Friday February 7 1941
ALAMOSA
Alamosa cloudy, calm
Cunbres:
8:00 AM cloudy, calm
10:25 AM snowing light
5:00 PM cloudy, calm
Chama:
12:10 AM cloudy, calm
4:30 AM snowing light, calm
8:40 AM and 3:15 PM cloudy, calm
Durango:
4:00 AM snowing steady, calm, ½” new snow
9:00 AM snow steady, calm, 1” new snow
5:00 PM cloudy, calm
2 Chama Cumbres turns, called for 10:30 PM (Feb 6)
1st turn with engines 489, 483 and 484
Conductor Moore
Engine 489 Caldwell
Engine 483 Marsh
Engine 484 Palmer
Depart Chama 12:30 AM (Feb 7) with 16 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 2:25 AM with 16 loads 1 empty, set out, turn
Engine 489 depart Cumbres 2:35 AM with caboose for Chama
Engine 483 depart Cumbres 2:40 AM light for Chama
Engine 484 depart Cumbres 2:45 AM light for Chama
2nd turn with engines 485, 482 and 484
Conductor Moore
Engine 485 Caldwell
Engine 482 Marsh
Engine 484 Palmer
Depart Chama 5:00 AM with 20 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 6:55 AM with 20 loads 1 empty, set out, turn
Engine 485 depart Cumbres 7:10 AM with caboose for Chama
Engine 482 depart Cumbres 7:15 AM light for Chama
Engine 484 depart Cumbres 7:20 AM light for Chama
No. 115 with engine 475
Conductor Hurley
Engineer Holly (to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:04 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 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
62
284
Depart Antonito 7:25 PM with 6 cars
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM with 6 cars
Durango extra 487 east
Conductor Knight
Engineer Katschthaler
Depart Durango 1:30 PM with 11 loads 18 empties
8 empty flats
9 empty dumps
Oxford 10 minutes meet No. 115
Ignacio 20 minutes merchandise and switching
La Boca 5 minutes water
Arboles 5 minutes merchandise
Pagosa Jct 25 minutes eat
Navajo 5 minutes water
Dulce 20 minutes merchandise and switching
Lumberton 10 minutes merchandise, 30 minutes set out 9 empty dumps, 2 empty refrigerators, 2 empty flats to reduce and pick up 1 car coal
Monero 25 minutes coal & water engine, pick up 2 loads, merchandise
Arrive Chama 11:30 PM with 15 loads 8 empties
SANTA FE BRANCH
Taos Jct 9:55 AM light snow, wind, 3” new snow, 6” old snow
Santa Fe 5:00 PM snowing and melting
Train No. 425 with engine 473
Conductor Hines
Engineer Baskett
Depart Antonito 8:43 AM with 2 loads 2 empties
2 empty box Taos Jct
61
306
No Agua 5 minutes merchandise
Taos Jct 10 minutes switching
Espanola 5 minutes switching
Arrive Santa Fe 4:00 PM with 2 loads 1 empty
Train No. 426 with engine 471
Conductor Willis
Engineer Arnell
Depart Santa Fe 10:00 AM with 3 loads 2 empties
1 merchandise
1 empty refrigerator
1 empty coal
Arrive Antonito 5:15 PM with 3 loads 2 empties
Engine 471 run light to Alamosa for shops
Engineer Arnell
Depart Antonito 5:35 PM
Arrive Alamosa 6:25 PM
SALIDA
Marshall Pass clear, brisk east wind
Sargent cloudy, calm, zero, 10” old snow
Gunnison partly cloudy, calm, 15” old snow
Salida extra 493 west with helper engines 494 and 479, to Gunnison
Conductor Carlin
Engine 493 Frantz
Engine 494 Veo
Engine 479 Dailey
Called for 11:30 PM Feb 6
Depart Salida 12:10 AM (Feb 7) with 1 load 47 empties
Arrive Marshall Pass 3:05 AM with 1 load 47 empties, 15 minutes helper engines off, inspection
Engine 479 depart Marshall Pass 3:25 AM light for Salida
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 3:10 AM light for Gunnison
Extra 493 west depart Marshall Pass 3:20 AM with 1 load 47 empties
Sargent 5 minutes pick up
Parlin 5 minutes set out 1
Arrive Gunnison 6:00 AM with 1 load 46 empties
1st Sargent hill turn with engines 497, 490 and 499
Conductor Rhodes
Engine 497 Fitzsimmons
Engine 490 W L Wilson
Engine 499 Crooks
Depart Sargent 12:25 PM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 1:45 PM with 18 loads, set out, turn
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 1:50 PM light for Sargent
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass 2:05 PM light for Sargent
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 2:10 PM with caboose for Sargent
2nd Sargent hill turn with engines 499, 497 and 490
Conductor Rhodes
Engine 499 Rogers
Engine 497 Fitzsimmons
Engine 490 W L Wilson
Depart Sargent 4:10 PM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 5:30 PM with 18 loads, meet extra 492 west, set out, turn
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 5:35 PM light for Sargent
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 5:40 PM light for Sargent
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass 5:55 PM with caboose for Sargent
Salida extra 492 west with helper engine 479, Sargent turn, at Sargent add Sargent helper engines 499 and 490
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 492 C Wilson
Engine 479 Truscott
Engine 499 Crooks (on Sargent)
Engine 490 Rogers (on Sargent)
Depart Salida 2:10 PM with 4 loads 20 empties
Mile Post 234 ½ 1 hour unload 4 cars cinders
Arrive Marshall Pass 5:35 PM with 24 empties, meet Sargent hill turn, 25 minutes helper engine off, inspection
Engine 479 depart Marshall Pass 5:55 PM light for Salida
Extra 492 west depart Marshall Pass 6:00 PM with 24 empties
Arrive Sargent, 7:15 PM with caboose, 30 minutes eat, 2 hours 50 minutes wait for extra 493 east
Gunnison extra 493 east with helper engine 494, to Salida, at Sargent add Sargent helper engine 497
Conductor Carlin
Engine 493 Frantz
Engine 494 Veo
Engine 497 Fitzsimmons (on Sargent)
Depart Gunnison 7:40 PM with 68 loads 1 empty
Arrive Sargent 10:15 PM with 68 loads 1 empty, 20 minutes set out 34 loads, 25 minutes coal & water, 15 minutes eat
Extra 492 east with Sargent helpers 499 and 490 depart Sargent 10:35 PM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 11:35 PM with 18 loads, 1 hour helper engines off, pick up and inspection
Extra 493 east with helpers 494 and 497 depart Sargent 11:15 PM with 17 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 12:35 AM with 17 loads 1 empty, 20 minutes blocked by extra 492 east, 40 minutes helper engines off, pick up 22 loads, 45 minutes inspection
Sargent helper engine 499 (off extra 492 east) depart Marshall Pass 12:45 AM light for Sargent
Sargent helper engine (off extra 492 east) depart Marshall Pass 12:40 AM light for Sargent
Extra 492 east depart Marshall Pass 12:55 AM with 38 loads
Mears Jct 15 minutes set out 10 coal Valley line
Arrive Salida 3:15 AM with 28 loads
Sargent helper engine 497 (off extra 493 east) depart Marshall Pass 1:20 AM light for Sargent
Helper engine 494 (off extra 493 east) depart Marshall Pass 1:40 AM light for Salida
Extra 493 east depart Marshall Pass 2:15 AM with 39 loads 1 empty
Mears Jct 15 minutes set out 14 Valley loads and coach 283 (this would be the coach that moved from Montrose to Gunnison Feb 6)
Arrive Salida 5:00 AM with 24 loads 1 empty
GUNNISON
Crested Butte cloudy, calm, 27” old snow
Crested Butte branch extra 498
Conductor C M Purciel
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 11:20 AM with 49 empties
Hays Spur 10 minutes set out
Arrive Gunnison 1:20 PM with 46 empties, 2 hours mine work, 30 minutes inspection
Depart Crested Butte 3:50 PM with 58 loads
Mile Post 306 45 minutes brassing RG 9234 (or RG 9334, both numbers shown), brass turned
Arrive Gunnison 6:25 PM with 58 loads
Baldwin branch extra 223-278
Conductor C W Purciel
Engine 223 Stamm
Engine 278 Osgerby
Depart Gunnison 6:35 AM with 20 empties
Arrive Baldwin time not shown, 35 minutes switching,
La Plante 5 minutes pick up
Baldwin 35 minutes switching
Depart Baldwin time not shown
Arrive Gunnison 10:45 AM with 22 loads 1 empty
Gunnison switch engine 456 foreman Winters engineer H Gates
MONTROSE
Montrose cloudy, calm
Ouray cloudy, calm
Ouray branch extra 315, Ouray turn
Conductor Gribben
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 12:10 PM with 8 loads 2 empties
1 merchandise Ouray
2 coal Ouray
3 coal Telluride
1 cross arms Ridgway
1 company material Ridgway
1 empty box Ridgway
Arrive Ridgway 2:05 PM with 8 loads 2 empties, 40 minutes switching and eat
Depart Ridgway 2:45 PM with 3 loads 1 empty
Arrive Ouray 3:20 PM with 3 loads 1 empty, 45 minutes switching
Depart Ouray 4:05 PM with 1 load 1 empty
Arrive Montrose 6:10 PM with 3 loads 1 empty
DURANGO
Farmington branch extra 478
Conductor Fry
Engineer Dieckman
Depart Durango 3:50 AM with 3 loads 6 empties
Carbon Jct 10 minutes switching
Aztec 10 minutes switching and fill cistern
Refinery 25 minutes switching
Arrive Farmington 7:40 AM with 8 loads 1 empty, 20 minutes eat, 10 minutes turning, 50 minutes switching
Depart Farmington 9:00 AM with 6 loads 5 empties
1 gas Placerville
1 gas Telluride
4 gas Durango
2 empty refrigerators
2 empty box
Refinery 10 minutes switching
Aztec 10 minutes switching
Arrive Durango 12:45 PM with 6 loads 10 empties
Durango switch engine 268 foreman Gabbe engineer Fitzer
Jimmy
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/07/2013 08:33PM by Jimmy Blouch.
