Sunday December 22 1940
ALAMOSA
Alamosa, Cumbres and Chama clear, calm
Alamosa extra 480 west with helper engine 487
Conductor Roberts
Engine 480 Marsh
Engine 487 Tozier
Slow speed, heavy loads, appears a “Pierson” was riding train
Depart Alamosa 1:40 AM with 25 loads 12 empties
La Jara 25 minutes switching
Arrive Antonito 4:40 AM with 24 loads 10 empties, 35 minutes coal & water, set out
Depart Antonito 5:15 AM with 20 loads 8 empties
Sublette 15 minutes eat
Arrive Cumbres 10:45 AM with 20 loads 8 empties, 15 minutes helper engine off, air test
Engine 487 depart Cumbres 10:45 AM light for Chama
Extra 480 west depart Cumbres 11:00 AM with 20 loads 8 empties
Arrive Chama 12:15 PM with 20 loads 8 empties
No. 115 with engine 483
Conductor Morgan
Engineer Boyd (to Chama)
Swing brakeman Clarke
Depart Alamosa 8:10 AM with 8 cars, 1 hour 11 minutes transfer, connection arrived 5:45 AM
158
66
167
127
155
323
310
Chama
La Jara 10 minutes mail and express
Romeo 5 minutes mail and express
Arrive Antonito 9:24 AM, 8 minutes set out baggage 158, 6 minutes mail & express
Depart Antonito 9:38 AM with 7 cars
Arrive Cumbres 11:45 AM
Depart Cumbres 11:49 AM
Arrive Chama 12:28 PM, 4 minutes coal, 10 minutes condition engine 483 and unload mail and express
Depart Chama 12:42 PM (engineer Densmore)
Navajo 15 minutes meet No. 116
Ignacio 8 minutes mail and express
Arrive Durango 6:15 PM with 7 cars, delayed 8 minutes by RGS extra 462
No. 116 with engine 475
Conductor Hurley
Engineer House (to Chama)
Swing brakeman D E Smith
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 6 cars
119
163
164
312
327
Alamosa
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:10 PM (engineer Boyd)
Arrive Cumbres 5:17 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:20 PM
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM with 6 cars
Chama extra 487 west
Conductor Fry
Engineer Brice
Slow speed, heavy loads, “Pierson”
Depart Chama 1:30 PM with 20 loads 2 empties
1 empty tank
Monero 15 minutes switching, 15 minutes meet No. 116
Lumberton 40 minutes merchandise and switching
Dulce 30 minutes switching and merchandise
Pagosa Jct 20 minutes eat, 5 minutes switching
Ignacio 10 minutes switching
Carbon Jct 20 minutes switching
Arrive Durango 2:45 AM with 14 loads 16 empties
SALIDA
Marshall Pass clear, calm
Sargent cloudy, calm
Alamosa extra 492 east, Valley line
Conductor Adlock
Engineer Hyatt
Depart Alamosa 8:15 AM with 1 load 41 empties
15 empty dumps
18 empty box
Moffat 15 minutes set out and water
Villa Grove 45 minutes water, eat
Poncho Pass 10 minutes inspection
Mears Jct 30 minutes set out
Poncha Jct 25 minutes pick up
Arrive Salida 3:40 PM with 36 empties
Salida extra 497 west with helper engine 495, Sargent turn with Sargent hill turn
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 497 Crooks
Engine 495 Truscott
Depart Salida 10:20 AM with 3 loads 26 empties
Arrive Marshall Pass 12:50 PM with 3 loads 36 empties, 15 minutes helper engine off, inspection
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 12:55 PM light for Sargent
Extra 497 west depart Marshall Pass 1:05 PM
Arrive Sargent 2:20 PM with caboose, 25 minutes eat, 35 minutes coal & water, switching, trade engine 495 for engine 498, engine 495 now Sargent helper engine, add Sargent helper engine 495, engineer W Wilson
As Sargent hill turn extra 497 east with helpers 498 and 495 depart Sargent 3:20 PM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 4:40 PM with 18 loads, set out, turn
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 4:45 PM light for Sargent
Engine 498 depart Marshall Pass 4:50 PM light for Sargent
Extra 497 west depart Marshall Pass 4:55 PM with caboose
Arrive Sargent 6:05 PM with caboose, 40 minutes coal & water, switching
Extra 497 east with helpers 498 and 495 depart Sargent 6:45 PM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 8:05 PM with 18 loads, 55 minutes helper engines off, pick up, inspection
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 8:20 PM light for Sargent
Engine 498 depart Marshall Pass 8:35 PM light for Salida
Extra 497 east depart Marshall Pass 9:00 PM with 36 loads
Arrive Salida 11:05 PM with 36 loads
Salida extra 499 west, to Gunnison, depart 8:50 PM, on post for Dec 23
No other narrow gauge activity this date, Sunday
Jimmy
