Monday January 27 1941
ALAMOSA
Alamosa, Cumbres, Chama and Durango clear, calm
Alamosa extra 473 west, light engine to Antonito for No. 425
Engineer Holly
Depart Alamosa 6:45 AM
Arrive Antonito 7:50 AM
Alamosa extra 476 west, light engine to Antonito helper for No. 425, account snow conditions
Engineer Marsh
Depart Alamosa 7:15 AM
Arrive Antonito 8:15 AM
1st Chama Cumbres turn with engines 484, 487 and 486
Conductor Connolly
Engine 484 Tozer
Engine 487 Caldwell
Engine 486 Palmer
Depart Chama 5:00 AM with 16 loads 1empty
Arrive Cumbres 6:50 AM with 16 loads 1 empty, set out, turn
Engine 484 depart Cumbres 7:00 AM with caboose for Chama
Engine 487 depart Cumbres 7:05 AM light for Chama
Engine 486 depart Cumbres 7:10 AM light for Chama
No.115 with engine 483 (to Chama) (engine 477 from Chama)
Conductor Dorian
Engineer Boyd (to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 6 cars
66
111
310
Chama
61
306
Arrive Antonito 8:05 AM, set out cars 61 and 306 for No. 426
Depart Antonito 8:15 AM with 4 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:20 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:23 AM
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM, engine 483 off, engine 477 on
Depart Chama 11:15 AM (engineer Densmore)
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM with 4 cars
2nd Chama Cumbres turn with engines 480, 487 and 486
Conductor Connolly
Engine 480 Tozer
Engine 487 Caldwell
Engine 486 Palmer
Depart Chama 9:25 AM with 19 loads 3 empties
Meet with No. 115 not shown
Arrive Cumbres 11:20 AM with 19 loads 3 empties, set out, turn
Engine 480 depart Cumbres 11:35 AM with caboose for Chama
Engine 487 depart Cumbres 11:40 AM light for Chama
Engine 486 depart Cumbres 11:45 AM light for Chama
Chama extra 482 east, spreader
Conductor Curtis
Engineer Hall
Called for 8:00 AM, worked spreading snow in Chama yard
Depart Chama 1:55 PM
Arrive Cumbres 4:00 PM
Depart Cumbres 4:10 PM
Not shown where No. 116 went by
Arrive Antonito 8:15 PM
Depart Antonito 8:20 PM
Arrive Alamosa 9:30 PM with spreader
No. 116 with engine 475
Conductor Hurley
Engineer House (to Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 4 cars
119
164
325
Durango
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM, pick up car 321 (deadhead)
Depart Chama 4:15 PM with 5 cars (engineer Boyd)
Arrive Cumbres 5:10 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:13 PM
Arrive Antonito 7:15 PM, pick up 2 cars from No. 426
62
284
Depart Antonito 7:25 PM with 7 cars
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM with 7 cars
Durango extra east with engines 485 and 488
Conductor Fry
Engine 485 Peterson
Engine 488 Klahn
Depart Durango 12:35 PM with 36 loads 9 empties, flanger
5 empty flats
3 empty dumps
Caboose
Falfa 10 minutes flange out siding
Oxford 10 minutes flange out siding, 10 minutes meet No. 115
Ignacio 20 minutes flange out yard, 20 minutes switching
La Boca 5 minutes switching, 10 minutes water
Arboles 10 minutes merchandise
Pagosa Jct 20 minutes eat, 5 minutes merchandise
Navajo 10 minutes water
Dulce 15 minutes switching
Lumberton 30 minutes merchandise and switching
Monero 20 minutes coal & water, 40 minutes engines starting train
Arrive Chama 12:50 AM with 35 loads 8 empties
Alamosa extra 481 west, depart 9:45 PM, on post for Jan 28
SANTA FE BRANCH
Santa Fe 11:10 AM cloudy, calm
Train No. 425 with engine 473 and helper engine 476
Conductor Hines
Engine 473 Holly
Engine 476 Marsh
Depart Antonito 8:35 AM with 6 loads
2 autos Espanola
1 coal Espanola
1 merchandise Santa Fe
61
306
Arrive Taos Jct 11:15 AM, 15 minutes mail, baggage and express, Hines reported: “1 engine could not have made it, weather clear and very little wind.”
Depart Taos Jct 11:30 AM
Barranca helper engine 476 off
Embudo 15 minutes mail, baggage and express
Espanola 10 minutes switching
Arrive Santa Fe 4:00 PM with 2 loads
Train No. 426 with engine 471, at Barranca add helper engine 476
Conductor Willis
Engine 471 Arnell
Engine 476 Marsh (on Barranca)
Depart Santa Fe 10:00 AM with 2 loads
62
284
Barranca add helper engine 476
Arrive Antonito 5:15 PM with 2 loads
Engine 476 run light to Alamosa
Engineer Marsh
Depart Antonito 5:22 PM
Arrive Alamosa 6:20 PM
SALIDA
Marshall Pass, Sargent and Gunnison clear, calm
Salida extra 492 west with helper engine 493, to Gunnison
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 492 Veo
Engine 493 Rogers
Depart Salida 1:00 AM with 19 empties
Mears Jct 15 minutes pick up
Arrive Marshall Pass 3:45 AM with 36 empties, 15 minutes helper engine off, inspection
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 3:50 AM light for Gunnison
Extra 492 west depart Marshall Pass 4:00 AM with 36 empties
Arrive Gunnison 6:55 AM with 36 empties
Gunnison extra 492 east with helper engine 493, to Salida
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 492 Veo
Engine 493 Rogers
Depart Gunnison 7:55 PM with 48 loads
Arrive Sargent 10:00 PM with 48 loads, 20 minutes set out, 20 minutes coal & water, 15 minutes blocked by hill crew
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 10:45 PM with 17 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 12:05 AM with 17 loads, set out, turn
Extra 492 east with helper engine 493 depart Sargent 10:55 PM with 11 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 12:15 AM, 45 minutes helper engine off, pick up, inspection
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 12:25 AM light for Salida
Extra 492 east depart Marshall Pass 1:00 AM with 28 loads
Arrive Grays 1:25 AM, 5 hours engine failure engine 492, air pump stopped working, light engine 479, helper engine returning to Salida, coupled on train and took train to Salida
Depart Grays 6:25 AM
Arrive Salida 8:00 AM with 28 loads 1 empty
Sargent helper engine 499 depart Marshall Pass 12:45 AM light for Sargent
Sargent helper engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 12:50 AM light for Sargent
Sargent helper engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 12:55 AM light for Sargent
2nd hill turn on post for Jan 28
Salida extra 496 west, with helper 479, depart 11:55 PM, on post for Jan 28
GUNNISON
Crested Butte clear, calm, 32” snow on ground
Crested Butte branch extra 498 with helper engine 493
Conductor Anderson
Engine 498 Braswell
Engine 493 H Gates
Depart Gunnison 11:25 AM with 4 loads 81 empties
Arrive Crested Butte 1:25 PM with 4 loads 81 empties, 2 hours 40 minutes spot mines, 30 minutes inspection
Engine 493 depart Crested Butte 2:00 PM light for Gunnison
Extra 498 east depart Crested Butte 4:40 PM with 51 loads 2 empties
Arrive Gunnison 6:15 PM with 52 loads 2 empties
Gunnison switch engine 452 foreman Winters engineer Cowan
MONTROSE
Montrose clear, calm, 7” old snow
Ouray clear, calm, 10” old snow
Ouray branch extra 315, Ouray turn
Conductor Gribben
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 1:25 PM with 6 loads 3 empties
1 merchandise Ouray
4 coal Ouray
1 merchandise Telluride
2 empty box Ridgway
Ridgway 10 minutes switching and local freight
Arrive Ouray 3:30 PM with 5 loads 1 empty, 55 minutes switching
Depart Ouray 4:20 PM with 3 loads 1 empty
Arrive Montrose 6:30 PM with 4 loads 5 empties
DURANGO
Farmington branch extra 478
Conductor Smith
Engineer Dieckman
Depart Durango 3:15 AM with 4 empties
Carbon Jct 10 minutes switching
Cedar Hill 5 minutes set out
Refinery 15 minutes switching
Arrive Farmington 6:50 AM with 4 loads 2 empties, 20 minutes eat, 20 minutes turn and do station work, 10 minutes pick ice out of road crossing
Depart Farmington 7:40 AM with 3 loads 1 empty
2 oil Alamosa
1 gas Dolores
Arrive Durango 10:35 AM with 3 loads 1 empty
Durango switch engine 268 foreman Gabbe engineer Fitzer
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