Monday January 20 1941
ALAMOSA
Alamosa AM clear, calm, PM partly cloudy, calm
Cumbres:
8:10 AM clear, calm
From 1:10 PM to 4:00 PM cloudy, light SW wind
5:00 PM clear, calm
Chama:
1:00 AM and 5:00 AM clear, calm
9:10 AM partly cloudy, calm, later in evening snowing hard
Durango AM partly cloudy, 5:00 PM snowing light
2 Chama Cumbres turns
1st turn with engines 480 and 483
Conductor Curtis
Engine 480 Palmer
Engine 483 Caldwell
Depart Chama 1:20 AM with 10 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 2:50 AM with 10 loads 1 empty, set out, turn
Engine 480 depart Cumbres 3:05 AM with caboose for Chama
Engine 483 depart Cumbres 3:10 AM light for Chama
2nd turn with engines 481 and 482
Conductor Curtis
Engine 481 Palmer
Engine 482 Caldwell
Depart Chama 4:55 AM with 10 loads 8 empties
Arrive Cumbres 6:30 AM with 10 loads 8 empties
Engine 482 depart Cumbres 6:40 AM light for Chama
Engine 481 depart Cumbres 6:45 PM with caboose for Chama
No. 115 with engine 475
Conductor Hurley
Engineer Ray (to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 6 cars
119
164
325
Durango
63
320
Arrive Antonito 8:00 AM, set out 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 AM (engineer Klahn)
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM with 4 cars
No. 116 with engine 477
Conductor Edmisten
Engineer Densmore (to Chama)
Swing brakeman Clarke
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 7 cars
66
111
155 (deadhead)
310
285 (deadhead)
311 (deadhead)
Chama
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:05 PM (engineer Ray)
Arrive Cumbres 5:10 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:15 PM
Arrive Antonito 7:20 PM, pick up 2 cars from No. 426
62
284
Depart Antonito 7:25 PM with 9 cars
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM with 9 cars
Durango extra east with engine 487 and 485
Conductor Fry
Engine 487 Johnson
Engine 485 Connor
Depart Durango 2:45 PM with 29 loads 5 empties
Falfa 10 minutes meet No. 115
Ignacio 15 minutes switching
Arboles 25 minutes merchandise, switching, water
Pagosa Jct 20 minutes eat
Lumberton 20 minutes switching
Arrive Chama 11:59 PM with 29 loads 2 empties
Alamosa extra 488 west, depart 11:10 PM, on post for Jan 21
SANTA FE BRANCH
Train No. 425 with engine 473
Conductor Hines
Engineer Baskett
Depart Antonito 8:30 AM with 7 loads
1 coal Taos Jct
2 coal Espanola
1 cement Espanola
1 merchandise Santa Fe
63
320
Taos Jct 5 minutes switching
Embudo 20 minutes mail and express
Espanola 15 minutes mail and express, 15 minutes switching
Arrive Santa Fe 4:00 PM with 2 loads 1 empty
Train No. 426 with engine 470
Conductor Willis
Engineer Arnell
Depart Santa Fe 10:00 AM with 3 loads
1 merchandise
62
284
Espanola 10 minutes switching
No Agua 10 minutes switching
Arrive Antonito 5:15 PM with 3 loads 2 empties
SALIDA
Marshall Pass partly cloudy, calm
Sargent partly cloudy, calm
Gunnison clear, calm, 4 below, 8” old snow
Salida extra 494 west with helper engine 492, to Gunnison
Conductor Carlin
Engine 494 Frantz
Engine 492 Runyon
Depart Salida 12:50 AM with 4 loads 30 empties
Includes 2 cars cattle reloaded Salida for Gunnison
Arrive Marshall Pass 3:30 AM with 4 loads 29 empties, 15 minutes helper engine off, inspection
Engine 492 depart Marshall Pass 3:35 AM light for Gunnison
Extra 494 west depart Marshall Pass 3:45 AM with 4 loads 29 empties
Chester 10 minutes pick up
Buxton 10 minutes pick up
Arrive Sargent 5:30 AM with 4 loads 82 empties, 10 minutes pick up
Depart Sargent 5:40 AM with 4 loads 84 empties
Arrive Gunnison 7:15 AM with 4 loads 84 empties
Sargent hill turn with engines 495, 490 and 493
Conductor R Young
Engine 495 Fitzsimmons
Engine 490 W L Wilson
Engine 493 Crooks
Depart Sargent 6:40 PM with 19 loads
Mile Post 247 1 hour 55 minutes re-railing RG 5697 and 5698, ties for Salida
Mile Post 241 2 hours 20 minutes re-railing same cars and engines running for water, took part of train into Marshall Pass 10:15 PM, got car man and jacks to re-rail, conductor Young flagging extra 494 east to Mile Post 241 ¾, 1 engine left at derailment while going to Marshall Pass
Arrive Marshall Pass 1:25 AM, set out turn
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 1:35 AM light for Sargent
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 1:45 AM light for Sargent
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 1:50 AM with caboose for Sargent
Not enough time to make 2nd hill turn
Gunnison extra 494 east with helper engine 492, to Salida, plan was to trade engine 492 for 493 but account derailment, no trade (all engines up on hill)
Conductor Carlin
Engine 494 Frantz
Engine 492 Runyon
Depart Gunnison 7:30 PM with 44 loads, caboose
Parlin 10 minutes set out RG 1784, company scrap
Arrive Sargent 9:30 PM with 43 loads, 20 minutes set out 32 loads, 20 minutes coal & water, 40 minutes for orders
Depart Sargent 10:50 PM with 11 loads
East of Mile Post 242 1 hour blocked by extra 493 off track
Arrive Marshall Pass 1:35 AM with 11 loads, helper engine off, 30 minutes pick up 28 loads, 45 minutes inspection
Engine 492 depart Marshall Pass 2:15 AM light for Salida
Extra 494 east depart Marshall Pass 2:50 AM with 39 laods
Arrive Salida 5:20 AM with 39 loads
Salida extra 497 west, depart 11:55 PM, on post for Jan 21
GUNNISON
Crested Butte cloudy, calm, 18” old snow
Crested Butte branch extra 498 with helper engine 492
Conductor C M Purciel
Engine 498 Braswell
Engine 492 H Gates
Depart Gunnison 11:35 AM with 90 empties
Arrive Crested Butte 1:40 PM with 90 empties, 2 hours 20 minutes mine work, 30 minutes inspection
Engine 492 depart Crested Butte 2:25 PM light for Gunnison
Extra 498 east depart Crested Butte 4:25 PM with 52 loads
Arrive Gunnison 6:00 PM with 52 loads
Gunnison switch engine 452 foreman Winters engineer Cowan
MONTROSE
Ouray branch extra 315, Ouray turn
Conductor Gribben
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 2:10 PM with 6 loads 6 empties
1 merchandise Ouray
1 coal Ouray
2 coal Ridgway
1 gas Dolores
1 explosives Telluride
5 empty box
Arrive Ridgway 4:15 PM with 6 loads 6 empties, 15 minutes switching
Depart Ridgway 4:30 PM with 2 loads 1 empty
Arrive Ouray 5:05 PM with 2 loads 1 empty, 50 minutes switching
Depart Ridgway 5:55 PM with 1 load 2 empties
Arrive Montrose 8:10 PM with 5 loads 5 empties
DURANGO
Farmington branch extra 478
Conductor Knight
Engineer Brice
Depart Durango 3:00 AM with 2 loads 3 empties
Carbon Jct 10 minutes switching
Posta 10 minutes switching
Cedar Hill 10 minutes switching
Aztec 5 minutes switching
Refinery 30 minutes switching
Arrive Farmington 7:05 AM with 1 load 4 empties, 20 minutes eat, 25 minutes switching
Depart Farmington 7:50 AM with 4 loads 5 empties
1 gas Ignacio
1 gas Lumberton
1 gas Durango
1 gas Dolores
4 empty box
Cedar Hill 5 minutes switching
Delayed from 9:55 AM to 11:50 AM load dragline at Mile Post 455 and move dragline outfits Posta to Bondad
Arrive Durango 12:55 PM with 4 loads 5 empties
Durango switch engine 268 foreman Gabbe engineer Fitzer
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