Tuesday December 31 1940
ALAMOSA
Alamosa partly cloudy, calm
Cumbres:
4:40 AM, snowing light, strong SW wind, drifting some, 2” or 3” new snow
7:00 AM snowing light, brisk SW wind, drifting
8:20 AM snowing hard, wet snow, brisk SW wind, drifting some, 5” new snow
10:00 AM not snowing, brisk SW wind, drifting bad
12:35 PM breaking up, light SW wind
2:40 PM foggy, light SW wind, not drifting
Chama snowing light, calm, 1” new snow, 14” old snow
Durango cloudy, calm, 6” old snow
Chama extra 487 east with helper engine 482
Conductor Roberts
Engine 487 Palmer
Engine 482 Tozer
Depart Chama 11:45 PM (Dec 30) with 13 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 1:30 AM (Dec 31) with 18 loads 1 empty, 30 minutes pick up, air test, helper engine stay on
Depart Cumbres 2:00 AM with 34 loads 1 empty
Big Horn helper engine 482 off
Extra 487 east arrive Alamosa 6:10 AM with 34 loads 1 empty
Alamosa extra 484 west, at Big Horn add helper engine 482
Conductor Ashbrook
Engine 484 Donaldson
Engine 482 Tozer (on Big Horn)
Depart Almosa 11:55 PM (Dec 30) with 8 loads 19 empties
Arrive Antonito 1:05 AM (Dec 31) with 8 loads 19 empties, 25 minutes coal & water and set out
Depart Antonito 1:30 AM with 6 loads 17 empties
Big Horn 1 hour 10 minutes meet extra 487 east, add helper engine 482
Arrive Cumbres 6:50 AM with 6 loads 17 empties, 20 minutes helper engine off, air test
Engine 482 depart Cumbres 7:00 AM light for Chama
Extra 484 west depart Cumbres 7:10 AM with 6 loads 17 empties
Arrive Chama 8:30 AM with 6 loads 17 empties, 50 minutes put train away, spot house cars and tanks, tie up 9:20 AM
No. 115 with engine 483 (to Chama)
Conductor Dorian
Engineer Ray (to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 7 cars
119
163
312
327
Alamosa
63
320
Arrive Antonito 8:03 AM, set cars 63 and 320 for No. 425
Depart Antonito 8:15 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:20 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:25 AM
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM, engine 483 off, engine 475 on
Depart Chama 11:15 AM (engineer House)
Arrive Dulce 12:34 PM
Depart Dulce 12:35 PM
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM with 5 cars
No. 116 with engine 477 (to Chama)
Conductor Hurley
Engineer Densmore (to Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 5 cars
66
167
323
310
Chama
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM, engine 477 off, engine 483 one
Depart Chama 4:05 PM (engineer Ray)
Arrive Cumbres 5:06 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:09 PM
Arrive Antonito 7:15 PM, pick up 2 cars from No. 426
62
284
Depart Antonito 7:25 PM with 7 cars
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM with 7 cars
Chama extra 484 west
Conductor Fry
Engineer Katschthaler
Depart Chama 10:45 AM with 4 loads 18 empties (edit time 12-31-12)
2 empty dumps
10 empty box
Caboose
Monero 10 minutes switching
Arrive Lumberton 12:10 PM, 10 minutes merchandise, 10 minutes switching, (not shown, No. 115 by here)
Depart Lumberton 12:30 PM
Arrive Dulce 12:40 PM, 10 minutes switching
Depart Dulce 12:50 PM
Pagosa Jct 20 minutes meet No. 116, 5 minutes merchandise, 15 minutes brass car 860, broken brass
Carracas 15 minutes switching
Florida 10 minutes switching
Arrive Durango 7:05 PM with 7 loads 15 (?) empties
Chama extra east with engines 481 and 477, scheduled to be Cumbres turn, called 10:00 PM, on post for Jan 1
Alamosa Antonito turn with engine 1000
Conductor Curtis
Engineer Marsh
SANTA FE BRANCH
Taos Jct 8:05 AM snowing lightly, calm, about 5” new wet snow, 7” old snow
Espanola 2:20 PM starting to rain
Santa Fe 5:00 PM partly cloudy, calm, rained off and on during day
Train No. 425 with engine 470
Conductor Willis
Engineer Arnell
Depart Antonito 8:23 AM with 4 loads
1 gas Taos Jct
1 merchandise Espanola
63
320
Taos Jct 10 minutes switching
Embudo 15 minutes meet No. 426
Espanola 10 minutes switching
Arrive Santa Fe 4:15 PM with 2 loads
Train No. 426 with engine 473
Conductor Hines
Engineer Hurley
Depart Santa Fe 10:00 AM with 2 loads
62
284
Espanola 10 minutes switching
Arrive Antonito 5:15 PM with 3 loads 4 empties
SALIDA
Marshall Pass cloudy, calm, 1 ½” new snow, 27” old snow, 9:00 PM light snow falling
Sargent cloudy, very light snow falling, 1” new snow, 12” old snow
Gunnison cloudy, calm, ½” new snow, 5” old snow
Gunnison extra 499 east with helper engine 495, to Salida after Sargent hill turn, at Sargent add Sargent helper engine 498
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 499 Allen
Engine 495 C Wilson
Engine 498 W Wilson (on Sargent)
Depart Gunnison 1:10 PM with 61 loads 1 empty
Elko 10 minutes set out
Arrive Sargent 3:25 PM with 61 loads, 1 hour 20 minutes double in, set out, coal & water, eat, add Sargent helper engine 498
As Sargent hill turn extra 499 east with helpers 495 and 498 depart Sargent 4:40 PM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 6:20 PM with 18 loads, set out, turn
Engine 498 depart Marshall Pass 6:35 PM light for Sargent
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 6:40 PM light for Sargent
Extra 499 west depart Marshall Pass 6:50 PM with caboose
Arrive Sargent 8:00 PM with caboose, 30 minutes coal & water, turn and pick up
Extra 499 east with helpers 495 and 498 depart Sargent 8:30 PM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 10:05 PM with 18 loads, 1 hour 10 minutes helper engines off, pick up, inspection
Engine 498 depart Marshall Pass 10:25 PM light for Sargent
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 10:40 PM light for Salida
Extra 499 east depart Marshall Pass 11:15 PM with 36 loads
Arrive Salida 1:35 AM with 36 loads
Salida 492 west with helper engine 493, to Gunnison after Sargent hill turn
Conductor Carlin
Engine 492 Hyatt
Engine 493 Crooks
Depart Salida 7:00 PM with 34 empties
Arrive Marshall Pass 9:30 PM, 20 minutes helper engine off, inspection, 20 minutes meet extra 499 east
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 10:05 PM light for Sargent
Extra 492 west depart Marshall Pass 10:10 PM with 34 empties
Arrive Sargent time not shown, add Sargent helper engine 498, engineer W Wilson
As Sargent hill turn extra 492 east with helpers 493 and 498 depart Sargent 11:50 PM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 1:25 AM with 18 loads, set out, turn
Engine 498 depart Marshall Pass 1:35 AM light for Sargent
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 1:40 AM light for Gunnison
Extra 492 west depart Marshall Pass 1:45 AM with caboose
Sargent 25 minutes eat
Crookton 10 minutes set out
Doyle 10 minutes pick up
Arrive Gunnison 5:40 AM (Jan 1) with 4 loads 31 empties
GUNNISON
Crested Butte 1:50 PM partly cloudy, calm, 19” old snow, 4:00 PM starting to snow hard
Crested Butte branch extra 474
Conductor Anderson
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 11:05 AM with 39 empties
Arrive Crested Butte 12:55 PM with 39 empties, 2 hours 35 minutes mine work and inspection
Depart Crested Butte 3:30 PM with 55 loads 1 empty
39 coal Salida
1 coal Montrose
7 no bills Gunnison
6 company coal Gunnison
2 company coal Alamosa
Arrive Gunnison 5:00 PM with 55 loads 1 empty
Gunnison switch engine 452 foreman Winters engineer Cowan
MONTROSE
Engine 461 used to switch Montrose yard conductor Gribben engineer Price
DURANGO
Silverton snowing light, calm, 3” new snow, 14” old snow
Silverton branch Train No. 461 and Train No. 462 with engine 375
Conductor Knight
Engineer Klahn
Depart Durango 9:15 AM with 2 loads 9 empties
1 coal Silverton
8 empty box
Combine 210
Caboose
Animas 5 minutes merchandise
Teft 5 minutes merchandise
Needleton 5 minutes merchandise, 40 minutes rocks on track
Arrive Silverton 1:50 PM with 9 loads 9 empties, 20 minutes eat, 1 hour switching
Depart Silverton 3:10 PM with 5 loads 3 empties
No wire, consist not shown
Arrive Durango 6:45 PM with 5 loads 3 empties
Durango switch engine 268 foreman Pfeiffer engineer Fitzer
Jimmy
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/31/2012 03:55PM by Jimmy Blouch.
