Thursday February 6 1941
ALAMOSA
Alamosa foggy, calm
Cumbres, Chama and Durango, all clear, calm, by 5:00 PM cloudy
Alamosa extra 487 west with helper engine 486
Conductor Moore
Engine 487 Marsh
Engine 486 Caldwell
Depart Alamosa 11:10 PM (Feb 5) with 21 loads 42 empties
13 empty tanks
12 empty box
La Jara 10 minutes set out and spot 3 empty box to mill
Arrive Antonito 12:40 AM (Feb 6) with 20 loads 40 empties, 45 minutes switching
Depart Antonito 1:25 AM with 17 loads 38 empties
Sublette 25 minutes eat and water
Arrive Cumbres 5:55 AM with 17 loads 38 empties, 40 minutes helper engine off and inspection
Engine 486 depart Cumbres 6:30 AM light for Chama
Extra 487 west depart Cumbres 6:40 AM with 17 loads 38 empties
Arrive Chama 7:50 AM with 17 loads 38 empties
No. 115 with engine 477
Conductor Edmisten
Engineer Boyd (to Chama)
Trainmaster F E Peake on board, to Cresco
Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 6 cars
66
111
310
Chama
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 10:25 AM
Arrive Chama 11:20 AM
Depart Chama 11:30 AM (engineer Densmore)
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM with 4 cars
Chama extra 481 east with helper engine 482
Conductor Roberts
Engine 481 Tozer
Engine 481 Palmer
8 and 12 MPH speed limit, heavy loads
Depart Chama 9:35 AM with 13 loads 1 empty
Mile Post 377 15 minutes flag to Cresco
Cresco meet No. 115, trainmaster F E Peake board extra 481 east
Arrive Cumbres 11:35 AM with 13 loads 1 empty, 40 minutes helper engine off, pick up
Engine 482 depart Cumbres 12:25 PM light for Chama
Extra 481 east depart Cumbres 12:15 AM with 45 loads 8 empties
Arrive Antonito 5:35 PM with 45 loads 8 empties, 40 minutes pick up
Depart Antonito 6:15 PM with 48 loads 17 empties
Arrive Alamosa 8:25 PM with 48 loads 17 empties
No. 116 with engine 475
Conductor Morgan
Engineer House (to Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 4 cars
119
164
325
Durango
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:10 PM (engineer Boyd)
Arrive Cumbres 5:01 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:06 PM
Arrive Antonito 7:17 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, light engine to Durango
Engineer Crawley
Depart Chama 3:10 PM
Meet with No. 116 not shown
Arrive Durango 9:45 PM
Chama extra 486 west
Conductor Knight
Engineer Brice
Depart Chama 5:00 Pm with 17 loads 24 empties
11 empty box
5 empty coal
7 empty dumps
Caboose
Monero 1 hour merchandise, station switching and coal engine
Lumberton 30 minutes merchandise and switching
Dulce 20 minutes merchandise and switching
Pagosa Jct 25 minutes eat and merchandise
Arboles 5 minutes merchandise
Allison 10 minutes merchandise
Falfa 5 minutes merchandise
Carbon Jct 10 minutes switching
Arrive Durango 2:25 AM with 12 loads 16 empties
2 Chama Cumbres turns, called for 10:30 PM, on Feb 7 post
SANTA FE BRANCH
Train No. 425 with engine 471
Conductor Willis
Engineer Arnell
Depart Antonito 8:40 AM with 6 loads
2 merchandise Santa Fe
1 flour Santa Fe
1 company coal Santa Fe
62
284
Arrive Santa Fe 4:00 PM with 6 loads
Train No. 426 with engine 473
Conductor Hines
Engineer Baskett
Depart Santa Fe 10:05 Am with 4 loads
1 merchandise
1 gas Espanola
61
306
Espanola 15 minutes switching
Arrive Antonito 5:15 PM with 3 loads 4 empties
SALIDA
Marshall Pass, Sargent and Gunnison clear, calm
Salida extra 496 west with helper engines 492 and 494, to Gunnison
Conductor Straitiff
Engine 496 Hyatt
Engine 492 Runyon
Engine 494 Truscott
Conductor Trevarthen and crew deadhead Salida to Marshall Pass, get east loads
Called for 11:15 PM (Feb 5)
Depart Salida 12:05 AM (Feb 6) with 53 empties
Grays 20 minutes meet extra 493 east (Feb 5 post)
Arrive Marshall Pass 3:15 AM with 53 empties, 35 minutes helper engines off, inspection (deadhead train crew off)
Engine 492 depart Marshall Pass 3:20 AM light for Gunnison
Extra 496 west depart Marshall Pass 3:50 AM with 53 empties
Sargent 5 minutes water and set out
Arrive Gunnison 6:35 AM with 50 empties
At Marshall Pass conductor Trevarthen and crew on duty 3:50 AM, take change of engine 494
Marshall Pass extra 494 east
Conductor Trevarthen
Engineer Truscott
1 hour make up train, inspection
Depart Marshall Pass 4:50 AM with 36 loads
Arrive Salida 6:55 AM with 36 loads
1st Sargent hill turn with engines 490, 499 and 497
Conductor Rhodes
Engine 490 W L Wilson
Engine 499 Crooks
Engine 497 Rogers
Depart Sargent 10:35 AM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 11:55 AM with 18 loads, set out, turn
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 11:59 AM light for Sargent
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass 12:05 PM light for Sargent
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 12:10 PM with caboose for Sargent
2nd Sargent hill turn with engines 497, 490 and 499
Conductor Rhodes
Engine 497 Fitzsimmons
Engine 490 W L Wilson
Engine 499 Crooks
Depart Sargent 1:40 PM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 3:00 PM with 18 loads, set out, turn
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 3:05 PM light for Sargent
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass 3:10 PM light for Sargent
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 3:15 PM with caboose for Sargent
Gunnison extra 496 east with helper engine 492, to Salida, at Sargent add Sargent helper engine 490
Conductor Straitiff
Engine 496 Hyatt
Engine 492 Runyon
Engine 490 Rogers (on Sargent)
Depart Gunnison 7:25 PM with 51 loads
Arrive Sargent 9:30 PM with 51 loads, 45 minutes set out, coal & water, eat, add Sargent helper engine 490
Depart Sargent 10:15 PM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 11:40 PM with 18 loads, 1 hour 5 minutes helper engines off, pick up and inspection
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 11:50 PM light for Sargent
Engine 492 depart Marshall Pass 12:05 AM light for Salida
Extra 496 west depart Marshall Pass 12:45 AM with 38 loads
Arrive Salida 2:55 AM with 38 loads
Salida extra 493 west, called for 11:30 PM, on Feb 7 post
GUNNISON
Crested Butte, clear, calm, 10 below, 28” old snow
Crested Butte branch extra 498
Conductor C W Purciel
Engineer Osgerby
Depart Gunnison 11:15 AM with 45 (?) empties
Arrive Crested Butte 1:00 PM with 45 empties, 2 hours 45 minutes mine work
Depart Crested Butte 3:45 PM with 54 loads and caboose
Arrive Gunnison 5:20 PM with 54 loads and caboose
Gunnison switch engine 456 foreman Winters engineer Spangler
Gunnison extra 360 west with helper engine 361, Cedar Creek turn
Conductor C M Purciel
Engine 360 Braswell
Engine 361 H Gates
Depart Gunnison 10:50 AM with 13 loads 1 empty, flanger
Iola 10 minutes switching
Arrive Cimarron 1:15 PM, 15 minutes set out, Cimarron to Cerro Summit 2 times and then Cimarron to Cedar Creek
Depart Cimarron 5:40 PM, last time
Arrive Cerro Summit 6:30 PM, 10 minutes set out
Depart Cerro Summit 6:40 PM for Cedar Creek
Arrive Cedar Creek 7:10 PM, meet extra 461 east, turn
MONTROSE – GUNNISON
Engine 461
Conductor Gribben
Engineer Price
Switch Montrose yard from 6:30 AM to 12:15 PM, tie up
Called for 5:00 PM, Cerro Summit turn
Depart Montrose 5:15 PM with 1 load 9 empties
1 gas Gunnison
1 coach (28?)
1 empty dump
4 empty coals
2 empty box
Arrive Cedar Creek 5:50 PM, meet extra 360-361 west
Depart Cedar Creek 7:20 PM
Arrive Cerro Summit 8:00 PM, 20 minutes switching and turn, meet extra 360-361 east
Depart Cerro Summit 8:20 PM
Arrive Montrose 9:40 PM with 15 loads 2 empties
Extra 360 east with helper engine 361 depart Cedar Creek 7:25 PM
Arrive Cerro Summit 8:10 PM, 10 minutes inspection, helper engine 361 stay on
Depart Cerro Summit 8:10 PM
Arrive Gunnison 11:15 PM with 1 load 11 empties
DURANGO
Silverton branch and Farmington branch no train
Durango switch engine 268 foreman Gabbe engineer Fitzer
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