Saturday January 18 1941
ALAMOSA
Alamosa, Cumbres, Chama and Durango clear, calm
Chama extra 481 east with helper engines 486 and 488
Conductor Connolly
Engine 481 Marsh
Engine 486 Caldwell
Engine 488 Tozer
Depart Chama 11:35 PM (Jan 17) with 20 loads 2 empties
Arrive Cumbres 1:45 AM (Jan 18) with 20 loads 2 empties, 30 minutes helper engines off, pick up
Engine 486 depart Cumbres 1:55 AM light for Alamosa
Engine 488 depart Cumbres 2:05 AM light for Alamosa
Extra 481 east depart Cumbres 2:15 AM with 52 loads 5 empties
Big Horn 25 minutes air trouble, partly frozen
Arrive Antonito 5:30 AM with 52 loads 5 empties, 15 minutes switching
Depart Antonito 5:45 AM with 50 loads 7 empties
La Jara 25 minutes switching, 40 minutes meet No. 115
Arrive Alamosa 8:35 AM with 52 loads 7 empties
No. 115 with engine 475
Conductor Dorian
Engineer Ray (to Chama)
Swing brakeman Ottoway
Extra cars for Civilian Conservation Corp
Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 9 cars
119
164
325
Durango
321 CCC
287 CCC
128 CCC
62
284
Arrive Antonito 8:00 AM, set out cars 62 and 284 for No. 425
Depart Antonito 8:10 AM with 7 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:19 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:22 AM
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM
Depart Chama 11:15 AM (engineer Peterson)
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM with 7 cars
No. 116 with engine 477
Conductor Hurley
Engineer Densmore (to Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 4 cars
66
111
310
Chama
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:05 PM (engineer Ray)
Arrive Cumbres 4:58 nPM
Depart Cumbres 5:02 PM
Arrive Antonito 7:15 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, Lumberton turn
Conductor Fry
Engineer Johnson
Depart Chama 1:15 PM with 4 loads 5 empties
1 water
3 cinders
4 empty dumps
Biggs Spur 2 hours unload 1 car cinders, 10 minutes switching (No. 116 by here)
Monero 30 minutes thaw out water car, 30 minutes switching
Arrive Lumberton 5:45 PM, 10 minutes fill cistern, 10 minutes turn, 10 minutes switching
Depart Lumberton 6:15 PM
Monero 15 minutes switching and water
Arrive Chama 8:15 PM with 14 loads 2 empties
Alamosa extra 481 west, depart 11:05 PM, on post for Jan 19
SANTA FE BRANCH
Train No. 425 with engine 470
Conductor Willis
Engineer Arnell
Depart Antonito 8:20 AM with 2 loads
62
284
Arrive Santa Fe 4:00 PM with 2 loads
Train No. 426 with engine 473
Conductor Hines
Engineer Baskett
Depart Santa Fe 10:05 AM with 3 loads 2 empties
2 empty refrigerators
1 gas Espanola
61
306
Espanola 10 minutes switching
Espanola to Chamita 10 minutes rough track
Taos Jct 5 minutes switching
No Agua 5 minutes switching
Arrive Antonito 5:15 PM with 3 loads 6 empties
Memorandum reads: “(TA-6) 6:55 PM operator Antonito advises hostler backed engine 473 into train of No. 426 in Antonito yard, several injured passengers, called Dr. Bryant at Antonito 7:00 PM to care for injured, some damage to equipment of No. 426.”
SALIDA
Marshall Pass 6:00 AM cloudy, brisk W wind
Sargent clear, calm
Gunnison clear, calm
Salida extra 499 west, to Gunnison, Civilian Conservation Corp special
Conductor Trevarthen
Engineer C Wilson
Depart Salida 6:30 AM with 6 cars
165
272
326
Gunnison
290
Caboose 0584
Arrive Marshall Pass 8:06 AM
Depart Marshall Pass 8:07 AM
Arrive Gunnison 10:10 AM with 6 cars
No other information shown
Salida extra 496 west with helper engines 472 and 497, Valley line
Conductor Straitiff
Engine 496 Dailey
Engine 472 Truscott
Engine 497 Rogers
Depart Salida 8:55 AM with 9 empties
Made 3 trips Mears Jct to Poncha Pass
Arrive Poncha Pass last time not shown
Engine 497 depart Poncha Pass time not shown light for Salida
Engine 472 depart Poncha Pass time not shown light for Alamosa for shops
Extra 496 west depart Poncha Pass time not shown
Villa Grove 20 minutes coal & water
Moffat 20 minutes pick up
Hooper 35 minutes switching
Mosca 20 minutes set out
Arrive Alamosa 7:10 PM with 42 loads 9 empties
2 Sargent hill turns with engines 490, 493 and 495
Conductor R D Young
Engine 490 W L Wilson
Engine 493 Crooks
Engine 495 Fitzsimmons
1st turn depart Sargent 11:40 Am with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 1:10 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 490 depart Marshall Pass 1:30 PM with caboose for Sargent
2nd turn depart Sargent 3:05 PM with 17 loads 2 empties
Arrive Marshall Pass 4:35 PM with 17 loads 2 empties, set out, turn
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 4:40 PM light for Sargent
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 4:45 PM light for Sargent
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 4:55 PM with caboose for Sargent
Gunnison extra 499 east, to Salida, at Sargent add Sargent helper engines 490 and 493
Conductor Straitiff
Engine 499 C Wilson
Engine 490 W L Wilson (on Sargent)
Engine 493 Crooks (on Sargent)
Depart Gunnison 7:00 PM with 15 loads 5 empties
Doyle 10 minutes pick up and switching
Arrive Sargent 8:30 PM with 20 loads 5 empties, 45 minutes switching, add Sargent helper engines
Depart Sargent 9:15 PM with 15 loads 5 (?) empties
Arrive Marshall Pass 10:35 PM with 15 loads 5 empties, 1 hour 10 minutes helper engines off, pick up and inspection
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 11:25 PM light for Sargent
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 11:30 PM light for Sargent
Extra 499 east depart Marshall Pass 11:45 PM with 35 loads 7 empties
Arrive Salida 1:50 AM with 35 loads 7 empties
GUNNISON
Crested Butte branch no train, mines idle
Gunnison switch engine 452 foreman Winters engineer Cowan
Gunnison extra 361 west with helper engine 223, to Montrose
Conductor C M Purciel
Engine 361 H Gates
Engine 223 T Doyle
Depart Gunnison 9:30 AM with 4 loads 2 empties, flanger
1 coal Ridgway
1 coal Ouray
2 props Bowie
Arrive Cimarron 11:45 AM, 15 minutes set out, 4 trips Cimarron to Cerro Summit
Depart Cimarron 12:00 PM
Arrive Cerro Summit 12:25 PM, 20 minutes turn and flanging
Depart Cerro Summit 12:45 PM
Arrive Cimarron 1:15 PM, 15 minutes pick up, add helper engine 461 for next 3 trips to Cerro Summit
MONTROSE – GUNNISON
Montrose extra 461 east, light engine to Cimarron helper for extra 361 west
Engineer Braswell
Depart Montrose 11:15 AM
Arrive Cimarron 1:20 PM
Extra 361 west with helpers 223 and 461 depart Cimarron 1:30 PM on 1st of 3 trips with engine 461
Depart Cimarron 5:45 PM on last trip
Arrive Cerro Summit 6:30 PM, 40 minutes helper engines off, pick up and inspection
Engine 223 depart Cerro Summit 6:40 PM light for Gunnison
Engine 461 depart Cerro Summit time not shown light for Montrose, behind extra 361 west
Extra 361 west depart Cerro Summit 7:10 PM
Arrive Montrose 8:15 PM with 27 loads 11 empties
Montrose engine 315 used to switch Montrose yard foreman Gribben engineer Price
DURANGO
Silverton clear, calm, 15” old snow
Silverton branch Train No. 461 and Train No. 462 with engine 459
Conductor Knight
Engineer Klahn
Depart Durango 9:15 AM with 2 loads 6 empties
1 merchandise Silverton
5 empty box Silverton
Combine 210
Caboose
Arrive Silverton 12:40 PM with 2 loads 6 empties, 20 minutes eat, 50 minutes switching
Depart Silverton 1:50 PM with 5 loads 5 empties
2 ore Amarillo
2 ore Eilers
3 empty gons
Arrive Durango 5:00 PM with 5 loads 5empties
Durango switch engine 268 foreman Gabbe engineer Fitzer, worked overtime switching San Juan equipment and CCC to RGS
Jimmy
