Friday January 3 1941
ALAMOSA
Alamosa clear, calm
Cumbres clear, calm
Chama partly cloudy, calm
Durango clear, calm
Alamosa extra 487 west
Conductor Curtis
Engineer Marsh
Depart Alamosa 11:30 PM (Jan 2) with 2 loads 21 empties
Arrive Antonito 12:45 AM (Jan3) with 2 loads 21 empties, 1 hour coal & water, switching
Depart Antonito 1:45 AM with 25 empties
Big Horn 1 hour 20 minutes wait for and meet extra 488 east
Sublette 25 minutes water and eat
Arrive Cumbres 6:55 AM with 25 empties, 20 minutes air test
Depart Cumbres 7:15 AM with 25 empties
Arrive Chama 8:25 AM with 25 empties, 30 minutes train away and spot 2 tanks
Chama extra 488 east with helper engines 482 and 483
Conductor Connolly
Engine 488 Donaldson
Engine 482 Caldwell
Engine 483 Palmer
Depart Chama 11:40 PM (Jan 2) with 18 loads 3 empties
Arrive Cumbres 1:50 AM (Jan 3) with 18 loads 3 empties, 20 minutes helper engines off, pick up, inspection
Engine 483 depart Cumbres 2:05 AM light for Chama
Engine 482 depart Cumbres 2:10 AM light for Chama
Extra 488 east depart Cumbres 2:10 AM with 34 loads 4 empties
Arrive Alamosa 6:30 AM with 34 loads 4 empties
Alamosa extra 485 west, spreader to Chama
Conductor Ashbrook
Engineer Tozer
Depart Alamosa 6:30 AM with 1 load 2 empties, spreader
Arrive Antonito 7:35 AM with 1 load 2 empties, spreader
Depart Antonito 7:45 AM with 1 load 2 empties, spreader
Arrive Cumbres 10:00 AM, 4 hours 30 minutes Cumbres yard, spread snow, (No. 115 by)
Depart Cumbres 2:30 PM
Cumbres to Chama 4 hours
Arrive Chama 6:30 PM with spreader
No. 115 with engine 477
Conductor Dorian
Engineer Boyd (to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 8 cars
66
167
323
310
Chama
62
284
321
Arrive Antonito 8:03 AM, set out cars 62, 284 and 321 for No. 425
Depart Antonito 8:15 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:19 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:22 AM
Arrive Chama 11:15 AM
Depart Chama 11:30 AM (engineer Densmore)
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM with 5 cars
No. 116 with engine 475
Conductor Hurley
Engineer House (to Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 5 cars
119
164
312
327
Alamosa
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:15 PM (engineer Boyd)
Arrive Cumbres 5:18 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:21 PM
Arrive Antonito 7:25 PM, pick up 2 cars from No. 426
63
320
Depart Antonito 7:32 PM with 7 cars
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM with 7 cars
Chama Cumbres turn with engines 486, 483 and 487
Conductor Curtis
Engine 486 Caldwell
Engine 483 Palmer
Engine 487 Marsh
Depart Chama 10:25 AM with 18 loads 11 empties
Meet with No. 115 not shown
Arrive Cumbres 12:15 PM, set out, turn
Engine 486 depart Cumbres 12:40 PM with caboose for Chama
Engine 483 depart Cumbres 12:45 PM light for Chama
Engine 487 depart Cumbres 12:50 PM light for Chama
Durango extra 481 east
Conductor Fry
Engineer Katschthaler
Held at Durango for RGS, beans and lumber
Depart Durango 6:15 PM with 17 loads 4empties
Ignacio 20 minutes switching
Pagosa Jct 20 minutes eat, 10 minutes merchandise and switching
Dulce 15 minutes merchandise and switching
Monero 5 minutes merchandise, 20 minutes coal & water
Arrive Chama 3:20 AM with 17 loads 8 empties
SANTA FE BRANCH
Train No. 425 with engine 473
Conductor Hines
Engineer Baskett
Depart Antonito 8:22 AM with 3 loads
62
321
284
Embudo 20 minutes mail
Espanola 10 minutes mail
Arrive Santa Fe 4:00 PM with 3 loads
Train No. 426 with engine 470
Conductor Willis
Engineer Arnell
Depart Santa Fe 10:00 AM with 2 loads
63
320
Espanola 10 minutes switching
Taos Jct 10 minutes switching
Arrive Antonito 5:15 PM with 3 loads 3 empties
SALIDA
Marshall Pass partly cloudy, light SW wind, 28” old snow
Sargent clear, calm, zero
Gunnison cloudy, calm, 5” old snow
Salida extra 490 west with helper engine 492, to Gunnison after Sargent hill turn
Conductor Rhodes
Engine 490 C Wilson
Engine 492 Truscott
Depart Salida 9:40 PM (Jan 2) with 2 loads 29 empties
Arrive Marshall Pass 12:15 AM (Jan 3) with 2 loads 29 empties, 20 minutes helper engine off, inspection
Engine 492 depart Marshall Pass 12:20 AM light for Sargent
Extra 490 west depart Marshall Pass 12:35 AM with 2 loads 29 empties
Buxton 5 minutes set out
Arrive Sargent 1:50 AM with caboose, 45 minutes coal & water, eat, switching, add Sargent helper engine 493, engineer C R Wilson
As Sargent hill turn extra 490 east with helpers 492 and 493 depart Sargent 2:35 AM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 4:00 AM with 18 loads, set out, turn
Engine 492 depart Marshall Pass 4:15 AM light for Gunnison
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 4:20 AM light for Sargent
Extra 490 west depart Marshall Pass 4:25 AM with caboose
Buxton 10 minutes pick up
Arrive Gunnison 7:45 AM with 2 loads 29 empties
Gunnison extra 499 east with helper engine 495, to Salida, at Sargent add Sargent helper engine 493
Conductor Straitiff
Engine 499 Cullinan
Engine 495 Frantz
Engine 493 C R Wilson (on Sargent)
Depart Gunnison 1:55 PM with 60 loads
Doyle 15 minutes pick up
Arrive Sargent 4:20 PM with 65 loads, 1 hour doubling in, set out, coal & water, eat, add Sargent helper engine 493
Depart Sargent 5:20 PM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 6:55 PM with 18 loads, 1 hour 50 minutes, helper engines off, pick up, inspection, fix broken train line on RG 3455, car coal for Hooper
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 7:10 PM light for Sargent
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 7:15 PM light for Salida
Extra 499 east depart Marshall Pass 8:45 PM with 36 loads
Mears Jct 15 minutes set out 13 Valley loads
Arrive Salida 11:10 PM with 23 loads
Salida extra 496 west, to Gunnison, depart 8:55 PM, on post for Jan 4
GUNNISON
Crested Butte clear, calm, 18” old snow
Crested Butte branch extra 474
Conductor C M Purciel
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 11:10 AM with 2 loads 31 empties
Arrive Crested Butte 1:00 PM with 2 loads 30 empties, 2 hour 55 minutes mine work, 40 minutes inspection
Depart Crested Butte 4:35 PM with 55 loads
Arrive Gunnison 6:05 PM with 55 loads
Gunnison switch engine 452 foreman Winters engineer Cowan
Gunnison extra 360 west with helper engine 361, to Montrose
Conductor Dean
Engine 360 H Gates
Engine 361 Stamm
Depart Gunnison 1:05 AM with 12 loads
Arrive Cimarron 3:40 AM with 12 loads, 20 minutes switching, double Cimarron to Cerro Summit
Depart Cimarron 4:00 AM, first time, 4:00 AM to 5:15 AM account feed hose on engine 360 blew off, lost 40 minutes going back to Cimarron to reduce account snow and cold
Depart Cimarron 5:15 AM, second time, first trip
Arrive Cerro Summit 7:20 AM, set out turn
Depart Cerro Summit 7:35 AM
Arrive Cimarron 8:05 AM, 35 minutes eat, pick up
Depart Cimarron 8:40 AM
Arrive Cerro Summit 9:40 AM, 15 minutes helper engine off, pick up and inspection
Depart Cerro Summit 9:55 AM
Arrive Montrose 11:00 AM with 12 loads
Engine 361 depart Cerro Summit time not shown light for Montrose, behind extra 360 west
Arrive Montrose 11:05 AM
MONTROSE and GUNNISON
Montrose partly cloudy, calm, 3” old snow
Ouray branch extra 315, Ouray turn
Conductor Gribben
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 12:30 PM with 6 loads 4 empties
1 merchandise Ouray
3 coal Ouray
2 coal Ophir
3 empty box
Arrive Ridgway 2:20 PM with 6 loads 4 empties, 40 minutes switching and eat
Depart Ridgway 3:00 PM with 4 loads 1 empty
Arrive Ouray 3:40 PM with 4 loads 1 empty, 1 hour 15 minutes switching
Depart Ouray 4:55 PM with 3 loads 4 empties
Arrive Ridgway 5:35 PM, 1 hour 10 minutes wait for RGS connection, connection arrive 6:45 PM, 15 minutes switching and inspection
Depart Ridgway 7:00 PM with 11 loads 4 empties
1 car part load sheep from RGS, loaded Placerville, 3:00 PM, released, no one in charge, finish loading at Montrose
Arrive Montrose 8:25 PM with 11 loads 4 empties
Montrose extra 360 east with helper engine 361, to Gunnison
Conductor Dean
Engine 360 H Gates
Engine 361 Stamm
Called for 8:00 PM, 10 minutes for engine, 1 hour 5 minutes switching and load stock, finish loading car from Placerville and 1 other, 15 minutes air test
Depart Montrose 9:30 PM with 7 loads 1 empty
Dead engine 464
Coach 309 (appears to read)
1 lumber Gunnison
2 cement Portal
2 cars sheep
1 empty tank Salida
Portal 10 minutes set out
Cimarron pick up 1 car sheep
Arrive Gunnison 3:10 AM with 4 loads 2 empties, dead engine 464
DURANGO
Farmington branch extra 478
Conductor Knight
Engineer Klahn
Depart Durango 1:30 AM with 1 load 6 empties
Aztec 5 minutes fill cistern
Refinery 20 minutes switching
Arrive Farmington 4:45 AM with 1 load 6 empties, 20 minutes eat, 25 minutes switching
Depart Farmington 5:30 AM with 6 loads 2 empties
1 gas Chama (?)
1 gas Ignacio
2 gas Dolores
1 gas Placerville
1 gas Gunnison
Refinery 10 minutes switching
Arrive Durango 8:45 AM with 6 loads 2 empties
Durango switch engine 268 foreman Pfeiffer engineer Fitzer
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