Tuesday January 14 1941
ALAMOSA
Alamosa partly cloudy, calm
Cumbres:
8:20 AM clear, calm
1:25 PM cloudy, light SW wind
1:50 PM snowing lightly
3:50 PM cloudy, light SW wind
Chama cloudy, calm all day
Durango partly cloudy, calm, 5:10 PM snowing light
Alamosa extra 485 west
Conductor Curtis
Engineer Caldwell
Depart Alamosa 11:00 PM (Jan 13) with 12 loads 21 empties
La Jara 20 minutes set out 1 narrow gauge coal, spot
Romeo 25 minutes set out 1 narrow gauge coal, switching
Arrive Antonito 1:05 AM (Jan 14) with 10 loads 23 empties, 1 hour 40 minutes coal & water, switching
Depart Antonito 2:45 AM with 6 loads 32 empties
Lava tank 5 minutes water
Sublette 25 minutes water and eat
Arrive Cumbres 8:00 AM with 6 loads 32 empties, 20 minutes air test
Depart Cumbres 8:25 AM with 6 loads 32 empties
Arrive Chama 9:35 AM with 6 loads 32 empties
No. 115 with engine 475
Conductor Hurley
Engineer Ray (to Chama)
C B Carpenter ride to Antonito for No. 425
Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 6 cars
119
164
325
Durango
63
320
Arrive Antonito 8:00 AM, set cars 63 and 320 for No. 425
Depart Antonito 8:10 AM with 4 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:20 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:23 AM
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM
Depart Chama 11:15 (engineer House)
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM
No. 116 with engine 477
Conductor Edmisten
Engineer Densmore (to Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 4 cars
66
167
310
Chama
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:05 PM (engineer Ray)
Arrive Cumbres 5:00 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:04 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 481 west
Conductor Knight
Engineer Katschthaler
Depart Chama 11:25 AM with 3 loads 29 empties
12 empty dumps
2 empty gons
14 empty box
Caboose
Monero 55 minutes switching
Lumberton 15 minutes switching
Dulce 35 minutes merchandise and meet No. 116
Pagosa Jct 20 minutes eat
Ignacio 5 minutes switching
Arrive Durango 8:15 PM with 5 loads 16 empties
2 Chama Cumbres turns, 1st turn depart 11:35 PM, on post for Jan 15
Alamosa Antonito turn with standard gauge engine 1022
Conductor M V Wilson
Engineer Marsh
SANTA FE BRANCH
Train No. 425 with engine 470
Conductor Willis
Engineer Arnell
C B Carpenter ride train to Santa Fe
Depart Antonito 8:27 AM with 5 loads
2 autos Espanola
1 merchandise Espanola
63
320
Espanola 10 minutes switching
Arrive Santa Fe 4:05 PM with 2 loads
Train No. 426 with engine 473
Conductor Hines
Engineer Baskett
Depart Santa Fe 10:00 AM with 2 loads
61
306
Embudo 5 minutes switching
Taos Jct 5 minutes switching
Arrive Antonito 5:15 PM with 3 loads 2 empties
SALIDA
Marshall Pass cloudy, calm, 9:00 PM light snow falling
Sargent cloudy, calm
Gunnison cloudy, calm
Salida extra 499 west with helper engines 496 and 479, to Gunnison
Conductor Plewes
Engine 499 Hyatt
Engine 496 Bovee
Engine 479 Dailey
Depart Salida 3:15 AM with 4 loads 37 empties
Poncha Jct 30 minutes meet extra 494 east, of Jan 13
Grays 6:00 AM to 6:50 AM re-rail same car (same car derailed 3 different times)
Notation reads; “(TA 5) Plewes on phone Grays 9:25 AM, at 7:30 AM derailed RG 5901 ½ mile west of Mile Post 235, rear wheels of, broke train line on RG 5901, turn over 3 cars not clear of track and 4 cars off and down fill clear of track, 5 empty coals and 35 dumps, need tool cars, take about 6 hours to re-rail, was off 3 times before this last derailment.”
8:00 AM to 8:30 AM re-rail RG 5939
Mile Post 235 8:50 AM to 11:30 AM re-rail 5901 and set out cars so to release engines.
Engine 499 depart derailment site time not shown light for Gunnison
Arrive Marshall Pass 10:40 AM
Depart Marshall Pass 11:01 AM
Arrive Gunnison 2:20 PM
After setting out balance of train Grays:
Engine 496 depart Grays time not shown light for Salida
Arrive Salida 12:40PM
Extra 479 east depart Grays time not shown with caboose
Arrive Salida 12:45 PM with caboose
Salida extra 494 west, tool cars
Conductor Staitiff
Engineer Truscott
Depart
Salida 10:55 AM with tool cars
Mears Jct 15 minutes meet extra east (engine 496 and extra 479)
Mile Post 235 ½ 12:25 PM to 6:05 PM wrecking service, main line clear 6:05 PM, 6:20 PM to 6:50 PM switching out bad order cars (at Grays)
Extra 494 east depart Grays time not shown (probably 6:50 PM)
Arrive Salida 8:35 PM with tool cars and 3 bad order empties
2 Sargent hill turns with engines 492, 493 and 495
Conductor R Young
Engine 492 Veo
Engine 493 Crooks
Engine 495 Fitzsimmons
1st turn depart Sargent 11:55 AM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 1:15 PM with 18 loads, set out, turn
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 1:20 PM light for Sargent
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 1:25 PM light for Sargent
Engine 492 depart Marshall Pass 1:35 PM with caboose for Sargent
2nd turn depart Sargent 3:20 PM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 4:40 PM with 18 loads, set out, turn
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 4:50 PM light for Sargent
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 4:55 PM light for Sargent
Engine 492 depart Marshall Pass 5:00 PM with caboose for Sargent
Salida extra 490 west, depart 9:05 PM, on post for Jan 15
GUNNISON
Crested Butte snowing light, calm, 17” old snow
Crested Butte branch extra 498
Conductor C M Purciel
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 11:10 AM with 48 empties
Arrive Crested Butte 1:05 PM with 48 empties, 2 hours mine work, 30 minutes inspection
Depart Crested Butte 3:35 PM with 51 loads 1 empty
5 company coal Gunnison
3 company coal Alamosa
39 coal Salida
4 coal no bills Gunnison
Arrive Gunnison 5:05 PM with 51 loads 1 empty
Baldwin branch extra 223-278
Conductor Anderson
Engine 223 Spangler
Engine 278 H Gates
Depart Gunnison 11:20 AM with 23 empties
La Plante 10 minutes unload B&B tools
Arrive Baldwin 1:30 PM with 23 empties, 2 hours 40 minutes switching
Depart Baldwin 4:10 PM with 18 loads 1 empty
La Plante 10 minutes load B&B outfit tools
Arrive Gunnison 5:45 PM with 18 loads 1 empty
Gunnison switch engine 452 foreman Winters engineer Cowan
MONTROSE
Engine 461 used to switch Montrose yard foreman Gribben engineer Price
DURANG
Silverton cloudy, calm, 3:30 PM snowing light, brisk SW wind
Silverton branch Train No. 461 and Train No. 462 with engine 459
Conductor Fry
Engineer Klahn (edit 1-14-13)
Depart Durango 8:15 AM with 8 loads 5 empties
1 merchandise Silverton
3 coal Silverton
1 gas Silverton
2 explosives
4 empty box
Combine 210
Caboose
Hermosa to Silverton 40 minutes lost on running time account heavy pulling train
Arrive Silverton 1:20 PM with 8 loads 5 empties, 20 minutes eat, 10 minutes turn engine, 50 minutes switching
Depart Silverton 2:40 PM with 6 loads 1 empty
5 ore Eilers
Arrive Durango 6:30 PM with 6 loads 1 empty
Durango switch engine 268 foreman Gabbe engineer Fitzer
Jimmy
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/14/2013 09:17PM by Jimmy Blouch.
