Saturday December 21 1940
ALAMOSA
Alamosa, Cumbres, Chama, clear calm
Chama extra 480 east with helper engine 482, helper stay on to Antonito
Conductor McKibben
Engine 480 Dondaldson
Engine 482 Holly
Called for 7:45 PM (Dec 20), 3 hours 20 minutes station switching
Depart Chama 11:00 PM (Dec 20) with 13 loads 6 empties, includes 1 car sheep
Arrive Cumbres 12:40 AM (Dec 21) with 13 loads 6 empties, pick up and inspection
Depart Cumbres 1:00 AM with 33 loads 13 empties
Big Horn enunciator 3:36 AM
Arrive Antonito 4:40 AM with 33 loads 13 empties, 35 minutes helper engine off, set out and orders
Engine 482 shows same times as extra 480 east, apparently stayed on to Alamosa
Depart Antonito 5:16 AM with 28 loads 13 empties
Arrive Alamosa 6:35 AM with 28 loads 13 empties
No. 115 with engine 475
Conductor Hurley
Engineer Ray (to Chama)
Swing brakeman D E Smith
Depart Alamosa 8:55 AM with 9 cars, 1 hour 55 minutes connection and transfer, connection arrived 6:50 AM
119
163
164
312
327
Alamosa
63
287
320
Arrive Antonito 10:00 AM, 10 minutes set out cars 63, 287 and 320 for No. 425
Depart Antonito 10:10 AM with 6 cars
Arrive Cumbres 12:11 PM
Depart Cumbres 12:14 PM
Arrive Chama 12:50 PM, 10 minutes mail & express, 5 minutes coal engine 475
Depart Chama 1:10 PM (engineer House)
Navajo 5 minutes meet No. 116
Arrive Durango 6:10 PM with 6 cars
No. 116 with engine 483
Conductor Edmisten
Engineer Densmore (to Chama)
Swing brakeman not shown, probably Clarke
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 6 cars
167
127
323
310
Chama
Arrive Chama 4:20 PM
Depart Chama 4:35 PM (engineer Ray)
Arrive Cumbres 5:20 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:25 PM
Arrive Antonito 7:25 PM, pick up 2 cars from No. 426
61
284
Depart Antonito 7:30 AM with 8 cars
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM with 8 cars
Chama extra 481 west, Lumberton turn
Conductor Fry
Engineer Brice
Called for 12:05 PM, 15 minutes check engine & yard, 3 hours 30 minutes station switching, flanging out yard, filling water car, unloading 3 cars snow and make up train, 10 minutes air test, 20 minutes meet No. 116
Depart Chama 4:20 PM with 1 load 6 empties
1 water car
5 empty dumps
Caboose
Monero 5 minutes fill cistern, 10 minutes switching
Arrive Lumberton 6:05 PM, 5 minutes fill cistern, 10 minutes turn on wye, 10 minutes switching
Depart Lumberton 6:30 PM
Monero 15 minutes switching
Arrive Chama 8:10 PM with 7 loads 2 empties
Alamosa Antonito turn with engine 1022
Conductor Roberts
Engineer Caldwell
SANTA FE BRANCH
Santa Fe work extra 470
Conductor Ashbrook
Engineer Hurley
Depart Santa Fe 7:55 AM with 7 loads 1 empty
Buckman 1 hour 35 minutes strip engine 471
Ildefonso 20 minutes chain up bad order car
Embudo 1 hour 10 minutes meet No. 425, (No. 426 pass here as well), 1 hour 45 minutes double to Barranca
Depart Embudo 4:25 PM, 2nd time
Arrive Antonito 9:15 PM with 10 loads 4 empties
Depart Antonito 9:45 PM with 10 loads 4 empties
Arrive Alamosa 11:10 PM with 10 loads 4 empties
Train No. 425 with engine 473
Conductor Willis
Engineer Owenby
Depart Antonito 10:35 AM with 6 loads
1 merchandise Santa Fe
1 coal Santa Fe
1 company coal Santa Fe
63
287
320
Barranca 1 hour meet No. 426
Arrive Santa Fe 6:00 PM with 5 loads
Train No. 426 with engine 476
Conductor Hines
Engineer Baskett
Depart Santa Fe 10:10 AM with 2 loads
61
284
Arrive Antonito 5:25 PM with 2 loads
SALIDA
Marshall Pass clear, calm, 22” old snow
Sargent partly cloudy, calm, 10” old snow
Gunnison cloudy, calm, 3” old snow
Salida extra 496 west, Valley line
Conductor Carlin
Engineer Rogers
Depart Salida 5:20 AM with caboose
Mears Jct 10 minutes pick up 5
Moffat 20 minutes water
Arrive Hooper 9:30 AM, 3 hours 45 minutes load 11 standard gauge cars cattle and switching
Depart Hooper 1:15 PM
Arrive Alamosa 2:45 PM with 26 loads 1 empty
Salida extra 492 west with helper engine 497, Valley line
Conductor Adlock
Engine 492 Hyatt
Engine 497 Runyan
Depart Salida 9:10 AM with 2 loads 4 empties
Mears Jct to Poncha Pass 3 trips
Depart Mears Jct 1:30 PM, last trip
Arrive Poncha Pass 2:05 PM
Engine 497 depart Poncha Pass time not shown light for Salida
Extra 492 west depart Poncha Pass time not shown
Villa Grove 30 minutes load 2 cars cattle
Moffat 40 minutes load 4 cars cattle
Hooper 15 minutes pick up
Arrive Alamosa 7:05 PM with 37 loads
Salida extra 495 west, tool cars to Grays
Conductor Trevarthen
Engineer C Wilson
Depart Salida 10:20 AM with 4 loads
Arrive Grays 11:35 AM, 5 hours 5 minutes working at derailment
Depart Grays 4:40 PM eastbound
Arrive Salida 6:10 PM with 27 loads 1 empty
Salida extra 499 west with helper engine 490, Sargent turn with Sargent hill turn
Conductor Sandberg
Engine 499 Cullinan
Engine 490 Frantz
Depart Salida 2:20 PM with 32 empty coals
Mears Jct 10 minutes water
Arrive Marshall Pass 4:45 PM with 32 empties, 20 minutes helper engine off, inspection
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 4:50 PM light for Sargent
Extra 499 west depart Marshall Pass 5:05 PM with 32 empties
Tank 7 10 minutes reduce
Buxton 10 minutes reduce
Arrive Sargent 6:35 PM with 18 empties, 45 minutes put train away, turn, coal & water, switching, add Sargent helper engine 498m engineer W Wilson
As Sargent hill turn extra 499 east with helpers 499 and 498 depart Sargent 7:35 PM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 9:05 PM with 18 loads, set out, turn
Engine 498 depart Marshall Pass 9:10 PM light for Sargent
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 9:20 PM light for Sargent
Extra 499 west depart Marshall Pass 9:25 PM with caboose
Arrive Sargent 10:35 PM with caboose, 25 minutes turn, coal & water and switching
Extra 499 east with helpers 490 and 498 depart Sargent 11:00 PM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 12:30 AM with 18 loads, 1 hour 5 minutes helper engines off, pick up, inspection
Engine 498 depart Marshall Pass 12:40 AM light for Sargent
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 12:50 AM light for Salida
Extra 499 east depart Marshall Pass 1:35 AM with 36 loads
Arrive Salida 3:50 AM with 36 loads
Alamosa extra 496 east, Valley line
Conductor Carlin
Engineer Rogers
Depart Alamosa 11:30 PM with 6 loads 23 empties
Mosca 15 minutes pick up 7 empties
Hooper 15 minutes pick up 4 empties
Moffat 15 minutes set out 8 empties
Villa Grove 15 minutes coal & water
Mile Post 231 double to Poncha Pass
Mears Jct 10 minutes set out 21 empties
Arrive Salida 6:45 AM (Dec 22) with 6 loads 4 empties
GUNNISON
Crested Butte branch no train
Gunnison switch engine 452 foreman Winters engineer Cowan
MONTROSE
Engine 464 used to switch Montrose yard conductor Collett engineer Price
DURANGO
Durango cloudy, calm, 6” old snow
Silverton cloudy, calm, 17” old snow
Silverton branch Train No. 461 and Train No. 426 with engine 459
Conductor Knight
Engineer Klahn
Depart Durango 9:15 AM with 6 loads 1 empty
1 merchandise Silverton
2 coal Silverton
2 lumber Silverton
Combine 210
Caboose
Arrive Silverton 12:40 PM with 6 loads 1 empty, 20 minutes eat, 55 minutes switching
Depart Silverton 1:55 PM with 8 loads 3 empties
2 ore Amarillo
5 ore Eilers
2 empty gons
Arrive Durango 4:55 PM with 8 loads 3 empties
Durango switch engine 268 foreman Gabbe engineer Fitzer, 2 hours 45 minutes overtime, held on to switch No. 115
Jimmy
