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Alamosa February 3 1941

February 03, 2013 12:22PM
Monday February 3 1941

ALAMOSA

Alamosa, Cumbres, Chama and Durango clear, calm

2 Chama Cumbres turns

1st turn with engines 487 and 482
Conductor Curtis
Engine 487 Caldwell
Engine 482 Marsh

Depart Chama 1:40 AM with 11 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 3:20 AM with 11 loads 1 empty, set out, turn
Engine 482 depart Cumbres 3:30 AM light for Chama
Engine 487 depart Cumbres 3:35 AM with caboose for Chama

2nd turn with engines 488 and 483
Conductor Marsh
Engine 488 Caldwell
Engine483 Marsh

Depart Chama 5:40 AM with 12 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 7:25 AM with 12 loads 1 empty, set out, turn
Engine 483 depart Cumbres 7:35 AM light for Chama
Engine 488 depart Cumbres 7:40 AM with caboose for Chama

No. 115 with engine 475
Conductor Edmisten
Engineer Holly (to Chama)

Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 6 cars
119
164
325
Durango
61
306
Arrive Antonito 8:00 AM, set out cars 61 and 306 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 Morgan
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 4:59 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:04 PM
Arrive Antonito 7:17 PM, pick up 2 cars from No. 426
62
284
Depart Antonito 7:25 PM with 6 cars
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM with 6 cars

Durango extra 481 east
Conductor Fry
Engineer Brice

Depart Durango 12:15 PM with 19 loads 2 empties
Ignacio 5 minutes merchandise, 30 minutes switching, 15 minutes meet No. 115
Arboles 15 minutes switching and merchandise
Pagosa Jct 20 minutes eat, 10 minutes merchandise
Dulce 15 minutes switching and merchandise
Monero 10 minutes switching, 20 minutes water & coal
Arrive Chama 9:45 PM with 19 loads 6 empties

Alamosa extra 489 west, depart 11:15 PM, on Feb 4 post

Chama extra 488 east, depart 11:30 PM, on Feb 4 post

SANTA FE BRANCH

Train No. 425 with engine 473
Conductor Hines
Engineer Baskett

Depart Antonito 8:30 AM with 8 loads
3 steel Espanola
1 flour Espanola
1 merchandise Santa Fe
1 gas Taos Jct
61
306
Tres Piedras 5 minutes mail, baggage, freight
Taos Jct 10 minutes mail, baggage, freight, 10 minutes switching
Embudo 15 minutes mail, baggage, freight
Chamita 5 minutes switching
Espanola 10 minutes switching
Arrive Santa Fe 4:00 PM with 2 loads

Train No.426 with engine 471
Conductor Willis
Engineer Arnell

Depart Santa Fe 10:00 AM with 3 loads 1 empty
1 empty coal
1 merchandise
62
284
Espanola 10 minutes switching
Arrive Antonito 5:15 PM with 2 loads 2 empties

SALIDA

Marshall Pass, Sargent and Gunnison clear, calm

Salida extra 497 west with helper engines 495 and 494, to Gunnison
Conductor Straitiff
Engine 497 Rogers
Engine 495 Hyatt
Engine 494 C Wilson

Depart Salida 12:45 AM with 1 load 31 empties
Mears Jct 20 minutes water and pick up
Arriver Marshall Pass 3:35 AM with 1 load 49 empties, 20 minutes helper engines off, inspection
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 3:55 AM light for Salida
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 3:40 AM light for Gunnison
Extra 497 west depart Marshall Pass 3:55 AM with 1 load 49 empties
Buxton 10 minutes pick up
Arrive Sargent 5:15 AM with 1 load 85 empties, 15 minutes water and pick up
Depart Sargent 5:30 AM with 1 load 87 empties
Arrive Gunnison 6:30 AM with 1 load 87 empties

Sargent hill turn with engines 499, 493 and 492
Conductor Rhodes
Engine 499 Crooks
Engine 493 Fitzsimmons
Engine 492 W L Wilson

Depart Sargent 5:00 PM with 16 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 6:20 PM with 16 loads, set out, turn
Engine 492 depart Marshall Pass 6:25 PM light for Sargent
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 6:30 PM light for Sargent
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass 6:35 PM with caboose for Sargent

Gunnison extra 497 east with helper engine 495, to Salida, at Sargent add Sargent helper engine 499
Conductor Straitiff
Engine 497 Rogers
Engine 495 Hyatt
Engine 499 Crooks (on Sargent)

Depart Gunnison 10:05 PM with 57 loads
Arrive Sargent 12:45 AM with 57 loads, 1 hour 5 minutes double in, coal & water, eat, add Sargent helper engine 499
Depart Sargent 1:50 AM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 3:20 AM with 18 loads, 1 hour helper engines off, pick up and inspection
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass 3:35 AM light for Sargent
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 3:45 AM light for Salida
Extra 497 east depart Marshall Pass 4:20 AM with 39 loads
Arrive Salida 6:30 AM (Feb 4) with 39 loads

GUNNISON

Crested Butte no weather report

Crested Butte branch extra 498 with helper engine 495
Conductor C M Purciel
Engine 498 Braswell
Engine 495 H Gates

Depart Gunnison 11:30 AM with 88 empties, spreader, flanger
Arrive Crested Butte 1:25 PM with 88 empties, spreader, flanger, 50 minutes mine work, 2 hours 5 minutes flanging and spreading (appears engine 495 may have been used for part of the snow work), 1 hour 45 minutes mine work, 30 minutes inspection
Engine 495 depart Crested Butte 3:25 PM light for Gunnison
Extra 498 east depart Crested Butte 6:35 PM with 56 loads, spreader, flanger
Arrive Gunnison 8:00 PM with 56 loads spreader, flanger

Gunnison switch engine 456 foreman Winters engineer Cowan

MONTROSE

Montrose clear, calm

Ouray branch extra 315, Ouray turn
Conductor Gribben
Engineer Price

Depart Montrose 11:15 AM with 2 loads 8 empties
1 merchandise Telluride
1 sugar Dolores
7 empty box
Ridgway 40 minutes switching
Arrive Ouray 2:10 PM with 1 empty, 35 minutes switching
Depart Ouray 2:45PM with 2 loads 1 empty
Arrive Montrose 4:50 PM with 9 loads 1 empty

DURANGO

Silverton branch and Farmington branch no train

Durango switch engine 268 foreman Gabbe engineer Fitzer

Jimmy
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Alamosa February 3 1941

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