Tuesday February 11 1941
ALAMOSA
Alamosa cloudy, calm
Cumbres partly cloudy, light SW wind
Chama and Durango cloudy, calm
(Alamosa extra 484 west and Chama extra 487 east added edit 2-11-13)
Alamosa extra 484 west
Conductor Moore
Engineer Marsh
Depart Alamosa 11:25 PM (Feb 10) with 14 loads 41 empties
La Jara 20 minutes set out
Arrive Antonito 1:15 AM (Feb 11) with 13 loads 38 empties, 1 hour take coal & water and set out from 3 places in train
Depart Antonito 2:15 AM with 8 loads 30 empties
Big Horn 10 minutes meet extra 487 east
Osier 15 minutes unload 1 box explosives, pick up RG 1192 account frozen
Arrive Cumbres 7:35 AM with 8 loads 30 empties, 25 minutes set out RG 1192 and inspection
Depart Cumbres 8:00 AM with 8 loads 30 empties
Arrive Chama 9:10 AM with 8 loads 30 empties, 50 minutes turn down retainers, spot 11 tanks, 1 mdse, 3 gons and put train away and tie up
Chama extra 487 east with helper engines 481
Conductor Roberts
Engine 487 tpzer
Engine 481 Caldwell
Depart Chama 11:50 PM (Feb 10) with 15 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 1:15 AM (Feb 11) with 15 loads 1 empty, 25 minutes helper engine off, pick up and inspection
Engine 481 depart Cumbres 1:40 AM light for Chama
Extra 487 east depart Cumbres 1:40 AM with 35 loads 6 empties
Big Horn 25 minutes meet extra 484 west
Arrive Antonito 5:05 AM with 35 loads 6 empties, 1 hour 15 minutes pick up, station switching
Depart Antonito 6:20 AM with 36 loads 9 empties
La Jara 40 minutes pick up, meet No. 115
Arrive Alamosa 8:40 AM with 37 loads 11 empties
No. 115 with engine 475
Conductor Morgan
Engineer Palmer (to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 6 cars
119
164
325
Chama
62
320
Arrive Antonito 8:00 AM, set out cars 62 and 320 for No. 425
Depart Antonito 8:10 AM with 4 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:21 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:25 AM
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM
Depart Chama 11:20 AM (engineer House)
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM with 4 cars
No. 116 with engine 477
Conductor Hurley
Engineer Densmore (to Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 4 cars
66
167
327
Alamosa
Arrive Dulce 2:36 PM
Depart Dulce 2:38 PM
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:05 PM (engineer Palmer)
Arrive Cumbres 5:01 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:04 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 488 west, light engine to Durango
Engineer Katschthaler
Depart Chama 10:10 AM
Meet with No. 116 not shown
Arrive Durango 3:35 PM
Chama extra 481 west
Conductor Knight
Engineer Connor
Depart Chama 10:40 AM with 7 loads 16 empties
10 empty box
3 empty gons
2 empty dumps
Caboose
Azotea 22 minutes let No. 115 by
Monero 45 minutes switching and merchandise
Lumberton 15 minutes switching and merchandise
Arrive Dulce 1:50 PM, 5 minutes switching
Depart Dulce 1:55 PM
Pagosa Jct 20 minutes eat
Arboles 5 minutes merchandise
Ignacio 15 minutes switching
Arrive Durango 7:35 PM with 7 loads 14 empties
1st Chama Cumbres turn with engines 486 and 482
Conductor Moore
Engine 486 Caldwell
Engine 482 Marsh
Depart Chama 8:20 PM with 14 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 9:45 PM with 14 loads 1 empty, set out, turn
Engine 486 depart Cumbres 9:55 PM with caboose for Chama
Engine 482 depart Cumbres 10:00 PM light for Chama
2nd Chama Cumbres turn with engines 489 and 484
Conductor Moore
Engine 489 Caldwell
Engine 484 Marshal
Depart Chama 11:59 PM with 11 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 1:25 AM with 11 loads 1 empty, set out, turn
Engine 489 depart Cumbres 1:40 AM with caboose for Chama
Engine 484 depart Cumbres 1:45 AM light for Chama
SANTA FE BRANCH
Taos Jct 9:30 AM cloudy, calm, 7” old snow
Santa Fe 9:25 AM slightly cloudy, calm
Train No. 425 with engine 470
Conductor Willis
Engineer Arnell
Depart Antonito 8:40 AM with 7 loads
2 autos Espanola
1 cement Santa Fe
1 merchandise Espanola
1 water Servilleta
62
320
Servilleta 10 minutes switching
Espanola 15 minutes switching
Arrive Santa Fe 4:00 PM with 3 loads
Train No. 426 with engine 473
Conductor Hines
Engineer Baskett
Depart Santa Fe 10:00 AM with 2 loads
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306
Espanola 5 minutes switching
Taos Jct 5 minutes switching
Arrive Antonito 5:15 PM with 3 loads 2 empties
No. 426 reports wind blowing and snow moving some Tres Piedras to Antonito
SALIDA
Marshall Pass cloudy, light SW wind, no new snow, 32” snow on ground, total for year 119”
Sargent partly cloudy, calm
Gunnison cloudy, calm, 12” old snow
Salida, only 2 engines available
Salida extra 494 west with helper engine 479, to Gunnison
Conductor Straitiff
Engine 494 Dailey
Engine 479 Hyatt
Depart Salida 11:55 PM (Feb 10) with 4 loads 25 empties
Shirley 1 hour 10 minutes meet extra 496 east (of Feb 10)
Arrive Marshall Pass 3:45 AM (Feb 11) with 4 loads 25 empties, 35 minutes helper engine off, inspection
Engine 479 depart Marshall Pass 4:15 AM light for Gunnison
Extra 494 west depart Marshall Pass 4:20 AM with 4 loads 25 empties
Arrive Gunnison 6:50 AM with 4 loads 25 empties
Gunnison extra 494 east with helper engine 479, to Salida, at Sargent trade engine 494 for engine 499, engine 494 now Sargent helper engine, add Sargent helper engine 494
Conductor Straitiff
Engine 494 Dailey (to Sargent)
Engine 499 Dailey (from Sargent)
Engine 479 Hyatt
Engine 494 W L Wilson (Sargent helper, on Sargent)
Depart Gunnison 6:50 PM with 57 loads
2 cars cattle from Wylie
5 cars cattle loaded Gunnison
Parlin 10 minutes water and spot car company coal
Arrive Sargent 9:15 PM with 57 loads (probably should read 56 loads), 55 minutes set out, coal & water, trade engines, add Sargent helper engine, eat
Extra 499 east with helpers 479 and 494 depart Sargent 10:10 PM with 21 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 11:30 PM with 21 loads, 1 hour 15 minutes helper engines off, inspection
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 11:40 PM light for Sargent
Engine 479 depart Marshall Pass 12:05 AM light for Salida
Extra 499 east depart Marshall Pass 12:45 AM with 39 loads
Grays 20 minutes meet extra 497 west (Feb 12 post)
Mears Jct 15 minutes set out 6 Valley loads
Arrive Salida 3:25 AM with 33 loads
Salida extra 497 west, depart 11:55 PM, on Feb 12 post
GUNNISON
Crested Butte cloudy, light NW wind, 23” old snow
Crested Butte branch extra 498
Conductor C M Purciel
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 9:30 AM with 49 empties, flanger (edit 2-12-13)
Hay Spur 10 minutes set out
Arrive Crested Butte 11:25 AM with 45 empties, flanger, 3 hours 30 minutes mine work
Depart Crested Butte 2:55 PM with 53 loads 2 empties, flanger
Arrive Gunnison 4:55 PM with 53 loads 2 empties, flanger
Baldwin branch extra 223-278
Conductor C W Purciel
Engine 223 H Gates
Engine 278 Beauvais
Depart Gunnison 11:55 AM with 26 empties
Wylie 5 minutes set out
Castle 5 minutes water
Arrive Baldwin 1:30 PM, 1 hour 15 minutes switching, mine work
Depart Baldwin 2:45 PM
Wylie 50 minutes load 2 cars cattle
Arrive Gunnison 5:05 PM with 24 loads 1 empty
Gunnison switch engine 456 foreman Winters engineer Spangler, 2 hours 20 minutes overtime, held on duty to load 5 cars cattle
MONTROSE
Engine 461 used to switch Montrose yard foreman Gribben engineer Price
DURANGO
Silverton cloudy, calm, 14” old snow
Silverton branch Train No. 461 and Train No. 462 with engine 459
Conductor Fry
Engineer Brice
Depart Durango 9:15 AM with 5 loads 1 empty, pick up empties on line
2 coal Silverton
2 explosives
Combine 210
Caboose
Hermosa to Silverton 40 minutes rocks on track
Arrive Silverton 1:00 PM with 5 loads 5 empties, 20 minutes eat, 40 minutes switching
Depart Silverton 2:00 PM with 1 load 4 empties
3 empty gons
Arrive Durango 5:00 PM with 1 load 4 empties
Durango switch engine 268 foreman Gabbe engineer Fitzer
Jimmy
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 02/12/2013 11:42AM by Jimmy Blouch.
