Wednesday January 15 1941
ALAMOSA
Alamosa AM foggy, calm, PM partly cloudy
Cumbres:
8:15 AM cloudy, snowing light, light SW wind, 2” new snow
10:30 AM foggy, light SW wind
3:30 PM snowing light, light SW wind, 1” new snow
5:00 PM snowing hard, brisk SW wind
Chama:
1:30 AM snowing hard, 2” new snow
8:45 AM snowing light, calm, 3” new snow, 11” old snow
4:30 PM cloudy, calm
10:00 PM partly cloudy, calm
Durango partly cloudy, calm
2 Chama Cumbres turns
1st turn with engines 486 and 483
Conductor Curtis
Engine 486 Palmer
Engine 483 Caldwell
Depart Chama 11:35 PM (Jan 14) with 11 loads 2 empties
Arrive Cumbres 1:55 AM (Jan 15) with 11 loads 2 empties, set out, turn
Engine 486 depart Cumbres 2:10 AM with caboose for Chama
Engine 483 depart Cumbres 2:15 AM light for Chama
2nd turn with engines 485 and 482
Conductor Curtis
Engine 485 Palmer
Engine 482 Caldwell
Depart Chama 4:30 AM with 16 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 6:25 AM with 16 loads 1 empty, set out, turn
Engine 485 depart Cumbres 6:40 AM with caboose for Chama
Engine 482 depart Cumbres 6:45 AM light for Chama
No. 115 with engine 477
Conductor Dorian
Engineer Boyd (to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 6 cars
66
167
310
Chama
61
306
Arrive Antonito 8:05 AM, set out cars 61 and 306 for No. 425
Depart Antonito 8:15 AM with 4 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:26 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:28 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 5:08 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:11 PM
Arrive Antonito 7:20 PM, pick up 2 cars from No. 426
63
320
Depart Antonito 7:27 PM with 6 cars
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM with 6 cars
Durango extra east with engines 488 and 481
Conductor Fry
Engine 488 Klahn
Engine 481 Johnson
Depart Durango 11:59 AM with 30 loads 6 empties
3 empty flats
2 empty dumps
Caboose
La Boca 10 minutes water, 10 minutes meet No. 115
Arboles 20 minutes merchandise and switching
Pagosa Jct 20 minutes eat
Navajo 10 minutes water
Dulce 10 minutes switching
Lumberton 25 minutes merchandise and switching
Monero 30 minutes coal & water, 10 minutes switching
Arrive Chama 10:00 PM with 38 loads 5 empties
Alamosa extra 487 west, depart 10:40 PM, on post for Jan 16
Chama extra 485 east, depart 11:30 PM, on post for Jan 16
SANTA FE BRANCH
Train No. 425 with engine 473
Conductor Hines
Engineer Baskett
Depart Antonito 8:23 AM with 3 loads
1 gas Taos Jct
61
306
Taos Jct 10 minutes switching
Embudo 20 minutes mail and meet No. 426
Arrive Santa Fe 4:00 PM with 2 loads
Train No. 426 with engine 470
Conductor Willis
Engineer Arnell
Depart Santa Fe 10:00 AM with 3 loads
1 merchandise
63
320
Espanola 10 minutes switching
Arrive Antonito 5:15 PM with 5 loads 3 empties
SALIDA
Marshall Pass snowing light, light SW wind, all day
Sargent cloudy, calm, ¼” new snow, 10” old snow
Gunnison clear, calm, 8” old snow
Salida extra 496 west, light engine to Grays, helper for extra 490 west, at Marshall Pass take eastbound train to Salida
Engineer Frantz
Depart Salida 9:00 PM
Arrive Grays time not shown
Salida extra 490 west with helper engine 479, at Grays add helper engine 496
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 490 C Wilson
Engine 479 Cullinan
Engine 496 Frantz (on Grays)
Conductor Rhodes and crew deadhead Salida to Marshall Pass, on duty Marshall Pass for eastbound train
Depart Salida 9:05 PM (Jan 14) with 3 loads 1 empty
Grays 10:30 PM to 12:30 AM derailment west of Grays, derailed 2 cars, RG 5916 and RG 5985, 500 feet west of Grays, left them at Grays, RG 5986 has broken train line, these 2 cars had been picked up at Grays
Arrive Marshall Pass 1:10 AM (Jan 15) with 7 loads 29 empties, 20 minutes helper engines off, inspection
Engine 479 depart Marshall Pass 2:00 AM light for Salida
Conductor Rhodes and crew on duty, take charge of engine 496 for eastbound train
Extra 490 west depart Marshall Pass 1:40 AM with 7 loads 29 empties
Buxton 10 minutes pick up
Arrive Sargent 2:45 AM with 7 loads 66 (?) empties, 15 minutes merchandise and pick up
Depart Sargent 3:00 AM with 7 loads 68 empties
Doyle 15 minutes set out
Arrive Gunnison 4:45 AM with 7 loads 64 empties
At Marshall Pass extra 496 east
Conductor Rhodes
Engineer Frantz
Depart Marshall Pass 2:55 AM with 36 loads
Arrive Salida 5:30 AM with 36 loads
Salida extra 494 west with helper engine 496, to Gunnison
Conductor Plewes
Engine 494 Runyon
Engine 496 Rogers
Depart Salida 8:40 AM with 1 load 32 empties
1 gas Gunnison
32 empty coals
Grays 25 minutes test track
Arrive Marshall Pass 11:45 AM with 1 load 33 empties, 20 minutes helper engine off, inspection
Engine 496 depart Marshall Pass 11:59 AM light for Gunnison
Extra 494 west depart Marshall Pass 12:05 PM with 1 load 33 empties
Arrive Gunnison 2:50 PM with 1 load 33 empties
Gunnison extra 499 east with helper engine 490, to Salida, at Sargent trade engine 490 for engine 492, engine 490 becomes a Sargent helper engine
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 499 Hyatt
Engine 490 C Wilson (to Sargent)
Engine 492 C Wilson (from Sargent)
Depart Gunnison 1:55 PM with 65 loads 2 empties
Arrive Sargent 4:10 PM with 65 loads 2 empties, 1 hour 10 minutes double in and set out, coal & water, trade engines
Sargent hill turn with engines 490, 493 and 495
Conductor R Young
Engine 490 Veo
Engine 493 Crooks
Engine 495 Fitzsimmons
Depart Sargent 5:05 PM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 6:30 PM with 18 loads, 40 minutes set out, turn and blocked by extra 499 east
Extra 499 east with helper engine 492 depart Sargent 5:10 PM with 12 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 6:40 PM, 40 minutes helper engine off, pick up, air test
Engine 493 (from Sargent hill turn) depart Marshall Pass 7:00 PM light for Sargent
Engine 495 (from Sargent hill turn) depart Marshall Pass 7:05 PM light for Sargent
Engine 490 (from Sargent hill turn) depart Marshall Pass 7:10 PM with caboose for Sargent
Engine 492 (from extra 499 east) depart Marshall Pass 6:55 PM light for Salida
Extra 499 east depart Marshall Pass 7:30 PM with 30 loads
Arrive Salida 9:35 PM with 30 loads
2 more Sargent hill turns with engines 490, 493 and 495
Conductor R Young
Engine 490 Veo
Engine 493 Crooks
Engine 495 Fitzsimmons
2nd hill turn depart Sargent 8:50 PM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 10:15 PM with 18 loads, set out, turn
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 10:20 PM light for Sargent
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 10:25 PM light for Sargent
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 10:35 PM with caboose for Sargent
3rd hill turn depart Sargent 12:50 AM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 2:15 AM with 18 loads, set out, turn
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 2:30 AM light for Sargent
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 2:35 AM light for Sargent
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 2:45 AM with caboose for Sargent
Gunnison extra 494 east, depart 11:59 PM, on post for Jan 16
GUNNISON
Crested Butte partly cloudy, calm, 5” new snow, 17” old snow
Crested Butte branch extra 498
Conductor C M Purciel
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 11:10 AM with 1 load 48 empties, flanger
Slate Cut 20 minutes flanging
Arrive Crested Butte 1:25 PM with 1 load 48 empties, flanger, 2 hours 25 minutes mine work, 30 minutes inspection
Depart Crested Butte 4:20 PM with 58 loads, flanger
44 CF&I coal Salida
4 no bills coal Gunnison
5 company coal Gunnison
5 company coal Alamosa
Arrive Gunnison 5:55 PM with 58 loads, flanger
Gunnison switch engine 456 foreman Winters engineer Cowan
MONTROSE
Montrose cloudy, calm, 3 ½” new snow, 2” old snow
Ouray branch extra 315, Ouray turn
Conductor Gribben
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 10:00 AM with 10 loads 1 empty
6 coal Telluride
1 merchandise Telluride
1 merchandise Ouray
2 coal Ouray
Ridgway 50 minutes switching and eat
Arrive Ouray 2:00 PM with 3 loads 1 empty, 50 minutes switching
Depart Ouray 2:50 PM with 2 loads 1 empty
Ridgway times not shown
Colona 20 minutes hot box RG 3579, ore Leadville
Arrive Montrose 5:25 PM with 8 loads 1 empty
DURANGO
Silverton branch and Farmington branch no train
Durango switch engine 268 foreman Gabbe engineer Fitzer
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