Monday January 6 1941
ALAMOSA
Alamosa clear, calm
Cumbres clear, calm, 1” new snow, PM partly cloudy, light SW wind
Chama:
3:40 AM snowing light, trace new snow
8:45 AM clear, calm, 11” old snow
4:25 PM cloudy
Durango clear, calm
Chama Cumbres turn with engines 482 and 487
Conductor Duxstadt
Engine 482 Holly
Engine 487 Palmer
Depart Chama 4:45 AM with 11 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 6:35 AM with 11 loads 1 empty, set out, turn
Engine 482 depart Cumbres 6:50 AM with caboose for Chama
Engine 487 depart Cumbres 6:55 AM light for Chama
No. 115 with engine 475
Conductor Dorian
Engineer Ray (to Chama)
Engineer Marsh and fireman Werner deadhead Alamosa to Chama, protect eastbound business
Fireman Bledsoe deadhead Alamosa to Chama for his turn with Palmer
Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 7 cars
119
164
312
325
Durango
62
306
Arrive Antonito 8:03 AM, set out cars 62 and 306 for No. 425
Depart Antonito 8:15 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:18 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:21 AM
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM
Depart Chama 11:20 AM (engineer House)
Arrive Durango4:05 PM with 5 cars
No. 116 with engine 477
Conductor E J Hurley
Engineer Densmore (to Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 5 cars
66
167
323
310
Chama
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:05 PM (engineer Ray)
Arrive Cumbres 5:02 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:05 PM
Arrive Antonito 7:18 PM, pick up 3 cars from No. 426
63
287
320
Depart Antonito 7:25 PM with 8 cars
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM with 8 cars
Durango extra east with engines 480 and 481
Conductor Fry
Engine 480 Katschthaler
Engine 481 Connor
Depart Durango 12:35 PM with 28 loads 6 empties
Depart Ignacio 2:15 PM
Meet with No. 115 not shown
Arboles 5 minutes merchandise, 10 minutes water, 10 minutes switching
Pagosa Jct 20 minutes eat, 10 minutes merchandise
Navajo 10 minutes water
Dulce 30 minutes merchandise and switching
Lumberton 15 minutes switching
Monero 1 hour switching, merchandise and switching
Arrive Chama 10:15 PM with 30 loads 3 empties
Chama extra 487 east, depart 11:15 PM, on post for Jan 7
Alamosa extra 485 west, depart 11:30 PM on post for Jan 7
SANTA FE BRANCH
Train No. 425 with engine 473
Conductor Hines
Engineer Baskett
Depart Antonito 8:40 AM with 10 loads
1 merchandise Santa Fe
2 cement Santa Fe
2 canned goods Santa Fe
3 poles Santa Fe
61
302
No Agua 10 minutes mail
Arrive Santa Fe 4:05 PM with 9 loads 1 empty
Train No. 426 with engine 470
Conductor Willis
Engineer Arnell
Depart Santa Fe 10:10 AM with 4 loads 2 empties
1 gas Espanola
2 empty refrigerators
63
287
320
Espanola 10 minutes switching
Arrive Antonito 5:15 PM with 4 loads 1 empty
SALIDA
Marshall Pass cloudy light SW wind
Sargent:
4:00 AM frosty, calm, 2 below
8:15 AM light snow falling, 1” new snow
5:00 PM partly cloudy, light W wind
Salida extra 496 west with helper engines 492 and 493, to Gunnison after Sargent hill turn
Conductor Adlock
Engine 496 Truscott
Engine 492 Crooks
Engine 493 R Wilson
Depart Salida 9:10 PM (Jan 5) with 2 loads 21 empties
2 empty box
19 empty coals
Mears Jct 25 minutes pick up and water
Shirley 50 minutes meet 2 extras, 490 and 498 east
Arrive Marshall Pass 1:10 AM (Jan 6) with 2 loads 46 empties, 25 minutes helper engines off, set out and inspection
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 1:40 AM light for Salida
Engine 492 depart Marshall Pass 1:25 AM light for Sargent
Extra 496 west depart Marshall Pass 1:35 AM with consist not shown
Arrive Sargent 2:45 AM with caboose, 1 hour 5 minutes coal & water, switching, add Sargent helper engine 497, engineer W L Wilson
As Sargent hill turn extra 496 east with helpers 492 and 497 depart Sargent 3:50 AM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 5:35 AM with 18 loads, 30 minutes helper engines off, set out and pick up
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 5:40 AM light for Sargent
Engine 492 depart Marshall Pass 5:55 AM light for Gunnison
Extra 496 depart Marshall Pass 6:05 AM with consist not shown (probably 2 loads 46 empties)
Chester 20 minutes pick up
Buxton 40 minutes pick up
Arrive Sargent 8:30 AM with 2 loads 88 empties, 20 minutes eat, 20 minutes coal & water and pick up
Depart Sargent 9:10 AM with 2 loads 117 empties
Mile Post 266 1 hour 45 minutes train parted, double to Bonita 3 times set out bad order cars, in all set out 39 empties
Arrive Gunnison 12:15 PM with 2 loads 68 empties
Salida extra 499 west, to Gunnison, depart 9:25 PM, on post for Jan 7
Gunnison extra 496 east, to Salida, depart 9:35 PM, on post for Jan 7
GUNNISON
Crested Butte partly cloudy, calm, 17” old snow
Crested Butte branch extra 474
Conductor C M Purciel
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 11:50 AM with 35 empties
Arrive Crested Butte 1:5 PM with 35 empties, 2 hours 10 minutes switching, 30 minutes inspection
Depart Crested Butte 4:30 PM with 59 loads
Arrive Gunnison 6:05 PM with 59 loads
Baldwin branch extra 223-278
Conductor Anderson
Engine 223 H Gates
Engine 278 Wright
Depart Gunnison 1:50 PM with 20 empties
Arrive Baldwin 3:30 PM with 20 empties, 1 hour switching
Depart Baldwin 4:30 PM with 10 loads 19 loads 1 empty
Arrive Gunnison 5:55 PM with 19 loads 1 empty
Gunnison switch engine 452 foreman Winters engineer Cowan
MONTROSE
Montrose cloudy, calm, 1” dry new snow, 2” old snow
Ouray branch extra 315, Ouray turn
Conductor Gribben
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 12:01 PM with 3 loads 15 empties
1 merchandise Ouray
2 coal Ouray
14 empty single decks
Arrive Ridgway 2:10 PM, 50 minutes switching, eat
Depart Ridgway 3:00 PM with 3 loads 1 empty
Arrive Ouray 3:40 PM with 3 loads 1 empty, 40 minutes switching
Depart Ouray 4:20 PM with 1 load 4 empties
Ridgway detail not shown
Arrive Montrose 6:30 PM with 11 loads 8 empties
DURANGO
Farmington branch extra 478
Conductor Martin
Engineer Klahn
Depart Durango 1:30 AM with caboose
Carbon Jct 10 minutes switching
Refinery 10 minutes switching
Arrive Farmington 4:30 AM with 3 loads 2 empties, 20 minutes eat, 25 minutes switching
Depart Farmington 5:15 AM with 2 loads 1 empty
1 merchandise Alamosa
1 gas Durango
Arrive Durango 7:55 AM with 2 loads 1 empty
Durango switch engine 268 foreman Pfeiffer engineer Fitzer
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