Saturday February 1 1941
ALAMOSA
Alamosa partly cloudy, calm
Cumbres 8:15 AM snowing light, trace new snow, rest of the day cloudy
Chama AM clear, calm, 4:20 PM snowing light, by 9:00 PM clear, calm
Durango clear, calm
Chama extra 486 east with helper engine 485
Conductor Curtis
Engine 486 Tozer
Engine 485 Marsh
Depart Chama 11:55 PM (Jan 31) with 13 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 1:35 AM (Feb 1) with 13 loads 1 empty, 25 minutes helper engine off, pick up, inspection
Engine 485 depart Cumbres 1:50 AM light for Alamosa
Extra 486 east depart Cumbres 2:00 AM with 33 loads 3 empties
Arrive Antonito 4:55 AM with 33 loads 3 empties, 20 minutes switching, pick up
Depart Antonito 5:15 AM with 34 loads 7 empties
La Jara 10 minutes pick up 1 car
Arrive Alamosa 6:35 AM with 34 loads 8 empties
No. 115 with engine 475
Conductor Hurley
Engineer Holly (to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 6 cars
119
164
325
Durango
62
284
Arrive Antonito 8:00 AM, set out cars 62 and 284 for No. 425
Depart Antonito 8:10 AM with 4 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:20 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:23 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 Edmisten
Engineer Densmore (to Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 4 cars
66
111
310
Chama
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:10 PM (engineer Holly)
Arrive Cumbres 5:00 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:05 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 Katschthaler
Depart Chama 3:00 PM with 1 load 18 empties
1 car water
Meet with No. 116 not shown
Monero 1 hour switching and water
Arrive Lumberton 5:25 PM, 35 minutes switching
Depart Lumberton 6:00 PM with 5 loads 2 empties
Monero 15 minutes coal & water, pick up 13
Arrive Chama 8:10 PM with 18 loads 2 empties
Alamosa Antonito turn with standard gauge engine 1022
Conductor Connolly
Engineer Palmer
Alamosa extra 483 west, called for 11:45 PM, on Feb 2 post
SANTA FE BRANCH
Taos Jct 8:05 AM clear, calm, no new snow, 12” old snow
Santa Fe 10:30 AM partly cloudy, calm
Train No. 425 with engine 471
Conductor Willis
Engineer Arnell
Depart Antonito 8:25 AM with 3 loads
1 company coal Santa Fe
62
284
Taos Jct 10 minutes switching
Arrive Santa Fe 4:00 PM with 3 loads 1 empty
Train No. 426 with engine 473
Conductor Hines
Engineer Baskett
Depart Santa Fe 10:00 AM with 3 loads
1 merchandise
61
306
Arrive Antonito 5:15 PM with 3 loads
SALIDA
Marshall Pass clear, calm, 1” new snow, 40” old snow
Sargent partly cloudy, calm, ½” new snow, 10” old snow
Gunnison cloudy, calm, 15” old snow
Salida extra 496 west with helper engine 497, Valley line
Conductor Carlin
Engine 496 Dailey
Engine 497 Truscott
Depart Salida 9:20 AM with 2 empties
Mears Jct to Poncha Pass 3 times
Depart Mears Jct 12:20 PM, last time
Arrive Poncha Pass time not shown, helper engine off
Engine 497 depart Poncha Pass time not shown light for Salida
Extra 496 depart Poncha Pass 12:50 PM (?)
Mineral Hot Springs 10 minutes set out
Moffat 15 minutes set out
Hooper 30 minutes switching
Mosca 15 minutes switching
McGinty 15 minutes pick up
Arrive Alamosa 6:50 PM with 29 loads 11 empties
2 Sargent hill turns with engines 499, 493 and 492
Conductor Rhodes
Engine 499 Crooks
Engine 493 Fitzsimmons
Engine 492 W L Wilson
1st turn depart Sargent 11:30 AM with 17 loads, flanger
Arrive Marshall Pass time not shown with 17 loads, flangert, 35 minutes flange spurs, set out, turn
Engine 492 depart Marshall Pass time not shown light for Sargent
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass time not shown light for Sargent
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass time not shown with flanger and caboose for Sargent
2nd turn depart Sargent 2:55 PM with 37 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass time not shown, set out, turn
Engine 492 depart Marshall Pass time not shown light for Sargent
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass time not shown light for Sargent
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass time not shown with caboose for Sargent
Salida extra 495 west with helper engine 494, Marshall Pass turn
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 495 Frantz
Engine 494 Runyon
Depart Salida 2:05 PM with 36 empties
Arrive Marshall Pass time not shown, consist not shown, but looking ahead appears arrived with 36 empties and set out at Marshall Pass, 15 minutes helper engine off, turn, 25 minutes switching train, 35 minutes inspection
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass time not shown light for Salida
Extra 495 east depart Marshall Pass time and consist not shown
Arrive Salida 7:45 PM with 37 loads
GUNNISON
Crested Butte branch no train
Gunnison switch engine 456 foreman Winters engineer Cowan
MONTROSE
Engine 461 used to switch Montrose yard foreman Gribben engineer Price
While on switching duty, made Cedar Creek turn
Depart Montrose 9:30 AM with 2 loads 1 empty, 2 cars cement for Portal
Arrive Cedar Creek 10:20 AM, turn
Depart Cedar Creek 10:25 AM with caboose
Arrive Montrose 11:05 AM with caboose
DURANGO
Silverton clear, calm, 10 below, 18” old snow
Train No. 461 and Train No. 462 with engine 459
Conductor Fry
Engineer Brice
Depart Durango 9:15 AM with 8 loads 4 empties
3 lumber Silverton
3 coal Silverton 1 merchandise Silverton
3 empty box Silverton
Combine 210
Caboose
Hermosa to Silverton 4 hours 20 minutes account snow slide 20 feet long, 10 feet deep, falling rocks and heavy snow on rail making train heavy to handle, notation reads slide at Mile Post 477, rocks in it
Needleton set out 4 box, unable to handle
Arrive Silverton 5:00 PM with 7 loads 1 empty, 20 minutes eat, 10 minutes turn, 45 minutes switching
Depart Silverton 6:00 PM with 8 loads 3 empties
7 ore
2 empty coal
Arrive Durango 9:55 PM with 8 loads 3 empties
Durango switch engine 268 foreman Gabbe engineer Fitzer, 45 minutes overtime switch San Juan equipment
Jimmy
