Saturday December 28 1940
ALAMOSA
Alamosa clear, calm
Cumbres clear, calm, 40” old snow
Chama cloudy, calm 16” old snow
Durango clear, calm, 8” old snow
No. 115 with engine 483 (to Chama)
Conductor Morgan
Engineer Boyd (to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 6 cars
66
167
310
Chama
63
320
Arrive Antonito 8:05 AM, set out cars 63 and 320 for No. 425
Depart Antonito 8:15 AM with 4 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:20 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:24 AM
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM, engine 483 off, engine 477 on
Depart Chama 11:15 AM (engineer Densmore)
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM with 4 cars
No. 116 with engine 475 (to Chama)
Conductor Hurley
Engineer House (to Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 4 cars
119
163
327
Alamosa
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM, engine 475 off, engine 483 on
Depart Chama 4:05 PM (engineer Boyd)
Arrive Cumbres 4:59 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:02 PM
Arrive Antonito 7:20 PM, pick up 2 cars from No. 426
62
284
Depart Antonito 7:25 PM with 6 cars
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM with 6 cars
Chama extra 480 east with helper engine 486
Conductor Roberts
Engine 480 Caldwell
Engine 486 Palmer
Depart Chama 6:30 AM with 13 loads 2 empties, includes 2 cars horses
Windy Point to Cumbres 25 minutes double into Cumbres account bad flange
Arrive Cumbres 8:40 AM, 5 minutes helper engine off, air test
Engine 486 depart Cumbres 8:45 AM light for Chama
Extra 480 east depart Cumbres 8:45 AM with 13 loads 2 empties
Osier 1 hour 10 minutes meet No. 115 and stuck in snow on side track
Arrive Alamosa 2:00 PM with 13 loads 2 empties
Chama extra 487 west, Lumberton turn
Conductor Murray
Engineer Connor
Depart Chama 4:00 PM with 1 load 4 empties
Monero 20 minutes switching and fill cistern
Arrive Lumberton 5:45 PM, 45 minutes switching and fill cistern
Depart Lumberton 6:30 PM
Monero 20 minutes switching
Arrive Chama 8:25 PM with 10 loads 2 empties
Chama extra 482 west, light engine to Antonito, helper for extra 481 west
Engineer Palmer
Depart Chama 8:55 PM
Arrive Antonito 12:30 AM
Alamosa extra 481 west, depart 11:00 PM, on post for Dec 29
SANTA FE BRANCH
Train No. 425 with engine 470
Conductor Willis
Engineer Arnell (edit 12-30-12)
Depart Antonito 8:38 AM with 4 loads
1 company coal Santa Fe
1 water Servilleta
63
320
Servilleta 10 minutes switching
Taos Jct 10 minutes switching
Embudo 20 minutes meet No. 426
Arrive Santa Fe 4:25 PM with 3 loads 1 empty
Train No. 426 with engine 473
Conductor Hines
Engineer Baskett
Depart Santa Fe 10:00 AM with 3 loads
1 merchandise
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284
Espanola 5 minutes switching
Embudo 5 minutes switching
Arrive Antonito 5:05 PM with 4 loads 1 empty
Engine 473 run light to Alamosa for shops
Engineer Baskett
Depart Antonito 5:25 PM
Arrive Alamosa 6:35 PM
SALIDA
Marshall Pass snowing light, brisk SW wind, 4” new snow
Sargent:
2:30 AM snowing light, brisk wind, 2” new snow
8:25 AM cloudy, calm
Gunnison cloudy, calm 4” new snow
Salida extra 491 west, light engine to Mears Jct, helper for extra 499 west, Valley line
Engineer Dailey
Depart Salida 8:45 AM, behind extra 499 west
Arrive Mears Jct time not shown
Salida extra 499 west with helper engines 493, Valley line
Conductor Sloan
Engine 499 Frantz
Engine 493 R Wilson
Engine 491 Dailey (on Mears Jct)
Depart Salida 8:40 AM with 1 empty
Double Mears Jct to Poncha Pass
Depart Mears Jct 11:15 AM, last time
Arrive Poncha Pass 11:55 AM
Engine 493 depart Poncha Pass 12:01 PM light for Salida
Engine 491 depart Poncha Pass 12:06 PM light for Salida
Extra 499 west depart Poncha Pass time not shown
Villa Grove 20 minutes eat, 20 minutes set out
Moffat 15 minutes switching
Hooper 25 minutes load 3 standard gauge cars cattle
Mosca 15 minutes set out
Arrive Alamosa 5:10 PM with 33 loads 4 empties
Salida extra 498 west with helper engine 492, Sargent turn with Sargent hill turn
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 498 Hyatt
Engine 492 Crooks
Depart Salida 10:50 AM with flanger OL
Arrive Sargent 1:40 PM with flanger, 30 minutes eat, 35 minutes coal & water, pick up, add Sargent helper engine 495, engineer W Wilson
As Sargent hill turn extra 498 east with helpers 492 and 495 depart Sargent 18 loads, flanger OL
Arrive Marshall Pass 4:10 PM with 18 loads, flanger OL, set out turn
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 4:20 PM light for Sargent
Engine 492 depart Marshall Pass 4:25 PM light for Sargent
Extra 498 west depart Marshall Pass 4:30 PM with caboose
Arrive Sargent 5:40 PM with caboose, 50 minutes coal & water, switching
Extra 498 east with helpers 492 and 495 depart Sargent 6:25 PM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 7:55 PM with 18 loads, helper engines off, pick up and inspection
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 8:00 PM light for Sargent
Engine 492 depart Marshall Pass 8:15 PM light for Salida
Extra 498 east depart Marshall Pass 8:45 PM with 36 loads, flanger OL
Arrive Salida 10:50 PM with 36 loads, flanger OL
Gunnison extra 490 east with helper engine 496, to Salida after Sargent hill turn, at Sargent add Sargent helper engine 495
Conductor Carlin
Engine 490 Cullinan
Engine 496 Runyan
Engine 495 W Wilson (on Sargent)
Depart Gunnison 7:05 PM with 50 loads 1 empty
Arrive Sargent 9:05 PM with 50 loads 1 empty, 50 minutes set out 32 loads, coal & water, add Sargent helper engine 495
As Sargent hill turn extra 490 east with helpers 496 and 495 depart Sargent 9:55 PM with 18 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 11:30 PM with 18 loads 1 empty, set out, turn
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 11:35 PM light for Sargent
Engine 496 depart Marshall Pass 11:40 PM light for Sargent
Extra 490 west depart Marshall Pass 11:45 PM with caboose
Arrive Sargent 12:55 AM with caboose, 20 minutes eat, 25 minutes coal & water, 10 minutes pick up 18 loads
Extra 490 east with helpers 496 and 490 depart Sargent 1:50 AM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 3:25 AM with 18 loads, 1 hour 10 minutes helper engines off, pick up and inspection
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 3:35 AM light for Sargent
Engine 496 depart Marshall Pass 3:40 AM light for Salida
Extra 490 east depart Marshall Pass 4:35 AM with 36 loads 1 empty
Mears Jct 10 minutes set out 12 Valley load
Arrive Salida 7:10 AM (Dec 29) with 35 loads 1 empty
GUNNISON
Crested Butte Cloudy, clear, 12” snow on ground
Crested Butte branch extra 474 with helper engine 496
Conductor C M Purciel
Engine 474 Braswell
Engine 496 H Gates
Depart Gunnison 11:05 AM with 90 empties
Arrive Crested Butte 1:10 PM with 90 empties, 2 hours 20 minutes switching, 30 minutes inspection
Engine 496 depart Crested Butte 1:25 PM light for Gunnison
Extra 474 east depart Crested Butte 3:35 PM with 53 loads 1 empty
Gunnison switch engine 452 foreman Winters engineer Cowan
GUNNISON-MONTROSE
Gunnison extra 361 west, Cimarron turn, with helper service to Cerro Summit
Conductor Anderson
Engineer White
Depart Gunnison 11:20 AM with 18 loads (?) empties
Sapinero 15 minutes set out
Crystal Creek 30 minutes double to Cimarron
Arrive Cimarron 3:00 PM with consist not shown, train crew stay Cimarron while engine 361 used to help extra 464 west to Cerro Summit 2 times
Montrose extra 464 east, Cimarron turn
Conductor Collett
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 11:45 AM with 18 empties
10 empty single decks
3 empty coal
Arrive Cimarron 2:00 PM, 10 minutes switching, 50 minutes wait for extra 361 west
Extra 464 west double Cimarron to Cerro Summit, use engine 361 as helper
Depart Cimarron 5:00 PM, 2nd time
Arrive Cerro Summit 5:45 PM, engine 361 off, pick up, air test
Depart Cerro Summit 5:55 PM
Arrive Montrose 7:10 PM with 16 loads 1 empty
At Cerro Summit extra 361 east depart time not shown
Arrive Cimarron 6:45 PM, 10 minutes pick up
Iola 10 minutes pick up
Halls Spur 10 minutes pick up
Arrive Gunnison 9:55 PM with 2 loads 5 empties
DURANGO
Silverton cloudy, calm, 1” new snow, 16” old snow
Silverton branch Train No. 461 and Train No. 462 with engine 375
Conductor Martin
Engineer Klahn
Depart Durango 9:15 AM with 1 load 9 empties
8 empty box
Combine 210
Caboose
Trimble 5 minutes pick ice out of crossing
Teft 5 minutes unload merchandise
Arrive Silverton 1:00 PM with 1 load 9 empties, 20 minutes eat, 50 minutes switching, 30 minutes plow out tracks
Depart Silverton 2:40 PM with 5 loads 3 empties
4 ore Eilers
2 empty gons
Arrive Durango 6:00 PM with 5 loads3 empties
Durango switch engine 268 foreman Pfeiffer engineer Fitzer
Jimmy
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 12/30/2012 06:13PM by Jimmy Blouch.
