Tuesday January 21 1941
ALAMOSA
Alamosa AM snowing light, calm PM partly cloudy, calm
Cumbres:
8:10 AM snowing light, light SW wind, drifting, 5” new snow
10:35 AM snowing light, strong SW wind
2:45 PM partly cloudy, light SW wind, not drifting
4:55 PM foggy, strong SW wind, drifting some
Chama:
1:40 AM snowing light, calm, 3” new snow
4:00 AM snowing hard, calm, 4” new snow
8:40 AM cloudy, calm, 6” new snow, 12” old snow
Durango:
8:40 AM calm, calm, 1” new snow
5:00 PM cloudy, calm
Alamosa extra 488 west with helper engine 486
Conductor Connolly
Engine 488 Marsh
Engine 486 Tozer
Depart Alamosa 11:10 PM (Jan 20) with 12 loads 33 empties
La Jara 15 minutes switching
Arrive Antonito 12:50 AM (Jan 21) with 11 loads 33 empties, 35 minutes switching
Depart Antonito 1:25 AM with 8 loads 31 empties
Arrive Cumbres 5:00 AM with 8 loads 31 empties, helper engine off, 40 minutes meet and saw by extra 481 east account snow condition, 25 minutes inspection
Engine 486 depart Cumbres 5:40 AM light for Chama
Extra 488 west depart Cumbres 6:05 AM with 8 loads 33 empties
Arrive Chama 7:15 AM with 8 loads 33 empties
Chama extra 481 east with helper engine 482
Conductor Curtis
Engine 481 Caldwell
Engine 482 Palmer
Depart Chama 1:40 AM with 17 loads 1 empty
Mile Post 331 ½ (Windy Point) 1 hour 5 minutes buck snow and double train to Cumbres
Arrive Cumbres 4:35 AM with 17 loads 1 empty, 25 minutes helper engine off, get train together, 1 hour 5 minutes set 2 flats on extra 488 west, pick up, and clean snow out of switches
Engine 482 depart Cumbres 5:45 AM light for Alamosa
Extra 481 east depart Cumbres 5:45 AM with 37 loads 6 empties
Lava 30 minutes meet No. 115
Arrive Antonito 9:10 AM with 37 loads 6 empties, 25 minutes eat, 35 minutes switching, pick up 12 cars, 30 minutes put up coal
Depart Antonito 10:40 AM with 38 loads 17 empties
La Jara 30 minutes switching
Arrive Alamosa 12:25 PM with 38 loads 18 empties
No. 115 with engine 476
Conductor Dorian
Engineer Boyd (to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 6:00 AM with 6 cars
66
111
310
Chama
62
284
Arrive Antonito 8:05 AM, set out cars 62 and 284 for No. 425
Depart Antonito 8:15 AM with 4 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:30 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:33 AM
Arrive Chama 11:15 AM, 17 minutes condition engine
Depart Chama 11:37 AM (engineer Densmore)
Arrive Durango 4:15 PM with 4 cars
No. 116 with engine 475 (to Chama), engine 483 from Chama
Conductor E J Hurley
Engineer House (to Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 5 cars
119
164
325
318 (deadhead)
Durango
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM, engine 475 off, engine 483 on
Depart Chama 4:05 PM (engineer Boyd)
Arrive Cumbres 5:00 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:05 PM
Arrive Antonito 7:20 PM, did not pick up cars from No. 426
Depart Antonito 7:25 PM with 5 cars
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM with 5 cars
Chama extra 488 west, light engine to Durango
Engineer Johnson
Depart Chama 10:10 AM
Meet with No. 116 not shown, west of Pagosa Jct
Arrive Durango 3:20 PM
Chama extra 487 west
Conductor Fry
Engineer Connor
Depart Chama 11:50 Am with 3 loads 24 empties
8 empty flats
4 empty coals
7 empty box
4 empty dumps
Dulce 10 minutes meet No. 116, 10 minutes switching
Pagosa Jct 20 minutes eat
Ignacio 10 minutes switching
Falfa 10 minutes switching
Arrive Durango 8:20 PM with 2 loads 25 empties
2 Chama Cumbres turns, called for 11:10 PM, depart 12:35 AM, on post for Jan 22
SANTA FE BRANCH
Taos Jct 8:05 AM cloudy, SW wind, 5” new snow
Train No.425 with engine 470
Conductor Willis
Brakeman Lewis
Engineer Arnell
Fireman Owenby
Depart Antonito 8:45 AM with 7 loads
2 autos Espanola
1 merchandise Espanola
1 flour Santa Fe
1 water No Agua
62
284
Vocano 10 hours stuck in snow
Memorandum reads: “Willis on phone ¼ east of Volcano stuck in snow, not snowing but wind blowing hard - 7 passengers on 425 relayed to bus”.
Entire crew released at Volcano 10:30 AM to 6:45 PM
Train No. 426 with engine 473
Conductor Hines
Engineer Baskett
Depart Santa Fe 10:00 AM with 2 loads
63
320
Arrive Taos Jct 1:56 PM, 25 minutes instructions, entire crew released at Taos Jct 2:30 PM to 7:15 PM, E Lopez watch engine at Taos Jct
1 revenue passenger for Denver, not holding 116 for connection, sending this passenger via bus to Salida in AM
Alamosa extra 482 west, snow service Santa Fe branch, get No. 425
Conductor M V Wilson
Engineer A S Johnson
Trainmaster F E Peake on board
Depart Alamosa 12:55 PM with 1 load 2 empties
Arrive Antonito 2:00 PM, 1 hour 50 minutes set out, pick up flanger and wait for helper engine 481
Alamosa extra 481 west, light engine to Antonito, helper for extra 482 on Santa Fe branch
Engineer Holly
Depart Alamosa 2:40 PM
Arrive Antonito 3:45 PM
Extra 482 west, plow and flanger, with helper engine 481 depart Antonito 3:50 PM
Mile Post 298 4:45 PM to 6:45 PM get No. 425 out of snow
Went around No. 425 at Volcano
Mile Post 299 35 minutes stuck in snow just west of Volcano, big cut, take 2nd run at it
Arrive Tres Piedras 9:05 PM, 40 minutes water, meet No. 425, 25 minutes turn engine and flanger
Depart Tres Piedras 10:15 PM
Arrive Antonito 11:45 PM, 30 minutes water, set out and pick up
F E Peake reported: “clear, calm Tres Piedras to Antonito as we returned, left good rail.”
Train No. 425 crew back on duty and depart Volcano 6:45 PM
No Agua 10 minutes switching
Tres Piedras 10 minutes meet No. 426
Espanola 20 minutes switching, mail, baggage and express
Arrive Santa Fe 3:45 AM (Jan 22) with 2 loads
Train No. 426, crew back on duty and depart Taos Jct 7:25 PM
Tres Piedras 1 hour 45 minutes meet and get by No. 425 and snow train
Arrive Antonito 11:50 PM with 2 loads
At Antonito extra 482 east with helper engine 481
Depart Antonito 12:15 AM with 2 loads 2 empties, 426’s equipment and passengers
Arrive Alamosa 1:30 AM with 2 loads 2 empties
SALIDA
Marshall Pass:
6:00 AM snowing light, light SW wind, 1” new snow
9:00 PM light snow falling, 4” new snow since 6:00 AM
Sargent:
8:45 AM snowing light, calm, 2” new snow
3:30 PM partly cloudy, light SW wind
Gunnison cloudy, calm, 2” new snow, 8” old snow
Salida extra 497 west, with helper engines 499 and 496, to Gunnison
Conductor Rhodes
Engine 497 Veo
Engine 499 Cullinan
Engine 496 Hyatt
Depart Salida 11:55 PM (Jan 20) with 1 load 49 empties
21 empty coals
13 empty box
1 empty single deck
13 empty coals rebuilt Alamosa
Mears Jct 40 minutes water and switching
Grays 55 minutes meet extra 492 494 east (of Jan 20)
Arrive Marshall Pass 4:25 AM (Jan 21) with 53 empties, 35 minutes helper engines off, inspection
Engine 496 depart Marshall Pass 5:05 AM light for Salida
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass 4:45 AM light for Gunnison
Extra 497 west depart Marshall Pass 5:00 AM with empties
Arrive Sargent 6:10 AM with 53 empties 15 minutes water and pick up
Depart Sargent 6:25 AM with 55 empties
Parlin 5 minutes set out
Arrive Gunnison 8:00 AM with 54 empties
2 Sargent hill turns with engines 495, 490 and 493
Conductor R Young
Engine 495 Fitzsimmons
Engine 490 W L Wilson
Engine 493 Crooks
1st turn depart Sargent with 17 loads, flanger OE
Arrive Marshall Pass 1:30 PM with 17 loads, flanger, 30 minutes set out, turn 3 engines and flanger, 40 minutes switching bad order cars for car men, flange east spur
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 1:50 PM light for Sargent
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 2:00 PM light for Sargent
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 2:45 PM with flanger and caboose
Shawano 15 minutes flange siding
Arrive Sargent 4:15 PM with flanger and caboose
2nd turn depart Sargent 5:05 PM with 17 loads 2 empties
Arrive Marshall Pass 6:20 PM with 17 loads 2 empties, set out, turn
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 6:30 PM light for Sargent
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 6:35 PM light for Sargent
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 6:45 PM with caboose for Sargent
Gunnison extra 497 east with helper engine 499, to Salida, at Sargent trade engine 499 for engine 493, engine 493 now Sargent helper engine, add Sargent helper engine 493
Conductor Rhodes
Engine 497 Veo
Engine 499 Cullinan (to Sargent)
Engine 493 Cullinan (from Sargent)
Engine 499 Fitzsimmons (on Sargent)
Depart Gunnison 7:40 PM with 50 loads
Parlin 20 minutes water and pick up
Arrive Sargent 9:55 PM with 51 loads, 55 minutes set out, trade engines, eat, add Sargent helper engine 493
Depart Sargent 10:50 PM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 12:25 AM with 18 loads, 1 hour 5 minutes helper engines off, pick up and inspection
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass 12:40 AM light for Sargent
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 1:00 AM light for Salida
Extra497 east depart Marshall Pass 1:30 AM with 39 loads
Grays 25 minutes meet extra 492 west (on Jan 22 post)
Arrive Salida 4:30 AM with 35 loads
Salida extra 492 west, depart 11:35 PM, on post for Jan 22
GUNNISON
Crested Butte snowing lightly, 3” new snow, 18” old snow
Crested Butte branch extra 498
Conductor C M Purciel
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 11:10 AM with 48 empties, flanger
Arrive Crested Butte 1:15 PM with 48 empties, flanger, 3 hours 35 minutes mine work, 30 minutes inspection
Depart Crested Butte 4:20 PM with 56 loads, flanger
39 coal Salida
4 coal no bills Gunnison
10 company coal Gunnison
3 company coal Alamosa
Arrive Gunnison 5:55 PM with 56 loads, flanger
Baldwin branch extra 223-278
Conductor Anderson
Engineers H Gates and Beauvais
Depart Gunnsion 11:50 AM with 21 empties
Castleton 15 minutes water
Arrive Baldwin 1:30 PM, 1 hour 20 minutes mine work
Depart Baldwin 2:50 PM
Arrive Gunnison 4:10 PM with 20 loads 1 empty
Gunnison switch engine 452 foreman Winters engineer Cowan
MONTROSE
Engine 461 used to switch Montrose yard foreman Gribben engineer Price
DURANGO
Silverton cloudy, calm, 4” new snow, 14” old snow
Silverton branch Train No. 461 and Train No. 462 with engine 459
Conductor Knight
Engineer Klahn
Depart Durango 9:15 AM with 3 loads 4 empties
1 merchandise Silverton
1 coal Silverton
2 empty box Silverton
1 empty refrigerator Hermosa
Combine 210
Caboose
Arrive Silverton 12:40 PM with 3 loads 3 empties, 20 minutes eat, 50 minutes switching
Depart Silverton 1:50 PM with 9 loads 4 empties
2 ore Amarillo
6 ore Eilers
1 empty box
2 empty coals
Hermosa 5 minutes pick up one load
Arrive Durango 5:00 PM with 10 loads 1 empty
Durango switch engine 268 foreman Gabbe engineer Fitzer
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