Saturday January 25 1941
ALAMOSA
Alamosa cloudy, calm
Cumbres:
3:35 AM snowing light, brisk SW wind, 6”–8” new snow
8:00 AM snowing lightly, strong SW wind, 8” new snow
10:30 AM brisk SW wind, drifting
11:30 AM strong SW wind, blowing and drifting
1:00 PM clear, light wind
2:30 PM clear, calm, storm seems be over
5:00 PM partly cloudy, calm
Chama:
10:00 AM snowing light, calm, 4” new snow, 30” old snow
11:30 AM partly cloudy, calm
4:25 PM cloudy, calm, 34” old snow
Pagosa Jct partly cloudy, calm, 6” new snow, 24” on ground
Durango partly cloudy, calm, 14” snow on ground
Alamosa extra 471 west, light engine to Antonito for No. 425
Engineer Arnell
Depart Alamosa 6:50 AM
Arrive Antonito 7:50 AM
Alamosa extra 476 west, light engine to Antonito, helper for No. 425, account snow
Engineer Marsh
Depart Alamosa 7:15 AM
Arrive Antonito 8:15 AM
Chama hostler called to get engine 482 ready account storm on Cumbres, necessary run flanger ahead extra east
Chama extra 482 east, flanger, Big Horn turn, at Cumbres add helper engine 488
Conductor Curtis
Engine 482 Tozer
Engine 488 Hall (on Cumbres)
Called for 5:20 AM, 35 minutes for engine be turned, 10 minutes get engine ready, 30 minutes switch out and work on flanger, 55 minutes wait on section men account not called
Depart Chama 6:55 AM
Lobato 15 minutes wait for extra east following
Cresco 10 minutes wait for extra east following
Arrive Cumbres 8:15 AM, 2 hours 10 minutes help extra east pick up, add helper engine 488
Chama extra 480 east with helper engines 481 and 488
Conductor M V Wilson
Engine 480 Shumaker
Engine 481 Palmer
Engine 488 Hall
Called for 4:30 AM, 30 minutes account short call, 1 hour clean switches, 30 minutes make up train, 30 minutes wait for plow & flanger go ahead
Depart Chama 7:00 AM with 15 loads 1 empty, light tonnage account snow
Arrive Cumbres 8:20 AM, 2 hours 10 minutes helper engine 488 off, dig fill out of snow and inspection, 5 minutes let P&F depart ahead
No. 115 with 483 (to Chama) (engine 477 from Chama)
Conductor Edmisten
Engineer Boyd (to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 6 cars
66
111
310
Chama
62
284
Arrive Antonito 8:05 AM, set out cars 62 and 284 for No. 425, 20 minutes for orders
Depart Antonito 8:25 AM with 4 cars
Arrive Big Horn 9:12 AM, held at Big Horn for extra east with flanger and freight train account snow conditions – drifting at Cumbres, extra east delayed getting loads picked up, had to shovel out tracks to pick up, sidings between Cumbres and Big Horn snowed in
Extra 482 east with helper engine 488 depart Cumbres 10:30 AM
Arrive Big Horn 11:57 AM, 20 minutes turn and extra east
Extra 480 east with helper engine 481 depart Cumbres 10:35 AM with 48 loads 3 empties
Big Horn time not shown
Arrive Antonito 1:30 PM with 48 loads 3 empties, 1 hour helper engine off, eat, switching
Engine 481 depart Antonito 1:30 PM light for Alamosa
Extra 480 east depart Antonito 2:30 PM with 49 loads 6 empties
La Jara 10 minutes pick up
Estrella 10 minutes pick up
Arrive Alamosa 4:15 PM with 51 loads 6 empties
Extra 482 west with helper engine 488 and flanger depart Big Horn 12:27 PM
Arrive Cumbres 1:55 PM, 40 minutes flange yard, No. 115 by
No. 115 depart Big Horn 12:35 PM
Arrive Cumbres 2:05 PM
Depart Cumbres 2:10 PM
Arrive Chama 2:50 PM, engine 483 off, engine 477 on
Extra 482 west with helper engine 488 and flanger depart Cumbres 2:40 PM
Arrive Chama 3:50 PM, 10 minutes caboose away, engine 488 tie up, extra 482 1 hour flange Chama yard
No. 115 with engine 477, engineer Densmore
Depart Chama 2:55 PM
Willow Creek 35 minutes meet No. 116, meet at Willow Creek, Chama section men cleaning switches, meet at Willow Creek account about 3 feet of snow on sidings Azotea and Biggs Spur, snowed in
Arrive Durango 8:25 PM with 4 cars
No. 116 with 475 (to Chama) (engine 483 from Chama)
Conductor Dorian
Engineer House (to Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 4 cars
119
164
325
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 5:03 PM
Arrive Antonito 7:20 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 487 west, Lumberton turn
Conductor Knight
Engineer Klahn
Depart Chama 5:55 PM with 1 load 3empties
Monero 35 minutes fill cistern and switching
Arrive Lumberton 7:40 PM with 1 load 1 empty, 3 hours 20 minutes account shovel out west leg wye account snow and ice
Memorandum reads: “Knight Lumberton 10:00 PM west leg wye full ice, has section men cutting ice off track before can finish turning engine, got stuck twice on east leg of wye, 11:30 PM turned and ready to go.”
Depart Lumberton 11:40 PM
Monero 40 minutes pick up 9 company coal and take water
Arrive Chama 2:20 AM with 9 loads 2 empties
SANTA FE BRANCH
Train No. 426 with engine 471 and helper engine 476
Conductor Willis
Engine 471 Arnell
Engine 476 Marsh
Depart Antonito 8:30 AM with 2 loads
62
284
Arrive Taos Jct 11:15 AM, advised “high wind, snow drifting bad between Palmilla and No Agua, lots of snow in all cuts.”
Depart Taos Jct 11:30 AM
Barranca helper engine 476 off
Arrive Santa Fe 4:00 PM with 2 loads
Train No. 426 with engine 473, at Barranca add helper engine 476
Conductor Hines
Engine 473 Baskett
Engine 476 Marsh (on Barranca)
Depart Santa Fe 10:00 AM with 2 loads
61
306
Espanola 10 minutes switching
Barranca helper engine 476 on
Arrive Antonito 5:15 PM with 2 loads 3 empties
Engine 476 return light to Alamosa
Engineer Marsh
Depart Antonito 5:20 PM
Arrive Alamosa 6:25 PM
Engine 473 run light to Alamosa for shops
Engineer Baskett
Depart Antonito 5:30 PM
Arrive Alamosa 6:35 PM
SALIDA
Marshall Pass 2:50 AM and 6:00 AM snowing hard, brisk SW wind, drifting some, 3” new snow, 40” old snow, 43” snow on ground, total for year 101”
Sargent cloudy, calm, ½” new snow, 12” old snow
Gunnison cloudy, calm, 3” new snow, 9” old snow, 12” on ground
Salida extra 496 west with helper engines 497 and 492, Valley line
Conductor Straitiff
Engine 496 Hyatt
Engine 497 Frantz
Engine 492 Runyon
Depart Salida 9:10 AM with 6 empty coals
Mears Jct to Poncha Pass 4 times
Depart Mears Jct 2:30 PM last time
Arrive Poncha Pass 3:00 PM, 30 minutes helper engines off, pick up and inspection
Engine 497 depart Poncha Pass 3:00 PM light for Salida
Engine 492 depart Poncha Pass 3:25 PM light for Salida
Extra 496 west depart Poncha Pass 3:30 PM
Villa Grove 5 minutes water and set out
Moffat 15 minutes pick up
Hooper 30 minutes pick up, 40 minutes train struck by car
From conductor’s report: “Extra 496 west 7:07 PM crossing east end Hooper yard, auto struck train, dark and foggy, train standing, 52 loads 19 empties, delayed 45 minutes, RG 816, company coal Alamosa, no damage, auto struck RG 816 in train, car 1929 2 door Chevrolet sedan, car badly damaged, after car struck train another car struck the rear end, (of first car) 4 door Chevrolet sedan, this car badly damaged, no one injured.”
Mosca 25 minutes set out
McGinty 30 minutes set out
Arrive Alamosa 11:20 PM with 50 loads 8 empties
2 Sargent hill turns with engines 495, 499 and 490
Conductor Rhodes
Engine 495 Crooks
Engine 499 Fitzsimmons
Engine 490 W L Wilson
1st turn depart Sargent 1:15 PM with 17 loads, flanger
Arrive Marshall Pass 2:40 PM with 17 loads, flanger, set out, turn, flange out spurs
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass 2:50 PM light for Sargent
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 3:00 PM light for Sargent
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 3:15 PM with flanger and caboose for Sargent
2nd turn depart Sargent 5:18 PM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 6:40 PM with 18 loads, set out, turn
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass 6:45 PM light for Sargent
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 6:50 PM light for Sargent
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 7:00 PM with caboose for Sargent
Salida extra 497 west with helper engines 493 and 494, to Gunnison
Conductor Carlin
Engine497 Truscott
Engine 493 C Wilson
Engine 494 Dailey
Conductor Trevarthen and crew deadhead Salida to Marshall Pass, get east loads
Depart Salida 7:05 PM with 7 loads 41 empties
Arrive Marshall Pass 10:10 PM with 7 loads 41 empties, 20 minutes helper engines off, inspection
Depart Marshall Pass 10:30 PM with 7 loads 412 empties
Sargent 10 minutes pick up
Arrive Gunnison 1:30 AM with 7 loads 43 empties
At Marshall Pass conductor Trevarthen and crew on duty 10:10 PM, take charge engine 493, make up train, inspection
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 11:05 AM light for Salida
Extra 493 east depart Marshall Pass 11:20 AM with 38 loads
Arrive Salida 1:40 AM with 38 loads
GUNNISON
Crested Butte branch no train
Gunnison switch engine 452 foreman Winters engineer Cowan
Gunnison extra 360 with helper engine 361, change to helper engine 223, to Montrose
Conductor C M Purcial
Engine 360 Beauvais
Engine 361 T Doyle
Engine 223 T Doyle (depart Gunnison 2nd time)
Extra 360 west with helper 361 depart Gunnison 9:05 AM with 11 loads 4 empties, flanger
5 coal Montrose
2 coal Telluride
2 props Bowie
1 coal Alameda CA
Whistle on engine 361 failed just outside yard Gunnison, backed up to get engine 223
Notation reads: “9:50 AM can’t get whistle on 361 to blow, getting 223 ready.”
Extra 360 west with helper 223 depart Gunnison 10:30 AM with 11 loads 4 empties
Sapinero 10 minutes set out
Arrive Cimarron 1:15 PM, 25 minutes set out, add helper engine 454, double Cimarron to Cerro Summit
Montrose extra 454 east, light engine to Cimarron, helper for extra 360 west
Engineer Braswell
Depart Montrose 9:30 AM
Arrive Cimarron 11:40 AM
Extra 360 with helpers 223 and 454 double Cimarron to Cerro Summit
Depart Cimarron 1:40 PM
Arrive Cerro Summit 2:20 PM, 20 minutes turning and flange
Depart Cerro Summit 2:40 PM, eastbound
Arrive Cimarron 3:10 PM, 50 minutes eat, pick up, flanging
Depart Cimarron 4:00 PM
Arrive Cerro Summit 4:30 PM, 10 minutes helper engine 223 off, set out, 1 hour 5 minutes flanging to Cedar Creek from Cerro Summit
Engine 223 depart Cerro Summit 4:40 PM light for Gunnison
Extra 360 west and helper 454 depart Cerro Summit 4:40 PM
(Not shown, but times indicate engine 454 stayed on to Cedar Creek)
Arrive Cedar Creek 5:10 PM, 10 minutes engine 454 off, turn
Engine 454 depart Cedar Creek light for Montrose
Extra 360 depart Cedar Creek 5:20 PM, eastbound
Arrive Cerro Summit 5:45 PM, 20 minutes turn, pick up, inspection
Depart Cerro Summit 6:05 PM
Arrive Montrose 7:15 PM with 11 loads 2 empties, flanger
MONTROSE
Engine 461 used to switch Montrose yard foreman Gribben engineer Price
DURANGO
Silverton partly cloudy, calm, 3” new snow, 20” old snow
Silverton branch Train No. 461 and Train No. 462 with engines 459 and 478
Conductor Fry
Engine 459 Peterson
Engine 478 Dieckman
Depart Durango 9:15 AM with 6 loads 8 empties
Flanger
1 merchandise Silverton
3 coal Silverton
7 empty box Silverton
Combine 210
Caboose
Hermosa to Silverton 1 hour 30 minutes flange out sidings, wyes and falling rocks
Found small slide Mile Post 477
Arrive Silverton 2:10 PM with 5 loads 7 empties, 20 minutes eat, 10 minutes turn, 30 minutes switching, 30 minutes flange out Silverton yard
Depart Silverton 3:40 PM with 5 loads 1 empty
4 ore Eilers
Arrive Durango 7:40 PM with 5 loads 1 empty
Durango switch engine 268 foreman Gabbe engineer Fitzer (No. 115 arrived 8:25 PM, did not stay on duty to switch San Juan equipment)
Jimmy
