, Ute 10 min for coal, 10 min at Franklin to spike derailer back to track, engine plow tore it out. Derailer a little high, plow a little low.

Extra 463 West, C- Gibson, E-Quist, F-Virden, Helper 20 E-Talbert?, F-Cooper

Lve Ridgway 4:35 pm with 7 loads/4 mt 261 tons, Peake 6:25 pm Helper off, Ar Placerville 7:40 pm, Lve Placerville 7:55 pm with 6/5 257 tons, Arr 9:15 pm Vance Jct.
3 coal, Telluride, 1 mdse Telluride, 1 mdse Placerville, 1 mdse Ophir, 1 gas Dolores, 3 mt box, 1 mt tank,
delayed 15 min at Deep Creek, thaw out water tank.

Extra 20 East Light engine, helper from Extra 463 West, E-Talbert?, F-Cooper.
Leave Peake pm, Arr Ridgway 7:30 pm