Sunday December 29 1940
ALAMOSA
Alamosa partly cloudy, calm
Cumbres cloudy, light SW wind, not drifting, 40” old snow
Chama clear, calm, 15” old snow
Durango partly cloudy, clam, 5” old snow
Alamosa extra 481 west, at Antonito add helper engine 482
Conductor Roberts
Engine 481 Tozer
Engine 482 Palmer (on Antonito) (arrived Antonito 12:30 AM from Chama)
Depart Alamosa 11:00 PM (Dec 28) with 14 loads 43 empties
Romeo 10 minutes set out
Arrive Antonito 1:15 AM (Dec 29) with 13 loads 43 empties, 55 minutes set out, pick up, coal, cut in helper engine 482
Depart Antonito 2:10 AM with 8 loads 41 empties
Arrive Cumbres 6:00 AM with 8 loads 41 empties, 30 minutes helper engine off, set out, air test
Engine 482 depart Cumbres 6:15 AM light for Chama
Extra 481 west depart Cumbres 6:30 AM with 6 loads 41 empties
Arrive Chama 7:40 AM with 6 loads 41 empties
No. 115 with engine 483 (to Chama)
Conductor Edmisten
Engineer Ray (to Chama)
Swing brakeman Ottoway (to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 6 cars
119
163
312
327
Alamosa
321 Ski party – Cumbres
Arrive Cumbres 10:20 AM, set out car 321
Depart Cumbres 10:28 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Chama 11:08 AM, engine 483 off, engine 475 on
Depart Chama 11:15 AM (engineer House)
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM with 5 cars
No. 116 with engine 477 (to Chama)
Conductor Morgan
Engineer Densmore (to Chama)
Swing brakeman Ottoway (on at Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 5 cars
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167
323
310
Chama
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM, engine 477 off, engine 483 on
Depart Chama 4:05 PM (engineer Ray)
Arrive Cumbres 5:01 PM, pick up car 321
Depart Cumbres 5:10 PM with 6 cars
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM with 6 cars
Chama extra 486 west
Conductor Murray
Engineer Connor
Depart Chama 10:50 AM with 6 loads 29 empties
1 empty RGS single deck
27 empty box
Biggs Spur 30 minutes let No. 115 by
Monero 10 minutes coal
Lumberton 40 minutes switching and merchandise
Dulce 10 minutes switching
Navajo 10 minutes meet No. 116
Juanita 5 minutes merchandise
Pagosa Jct 20 minutes eat
Carracas 10 minutes switching
Allison 10 minutes merchandise
Tiffany 15 minutes switching
Ignacio 15 minutes switching
Carbon Jct 10 minutes switching
Arrive Durango 9:10 PM with 3 loads 30 empties
2 Chama Cumbres turns, 1st turn depart 1:00 AM Dec 30, on post for Dec 30
SALIDA
Marshall Pass cloudy, light SW wind, 25” old snow
Sargent cloudy, calm, 1” new snow, 11” old snow
Alamosa extra 499 east, Valley line
Conductor Sloan
Engineer Frantz
Depart Alamosa 8:25 AM with 35 empties
Hooper 5 minutes set out
Moffat 5 minutes set out
Villa Grove 15 minutes clean fire
Mears Jct 10 minutes set out
Arrive Salida 2:00 PM with 4 empties
Salida extra 493 west with helper engine 498, Sargent turn with Sargent hill turn
Conductor Sandberg
Engine 493 C Wilson
Engine 498 Truscott
Depart Salida 10:15 AM with 34 empties
Arrive Marshall Pass 12:40 PM with 34 empties, 15 minutes helper engine off, inspection
Engine 498 depart Marshall Pass 12:45 PM light for Sargent
Extra 493 west depart Marshall Pass 12:55 PM with 34 empties
Arrive Sargent 2:05 PM with caboose, 30 minutes eat, 30 minutes coal & water, switching, trade engine 498 for engine 495, engine 498 now Sargent helper engine and add same, engineer W Wilson
As Sargent hill turn extra 493 east with helpers 495 and 498 depart Sargent 3:05 PM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 4:35 PM with 18 loads, set out, fill water barrels and turn
Engine 498 depart Marshall Pass 4:45 PM light for Sargent
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 4:55 PM light for Sargent
Extra 493 west depart Marshall Pass 5:00 PM with caboose
Arrive Sargent 6:10 PM with caboose, 25 minutes coal & water, switching
Extra 493 east with helpers 495 and 498 depart Sargent 6:35 PM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 8:05 PM with 18 loads, 45 minutes helpers off, pick up and inspection
Engine 498 depart Marshall Pass 8:10 PM light for Sargent
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 8:30 AM light for Salida
Extra 493 east depart Marshall Pass 8:50 PM with 36 loads
Arrive Salida 11:00 PM with 36 loads
This was the last run for conductor Sandberg. He retired December 30 1940. His Rio Grande career started in 1899.
No other narrow gauge activity this date, Sunday
Jimmy
