Wednesday January 8 1941
ALAMOSA
Alamosa, Cumbres, Chama, and Durango clear, calm
2 Chama Cumbres turns
1st turn with engines 483, 480 and 481
Conductor Connolly
Engine 483 Marsh
Engine 480 Tozer
Engine 481 A S Johnson
Depart Chama 11:50 PM (Jan 7) with 15 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 1:30 AM (Jan 8) with 15 loads 1 empty, set out, turn
Engine 483 depart Cumbres 1:40 AM with caboose for Chama
Engine 480 depart Cumbres 1:45 AM light for Chama
Engine 481 depart Cumbres 1:50 AM light for Chama
2nd turn with engines 482, 483 and 481
Conductor Connolly
Engine 482 Marsh
Engine 483 Tozer
Engine 481 A S Johnson
Depart Chama 4:35 AM with 17 loads 5 empties
Arrive Cumbres 6:20 AM with 17 loads 5 empties, set out, turn
Engine 482 depart Cumbres 6:30 AM with caboose for Chama
Engine 483 depart Cumbres 6:35 AM light for Chama
Engine 481 depart Cumbres 6:40 AM light for Chama
No. 115 with engine 475
Conductor Hurley
Engineer Ray (to Chama)
C B Carpenter ride to Durango
Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 6 cars
119
164
325
Durango
61
306
Arrive Antonito 8:00 AM, set out cars 61 and 306 for No. 425
Depart Antonito 8:10 AM with 4 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:18 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:21 AM
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM
Depart Chama 11:15 AM (engineer House)
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM with 4 cars
No. 116 with engine 477
Conductor Edmisten
Engineer Densmore (to Chama)
Engineer Marsha and fireman deadhead Chama to Alamosa, over engine crew from bean movement
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 4 cars
66
167
310
Chama
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:10 PM (engineer Ray)
Arrive Cumbres 4:58 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:02 PM
Arrive Antonito 7:18 PM, pick up 2 cars from No. 426
63
320
Depart Antonito 7:25 PM with 6 cars
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM with 6 cars
Durango extra 485 east
Conductor Knight
Engineer Katschthaler
Depart Durango 11:59 AM with 18 loads 1 empty
Double from Mile Post 446 to Florida account engine could not pull train
Florida 10 minutes pick up and water
Oxford 10 minutes meet No. 115
Allison 5 minutes pick up 3 empty dumps
Arboles 10 minutes merchandise
Pagosa Jct 25 minutes merchandise and eat
Dulce 10 minutes merchandise
Lumberton 10 minutes merchandise, set out 3 empties
Monero 20 minutes coal & water, merchandise
Arrive Chama 10:05 PM with 16 loads 2 empties
Chama extra 481 east, depart 11:20 PM, on post for Jan 9
Alamosa extra 488 west, depart 11:40 PM, on post for Jan 9
SANTA FE BRANCH
Train No. 425 with engine 473
Conductor Hines
Engineer Baskett
Depart Antonito 8:15 AM with 2 loads
61
306
Embudo 15 minutes mail
Espanola 10 minutes mail & express
Arrive Santa Fe 4:00 PM with 2 loads
Train No. 426 with engine 470
Conductor Willis
Engineer Arnell
Depart Santa Fe 10:10 AM with 2 loads 1 empty
1 empty refrigerator
63
320
Espanola 10 minutes switching
Arrive Antonito 5:15 PM with 3 loads 2 empties
SALIDA
Marshall Pass clear, light SW wind
Sargent partly cloudy, calm
Gunnison 9:20 AM clear, calm, 4 below
Gunnison extra 499 east with helper engine 493, to Salida after Sargent hill turn, at Sargent add Sargent helper engine 497
Conductor Rhodes
Engine 499 Cullinan
Engine 493 Dailey
Engine 497 W L Wilson (on Sargent, 1st trip)
Engine 497 Fitzsimmons (on Sargent 2nd trip
Depart Gunnison 7:45 PM (Jan 7) with 65 loads, includes 3 cars cattle loaded Gunnison
Parlin 30 minutes water, load and pick up 1 car cattle
Arrive Sargent 10:25 PM with 66 loads, 1 hour double in, condition engines, eat, add Sargent helper engine 497
As Sargent hill turn extra 499 east with helpers 493 and 497 depart Sargent 11:25 PM with 19 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 1:05 AM (Jan 8) with 19 loads, 30 minutes set out, turn, fix headlight engine 497
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 1:20 AM light for Sargent
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 1:25 AM light for Sargent
Extra 499 west depart Marshall Pass 1:35 AM with caboose
Arrive Sargent 2:45 AM with caboose, 50 minutes condition engines, eat, switching
Extra 499 east with helpers 493 and 497 depart Sargent 3:35 AM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 5:05 AM with 18 loads, 45 minutes blocked by extra 495-492-490 west, 20 minutes helper engines off, pick up, 40 minutes inspection
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 5:27 AM light for Sargent
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 6:15 AM light for Salida
Extra 499 east depart Marshall Pass 6:50 AM with 37 loads
Mears Jct 5 minutes set out
Arrive Salida 9:05 AM with 24 loads
Salida extra 495 west with helper engines 492 and 490, to Gunnison
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 495 C Wilson
Engine 492 R Wilson
Engine 490 Allen
Depart Salida 1:45 AM with 53 empties
Mile Post 236 30 minutes broken train line RG 5931
Arrive Marshall Pass 5:15 AM with 52 empties, 25 minutes helper engines off, inspection
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 5:45 AM light for Gunnison, behind extra 495 west
Engine 492 depart Marshall Pass 5:50 AM light for Gunnison, behind extra495 west
(both engines pass extra 495 west east of Sargent, probably Buxton)
Extra 495 west depart Marshall Pass 5:40 AM with 52 empties
Buxton 20 minutes pick up
Sargent 15 minutes pick up
Elko 10 minutes pick up
Doyle 15 minutes pick up
Parlin 10 minutes set out
Arrive Gunnison 9:40 AM with 86 empties
Engineer C Wilson and fireman deadhead Gunnison to Salida on bus account leaving K-37 at Gunnison to work on Crested Butte branch
Salida extra 493 west with helper engine 498, Valley line
Conductor Straitiff
Engine 493 Truscott
Engine 498 Crooks
Depart Salida 10:05 AM with caboose
Double Mears Jct to Poncha Pass
Depart Mears Jct 12:15 PM, last time
Arrive Poncha Pass 12:30 PM, helper engine 498 off, pick up
Engine 498 depart Poncha Pass time not shown light for Salida
Extra 493 west depart Poncha Pass 12:40 PM
Villa Grove 15 minutes eat
Moffat 20 minutes switching
Hooper 1 hour 15 minutes load 3 cars (appears to read narrow gauge) cattle and switching
Arrive Alamosa 6:00 PM with 22 loads 2 empties
Salida extra 496 west with helper engine 499, to Gunnison after Sargent hill turn, for Sargent hill turn add Sargent helper engine 497
Conductor Carlin
Engine 496 Hyatt
Engine 499 Frantz
Engine 497 Fitzsimmons (on Sargent for hill turn)
Depart Salida 3:58 PM with 37 empties
Arrive Marshall Pass 6:30 PM with 37 empties, 15 minutes helper engine off, inspection
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass 6:30 AM light for Sargent
Extra 496 west depart Marshall Pass 6:45 AM with 37 empties
(appears took train to Sargent, though sheet shows arrive with caboose)
Arrive Sargent 8:00 PM, 20 minutes set out, 30 minutes coal & water, turn, 15 minutes pick up, add Sargent helper engine 497
As Sargent hill turn extra 496 east with helpers 499 and 497 depart Sargent 9:20 PM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 10:55 PM with 18 loads, set out turn
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 11:00 PM light for Sargent
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass 11:10 PM light for Gunnison
Extra 496 west depart Marshall Pass 11:15 PM with caboose
Arrive Buxton 12:15 AM, 25 minutes meet extra 492-490-497 east (notation reads can’t meet at Sargent account got to pick up at Sargent)
Depart Buxton 12:50 AM
Arrive Sargent 1:05 AM, 5 minutes pick up
Depart Sargent 1:10 AM with 39 empties
Doyle 15 minutes pick up
Arrive Gunnison 3:15 AM (Jan 9) with 46 empties
Gunnison extra 492 east, to Salida, depart 7:50 PM, on post for Jan 9
GUNNISON
Crested Butte branch extra 474 with helper engine 492
Conductor C M Purciel
Engine 474 Braswell
Engine 492 H Gates
Depart Gunnison 11:10 AM with 80 empties
Arrive Crested Butte 1:10 PM with 80 empties, 1 hour 40 minutes mine work, 30 minutes inspection
Engine 492 depart Crested Butte 1:35 PM light for Gunnison
Extra 474 east depart Gunnison 3:20 PM with 48 loads
47 coal Salida
1 company material Gunnison
Arrive Gunnison 4:40 PM with 48 loads
Baldwin branch extra 223-278
Conductor Anderson
Engineers Doyle and Wright
Depart Gunnison 12:15 PM with 23 empties
Arrive Baldwin 1:55 PM with 23 empties, 2 hours 20 minutes mine work
Depart Baldwin 4:40 PM with 18 loads 1 empty
Castleton 30 minutes switching
Arrive Gunnison 6:30 PM with 18 loads 1 empty
Gunnison switch engine 452 foreman Winters engineer Cowan
MONTROSE
Ouray branch extra 315, Ouray turn
Conductor Gribben
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 12:01 PM with 4 loads 12 empties
2 explosives Placerville
2 coal Telluride
3 empty single decks Ridgway
8 empty box Ridgway
Arrive Ridgway 2:00 PM with 4 loads 12 empties, 45 minutes switching and eat
Depart Ridgway 2:45 PM with 1 empty
Arrive Ouray 3:20 PM with 1 empty
Depart Ouray 4:00 PM with 2 loads 1 empty
Arrive Ridgway 4:50 PM with 2 loads 1 empty, 35 minutes wait for RGS connection, 25 minutes inspection and waybills
Depart Ridgway 5:50 PM with 16 loads 2 empties
Arrive Montrose 7:20 PM with 16 loads 2 empties
DURANGO
Silverton branch and Farmington branch no train
Durango switch engine 268 foreman Gabbe engineer Fitzer
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