Thursday January 9 1941
ALAMOSA
All reporting stations clear, calm
Chama extra 481 east with helper engine 483
Conductor Connolly
Engine 481 A S Johnson
Engine 483 Tozer
Depart Chama 11:20 PM (Jan 8) with 12 loads 4 empties
Arrive Cumbres 1:15 AM (Jan 9) with 12 loads 4 empties, 25 minutes helper engine off, pick up (edit 1-9-13, time correction)
Engine 483 depart Cumbres 1:35 AM light for Alamosa
Extra 481 east depart Cumbres 1:40 AM with 44 loads 8 empties
Big Horn 55 minutes meet and saw by extra 487-488 west
Arrive Antonito 5:30 PM with 44 loads 8 empties, 15 minutes switching
Depart Antonito 5:45 AM with 45 loads 12 empties
Arrive Alamosa 7:00 AM with 45 loads 12 empties
Alamosa extra 488 west with helper engine 487
Conductor Curtis
Engine 488 Holly
Engine 487 Palmer
Depart Alamosa 11:40 PM (Jan 8) with 21 loads 36 empties
Estrella 10 minutes pick up 2 spuds
La Jara 25 minutes switching, 5 minutes merchandise
Romeo 5 minutes merchandise, 25 minute switching
Arrive Antonito 2:15 AM with 20 loads 36 empties, 45 minutes coal & water, switching
Depart Antonito 3:00 AM with 12 loads 33 empties
Big Horn 30 minutes saw by extra 481 east
Sublette 30 minutes water and eat
Osier 5 minutes merchandise
Arrive Cumbres 7:35 AM with 12 loads 33 empties, 30 minutes helper engine off and inspection
Engine 487 depart Cumbres 7:45 AM light for Chama
Extra 488 east depart Cumbres 8:05 AM with 12 loads 33 empties
Arrive Chama 9:15 AM with 12 loads 33 empties
No. 115 with engine 477
Conductor Dorian
Engineer Boyd (to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 6 cars
66
167
310
Chama
63
320
Arrive Antonito 8:05 AM, set out cars 63 and 320 for No.425
Depart Antonito 8:15 AM with 4 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:21 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:24 AM
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM
Depart Chama 11:15 AM (engineer Densmore)
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM with 4 cars
No. 116 with engine 475
Conductor Hurley
Engineer House (to Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 4 cars
119
164
325
Durango
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:05 PM (engineer Boyd)
Arrive Cumbres 5:05 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:08 PM
Arrive Antonito 7:18 PM, pick up 2 cars from No. 426
61
306
Depart Antonito 7:25 PM with 6 cars
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM with 6 cars
Chama extra 487 west
Conductor Knight
Engineer Katschthaler
Depart Chama 11:25 AM with 12 loads 24 empties
22 empty box
1 empty dump
Caboose
Monero 50 minutes switching
Dulce 15 minutes merchandise, 25 minutes meet No. 116
Arboles 15 minutes switching
Ignacio 10 minutes switching
Carbon Jct 5 minutes switching
Arrive Durango 8:10 PM with 8 loads 24 empties
SANTA FE BRANCH
Train No. 425 with engine 470
Conductor Willis
Engineer Arnell
Depart Antonito 8:55 AM with 9 loads
1 merchandise Santa Fe
1 company coal Santa Fe
2 flour Espanola
2 spuds Santa Fe
1 water Taos Jct
63
320
Taos Jct 10 minutes switching
Espanola 15 minutes switching
Arrive Santa Fe 4:10 PM with 5 loads
Train No. 426 with engine 473
Conductor Hines
Engineer Baskett
Depart Santa Fe 10:00 AM with 2 loads 1 empty
1 empty refrigerator
61
306
Chamita 5 minutes switching
Taos Jct 10 minutes switching
Arrive Antonito 5:15 PM with 3 loads 5 empties
SALIDA
Marshall Pass clear, calm
Sargent 8:00 AM clear, calm, 10 below
Gunnison 9:00 AM clear, calm, 5 below
Alamosa extra 493 east, Valley line
Conductor Straitiff
Engineer Truscott
Depart Alamosa 5:40 AM with 1 load 33 empties
Hooper 15 minutes set out
Moffat 30 minutes set out and water
Villa Grove 10 minutes water and shovel down coal
Arrive Salida 11:15 AM with caboose
Gunnison extra 492 east with helper engine 490, to Salida after Sargent hill turn, at Sargent add Sargent helper engine 497
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 492 C R Wilson
Engine 490 Allen
Engine 497 Fitzsimmons (on Sargent, 1st trip)
Engine 497 W Wilson (on Sargent, 2nd trip)
Depart Gunnison 7:50 PM with 57 loads
Arrive Sargent 10:05 PM with 57 loads, 30 minutes double in, 2 hours wait for extras 449 west and 496 west and helper engine
As Sargent hill turn extra 492 east with helpers 490 and 497 depart Sargent 12:35 AM (Jan 9) with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 2:00 AM with 18 loads, set out, turn
Engine 440 depart Marshall Pass 2:10 AM light for Sargent
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 2:15 AM light for Sargent
Extra 492 west depart Marshall Pass 2:20 AM with caboose,
Arrive Sargent 3:30 AM with caboose, 30 minutes eat, 40 minutes switching
Extra 492 east with helpers 490 and 497 depart Sargent 4:40 AM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 6:20 AM with 18 loads, 1 hour 10 minutes helper engines off, pick up, inspection
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 6:30 AM light for Sargent
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 6:35 AM light for Salida
Extra 492 east depart Marshall Pass 7:30 AM with 36 loads
Arrive Salida 9:35 AM with 34 loads
GUNNISON AND SALIDA
Gunnison extra 360 west, Sapinero turn
Conductor C M Purciel
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 9:50 AM with 7 empties
Keezar 10 minutes set out
Arrive Sapinero 11:10 AM, 35 minutes load 3 cars stock and switching
Depart Sapinero time not shown
Keezar 10 minutes pick up
Iola 25 minutes load 6 cars cattle
Arrive Gunnison 1:35 PM with 9 loads 1 empty
Gunnison extra 496 east with helper engine 499, to Salida, at Sargent add Sargent helper engine 497
Conductor Carlin
Engine 496 Hyatt
Engine 499 Frantz
Engine 497 Fitzsimmons (on Sargent)
Depart Gunnison 3:40 PM with 28 loads 2 empties, includes 9 cars stock
Parlin 10 minutes pick up RG 6001 empty flat
Crookton 10 minutes pick up 3 cars cattle
Arrive Sargent 5:30 PM with 31 loads 3 empties, 20 minutes set out 17 loads pick up 8 loads, 25 minutes coal & water, add Sargent helper engine 497
Depart Sargent 6:15 PM with 22 loads 3 empties
Arrive Marshall Pass 7:30 PM with 22 loads 3 empties, 20 minutes helper engines off, pick up 18 loads, 1 hour 10 minutes meet extra 490-492-494 west, 20 minutes inspection
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 7:50 PM light for Sargent
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass 9:15 PM light for Salida
Extra 496 east depart Marshall Pass 9:20 PM with 40 loads 3 empties
Arrive Salida 11:35 PM with 40 loads 3 empties
Salida extra 490 west with helper engines 492 and 494, to Gunnison after Sargent hill turn, at Sargent add Sargent helper engine 497 for hill turn
Conductor Rhodes
Engine 490 Cullinan
Engine 492 Dailey
Engine 494 C W Wilson
Engine 497 W L Wilson (on Sargent, hill turn)
Depart Salida 5:50 PM with 24 empties
Mears Jct 20 minutes water and pick up
Arrive Marshall Pass 8:30 PM with 52 empties, 25 minutes helper engines off, inspection
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 9:25 PM light for Salida
Engine 492 depart Marshall Pass 9:00 PM light for Sargent, behind extra 490 west
Extra 490 west depart Marshall Pass 8:55 PM with 52 empties
Buxton 10 minutes set out train
Arrive Sargent 10:15 PM with caboose, 1 hour 15 minutes condition engines, eat, switching, add Sargent helper engine 497
As Sargent hill turn extra 490 east with helpers 492 and 497 depart Sargent 11:30 PM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 1:05 AM with 18 loads, set out, turn
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 1:15 AM light for Sargent
Engine 492 depart Marshall Pass 1:20 AM light for Gunnison
Extra 490 west depart Marshall Pass 1:25 AM with caboose
Buxton 10 minutes pick up
Sargent 10 minutes water and switching
Parlin 20 minutes pick up
Arrive Gunnison 4:50 AM (Jan 10) with 53 empties
GUNNISON
Crested Butte clear, calm, zero, 16” old snow
Crested Butte branch extra 474 with helper engine 495
Conductor Anderson
Engine 474 Spangler
Engine 495 H Gates
Depart Gunnison 11:40 AM with 85 empties
Arrive Crested Butte 1:45 PM with 85 empties, 2 hours 15 minutes spot mines, 30 minutes inspection
Engine 495 depart Crested Butte 2:20 PM light for Gunnison
Extra 474 east depart Crested Butte 4:30 PM with 62 loads 1 empty
41 coal Salida
1 coal (?) Kansas
1 coal Norton Kansas
1 coal Alamosa
13 coal no bills Gunnison
5 coal Alamosa
Arrive Gunnison 6:10 PM with 62 loads 1 empty
Gunnison switch engine 452 foreman Winters engineer Cowan
Gunnison extra 361 west with helper engine 360, to Montrose
Conductor C M Purciel
Engine 361 Braswell
Engine 360 Spangler
Depart Gunnison 10:15 PM with 8 loads 2 empties
2 coal Montrose
1 coal Ouray
4 cinders Montrose
1 company material Montrose
2 empty box
Arrive Cimarron time not shown, 10 minutes set out, double Cimarron to Cerro Summit
Depart Cimarron time not shown, consist not shown
Arrive Cerro Summit 2:15 AM, set out, turn
Depart Cerro Summit 2:25 AM
Arrive Cimarron 2:55 AM, 25 minutes pick up
Depart Cimarron 3:20 AM, consist not shown
Arrive Cerro Summit 4:20 AM, 10 minutes helper engine off, pick up, inspection
Engine 360 depart Cerro Summit 4:35 AM light for Montrose, behind extra 361 west
Extra 361 west depart Cerro Summit 4:30 AM
Arrive Montrose 5:35 AM (Jan 10) with 10 loads 2 empties
MONTROSE
Engine 461 used to switch Montrose yard conductor Gribben engineer Price
DURANGO
Silverton branch and Farmington branch no train
Durango switch engine 268 foreman Gabbe engineer Fitzer
Jimmy
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 01/09/2013 09:39PM by Jimmy Blouch.
