Thursday January 16 1941
ALAMOSA
Alamosa partly cloudy, calm
Cumbres:
8:15 AM clear, calm, 8 below
3:15 PM snowing hard, trace new snow
5:00 PM snowing light, calm, 1” new snow
Chama cloudy, calm
Durango clear, calm
Alamosa extra 487 west with helper engine 480
Conductor Connolly
Engine 487 Marsh
Engine 480 Tozer
Depart Alamosa 10:40 PM (Jan 15) with 14 loads 44 empties
La Jara 15 minutes set out
Arrive Antonito 12:40 AM (Jan 16) with 13 loads 44 empties, 45 minutes switching
Depart Antonito 1:25 AM with 11 loads 43 empties
Big Horn 35 minutes meet and saw by extra 485 east
Arrive Cumbres 6:50 AM with 11 loads 43 empties, 25 minutes helper engine off, inspection
Engine 480 depart Cumbres 7:10 AM light for Chama
Extra 487 west depart Cumbres 7:20 AM with 11 loads 43 empties
Arrive Chama 8:309 AM with 11 loads 43 empties
Chama extra 485 east with helper engine 483
Conductor Curtis
Engine 485 Palmer
Engine 483 Caldwell
Depart Chama 11:30 PM (Jan 15) with 14 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 1:20 AM (Jan 16) with 14 loads 1 empty, 20 minutes helper engine off, pick up 28 cars
Engine 483 depart Cumbres 1:40 AM light for Chama
Extra 485 east depart Cumbres 1:40 AM with 41 loads 2 empties
Big Horn 10 minutes meet extra 480-487 west
Arrive Antonito 4:45 AM with 41 loads 2 empties, 20 minutes set out 1 company coal and pick up
Depart Antonito 5:05 AM with 43 loads 7 empties
La Jara 10 minutes set out 1 load
Arrive Alamosa 6:35 AM with 42 loads 7 empties
No. 115 with engine 475
Conductor Edmisten
Engineer Ray (to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 6 cars
119
164
325
Durango
62
320
Arrive Antonito 8:00 AM, set out cars 62 and 320 for No. 425
Depart Antonito 8:10 AM with 4 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:18 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:23 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 Dorian
Engineer Densmore (to Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 4 cars
66
167
310
Chama
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:10 PM (engineer Ray)
Cumbres times not shown
Arrive Antonito 7:17 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 480 west, light engine to Durango
Engineer Klahn
Depart Chama 10:10 AM
Meet with No. 116 not shown, west of Pagosa Jct
Arrive Durango 3:30 PM
Chama extra 487 west
Conductor Fry
Engineer Johnson
Depart Chama 11:00 AM with 10 loads 25 empties
10 empty dumps
14 empty box
Caboose
Biggs Spur 20 minutes let No. 115 by
Monero 50 minutes switching
Lumberton 25 minutes switching
Dulce 10 minutes merchandise, 20 minutes meet No. 116
Pagosa Jct 20 minutes eat
Arrive Durango 8:50 PM with 9 loads 25 empties
2 Chama Cumbres turns
1st turn with engines 486, 482 and 483
Conductor Connolly
Engine 486 Caldwell
Engine 482 Tozer
Engine 483 Marsh
Depart Chama 10:20 PM with 15 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 11:55 PM with 15 loads 1 empty, set out, turn
Engine 486 depart Cumbres 12:05 AM with caboose for Chama
Engine 482 depart Cumbres 12:10 AM light for Chama
Engine 483 depart Cumbres 12:15 AM light for Chama
2nd turn with engines 481, 488 and 483
Conductor Connolly
Engine 481 Caldwell
Engine 488 Tozer
Engine 483 Marsh
Depart Chama 2:40 AM (Jan 17) with 17 loads 4 empties
Arrive Cumbres 4:25 AM with 17 loads 4 empties, set out, turn
Engine 481 depart Cumbres 4:40 AM with caboose for Chama
Engine 488 depart Cumbres 4:45 AM light for Chama
Engine 483 depart Cumbres 4:50 AM light for Chama
SANTA FE BRANCH
Train No. 425 with engine 470
Conductor Willis
Engineer Arnell
Depart Antonito 8:33 AM with 5 loads
1 company coal Santa Fe
1 coal Santa Fe
1 merchandise Santa Fe
63
320
Espanola 10 minutes switching
Arrive Santa Fe 4:00 PM with 4 loads
Train No. 426 with engine 473
Conductor Hines
Engineer Baskett
Depart Santa Fe 10:00 AM with 3 loads
1 gas Espanola
61
306
Espanola 8 minutes switching
Arrive Antonito 5:15 PM with 3 loads
SALIDA
Marshall Pass cloudy, light SW wind, 9:00 PM snowing light, light SW wind 1” new snow
Sargent cloudy, calm
Gunnison cloudy, calm
Gunnison extra 494 east with helper engine 496, to Salida, at Sargent add Sargent helper engine 490
Conductor Plewes
Engine 494 Runyon
Engine 496 Rogers
Engine 490 W L Wilson (on Sargent)
Depart Gunnison 11:59 PM (Jan 15) with 66 loads
59 CF&I coal Salida
1 coal Buena Vista
1 coal Monte Vista
1 coal Center
1 coal Alamosa
1 coal La Jara
1 coal Leadville
1 coal Denver
Parlin 15 minutes water
Arrive Sargent 2:50 AM (Jan 16) with 66 loads, 1 hour 35 minutes double in and set out, coal & water and get helper
Depart Sargent 4:25 AM with 18 loads
Chester 5 minutes meet extra 497 – 499 west
Arrive Marshall Pass 6:20 AM with 18 loads, 1 hour 30 minutes helper engines off, pick up and inspection
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 6:25 AM light for Sargent
Engine 496 depart Marshall Pass 6:50 AM light for Salida
Extra 494 east depart Marshall Pass 7:50 AM with 39 loads
Mears Jct 15 minutes set out and inspection
Arrive Salida 10:15 AM with 35 loads
Salida extra 497 west with helper engines 499 and 479
Conductor Straitiff
Engine 497 Dailey
Engine 499 Truscott
Engine 479 Frantz
Depart Salida 1:15 AM with 48 empties
Arrive Marshall Pass 3:45 AM with 48 empties, 35 minutes inspection and orders
Engine 479 depart Marshall Pass 4:25 AM light for Salida
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass 4:15 AM light for Gunnison
Extra 497 west depart Marshall Pass 4:20 AM with 48 empties
Sargent 25 minutes water and eat
Arrive Gunnison 7:40 AM with 48 empties
2 Sargent hill turns with engines 493, 495 and 490
Conductor R D Young
Engine 493 Crooks
Engine 495 Fitzsimmons
Engine 490 W L Wilson
1st turn depart Sargent 6:10 PM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 7:40 PM with 18 loads, set out, turn
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 7:50 PM light for Sargent
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 7:55 PM light for Sargent
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 8:05 PM with caboose for Sargent
2nd turn depart Sargent 10:15 PM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 11:40 PM with 18 loads, set out, turn
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 11:50 PM light for Sargent
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 12:05 AM light for Sargent
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 12:20 AM with caboose for Sargent
Gunnison extra 497 east, depart 10:20 PM, on post for Jan 17
Salida extra 492 west, depart 11:15 PM, on post for Jan 17
GUNNISON
Crested Butte cloudy, calm
Crested Butte branch extra 498
Conductor Anderson
Engineer Osgerby
Depart Gunnison 11:20 AM with 48 empties
Arrive Crested Butte 1:05 PM with 48 empties, 2 hours 15 minutes mine work, 30 minutes inspection
Depart Crested Butte 3:50 PM with 56 loads, caboose
Almont 15 minutes hot box RG 1906
Arrive Gunnison 6:00 PM with 56 loads
Gunnison switch engine 452 foreman Winters engineer Cowan
Engine 360 out of service
Gunnison extra 361 west with helper engine 223
Conductor C M Purciel
Engine 361 Braswell
Engine 223 H Gates
Depart Gunnison 11:15 AM with 26 loads 10 empties
Sapinero 10 minutes set out
Arrive Cimarron 2:10 PM, 30 minutes set out
From 2:40 PM to 5:00 PM going to Mile Post 332 ½ buck snow
Arrive Cimarron 5:20 PM, 40 minutes set out and eat
Notation reads: “5:35 PM at Cimarron, tried get up with 130 tons loads, stuck in snow, backed to Cimarron, will try go to Cerro with engine and get flanger from Gribben.”
Depart Cimarron 6:10 PM with caboose
Arrive Cerro Summit 6:45 PM
Notation continues: “7:00 PM at Cerro – Gribben left flanger at Cedar Creek, took east stuff from Gribben and went to Gunnison.”
Depart Cerro Summit 7:00 PM eastbound
Arrive Gunnison 10:10 PM with 2 loads 7 empties
MONTROSE
Montrose 9:10 AM snowing hard, trace new snow, 4” old snow
Montrose extra 461 east, Cerro Summit turn
Conductor Gribben
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 1:30 PM with 16 empties, flanger
Not shown, but did set out at Cedar Creek
Arrive Cerro Summit 3:50 PM, consist not shown, had at least flanger, 25 minutes flanging
Depart Cerro Summit 4:15 PM
Arrive Cedar Creek 4:45 PM, 25 minutes switching and turning
Depart Cedar Creek 5:10 PM, left flanger at Cedar Creek
Arrive Cerro Summit 6:00 PM, 15 minutes switching, 35 minutes wait for extra 361 west
Left at Cerro Summit for extra 361 east:
6 empty dumps
1 company wheels
1 gas
1 coach
Depart Cerro Summit 6:50 PM
Arrive Montrose 8:05 PM with 3 empties
DURANGO
Silverton branch and Farmington branch no train
Durango switch engine 268 foreman Gabbe engineer Fitzer
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