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Alamosa January 13 1941

January 13, 2013 03:55PM
Monday January 13 1941

ALAMOSA

Alamosa cloudy, calm

Cumbres clear, calm

Chama cloudy, calm

Durango 1:30 AM snowing light, rest of the day partly cloudy, calm

2 Chama Cumbres turns

1st turn with engines 487 and 482
Conductor Connolly
Engine 487 Tozer
Engine 482 Palmer

Depart Chama 4:25 AM with 10 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 6:10 AM with 10 loads 1 empty, set out, turn
Engine depart Cumbres 6:20 AM with 1 empty for Chama
Engine 482 depart Cumbres 6:25 AM light for Chama

2nd turn with engines 481 and 483
Conductor Connolly
Engine 481 Tozer
Engine 483 Palmer

Depart Chama 8:40 AM with 12 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 10:10 with 12 loads 1 empty, 18 minutes set out, turn, meet No. 115
Engine 483 depart Cumbres 10:38 AM light for Chama
Engine 481 depart Cumbres 10:43 AM with 6 empties for Chama

No. 115 with engine 477
Conductor Edmisten
Engineer Boyd (to Chama) (edit 1-13-13, spelling correction)

Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 7 cars
66
167
310
323
Chama
61
306
Arrive Antonito 8:05 AM, set out cars 61 and 306 for No. 425
Depart Antonito 8:10 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:23 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:28 AM
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM
Depart Chama 11:15 AM (engineer Densmore)
Oxford 5 minutes meet extra 486 east
Arrive Durango 4:10 PM with 5 cars

No. 116 with engine 475
Conductor Dorian
Engineer House (to Chama)

Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 5 cars
119
164
312
325
Durango
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:10 PM (engineer Boyd)
Arrive Cumbres 5:10 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:13 PM
Arrive Antonito 7:22 PM, pick up 2 cars from No. 426
63
320
Depart Antonito 7:28 PM with 7 cars
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM with 7 cars

Durango extra 486 east
Conductor Knight
Engineer Katschthaler

Depart Durango 12:35 PM with 18 loads 7 empties
4 empty dumps
1 empty tank Alamosa
1 empty refrigerator Allison
¾ mile east of Carbon Jct 25 minutes account engine stalled with train, backed train to Carbon Jct to get started
Falfa 10 minutes merchandise
Oxford 35 minutes meet No. 115
Ignacio 10 minutes merchandise
La Boca 10 minutes pick up 3 loads, water
Allison 10 minutes set out and spot 1 empty refrigerator
Pagosa Jct 25 minutes eat and water
Navajo 5 minutes water
Dulce 30 minutes merchandise
Lumberton 15 minutes merchandise and set out 4 empty dumps
Monero 25 minutes coal and merchandise, 30 minutes account double train coal chute to pass track account sand not working on engine 486
Arrive Chama 12:05 AM with 23 loads 2 empties

Alamosa extra 485 west, depart 11:00 PM, on post for Jan 14

SANTA FE BRANCH

Train No. 425 with engine 473
Conductor Hines
Engineer Baskett

Depart Antonito 8:25 AM with 4 loads
1 flour Santa Fe
1 merchandise Espanola
61
306
Espanola 10 minutes switching
Arrive Santa Fe 4:00 PM with 3 loads 1 empty

Train No. 426 with engine 470
Conductor Willis
Engineer Arnell

Depart Santa Fe 10:00 AM with 2 loads
63
320
Arrive Antonito 5:15 PM with 2 loads

SALIDA

Marshall Pass clear, calm

Sargent cloudy, calm

Gunnison cloudy, calm

Salida extra 494 west with helper engines 492 and 493, to Gunnison
Conductor Rhodes
Engine 494 Cullinan
Engine 492 Runyon
Engine 493 Truscott

Depart Salida 1:00 AM with 6 loads 23 empties
Mears Jct 15 minutes water and pick up
Arrive Marshall Pass 3:30 AM with 8 loads 33 empties, 25 minutes helper engines off, inspection
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 4:10 AM light for Salida
Engine 492 depart Marshall Pass 3:35 AM light for Sargent
Arrive Sargent 4:45 AM, trade for engine 498, engine 492 now a Sargent helper engine
Engine 498, engineer Runyon, depart Sargent 4:50 AM light for Gunnison
Extra 494 west depart Marshall Pass 3:55 AM with 8 loads 33 empties
Chester 15 minutes pick up
Buxton 20 minutes pick up
Arrive Sargent 5:50 AM with 8 loads 87 empties, 25 minutes coal & water and oil pump on engine 494, 20 minutes unload freight and pick up, 15 minutes eat
Depart Sargent 6:50 AM with 8 loads 95 empties
Doyle 15 minutes pick up
Arrive Gunnison 8:55 AM with 10 loads 95 empties

Salida extra 493 west, caboose hop to Sargent, assigned hill crew
Conductor R Young
Engineer Crooks
Hostler helper Scott Stephenson deadhead Salida to Sargent

Depart Salida 8:25 AM with caboose
Arrive Sargent 1:00 AM with caboose

2 Sargent hill turns with engines 492, 497 and 493
Conductor R Young
Engine 497 Veo
Engine 492 Fitzsimmons
Engine 493 Crooks

1st turn depart Sargent 12:10 PM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 10 PM with 18 loads, set out, turn
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 1:35 PM light for Sargent
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 1:45 PM light for Sargent
Extra 492 west depart Marshall Pass 1:55 PM with caboose for Sargent

At Sargent 15 minutes turn and switching, 30 minutes eat

2nd turn depart Sargent 3:40 PM with 18 loads
Chester 15 minutes hot box RG 1121
Arrive Marshall Pass 5:15 PM with 18 loads, set out, turn, meet extra 496 west, take their train, inspection
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 5:20 PM light for Sargent
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 5:25 PM light for Sargent
Extra 492 west depart Marshall Pass 5:50 PM with 37 empties
Buxton 10 minutes set out
Arrive Sargent 7:20 PM with caboose

Salida extra 496 west with helper engine 499, Marshall Pass turn
Conducto4 Trevarthen
Engine 496 C Wilson
Engine 499 Frantz

Depart Salida 1:45 PM with 37 empties
Arrive Marshall Pass 4:15 PM with 37 empties, 1 hour 35 minutes helper engine off, wait for extra 492 east, 30 minutes make up train, 40 minutes inspection
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass 6:40 PM light for Sargent
Extra 496 east depart Marshall Pass 7:00 PM with 38 loads
Arrive Salida 9:05 PM with 38 laods

Gunnison extra 494 east with helper engine 495, to Salida, at Sargent trade engine 495 for engine 497, engine 495 becomes a Sargent helper engine
Conductor Rhodes
Engine 494 Cullinan
Engine 495 Runyon (to Sargent)
Engine 497 Runyon (from Sargent)
Engine 495 Fitzsimmons (Sargent helper, on Sargent)

Depart Gunnison 7:50 PM with 66 loads
Arrive Sargent 10:20 PM with 66 loads, 30 minutes double in, set out, 25 minutes condition and change engines, 20 minutes eat
Depart Sargent 11:35 PM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 1:00 AM, 1 hour 10 minutes helper engines off, pick up 17 loads, inspection
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 1:15 AM light for Sargent
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 1:30 AM light for Salida
Extra 494 east depart Marshall Pass 2:10 AM with 35 loads
Mears Jct 15 minutes set out and inspection
Arrive Salida 4:40 AM with 27 loads

GUNNISON

Crested Butte foggy, calm, 17” snow on ground

Crested Butte branch extra 498
Conductor C M Purciel
Engineer Braswell

Depart Gunnison 11:30 AM with 2 loads 45 empties, flanger
Arrive Crested Butte 1:35 PM with 2 loads 45 empties, flanger, 1 hour 40 minutes switching mines, 30 minutes inspection
Depart Crested Butte 3:45 PM with 48 loads
42 coal Salida
1 coal Buena Vista
5 coal no bills Gunnison
Arrive Gunnison 5:10 PM with 48 loads 1 empty, flanger

Gunnison switch engine 452 foreman Winters engineer Cowan

MONTROSE

Montrose cloudy, calm, 2 ½” new snow, 1” old snow

Ouray partly cloudy, calm

Ouray branch extra 315, Ouray turn
Conductor Gribben
Engineer Price

Depart Montrose 1:10 PM with 4 loads 9 empties
1 merchandise Rico
1 load Rico
1 merchandise Ridgway
1 coal Ouray
8 empty box
Arrive Ridgway 3:10 PM with 4 loads 9 empties, 10 minutes switching
Depart Ridgway 3:20 PM with 1 load 2 empties
Arrive Ouray 3:55 PM with 1 load 2 empties, 35 minutes switching
Depart Ouray 4:30 PM with 2 loads 3 empties
Ridgway activity not shown
Arrive Montrose 6:40 PM with 8 loads 3 empties

DURANGO

Farmington branch extra 478
Conductor Fry
Engineer Klhan

Depart Durango 1:30 AM with 7 empties
Carbon Jct 10 minutes switching, includes pick up 3 cars cattle
Aztec 10 minutes switching
Refinery 25 minutes switching
Arrive Farmington 5:15 AM with 8 loads 9 empties, 20 minutes eat, 10 minutes turn, 40 minutes switching and unload stock
Depart Farmington 6:30 AM with 3 loads 3 empties
2 gas Durango
1 gas Silverton
2 empty box
Arrive Durango 9:45 AM with 3 loads 5 empties

Durango switch engine 268 foreman Gabbe engineer Fitzer

Jimmy



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/13/2013 10:16PM by Jimmy Blouch.
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