Thursday December 26 1940
ALAMOSA
Alamosa clear, calm
Cumbres clear, calm, 41” snow on ground
Chama clear, calm, 20” old snow
Durango hazy, calm, 15” old snow
Alamosa extra 470 west, light engine to Antonito, for No. 425
Engineer Holly
Depart Alamosa 6:50 AM
Arrive Antonito 7:50 AM
Alamosa extra 485 west, light engine to Antonito, helper for No. 425
Engineer Tozier
Depart Alamosa 7:10 AM, behind No. 115
Arrive Antonito 8:10 AM
No. 115 with engine 483 (to Chama)
Conductor Edmisten
Engineer Boyd (to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 8 cars
66
167
323
310
Chama
63
287
320
La Jara 4 minutes mail, baggage and express
Arrive Antonito 8:12 AM, 8 minutes set out cars 63, 287 and 320 for No. 425 and mail, baggage and express
Depart Antonito 8:20 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:26 AM
depart Cumbres 10:31 AM
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM, engine 483 off, engine 477 on
Depart Chama 11:15 AM (engineer Klahn)
Falfa 5 minutes meet extra 480 east
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM with 5 cars
No. 116 with engine 475 (to Chama)
Conductor Morgan
Engineer Katschthaler (to Chama)
Swing brakeman not shown, probably Tabeling
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 6 cars
119
163
164
312
327
Chama
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM, engine 475 off, engine 483 on
Depart Chama 4:05 PM (engineer Boyd)
Arrive Cumbres 5:01 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:05 PM
Arrive Antonito 7:19 PM, pick up 3 cars from No. 426
62
284
306
Depart Antonito 7:27 PM with 9 cars
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM with 9 cars
Durango extra 480 east
Conductor Martin
Engineer Dieckman
Depart Durango 2:00 PM with 19 loads 1 empty
Falfa 25 minutes meet No. 115
Pine River 5 minutes pick up 3 cars
Ignacio 15 minutes switching
Tiffany 15 minutes unload merchandise, 5 minutes work on headlight engine 480
Allison 5 minutes unload merchandise
Pagosa Jct 20 minutes eat, 30 minutes merchandise and switching
Juanita 10 minutes set out car
Dulce 5 minutes merchandise
Lumberton 5 minutes set out cars
Monero 20 minutes coal & water
Arrive Chama 1:20 AM with 18 loads 1 empty
Alamosa extra 484 west with helper engine 486
Conductor Curtis
Engine 484 Palmer
Engine 486 Marsh
Conductor Roberts and crew deadhead Alamosa to Chama, move eastbound business
Depart Alamosa 6:40 PM with 11 loads 38 empties
La Jara 10 minutes clear No. 116, 55 minutes load part car spuds and switching
Arrive Antonito 9:10 PM with 13 loads 38 empties, 55 minutes coal & water, switching
Depart Antonito 10:05 PM with 10 loads 41 empties
Arrive Cumbres 2:25 AM, 55 minutes helper engine off, air test
Engine 486 depart Cumbres 2:35 AM light for Chama
Extra 484 west depart Cumbres 3:15 AM with 10 loads 41 empties
Arrive Chama 4:35 AM with 10 loads 41 empties
Alamosa extra 485 west, light engine to Chama, move eastbound business
Engineer Calwell
Depart Alamosa 11:55 PM
Arrive Chama 5:15 AM (Dec 27)
SANTA FE BRANCH
Train No. 425 with engine 470 and helper engine 485
Conductor Willis
Engine 470 Holly
Engine 485 Tozier
Depart Antonito 8:35 AM with 3 loads
63
287
320
Barranca helper engine 485 off
Embudo 50 minutes meet No. 426
Arrive Santa Fe 4:45 PM with 3 loads
Notation reads: “drifted bad during the night between Palmilla and No Agua, found drifts 4 to 5 feet deep over one side, not drifting and calm when 425 passed.”
Train No. 426 with engine 476, at Barranca add helper engine 483
Conductor Hines
Engine 476 Baskett
Engine 483 Tozier (on Barranca)
Depart Santa Fe 10:00 AM with 3 loads 1 emoty
1 empty refrigerator
62
306
284
Chamita to Embudo 25 minutes rocks on track
Barranca helper engine 483 on
Arrive Antonito 5:05 PM with 4 loads
Engine 476 to Alamosa for shops
Engines 476 and 485 doublehead light to Alamosa
Engine 476 Baskett
Engine 485 Tozier
Depart Antonito 5:25 PM
Arrive Alamosa 6:30 PM
SALIDA
Marshall Pass clear, calm
Sargent clear, calm, 3” new snow, 9” old snow
Gunnison cloudy, calm, 4” old snow
Salida extra 497 west with helper engine 490, Sargent turn with Sargent hill turn
Conductor Adlock
Engine 497 Frantz
Engine 490 R Wilson
Depart Salida 8:30 AM with 32 empties
22 empty coals
10 empty box
Arrive Marshall Pass 10:50 AM with 33 empties, 15 minutes helper engine off, inspection
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 10:55 AM light for Sargent
Extra 497 west depart Marshall Pass 11:05 AM
Arrive Sargent 12:15 PM with caboose, 30 minutes coal & water, switching, add Sargent helper engine 495, engineer Rogers
Salida extra 495 west, light engine to Sargent, Sargent helper engine
Engineer Rogers
Depart Salida 9:55 AM
Arrive Sargent 12:25 PM
As Sargent hill turn extra 497 east with helpers 490 and 495 depart Sargent 12:45 PM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 2:10 PM with 18 loads, set out, turn
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 2:15 PM light for Sargent
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 2:20 PM light for Sargent
Extra 497 west depart Marshall Pass 2:25 PM with caboose
Arrive Sargent 3:35 PM with caboose, 25 minutes eat, 15 minutes coal & water, pick up
Extra 497 east with helpers 490 and 495 depart Sargent 4:20 PM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 5:45 PM, 20 minutes extra 499 west by, 50 minutes pick up and inspection
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 5:55 PM light for Sargent
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 6:20 PM light for Salida
Extra 497 east depart Marshall Pass 6:55 PM with 36 loads
Arrive Salida 9:10 PM with 36 loads
Salida extra 499 west with helper engine 493, to Gunnison after Sargent hill turn
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 499 Hyatt
Engine 493 Crooks
Depart Salida 2:55 PM with 4 loads 26 empties
Arrive Marshall Pass 5:10 PM with 4 loads 26 empties, 55 minutes helper engine off, inspection and orders
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 6:00 PM light for Sargent
Extra 499 west depart Marshall Pass 6:05 PM with 4 loads 26 empties
Arrive Sargent 7:20 PM with 1 empty, 1 hour 5 minutes eat, turn, pick up, add Sargent helper engine 495, engineer Rogers
As Sargent hill turn extra 499 east with helpers 493 and 495 depart Sargent 8:25 PM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 10:00 PM with 18 loads, set out, turn
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 10:10 PM light for Sargent
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 10:15 PM light for Gunnison
Extra 499 west depart Marshall Pass 10:20 PM with caboose
Arrive Gunnison 1:05 AM with 4 loads 57 empties
GUNNISON
Crested Butte clear, calm, 12” old snow
Crested Butte branch extra 474
Conductor C M Purciel
Engineer H Gates
Depart Gunnison 11:05 AM with 40 empties
Arrive Crested Butte 1:10 PM with 40 empties, 2 hours mine work, 30 minutes inspection
Depart Crested Butte 3:40 PM with 48 loads
Arrive Gunnison 5:10 PM with 48 loads
Gunnison switch engine 452 foreman Winters engineer Cowan
MONTROSE
Engine 464 used to switch Montrose yard conductor Collett engineer Price
DURANGO
Silverton branch and Farmington branch no train
Durango switch engine 268 foreman Pfeiffer engineer Fitzer
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