Wednesday January 1 1941
ALAMOSA
Alamosa foggy, calm
Cumbres clear, calm
Chama partly cloudy, calm
Durango clear, calm
Chama extra east with engines 481 and 477, scheduled for Chama Cumbres turn
Conductor Ashbrook
Engine 481 Tozer
Engine 477 Donaldson
Called for 10:00 PM Dec 31, 3 hours 15 minutes switch oil tracks and Planner, put coal on stationary, switch out loads, make up train
Depart Chama 1:15 AM (Jan 1) with 10 loads 1 empty, flanger
Arrive Cumbres 3:15 AM with 10 loads 1 empty, flanger, 1 hour 5 minutes account snow blown in on east leg wye and couldn’t turn, get orders to Big Horn
Depart Cumbres 4:20 AM with 10 loads 1 empty, flanger
Arrive Big Horn 6:15 AM with 10 loads 1 empty, flanger, set out, turn
Depart Big Horn 6:40 AM with flanger and caboose
Arrive Cumbres 8:25 AM, 1 hour 30 minutes flange out storage track and wye
Depart Cumbres 9:55 AM with flanger and caboose
Arrive Chama 11:00 AM with flanger and caboose, 30 minutes turn flanger and tie up
No. 115 with engine 483 (to Chama)
Conductor Edmisten
Engineer Boyd (to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 7 cars
66
167
323
310
Chama
62
284
La Jara 5 minutes mail, baggage and express
Arrive Antonito 8:05 AM, 6 minutes set out cars 62 and 284 for No. 425 and mail, baggage and express
Depart Antonito 8:13 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:19 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:24 AM
Arrive Chama 11:08 AM, engine 483 off, engine 477 on
Depart Chama 11:15 AM (engineer Densmore)
La Boca 12 minutes meet extra 486-488 east account engine 486 derailed
Arrive Durango 4:13 PM with 5 cars
No. 116 with engine 475
(to Chama) (edit 1-2-13)
Conductor Dorian
Engineer House (to Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 5 cars
119
163
312
327
Alamosa
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM,
engine 475 off, engine 483 on (edit 1-2-13, no engine change)
Depart Chama 4:15 PM (engineer Boyd)
Arrive Cumbres 5:12 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:15 PM
Arrive Antonito 7:19 PM, pick up 2 cars from No. 426
63
320
Depart Antonito 7:25 PM with 7 cars
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM with 7 cars
Durango extra east with engines 486 and 488
Conductor Fry
Engine 486 Connor
Engine 488 Crawley
Depart Durango 11:59 AM with 27 loads 12 empties
8 empty flats
3 empty dumps
Ignacio 10 minutes switching
La Boca 20 minutes meet No. 115 and water (no reference to engine 486 being derailed)
Darlington 10 minutes switching
Arboles 15 minutes switching
Pagosa Jct 30 minutes water and eat
Dulce 10 minutes switching
Monero 20 minutes switching, 40 minutes coal & water
Arrive Chama 10:20 PM with 31 loads 12 empties
Alamosa extra 476 west, light engine to Chama, protect bean movement
Engineer Caldwell
Depart Alamosa 11:50 AM
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Alamosa extra 480 west, depart 11:00 PM, on post for Jan 2
Chama extra 485 east, depart 11:30 PM, on post for Jan 2
SANTA FE BRANCH
Train No.425 with engine 473
Conductor Hines
Engineer Baskett
Depart Antonito 8:35 AM with 4 loads
1 merchandise Espanola
1 company coal Santa Fe
62
284
Embudo 25 minutes meet No. 426
Espanola 5 minutes switching
Arrive Santa Fe 4:05 PM with 3 loads
Train No. 426 with engine 470
Conductor Willis
Engineer Arnell
Depart Santa Fe 10:00 AM with 3 loads
1 merchandise Alamosa
63
320
Chamita 10 minutes switching
Arrive Antonito 5:15 PM with 3 loads 2 empties
SALIDA
Marshall Pass clear, calm, 1” new snow, 27” old snow
Gunnison extra 492 east with helper engine 493, to Salida, at Sargent traded engine 493 for engine 498, engine 493 now Sargent helper engine, at Sargent add Sargent helper engine 493
Conductor Carlin
Engine 492 Hyatt
Engine 493 Crooks (to Sargent)
Engine 498 Crooks (from Sargent)
Engine 493 W Wilson (on Sargent as Sargent helper engine)
Depart Gunnison 2:35 PM with 46 loads
Arrive Sargent 4:20 PM with 46 loads, 20 minutes set out, 20 minutes coal & water, trade engines, add Sargent helper engine
Extra 492 east with helpers 498 and 493 depart Sargent 5:00 PM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 6:30 PM with 18 loads, 1 hour 15 minutes helper engines off, pick up and inspection
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 6:35 PM light for Sargent
Engine 498 depart Marshall Pass 6:50 PM light for Salida
Extra 492 east depart Marshall Pass 7:45 PM with 36 loads
Mears Jct 10 minutes set out 9 Valley loads
Arrive Salida 10:15 PM with 27 loads
GUNNISON
Crested Butte branch no train
Gunnison switch engine 452 foreman Winters engineer Cowan
MONTROSE
Ouray branch extra 315, Ouray turn
Conductor Gribben
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 12:15 PM with 3 loads 11 empties
1 merchandise RGS
2 coal RGS
5 empty double decks Ridgway
5 empty box Ridgway
Dallas pick up 2 empty double decks
Arrive Ridgway 2:30 PM, 40 minutes switching and eat
Depart Ridgway 3:10 PM with 1 empty
Arrive Ouray 3:45 PM with 1 empty, 20 minutes switching
Depart Ouray 4:05 PM with 1 empty
Arrive Montrose 6:00 PM with 1 empty
DURANGO
Farmington branch extra 478
Conductor Knight
Engineer Klahn
Depart Durango 3:40 AM with caboose
Refinery 20 minutes switching
Arrive Farmington 6:50 AM with 1 empty, 20 minutes eat, 10 minutes switching
Depart Farmington 7:20 AM with 2 loads 1 empty
2 gas Durango
Arrive Durango 9:55 AM with 2 loads 1 empty
Durango switch engine 268 foreman Pfeiffer engineer Fitzer
Jimmy
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/02/2013 09:05AM by Jimmy Blouch.
