Alamosa Decemer 24 1940

Tuesday December 24 1940

ALAMOSA

Alamosa AM partly cloudy, calm, PM cloudy, brisk S wind

Cumbres:
8:10 AM cloudy, light SW wind 3” new snow
9:45 AM snowing hard, brisk SW wind
10:55 AM not snowing, brisk SW wind
1:15 PM partly cloudy, brisk SW wind, drifting little
3:00 PM cloudy, light SW wind
5:00 PM cloudy strong SW wind

Chama:
1:00 AM cloudy, calm 1 ½”new snow
8:40 AM snowing light, calm, 2” new snow, 15” old snow
8:00 PM cloudy calm, 16” old snow

DURANGO
9:00 AM partly cloudy, calm, 4” new snow, 4” old snow
5:30 PM snowing, calm, 8” snow on ground

Alamosa extra 483 west with helper engine 482
Conductor Curtis
Engine 483 Caldwell
Engine 482 Palmer

Called Alamosa 11:30 PM Dec 23, depart 12:10 AM Dec 24

Depart Alamosa 12:10 AM with 10 loads 32 empties
Arrive Antonito 1:20 AM with 10 loads 32 empties, 20 minutes coal & water, 1 hour 25 minutes switching
Depart Antonito 3:05 AM with 6 loads 52 empties
Big Horn 35 minutes meet extra 486 east
Sublette 25 minutes water and eat
Arrive Cumbres 7:50 AM with 6 loads 52 empties, 40 minutes helper engine off, air test
Engine 482 depart Cumbres 8:05 AM light for Chama
Extra 483 west depart Cumbres 8:30 AM with 6 loads 52 empties
Arrive Chama 9:40 AM with 6 loads 52 empties

Chama extra 486 east with helper engine 481
Conductor Roberts
Engine 486 Tozier
Engine 481 Marsh

Called Chama 11:40 PM Dec 23, depart 1:00 AM Dec 24

Depart Chama 1:00 AM with 15 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 2:35 AM with 15 loads 1 empty, 25 minutes helper engine off, pick up
Engine 481 depart Cumbres 2:50 AM light for Chama
Extra 486 west depart Cumbres 3:00 AM with 36 loads 1 empty
Big Horn 25 minutes meet and saw by extra 483 west
Arrive Antonito 6:05 AM with 36 loads 1 empty, 15 minutes pick up
Depart Antonito 6:20 AM with 38 loads 7 empties
Arrive Alamosa 7:30 AM with 39 loads 6 empties

No. 115 with engine 477
Conductor F Massey
Engineer Boyd (to Chama)
Swing brakeman D E Smitjh

Depart Alamosa 7:26 AM with 9 cars, 25 minutes transfer
66
167
127
323
310
Chama
63
287
320
Alamosa to Antonito 5 minutes heavy mail
Arrive Antonito 8:40 AM, set out cars 63, 287 and 320 for No. 425
Depart Antonit8:50 AM with 6 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:50 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:55 AM
Arrive Chama 11:40 AM, 10 minutes condition engine
Depart Chama 11:50 AM (engineer Klahn)
Juanita 10 minutes meet No. 116
Ignacio 5 minutes mail
Arrive Durango 40 PM with 6 cars

No. 116 with engine 475 (to Chama)
Conductor Edmisten
Engineer Peterson (to Chama)
Swing brakeman Tabeling

Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 6 cars
119
163
164
312
327
Alamosa
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM, engine 475 off, engine 483 on
Depart Chama 4:05 PM (engineer Boyd)
Arrive Cumbres 5:00 PM, 15 minutes replace steam hose baggage 163
Depart Cumbres 5:17 PM
Arrive Antonito 7:25 PM, pick up 4 cars from No. 426
158
52
284
306
Depart Antonito 7:30 PM with 10 cars
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM with 10 cars

Chama extra 480 west, light engine to Durango
Engineer Connor

Depart Chama 10:20 AM
Meet with No. 116 not shown, west of Pagosa Jct
Arrive Durango 4:20 PM

Chama extra 487 west
Conductor Fry
Engineer Cummins

Depart Chama 12:20 PM with 3 loads 47 empties
31 empty box
3 empty gons
11 empty single decks
1 empty double deck
Monero 45 minutes coal, merchandise, switching
Lumberton 15 minutes meet No. 116, 1 hour merchandise and switching
Dulce 15 minutes merchandise
Juanita 10 minutes switching
Pagosa Jct 20 minutes eat, 15 minutes merchandise and switching
Arboles 15 minutes switching and merchandise
Arrive Durango 1:15 AM with 21 loads 22 empties

Chama extra 481 east with helper engines 484 and 485
Conductor Curtis
Engine 481 Caldwell
Engine 484 Marsh
Engine 485 Palmer

Depart Chama 9:35 PM with 14 loads 12 empties
Arrive Cumbres 11:10 PM with 14 loads 12 empties, 10 minutes helper engines off
Engine 484 depart Cumbres 11:10 PM light for Alamosa
Engine 485 depart Cumbres 11:15 PM light for Alamosa
Extra 481 east depart Cumbres 11:20 PM with 14 loads 12 empties
Arrive Alamosa 3:25 AM with 14 loads 12 empties

Alamosa Antonito turn with engine 1022
Conductor Roberts
Engineer Tozier

SANTA FE BRANCH

Train No. 425 with engine 473
Conductor Willis
Engineer Owenby

Depart Antonito 8:55 AM with 5 loads
1 merchandise Espanola
1 coal Espanola
63
287
320
Espanola 25 minutes switching
Arrive Santa Fe 4:35 PM with 3 loads
Conductor Willis reported found snow in cuts Mile Post 296 to Mile Post 298, no wind

Train No. 426 with engine 476
Conductor Hines
Engineer Baskett

Depart Santa Fe 10:00 AM with 4 loads
158
62
284
3065
Embudo 10 minutes switching
Arrive Antonito 5:15 PM with 4 loads 5 empties

SALIDA

Marshall Pass:
1:00 AM snowing light, brisk SW wind, trace new snow
6:00 AM cloudy, brisk SW wind

Sargent:
12:30 AM snowing light, calm, ¼” new snow
9:00 AM partly cloudy, calm, ¼” new snow, 10” old snow

Gunnison partly cloudy, calm, 3” old snow

Salida extra 497 west with helper engines 496 and 493, to Gunnison after Sargent hill turn
Conductor Carlin
Engine 497 Hockett
Engine 496 C Wilson
Engine 493 Cullinan

Depart Salida 9:05 PM (Dec 23) with 1 load 75 empties
Poncho Jct 1 hour switching
Mears Jct 30 minutes pick up
Arrive Marshall Pass 2:05 AM (Dec 24) with 1 load 52 empties, 35 minutes helper engines off, inspection
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 3:20 AM light for Salida
Engine 496 depart Marshall Pass 2:30 AM light for Sargent
Extra 497 west depart Marshall Pass 2:40 AM with 1 load 52 empties
Buxton 10 minutes set out
Arrive Sargent 4:05 AM with caboose, 55 minutes coal & water, switching, add Sargent helper engine 495, engineer Rogers
As Sargent hill turn extra 497 east with helpers 496 and 495 depart Sargent 5:10 AM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 6:45 AM with 18 loads, set out, turn
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 6:55 AM light for Sargent
Engine 496 depart Marshall Pass 7:00 AM light for Gunnison
Extra 497 west depart Marshall Pass 7:05 AM with caboose
Chester 10 minutes pick up
Tank 7 15 minutes pick up
Arrive Sargent 9:00 AM with 4 loads 88 empties, 55 minutes eat and switching
Depart Sargent 9:50 AM with 4 loads 90 empties
Arrive Gunnison 11:20 AM with 4 loads 88 empties

Brakeman Kelly deadhead Salida to Gunnison on bus account worked to Salida in Marmet’s turn with Sandberg

Gunnison extra 497 east with helper engine 496, to Salida, at Sargent add Sargent helper engine 495
Conductor Carlin
Engine 497 Hockett
Engine 496 C Wilson
Engine 495 Rogers (on Sargent)

Depart Gunnison 9:10 PM with 56 loads 1 empty
Arrive Sargent 11:10 PM with 56 loads 1 empty, 45 minutes set out 38 loads, coal & water, add Sargent helper engine 495
Depart Sargent 11:55 PM with 18 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 1:45 AM with 18 loads 1 empty, 25 minutes helper engines off, pick up 18 loads, 45 minutes inspection
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 1:50 AM light for Salida, home for Christmas
Engine 496 depart Marshall Pass 2:10 AM light for Salida
Extra 497 east depart Marshall Pass 2:50 AM with 36 loads 1 empty
Mears Jct 10 minutes set out 15 Valley loads
Arrive Salida 5:20 AM with 21 loads 1 empty

GUNNISON

Crested Butte partly cloudy, 4” new snow, 12” on ground

Crested Butte branch extra 474
Conductor C M Purciel
Engineer Braswell

Depart Gunnison 11:05 AM with 40 empties
Arrive Crested Butte 1:00 PM with 40 empties, 2 hours 10 minutes switching mines, 30 minutes inspection
Depart Crested Butte 3:40 PM with 55 loads 1 empty
Arrive Gunnison 5:00 PM with 55 loads 1 empty

Baldwin branch extra 223-278
Conductor Anderson
Engineers H Gates and T Doyle

Depart Gunnison 11:15 AM with 1 load 20 empties
Arrive Baldwin 12:45 PM, 1 hour 25 minutes switching
Depart Baldwin 2:10 PM
Arrive Gunnison 3:35 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

Silverton cloudy, calm, 1” new snow, 12” old snow

Silverton branch Train No. 461 and Train No. 462 with engine 459 and 478
Conductor Martin
Engineer Katschthaler

Depart Durango 9:15 AM with 4 loads 2 empties
1 merchandise Silverton
1 coal Silverton
1 company coal Silverton
1 empty box
Combine 210
Caboose
Mile Post 465 ½ struck rock on track, 10:15 AM to 11:15 AM getting rock from under engine, broke equalizer and tore off brake rigging, 11:15 AM to 3:00 PM back to Durango get another engine
Arrive Durango 2:25 PM with engine 459
Depart Durango 3:00 PM with engine 478
Tacoma 10 minutes merchandise
Arrive Silverton 6:00 PM with 4 loads 3 empties, 1 hour switching
Depart Silverton 7:00 PM with 9 loads 1 empty
2 ore Amarillo
6 ore Eilers
Arrive Durango 9:55 PM with 9 loads 1 empty

Durango switch engine 268 foreman Gabbe engineer Fitzer

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