Thursday December 19 1940
ALAMOSA
Alamosa, Cumbres, Chama, Durango clear, calm
Alamosa extra 485 west
Conductor McKibben
Engineer Donaldson
Depart Alamosa 10:50 PM (Dec 18) with 14 loads 7 empties
Arrive Antonito 12:05 AM (Dec 19) with 14 loads 7 empties, 15 minutes coal & water
Depart Antonito 12:20 AM with 14 loads 7 empties
Sublette 15 minutes eat, 40 minutes meet extra 480 east
Arrive Cumbres 4:55 AM with 14 loads 7 empties
Depart Cumbres 5:00 AM with 14 loads 7 empties
Arrive Chama 6:20 AM with 14 loads 7 empties
Chama extra 480 east with helper engine 483
Conductor Connolly
Engine 480 Caldwell
Engine 483 Marsh
Depart Chama 11:35 PM (Dec 18) with 16 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 1:15 AM (Dec 19) with 16 loads 1 empty, 10 minutes helper engine off
Engine 483 depart Cumbres 1:20 AM light for Chama
Extra 480 east depart Cumbres 1:25 AM with 16 loads 1 empty
Big Horn pick up 7 loads 1 empty
Arrive Antonito 4:40 AM with 23 loads 2 empties, 45 minutes re-rail RG 1370 on coal chute, 15 minutes put up coal
Depart Antonito 5:40 AM with 22 loads 2 empties
Arrive Alamosa 6:55 AM with 22 loads 2 empties, meet No. 115 at Farm
No. 115 with engine 482 (to Chama)
Conductor Morgan
Engineer Ray (to Chama)
Swing brakeman Smith
Engineer Owenby and fireman Squires deadhead Alamosa to Antonito for No. 425
Depart Alamosa 7:10 AM with 10 cars
119
163
164
312
327
Alamosa
302 (deadhead)
304 (deadhead)
62
306
Arrive Antonito 8:20 AM, set out cars 62 and 306 for No. 425
Depart Antonito 8:30 AM with 8 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:28 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:32 AM
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM, engine 482 off, engine 475 on
Depart Chama 11:20 AM (engineer House)
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM with 8 cars
No. 116 with engine 476 (to Chama)
Conductor Hurley
Engineer Densmore (to Chama)
Swing brakeman Clarke
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 6 cars
66
167
127
323
310
Chama
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM, engine 476 off, engine 483 one, engine 476 on as helper, stay on to Antonito
Depart Chama 4:10 PM
Arrive Cumbres 5:00 PM
Depart Cumbrees 5:03 PM
Arrive Antonito 7:20 PM with 6 cars, helper engine 476 off, engineer Marsh and fireman deadhead Antonito to Alamosa on No. 116, engine 476 left at Antonito for No. 425 on Dec 20
Depart Antonito 7:25 PM with 6 cars
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM with 6 cars
Chama extra 487 east, spreader, snow work
Conductor Curtis
Engineer Tozier
Depart Chama 8:15 AM with spreader and caboose
Meet with No. 115 not shown
Arrive Cumbres 1:15 PM
Depart Cumbres 3:00 PM
Arrive Antonito 7:05 PM
Depart Antonito 7:10 PM
Arrive Alamosa 8:15 PM
Conductor delay report information not available
Chama extra 485 west
Conductor Fry
Engineer Klahn
Called Chama for 9:45 AM, 2 hours 45 minutes switching and load 6 cars sheep for Arboles
Depart Chama 12:30 PM with 18 loads 4 emptys
Empty single decks
1 empty tank
Monero 45 minutes switching and merchandise
Amargo 10 minutes switching, 15 minutes meet No. 116
Pagosa Jct 20 minutes eat
Arboles 1 hour 40 minutes unload 6 cars sheep
Tiffany 10 minutes switching
Ignacio 15 minutes switching
Arrive Durango 10:50 PM with 11 loads 3 empties
Alamosa extra 480 west, light engine to Chama
Engineer Holly
Depart Alamosa 4:15 PM
Appears meet with No. 116 was at Big Horn
Arrive Chama 9:15 PM
2 Chama Cumbres turns, 1st turn depart 11:05 PM, on post for Dec 20
SANTA FE BRANCH
Work extra 470
Conductor Ashbrook
Engineer Hurley
Had arrived derailment (Buckman) at 1:00 AM Dec 19, engine crew and train crew released from 1:30 AM to 9:30 AM
Both crews back on duty 9:30 AM, work at derailment until 6:00 PM
Depart derailment location 6:00 PM westbound
Arrive Santa Fe 7:15 PM with 9 loads 1 empty, tie up 7:30 PM
Memorandum reads: “Espanola 11:20 AM, (unable to read name) called from derailment, says the track will be all connected and everything in place for 425 on time.”
Train No. 425 with engine 473
Conductor Willis
Engineer Owenby
Depart Antonito 8:15 AM with 7 loads
1 merchandise Embudo
1 flour Espanola
2 autos Espanola
1 flour Chamita
62
306
Arrive Santa Fe 4:45 PM with 2 loads
Train No. 426 annulled
SALIDA
Marshall Pass partly cloudy, light SW wind
Sargent partly cloudy, calm, zero
Gunnison clear, calm, 4” old snow
Gunnison extra 490 east with helper engine 499, to Salida, at Sargent add Sargent helper engine 493
Conductor Sloan
Engine 490 Crooks
Engine 499 Truscott
Engine 493 W Wilson (on Sargent)
Depart Gunnison 9:50 PM (Dec 18) with 48 loads
Arrive Sargent 11:55 PM with 48 loads, 45 minutes set out, coal & water, eat, add Sargent helper engine 493
Depart Sargent 12:40 AM (Dec 19) with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 2:15 AM with 18 loads, helper engines off, 15 minutes pick up, 35 minutes meet and blocked by extra 496-498 west
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 2:50 AM light for Salida
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass 3:05 AM light for Salida
Extra 490 east depart Marshall Pass 4:35 AM with 36 loads
Arrive Salida 5:55 AM with 33 loads
Salida extra 496 west with helper engine 498, to Gunnison after Sargent hill turn
Conductor Carlin
Engine 496 C Wilson
Engine 498 Cullinan
Depart Salida 11:50 PM (Dec 18) with 1 load 28 empties
Mears Jct 20 minutes water and pick up
Arrive Marshall Pass 2:30 AM (Dec 19) with 1 load 31 empties, 25 minutes helper engine off, inspection
Engine 498 depart Marshall Pass 3:00 AM light for Sargent, behind extra 496 west
Extra 496 west depart Marshall Pass 2:55 AM with 1 load 31 empties
Arrive Sargent 4:05 AM with caboose, 30 minutes coal & water, 25 minutes pick up, add Sargent helper engine 493, engineer W Wilson
As Sargent Hill turn extra 496 east with helpers 498 and 493 depart Sargent 5:00 AM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 6:35 AM with 18 loads, set out and turn
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 6:40 AM light for Sargent
Engine 498 depart Marshall Pass 6:45 AM light for Gunnison
Extra 496 west depart Marshall Pass 6:50 AM with caboose
Buxton 15 minutes pick up
Arrive Sargent 8:30 AM with 1 load 65 empties, 20 minutes eat, 30 minutes pick up
Depart Sargent 9:20 AM with 14 loads 68 empties
Arrive Gunnison 10:55 AM with 14 loads 68 empties
Salida extra 491 west with helper engine 495, Monarch branch
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 491 Hyatt
Engine 495 Lannon
Depart Salida 10:20 AM with 1 load 35 empties
Arrive Monarch 12:25 PM
Engine 495 return to Salida light, arrive 2:30 PM
Extra 491 double Monarch Maysville Monarch
Extra 491 east depart Monarch 4:10 PM for Salida
Arrive Salida 6:00 PM with 28 loads 6 empties
Gunnison extra 496 east, depart Gunnison 8:20 PM, on post for Dec 20
Salida extra 490 west, depart Salida 10:20 PM, on post for Dec 20
GUNNISON
Crested Butte, no weather report
Crested Butte branch extra 474
Conductor C M Purciel
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 11:10 AM with 40 empties
Arrive Crested Butte 1:00 PM with 40 empties, 2 hours mine work, 30 minutes inspection
Depart Crested Butte 3:30 PM with 57 loads 1 empty
Arrive Gunnison 4:45 PM with 57 loads 1 empty
Gunnison switch engine 452 foreman Winters engineer Cowan
Gunnison extra 360 west, to Montrose
Conductor Anderson
Engineer H Gates
Depart Gunnison 11:20 AM with 6 loads 2 empties
1 coal Ouray
4 coal Montrose
1 coal Ridgway
1 empty tank Farmington
Sapinero 40 minutes wait on and load 1 car sheep, for Cisco
Arrive Cimarron 2:10 PM, 1 hour 5 minutes for extra 464 east
MONTROSE-GUNNISON
Montrose cloudy, calm, 3” old snow
Montrose extra 464 east, Cimarron turn
Conductor Collett
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 1:20 PM with 21 empties
9 empty box
10 empty double decks Fairview
Fairview 10 minutes switching
Arrive Cimarron time not shown, 10 minutes switching
Combine extra 360 west and extra 464 west
Depart Cimarron 3:15 PM
Arrive Cerro Summit time not shown, 10 minutes inspection
Extra 464 west arrive Montrose 5:10 PM with 1 empty
Extra 360 west arrive Montrsoe 5:10 PM with 7 loads 2 empties
DURANGO
Silverton branch and Farmington branch no train
Durango switch engine 268 foreman Gabbe engineer Fitzer
Jimmy
