Friday January 24 1941
ALAMOSA
Alamosa foggy, and sun shining, calm
Cumbres:
4:30 AM clear, calm, no new snow
8:10 AM snowing light, light SW wind
9:15 AM snowing light, brisk SW wind, not drifting much
11:00 AM snowing very lightly, brisk SW wind
1:10 PM not snow, brisk SW wind
2:50 PM cloudy, foggy, brisk SW wind
4:15 PM and 5:00 PM snowing hard, brisk SW wind
Chama:
2:00 AM clear, calm
8:30 AM starting snow light, 28” old snow
12:55 PM snowing a fine snow, calm
3:15 PM snowing fairly hard, calm
4:45 PM snowing light, calm, 1” new snow
8:00 PM snowing hard, calm, 3” new snow
Durango:
6:30 AM snowing steady, calm
6:15 PM snowing hard, calm, 10” snow on gound
2 Chama Cumbres turns
Called for 10:55 PM (Jan 23) make up train and inspection
1st turn with engines 477, 484 and 488
Conductor M Wilson
Engine 477 Palmer
Engine 484 Shumaker
Engine 488 Hall
Depart Chama 1:55 AM (Jan 14) with 18 loads, 1 empty, flanger
Arrive Cumbres 3:40 AM with 18 loads, 1 empty, flanger, 1 hour turn flanger, and engine, bucking out storage track and put train away, turn helpers
Engine 477 depart Cumbres 4:40 AM with flanger and caboose for Chama
Engine 484 depart Cumbres 4:45 AM light for Chama
Engine 488 depart Cumbres 4:50 AM light for Chama
2nd turn with engines 481, 480 and 488
Conductor M Wilson
Engine 481 Palmer
Engine 480 Shumaker
Engine 488 Hall
Depart Chama 7:25 AM with 16 loads 3 empties
Arrive Cumbres 9:20 AM with 16 loads 3 empties, 1 hour 55 minutes put train away and re-railing tank of engine 488, derailed by backing into snow drift on wye, (No. 115 by during this time)
Engine 481 depart Cumbres 11:15 AM with caboose for Chama
Engine 480 depart Cumbres 11:20 AM light for Chama
Engine 488 depart Cumbres 11:25 AM light for Chama
Work extra 482 west, spreader
Conductor Curtis
Engineer Tozer
Depart Alamosa 6:35 AM with 2 loads 2 empties, spreader
Arrive Antonito 7:35 AM with 1 load 3 empties
Depart Antonito7:45 AM with 1 load 3 empties
Arrive Cumbres 10:15 AM with 1 load 3 empties, spreader
Depart Cumbres 12:45 PM
Arrive Chama 6:00 PM with spreader, loads and empties not shown
No other information shown
No. 115 with engine 475
Conductor Dorian
Engineer Ray (to Chama)
Fireman Brinsfield deadhead Alamosa to Chama for hostler job
Depart Alamosa 7:12 AM with 6 cars, 10 minutes transfer
119
164
325
Durango
61
306
Arrive Antonito 8:10 AM, set out cars 61 and 306 for No. 425
Depart Antonito 8:20 AM with 4 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:20 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:23 AM
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM, 5 minutes condition engine
Depart Chama 11:20 AM (engineer House)
Carracas 20 minutes meet No. 116
Arrive Durango 4:13 PM with 4 cars
No. 116 with engine 483
Conductor E J Hurley
Engineer Densmore (to Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 4 cars
66
111
310
Chama
Lost 25 minutes Durango to Chama, soft track, engineer Densmore unable to make time with large engine
Arrive Chama 4:25 PM
Depart Chama 4:40 PM (engineer Ray)
Arrive Cumbres 5:20 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:23 PM
Arrive Antonito 7:18 PM, pick up 2 cars from No. 425, work on headlight engine 483, knocked out by snow
62
284
Depart Antonito 7:38 PM with 6 cars
Arrive Alamosa 8:50 PM with 6 cars
Durango extra 487 east
Conductor Knight
Engineer Klahn
Depart Durango 6:10 PM with 18 loads 1 empty
Mile Post 448 40 minutes account stalled with train, backed up to Carbon Jct, reduce, set out 2 cars beans, snow and slipping
Ignacio 15 minutes pick up 1 load
La Boca 5 minutes water
Arboles 5 minutes merchandise
Pagosa Jct 50 minutes eat, set out and merchandise
Dulce 5 minutes merchandise
Lumberton 25 minutes merchandise and set out 1 load
Monero 25 minutes coal & water, merchandise
Arrive Chama 4:45 AM with 15 loads 1 empty
SANTA FE BRANCH
Train No. 425 with engine 473
Conductor Hines
Engineer Baskett
Depart Antonito 8:25 AM with 3 loads
1 merchandise
61
306
Espanola 5 minutes switching
Arrive Santa Fe 4:00 PM with 2 loads
Train No. 426 with engine 470
Conductor Willis
Engineer Arnell
Depart Santa Fe 10:05 AM with 3 loads 1 empty
1 empty dump
1 merchandise
62
284
Espanola 10 minutes switching
Arrive Antonito 5:15 PM with 4 loads 1 empty
Engine 470 run light to Alamosa for shops
Engineer Arnell
Depart Antonito 5:35 PM
Arrive Alamosa 6:35 PM
Taos Jct 11:30 PM snowing and blowing here and north, 5” new snow on ground
SALIDA
Marshall Pass cloudy, light SW wind, 9:00 PM snowing, calm
Sargent cloudy, calm, no new snow, 12” old snow
Gunnison 8:20 AM cloudy, snowing lightly, ½” new snow
Salida extra 494 west with helper engines 493 and 492, to Gunnison
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 494 Veo
Engine 493 Rogers
Engine 492 Hockett
Called for 11:15 PM Jan 23
Depart Salida 12:10 AM (Jan 24) with 55 empties
Pocono 1 hour 50 minutes double into Marshall Pass account heavy snow
Arrive Marshall Pass 5:00 AM with 55 empties, 20 minutes helper engines off, inspection
Engine 492 depart Marshall Pass 5:50 AM light for Salida
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 5:10 AM light for Gunnison
Extra 494 west depart Marshall Pass 5:20 AM with 55 empties
Sargent 20 minutes switching, coal & water
Doyle 10 minutes set out
Parlin 25 minutes switching
Arrive Gunnison 8:50 AM with 46 empties
2 Sargent hill turns with engines 499, 490 and 495
Conductor Rhodes
Engine 499 Fitzsimmons
Engine 490 W L Wilson
Engine 495 Crooks
1st turn depart Sargent 11:25 AM with 17 loads, flanger
Arrive Marshall Pass 12:45 PM with 17 loads, flanger, set out, turn
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 12:50 PM light for Sargent
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 12:55 PM light for Sargent
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass 1:15 PM with flanger and caboose for Sargent
2nd turn depart Sargent 2:45 PM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 4:15 PM with 18 loads, set out, turn
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 4:25 PM light for Sargent
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 4:35 PM light for Sargent
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass 4:40 PM with caboose for Sargent
Salida extra 497 west with helper engine 496, Sargent turn with flanger
Conductor Carlin
Engine 497 C Wilson
Engine 496 Dailey
Depart Salida 7:15 PM with flanger OL
Arrive Sargent 9:50 PM with flanger OL, 30 minutes coal & water, turn, 1 hour 30 minutes wait for extra 494-493 east, 40 minutes switch out preference loads
Gunnison extra 494 east with helper engine 493, to Salida, at Sargent add Sargent helper engine 490
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 494 Veo
Engine 493 Rogers
Engine 490 W L Wilson (on Sargent)
Depart Gunnison 9:10 PM with 66 loads, includes 2 cars cattle from Dollard
Arrive Sargent 11:45 PM with 66 loads, 55 minutes doubling in and set out, coal & water, eat, add Sargent helper engine 490
At Sargent, Sargent turn extra east with helper engine 496 add Sargent helper engine 499, engineer Fitzsimmons
Depart Sargent 12:35 AM with 17 loads, flanger
Arrive Marshall Pass 2:00 AM, 1 hour 15 minutes helper engines off, pick up 22 loads, inspection
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass 2:30 AM light for Sargent
Engine 496 depart Marshall Pass 2:35 AM light for Salida
Extra 497 east depart Marshall Pass 3:15 AM with 39 loads
Mears Jct 15 minutes set out 23 Valley loads
Arrive Salida 5:50 AM (Jan 25) with 16 loads, flanger
Extra 494 east with helpers 493 and 490 depart Sargent 12:50 AM with 17 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 2:20 AM with 17 loads, 55 minutes blocked by extra 497 east, 1 hour helper engines off, pick up, inspection
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 3:25 AM light for Sargent
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 3:45 AM light for Salida
Extra 494 east depart Marshall Pass 3:15 AM with 39 loads
Mears Jct 15 minutes set out
Arrive Salida 6:35 AM (Jan 25) with 26 loads
Gunnison
Crested Butte snowing light, calm, 2” new snow, 32” old snow
Crested Butte branch extra 498
Conductor C W Purciel
Engineer Beauvais
Depart Gunnison 11:05 AM with 45 empties, flanger
Jacks Cabin 5 minutes water
Arrive Crested Butte 1:00 PM with 45 empties, flanger, 1 hour switching, Buckley 1 hour re-rail car 1287, 45 minutes spot mines, Crested Butte 1 hour 45 minutes mine work
Depart Crested Butte 5:45 PM with 57 loads, flanger and caboose
47 coal Salida
1 coal Pratt Kansas
1 coal Isabel Kansas
1 coal Rush Center
1 coal Antonito 3093
1 coal Alamosa 1287
1 coal Villa Grove 3659
2 coal no bills Alamosa 9277 – 1344
2 coal no bills Gunnison
Arrive Gunnison 7:45 PM with 57 loads, flanger and caboose
Baldwin branch extra 223-278
Conductor C M Purciel
Engineers Braswell and H Gates
Depart Gunnison 9:00 AM with 22 empties, flanger
Dollard 10 minutes set out
45 minutes flanging Castleton to Baldwin
Arrive Baldwin 11:40 AM with 7 empties, flanger, 1 hour 10 minutes mine switching
Depart Baldwin 12:50 PM
Dollard 10 minutes pick up 2 cars cattle
Arrive Gunnison 2:35 PM with 25 loads, flanger
Engineers Braswell & H Gates deadhead Gunnison to Montrose on bus 6:30 PM
Gunnison switch engine 452 foreman Winters engineer Cowan
MONTROSE
Montrose cloudy, brisk SW wind, no new snow, 10” old snow
Ouray cloudy, light SW wind, 1” new snow, 12” old snow
Ouray branch extra 315, Ouray turn
Conductor Gribben
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 11:30 AM with 6 loads 8 empties
1 merchandise
2 coal Placerville
1 pipe Telluride
1 merchandise Ridgway
7 empty box
Ridgway 10 minutes switching
Arrive Ouray 2:10 PM with 3 empties, 30 minutes switching, 25 minutes eat
Depart Ouray 3:05 PM with 1 empty
Arrive Montrose 5:10 PM with caboose
DURANGO
Farmington branch extra 478
Conductor Fry
Engineer Dieckman
Depart Durango 6:30 AM with 3 loads 3 empties
Posta 30 minutes switching
Bondad 1 hour transfer dragline
Cedar Hill 10 Minutes switching
Refinery 35 minutes switching
Arrive Farmington 12:15 PM with 1 load 4 empties, 20 minutes eat, 40 minutes switching
Depart Farmington 1:15 PM with 6 loads 2 empties
2 oil Alamosa
1 gas Chama
3 gas Durango
1 empty box
Refinery 15 minutes pick up
Arrive Durango 5:10 PM with 7 loads 8 empties
Durango switch engine 268 foreman Gabbe engineer Fitzer
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