ALAMOSA
Alamosa AM clear, calm, PM partly cloudy, calm
Cumbres:
2:00 AM cloudy, calm, 4” or 5” new snow
8:05 AM, clear, calm, 5” new snow
2:00 PM cloudy, calm
5:00 PM snowing light, calm
Chama:
1:00 AM and 4:00 AM cloudy, calm, 1” new snow
8:40 AM clear, calm,
4:30 PM cloudy, calm
9:00 PM snowing light
Durango partly cloudy, calm
Chama extra 488 east with helper engine 483
Conductor Ashbrook
Engine 488 A S Johnson
Engine 483 Palmer
Trainmaster F E Peake on board
Depart Chama 11:15 PM (Jan 29) with 13 loads 2 empties, light tonnage account snow conditions
Arrive Cumbres 12:30 AM (Jan 30) with 13 loads 2 empties, 1 hour 45 minutes account having caboose and a flat car off track account of ice
(No reference was made to the rock situation at Mile Post 328. Powder, caps and fuse were purchased at Chama and put on board. It would appear that while dealing with the derailment, section men took powder to Mile Post 328 and cleared the rock prior to extra 488 departing Cumbres.)
Extra 488-483 pick up at Cumbres:
Depart Cumbres 4:00 AM with 35 loads 7 empties
Osier 45 minutes account rock under car UTLX 12842 and broke train line and drain pipe
Big Horn 15 minutes meet extra 482 west
Arrive Antonito 7:50 AM with 35 loads 7 empties, 1 hour 25 minutes let No. 115 by and switch out empties and loads, helper engine 483 off
Engine 483 depart Antonito 8:30 AM light for Alamosa
Extra 488 east depart Antonito 9:15 AM with 37 loads 14 empties
Arrive Alamosa 10:40 AM with 37 loads 14 empties
Alamosa extra 484 west with helper engine 484
Conductor Curtis
Engine 482 Tozer
Engine 484 Marsh
Called for 11:45 PM (Jan 29)
Depart Alamosa 12:25 AM (Jan 30) with 23 loads 48 empties
Mile Post 260 30 minutes main front rod engine 484 hot
La Jara 35 minutes switching, set out 1 standard gauge and pick up 2 NG (?)
Romeo 15 minutes set out 1 car coal
Arrive Antonito 3:25 AM with 21 loads 50 empties, 1 hour 25 minutes coal & water and switching
Depart Antonito 4:50 AM with 15 loads 35 empties
Big Horn 20 minutes wait for extra 483-488 east, 20 minutes meet extra 483-488 east
Sublette 20 minutes water and eat, 10 minutes set out car company coal
Arrive Cumbres 9:50 AM with 14 loads 35 empties, 51 minutes helper engine off, inspection, No. 115 by and block light engine
Engine 484 depart Cumbres 10:36 AM light for Chama
Extra 482 west depart Cumbres 10:41 AM with 14 loads 35 empties
Arrive Chama 11:50 AM with 14 loads 35 empties, 25 minutes spot tanks and merchandise, 20 minutes train away, tie up 12:35 PM
Alamosa extra 476 west, light engine to Antonito, helper for No. 425 and No. 426
Engineer Caldwell
Depart Alamosa 7:25 AM
Arrive Antonito 8:25 AM
No. 115 with engine 475
Conductor Dorian
Engineer Ray (to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:15 AM with 6 cars, reason not shown
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164
325
Durango
62
284
Arrive Antonito 8:10 AM, set out cars 62 and 284 for No. 425
Depart Antonito 8:20 AM with 4 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:23 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:26 AM
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM
Depart Chama 11:15 AM (engineer House)
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM with 4 cars
No. 116 with engine 477
Conductor Hurley
Engineer Densmore (to Chama)
C B Carpenter on board
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 4 cars
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111
310
Chama
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 5:05 PM (engineer Ray)
Arrive Cumbres 4:59 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:02 PM
Arrive Antonito 7:18 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 481 west
Conductor Knight
Engineer Katschthaler
Depart Chama 2:00 PM with 16 loads 23 empties
10 empty flat bottom coal
5 empty dumps
1 empty tank
6 empty box
Caboose
Biggs Spur 20 minutes meet No. 116
Monero 55 minutes switching and coal
Lumberton 25 minutes switching
Dulce 15 minutes switching
Navajo 10 minutes switching
Pagosa Jct 45 minutes eat and switching
Arboles 20 minutes switching
Allison 10 minutes merchandise
Ignacio 20 minutes switching
Florida 10 minutes merchandise
Carbon Jct 5 minutes switching
Arrive Durango 1:15 AM with 15 loads 18 empties
2 Chama Cumbres turns, called for 11:00 PM, on Jan 31 post
SANTA FE BRANCH
Taos Jct 8:00 AM foggy, calm, 5” new snow, drifted some in night, 14” snow on ground
Santa Fe 10:10 AM clear, calm, no snow
Train No. 426 with engine 471 and helper engine 476, helper engine off Barranca
Conductor Willis
Engine 471 Arnell
Engine 476 Caldwell
Depart Antonito 8:43 AM with 6 loads
1 merchandise Santa Fe
1 flour Santa Fe
2 company cinders Chamita
62
284
Barranca helper engine 476 off
Chamita 10 minutes switching
Espanola 10 minutes switching
Arrive Santa Fe 4:10 PM with 3 loads
Engine 476 depart Barranca time not shown, eastbound
Arrive Taos Jct 12:30 PM
Train No. 426 with engine 473, at Taos Jct add helper engine 476
Conductor Hines
Engine 473 Baskett
Engineer 476 Caldwell (on Taos Jct)
Depart Santa Fe 10:00 AM with 3 loads
1 merchandise
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306
Taos Jct 5 minutes cut helper engine 476 on
Arrive Antonito 5:15 PM with 3 loads
Engine 476 run light to Alamosa
Engineer Caldwell
Depart Antonito 5:20 PM
Arrive Alamosa 6:25 PM
SALIDA
Marshall Pass AM snowing lightly, brisk east wind, 6” new snow, 9:00 PM cloudy, calm
Sargent:
4:30 AM cloudy, calm, light snow falling, ½” new snow
8:10 AM partly cloudy, calm ½” new snow, 10” old snow
5:30 PM cloudy, calm
11:30 PM snowing light, calm
Gunnison:
6:00 AM snowing light, 3” new snow
9:00 AM cloudy, calm, 4” new snow, 14” old snow
Salida extra 496 west with helper engines 494 and 492, to Gunnison
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 496 Veo
Engine 494 Hockett
Engine 492 C Wilson
Called for 11:00 PM (Jan 29)
Depart Salida 12:10 AM (Jan 30) with 3 loads 45 empties
Arrive Marshall Pass 2:50 AM with 3 loads 45 empties, 25 minutes helper engines off, inspection
Engine 492 depart Marshall Pass 3:15 AM light for Salida
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 3:05 AM light for Gunnison
Extra 496 west depart Marshall Pass 3:15 AM with 3 loads 45 empites
Sargent 10 minutes get orders
Arrive Gunnison 6:00 AM with 3 loads 45 empties
Gunnison extra 497 east with helper engine 493, at Sargent trade engine 493 for engine 490, engine 493 becomes Sargent helper engine and add same
Conductor Straitiff
Engine 497 Dailey
Engine 493 Truscott (to Sargent)
Engine 490 Truscott (from Sargent)
Engine 493 Rogers (Sargent helper engine, on Sargent)
Depart Gunnison 6:45 AM with 59 loads, includes 3 cars cattle from Placerville
Arrive Sargent 8:50 AM, 55 minutes double in, coal & water, trade engines, add Sargent helper engine 493
Depart Sargent 9:55 AM with 19 loads, includes 3 cars cattle from Placerville
Arrive Marshall Pass 11:15 AM with 19 loads, 55 minutes helper engines off, pick up and inspection
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 11:30 AM light for Sargent
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 11:45 AM light for Salida
Extra 497 east depart Marshall Pass 12:10 PM with 40 loads
Arrive Salida 2:20 PM with 37 loads, includes 3 cars cattle from Placerville
1st Sargent hill turn with engines 499, 495 and 493
Conductor Rhodes
Engine 499 Bovee
Engine 495 W L Wilson
Engine 493 Rogers
Depart Sargent 1:25 PM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 2:45 PM with 18 loads, set out, turn
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass 3:20 PM with caboose for Sargent
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 3:50 PM light for Sargent
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 3:55 PM light for Sargent
2nd Sargent hill turn with engines 499, 495 to Marshall Pass and 493
Conductor Rhodes
Engine 499 Bovee
Engine 495 W L Wilson
Engine 493 Rogers
Depart Sargent 5:35 PM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 7:00 PM with 18 loads, 1 hour 10 minutes wait for extra 492-479 west, turntable motor Marshall Pass broke, can’t move table
Salida extra west with engines 492 and 479, with flanger OL, Mears Jct to Villa Grove turn, to flange Poncha Pass, on return to Mears Jct go to Marshall Pass to get east loads for Salida
Conductor Carlin
Engine 492 Frantz
Engine 479 Runyon
Depart Salida 3:15 PM with flanger OL and caboose
Arrive Villa Grove 5:30 PM, 15 minutes water turn
Conductor reported cuts full snow Poncha Pass to Villa Grove
Depart Villa Grove 5:45 PM
Mears Jct times not shown
Arrive Marshall Pass 8:10 PM with flanger OL and caboose, 35 minutes make up train, 45 minutes inspection
Because turntable not working, and all three engines from 2nd Sargent turn facing east, trade engine 492 for engine 495, account engine 492 headed west, engine 493 and 499 back up, no lights, engine 492 tow engines 493 and 499 to Sargent, engineer W L Wilson change to engine 492
Engine 492, 493 and 499, coupled depart Marshall Pass 8:35 PM for Sargent
Engineer Frantz change to engine 495, and conductor Carlin and crew put eastbound train together, engine 495 and engine 479 coupled, engine 479 back up, to Mears Jct, no light
Extra 495-479 east depart Marshall Pass 9:30 with 34 loads, flanger OL
Mears Jct 20 minutes engine 479 off, 20 minutes set out 4 Valley loads
Engine 479 turn and depart Mears Jct time not shown light for Salida
Extra 495 east depart Mears Jct time not shown with 30 loads, flanger OL
Arrive Salida 12:35 AM with 30 loads, flanger OL
Gunnison extra 496 east with helper engine 494, to Salida, at Sargent add Sargent helper engine 492
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 496 Veo
Engine 494 Hockett
Engine 492 Bovee (on Sargent)
Depart Gunnison 8:00 PM with 54 loads 1 empty
Arrive Sargent 10:15 PM with 54 loads 1 empty, 25 minutes doubling in and set out, 35 minutes coal & water, coal chute frozen up, add Sargent helper engine 492
Depart Sargent 11:25 PM with 17 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 12:50 AM, 50 minutes helper engines off, pick up, inspection
Engine 492 depart Marshall Pass 1:06 AM light for Sargent
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 1:10 AM light for Salida
Extra 496 east depart Marshall Pass 1:40 AM with 29 loads 1 empty
Grays 15 minutes meet extra 497-490 west (Jan 31 post)
Arrive Salida 4:00 AM with 24 loads 1 empty
Salida extra 497 west, called for 11:30 PM, on Jan 31 post
GUNNISON
Crested Butte cloudy, calm, 35” old snow
Crested Butte branch extra 498
Conductor C M Purciel
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 11:05 AM with 45 empties, flanger
Arrive Crested Butte 12:50 PM with 45 empties, flanger, 2 hours 10 minutes mine work, 35 minutes inspection
Depart Crested Butte 3:35 PM with 50 loads 2 empties, flanger
Arrive Gunnison 5:05 PM with 50 loads 2 empties, flanger
Gunnison switch engine 452 foreman Winters engineer Cowan
MONTROSE
Montrose 9:00 AM snowing quite hard, calm, about 5” new wet snow, 7” old snow
Montrose extra 461 east, Cerro Summit turn with flanger
Conductor Gribben
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 1:10 PM with flanger and caboose
Arrive Cerro Summit 2:15 PM, 20 minutes switching and flange yard
Depart Cerro Summit 2:35 PM
Arrive Montrose 3:40 PM with 7 loads 1 empty, some of this consist, if not all, was left at Cerro Summit by extra 360 west, Jan 29
DURANGO
Silverton branch and Farmington branch no train
Durango switch engine 268 foreman Gabbe engineer Fitzer
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