Tuesday December 17 1940
ALAMOSA
Alamosa cloudy, clam
Antonito 10:15 PM snowing
No wind at Big Horn up to 6:00 PM
Cumbres:
8:20 AM cloudy, snowing light, trace new snow, 36” old snow
10:00 AM snowing light, brisk SW wind
11:30 AM not snowing, strong SW wind
1:40 PM snowing lightly, brisk SW wind, 1” new snow
2:45 PM snowing hard, strong SW wind, 2” new snow
3:40 PM snowing hard, strong SW wind
5:00 PM strong SW wind, cloudy, drifting pretty bad
Chama:
Snowing light throughout the day, by 4:40 PM 2” new snow
10:00 PM snowing hard, 4” new snow
Durango:
8:40 AM snowing lightly, calm, 10” snow on ground
12:20 PM snowing light, calm, 3” new snow
2:10 PM snowing hard, calm
5:30 PM snowing light, calm, 3” new snow, 8” old snow, 11” on ground
Chama extra 489 east with helper engines 484 and 483
Conductor Curtis
Engine 489 Tozier
Engine 484 Holly
Engine 483 Caldwell
Called for 10:30 PM (Dec 16) 1 hour 55 minutes station switching, wait for connection, make up train, test air, get helpers out and on train
Depart Chama 12:25 AM (Dec 17) with 22 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 2:15 AM with 22 loads 1 empty, 40 minutes helper engines off, pick up 37 cars from 2 tracks
Engine 483 depart Cumbres 2:45 AM light for Chama
Engine 484 depart Cumbres 2:40 AM light for Alamosa
Extra 489 east depart Cumbres 2:45 AM with 53 loads 7 empties
Arrive Antonito 5:35 AM with 53 loads 7 empties, 15 minutes switching
Depart Antonito 5:50 AM with 51 loads 7 empties
Arrive Alamosa 6:55 AM with 51 loads 7 empties
No. 115 with engine 482 (to Chama)
Conductor Edmisten
Engineer Ray (to Chama)
Engineer Arnell and fireman Owenby deadhead Alamosa to Antonito for No. 425
Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 7 cars
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163
164
327
Alamosa
63
320
Arrive Antonito 8:05 AM, set out cars 63 and 320 for No. 425
Depart Antonito 8:15 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:20 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:25 AM
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM, engine 482 off, engine 475 on
Depart Chama 11:15 AM (engineer House)
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM with 5 cars
No. 116 with engine 476 (to Chama)
Conductor Morgan
Engineer Densmore (to Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 5 cars
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127
167
310
Chama
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM, engine 476 off, engine 482 on
Depart Chama 5:10 PM (engineer Ray)
Cumbres times not shown
Arrive Antonito 7:17 PM, pick up 2 cars from NO. 426
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306
Depart Antonito 7:25 PM with 7 cars
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM with 7 cars
Alamosa extra 487 west
Conductor Connolly
Engineer Marsh
Depart Alamosa 4:00 AM with 13 loads 3 empties
Arrive Antonito 5:45 AM with 12 loads 3 empties, 1 hour 5 minutes station work
Depart Antonito 6:50 AM with 8 loads 1 empty
Sublette 25 minutes station work
Toltec 25 minutes let No. 115 by
Osier 10 minutes unload company material and supplies
Arrive Cumbres 10:45 AM with 8 loads 1 empty, 10 minutes inspection
Depart Cumbres10:55 AM with 8 loads 1 empty
Arrive Chama 12:05 PM with 8 loads 1 empty
Chama extra 481 west, light engine to Durango
Engineer Klahn
Depart Chama 10:20 PM
Meet with No. 116 not shown, between Dulce and Pagosa Jct
Arrive Durango 3:30 PM
Chama extra 486 west
Conductor Knight
Engineer Brice
Depart Chama 11:40 AM with 6 loads 4 empties
Monero 1 hour 50 minutes switching and supply cars
Meet with No. 116 not shown
Lumberton 20 minutes switching and supply cars
Dulce 10 minutes merchandise
Pagosa Jct 20 minutes eat
Arboles 15 minutes supply cars
Darlington 5 minutes switching
Ignacio 25 minutes switching and supply cars
Florida 10 minutes supply cars
Arrive Durango 10:50 PM with 4 loads 15 empties
Alamosa Antonito turn with engine 485
Conductor Curtis
Engineer Holly
SANTA FE BRANCH
Taos Jct:
8:40 AM snowing hard, 1 ½” new snow since 6:00 AM
2:40 PM snowing hard, 12” on ground
5:20 PM advising 14” snow on ground, 7” inches has fallen today, foggy and freezing a crust now and drifting north of here, section men back from Embudo say will need a flanger tomorrow
Santa Fe 50 PM cloudy, calm, 2” old snow in spots, snow and rained some today but melted as fell
On Dec 16 Train No. 426 derailed at Mile Post 351, engine 471 and 1 car
Engineer and train crew released 3:05 PM to 4:05 AM, Dec 17, except fireman Squires stay on duty to watch engine 471
Tool cars with engine 470 arrive at derailment 10:30 PM, (Dec 16) engine and train crew released 11:00 PM to 3:00 AM, Dec 17, fireman Wood relieve fireman Squires and watch engines 471 and 470
Engine 471 and empty refrigerator re-railed 3:00 AM, track OK 4:00 AM
Engine crew and train crew for extra 470 back on duty 3:00 AM
Conductor Ashbrook
Engineer Hurley
Depart Mile Post 351 4:00 AM, go to Embudo set out empties on 426 and take water
Engine crew and train crew for Train No. 426, now extra 471 east, back on duty 4:05 AM
Conductor Willis
Engineer A S Johnson
Depart derailment 4:05 AM (?)
Arrive Taos Jct 6:02 AM
Depart Taos Jct 6:56 AM
Arrive Antonito 9:15 AM with 2 loads
Extra 470 east arrive Taos Jct 6:07 AM, 50 minutes get orders
Depart Taos Jct 7:01 AN
Arrive Antonito 9:30 AM with 9 loads 2 empties, 15 minutes get orders and register
Engineer A S Johnson, fireman Squires, and fireman Wood deadhead Antonito to Alamosa
Depart Antonito 9:45 AM with 9 loads 2 empties
Arrive Alamosa 10:55 AM with 9 loads 2 empties
Train No. 425 with engine 471
Conductor Willis
Engineer Arnell
Depart Antonito 10:55 AM with 9 loads
1 company coal Santa Fe
1 merchandise Espanola
1 flour Santa Fe
1 merchandise Santa Fe
1 gas Taos Jct
1 cement Chamita
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320
Taos Jct 15 minutes switching, 30 minutes No. 426
Chamita 10 minutes switching
Espanola 10 minutes switching
Arrive Santa Fe 6:30 PM with 6 loads
Train No. 426 with engine 473
Conductor Hines
Engineer Baskett
Depart Santa Fe 10:00 AM with 3 loads
1 merchandise Alamosa
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Chamita 10 minutes switching
Taos Jct 5 minutes switching
Arrive Antonito 5:15PM with 6 loads 2 empties
Notation reads: “No. 426 reported hard wind between Taos Jct and Antonito, engineer Baskett says if continues to blow will need helper in AM.”
SALIDA
Marshall Pass:
2:00 AM and 7:00 AM cloudy, light SW wind
8:15 AM cloudy, calm
4:00 PM snowing lightly, brisk SW wind, not drifting much
Sargent:
8:15 AM partly cloudy, calm, 10” old snow
5:00 PM cloudy, calm, snowing lightly
Gunnison:
9:00 AM cloudy, calm
4:00 PM snowing lightly, calm
Salida extra 492 west with helper engines 496 and 491, to Gunnison after Sargent hill turn
Conductor Carlin
Engine 492 Cullinan
Engine 496 Hyatt
Engine 491 Dailey
Depart Salida 3:40 AM with 1 load 50 empties
Poncho Jct 15 minutes meet extra 497 east and 498 east (of Dec 16) and saw by
Arrive Marshall Pass 6:45 AM with 1 load 50 empties, 10 minutes helper engines off, inspection
Engine 491 depart Marshall Pass 7:20 AM light for Salida
Engine 496 depart Marshall Pass 6:45 AM light for Sargent
Extra 492 west depart Marshall Pass 6:55 AM with caboose
Arrive Sargent 8:10 AM with caboose, 1 hour 20 minutes coal & water, engine 493 not called until 8:45 AM, set coal, pick up, add Sargent helper engine 493, engineer W Wilson
As Sargent hill turn extra 492 east with helpers 496 and 493 depart Sargent 9:20 AM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 10:50 AM with 18 loads, 40 minutes set out, turn, pick up, inspection
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 10:55 AM light for Sargent
Engine 496 depart Marshall Pass 11:00 AM light for Gunnison
Extra 492 west depart Marshall Pass 11:30 AM with 1 load 50 empties
Arrive Sargent 12:50 PM, 45 minutes eat and pick up
Depart Sargent 1:35 PM with 1 load 86 empties
Arrive Gunnison 3:35 PM with 1 load 86 empties
Salida extra 495 west, Monarch branch
Conductor Trevarthen
Engineer Runyan
Depart Salida 7:55 AM with 24 empties
Arrive Monarch 9:55 AM, double Monarch Maysville Monarch
Extra 495 east depart Monarch 1:20 PM for Salida
Arrive Salida 3:00 PM with 17 loads
Salida extra 491 west, Monarch branch
Conductor Sandberg
Engineer Frantz
Monarch ordered 26 empties but snow drifted pretty bad, said 20 be alright
Depart Salida 4:20 PM with 26 empties
Arrive Monarch 6:15 PM, double Monarch Maysville Monarch
Extra 491 east depart Monarch 10:00 PM for Salida
Arrive Salida 12:05 AM with 25 loads
Salida extra 490 west, to Gunnison, depart 8:40 PM, on post for Dec 18
GUNNISON
Crested Butte:
1:50 PM snowing hard, calm, 3” new snow since 8:00 AM
4:30 PM snowing hard, 4” new snow, 7” old
Crested Butte branch extra 474
Conductor C M Purciel
Engineer H Gates
Depart Gunnison 11:25 AM with 36 empties
Arrive Crested Butte 12:50 PM with 36 empties, 3 hours 20 minutes mine work, eat, inspection
Depart Crested Butte 4:10 PM with 56 loads 1 empty
Arrive Gunnison 5:45 PM with 56 loads 1empty
Baldwin branch extra 223
Conductor Anderson
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 11:59 AM with 14 empties
Arrive Baldwin 1:30 PM with 14 empties
Depart Baldwin 3:10 PM with 18 loads 1 empty
Arrive Gunnison 4:30 PM with 18 loads 1 empty
Gunnison switch engine 452 foreman Winters engineer Cowan
MONTROSE
Engine 464 used to switch Montrose yard conductor Collett engineer Price
DURANGO
(Edit 12-18-12, add Silverton branch)
Silverton branch Train No. 461 and Train No. 462 with engine 459
Conductor Fry
Engineer Katschthaler
Depart Durango 9:15 AM with 5 loads 2 empties
1 merchandise Silverton
3 coal Silverton
1 empty box Silverton
Combine 210
Caboose
Arrive Silverton 12:40 PM with 5 loads 2 empties, 20 minutes eat, 1 hour switching
Depart Silverton 2:00 PM with 7 loads 1 empty
2 ore Amarillo
2 ore Eilers
1 empty gon
Arrive Durango 5:00 PM with 7 loads 2 empties
Durango switch engine 268 foreman Gabbe engineer Fitzer
Jimmy
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/18/2012 11:52AM by Jimmy Blouch.
