Friday February 14 1941
ALAMOSA
Alamosa foggy, calm, becoming clear, calm
Cumbres, Chama and Durango clear, calm
2 Chama Cumbres turns called for 11:30 PM (Feb 13)
1st Chama Cumbres turn with engines 486, 489 and 483
Conductor Moore
Engine 486 Shumaker
Engine 489 Caldwell
Engine 483 Donaldson
Depart Chama 1:05 AM (Feb 14) with 17 loads 9 empties, flanger
Arrive Cumbres 3:05 AM, set out, turn
Engine 489 depart Cumbres 3:20 AM light for Chama
Engine 483 depart Cumbres 3:25 AM light for Chama
Engine 486 depart Cumbres 3:30 AM with flanger and caboose for Chama
2nd Chama Cumbres turn with engines 487, 482 and 486
Conductor Moore
Engine 487 Shumaker
Engine 482 Caldwell
Engine 486 Donaldson
Depart Chama 6:30 AM with 16 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 8:15 AM with 16 loads 1 empty, set out, turn
Engine 482 depart Cumbres 8:30 AM light for Chama
Engine 486 depart Cumbrs 8:35 AM light for Chama
Engine 487 depart Cumbres 8:50 AM with 1 load 1 empty
Bad order UTLX 55227
Arrive Chama 10:00 AM with 1 load 1 empty
No. 115 with engine 477
Conductor Morgan
Engineer Boyd (to Chama)
Fireman Dalla deadhead Alamosa to Antonito for No. 425
Fireman Squires deadhead Alamosa to Chama relieve Buchanan mileage
Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 6 cars
66
167
327
Alamosa
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 10:22 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:26 AM
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM
Depart Chama 11:20 AM (engineer Densmore)
Arrive Durango 4:05 PM with 4 cars
No. 116 with engine 475
Conductor E J Hurley
Engineer House (to Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 4 cars
119
164
325
Durango
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:05 PM (engineer Boyd)
Arrive Cumbres 5:02 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:05 PM
Arrive Antonito 7:18 PM, pick up 3 cars from No.426
61 (deadhead)
63
284
Depart Antonito 7:25 PM with 7 cars
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM with 7 cars
Durango extra 481 east
Conductor Fry
Engineer Brice
Depart Durango 1:30 PM with 13 loads 5 empties
2 empty dumps
2 empty refrigerators
Ignacio 5 minutes meet No. 115, 10 minutes switching
Arboles 10 minutes merchandise and water
Pagosa Jct 20 minutes eat, 5 minutes water, 5 minutes switching
Dulce 5 minutes merchandise
Lumberton 25 minutes merchandise and switching
Monger 50 minutes merchandise, coal & water, switching
Arrive Chama 9:45 PM with 19 loads 4 empties
Chama extra 486 east, depart 11:59 PM, on Feb 15 post
SANTA FE BRANCH
Train No. 425 with engine 473]
Conductor Hines
Engineer Baskett
Depart Antonito 8:35 AM with 3 loads
1 company coal Santa Fe
62
320
Taos Jct 15 minutes mail & express
Embudo 10 minutes mail & express
Espanola 10 minutes mail & express
Arrive Santa Fe 4:00 PM with 3 loads
Train No. 426 with engine 470
Conductor Willis
Engineer Arnell
Depart Santa Fe 10:00 AM with 3 loads 2 empties
2 empty refrigerators
61 (deadhead)
63
284
Taos Jct 15 minutes switching
Arrive Antonito 5:15 PM with 6 loads 4 empties
SALIDA
Marshall Pass cloudy, calm
Sargent cloudy, calm, 11” old snow
Gunnison partly cloudy, calm, 10” old snow
Salida extra 497 west with helper engines 479 and 491, to Gunnison
Conductor Carlin
Engine 497 Frantz
Engine 479 Dailey
Engine 491 Runyon
Called for 11:15 PM Feb 13
Depart Salida 12:05 AM (Feb 14) with 1 load 46 empties
Arrive Marshall Pass 2:50 AM with 1 load 46 empties, 20 minutes helper engines off, inspection
Engine 491 depart Marshall Pass 3:15 AM light for Salida
Engine 479 depart Marshall Pass 2:55 AM light for Gunnison
Extra 497 west depart Marshall Pass 3:10 AM with 1 load 46 empties
Sargent 5 minutes pick up
Arrive Gunnison 5:55 AM with 1 load 48 empties
Gunnison extra 499 east with helper engine 495, to Salida, at Sargent trade engine 495 for engine 490, engine 495 now Sargent helper engine, add Sargent helper engine 495
Conductor Trevarthen
Engine 499 Truscott
Engine 495 C Wilson (to Sargent)
Engine 490 C Wilson (from Sargent)
Engine 495 W L Wilson (Sargent helper, on Sargent)
Called for 11:20 PM Feb 13
Depart Gunnison 1:00 AM (Feb 14) with 69 loads
Includes 9 cars cattle from Montrose
Arrive Sargent 3:25 AM with 69 loads, 1 hour 20 minutes double in and set out, coal & water, trade engines and add Sargent helper engine 495
Depart Sargent 4:45 AM with 21 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 6:15 AM with 21 loads, 55 minutes helper engines off, pick up and inspection
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 6:30 AM for Sargent
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 6:40 AM light for Salida
Extra 499 east depart Marshall Pass 7:10 AM with 41 loads
Mears Jct 15 minutes set out Valley loads
Arrive Salida 9:30 AM with 36 loads
Ice fell off Round Hill water tank, knocked out fone wire, OK at 3:00 PM
Salida fireman Wright deadhead via auto Salida to Sargent
1st Sargent hill turn with engines 494, 493 and 495
Conductor Rhodes
Engine 494 Crooks
Engine 493 Veo
Engine 495 Fitzsimmons
Depart Sargent 10:30 AM with 18 loads, flanger OE
Arrive Marshall Pass 11:55 AM with 18 loads, flanger, 40 minutes set out, turn, flange spurs
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 12:05 PM light for Sargent
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 12:10 PM light for Sargent
Engine 499 depart Marshall Pass 12:35 PM with flanger and caboose
Shawano 15 minutes flange siding
Arrive Sargent 2:00 PM with flanger and caboose
2nd Sargent hill turn with engines 495, 494 and 493
Conductor Rhodes
Engine 495 Rogers
Engine 494 Crooks
Engine 493 Veo
Depart Sargent 2:20 PM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 3:40 PM, set out, turn
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 3:45 PM light for Sargent
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 4:00 PM light for Sargent
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 4:05 PM with caboose for Sargent
Salida extra 491 west with helper engine 496, Sargent turn
Conductor Straitiff
Engine 491 Hyatt
Engine 496 C Wilson
Depart Salida 5:45 PM with 37 empties
Arrive Marshall Pass 8:40 PM with 37 empties, 15 minutes helper engine off, inspection
Engine 496 depart Marshall Pass 8:50 PM light for Salida
Extra 491 west depart Marshall Pass 8:55 PM with 37 empties
Arrive Sargent 10:10 PM with caboose, 30 minutes eat, condition engine, pick up train, add Sargent helper engines 495 and 493
Gunnison extra 497 east with helper engine 498, to Salida, at Sargent add Sargent helper engine 494
Conductor Carlin
Engine 497 Frantz
Engine 498 Dailey
Engine 494 Crooks (on Sargent)
Depart Gunnison 8:40 PM with 63 loads 1 empty
Parlin 10 minutes spot RG 9441 to load
Arrive Sargent 11:00 PM with 63 loads 1 empty, 20 minutes set out 46 loads, 25 minutes coal & water, add Sargent helper engine 494
Sargent extra 491 east with helpers 495 and 493 depart Sargent 11:25 PM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 12:55 AM with 18 loads, 1 hour 10 minutes helper engines off, pick up and inspection
Sargent extra 497 east depart Sargent 11:45 PM with 17 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 1:15 AM with 17 loads 1 empty, 50 minutes blocked by extra 491 east, 55 minutes helper engines off, pick up 22 loads, inspection
Engine 493 (off extra 491 east) depart Marshall Pass 1:20 AM light for Sargent
Engine 495 (off extra 491 east) depart Marshall Pass 1:25 AM light for Sargent
Extra 491 east depart Marshall Pass 2:05 AM with 38 loads
Arrive Salida 4:15 AM with 38 loads
Engine 494 (off extra 497 east) depart Marshall Pass 2:10 AM light for Sargent
Engine 498 (off extra 497 east) depart Marshall Pass 2:25 AM light for Sargent
Extra 497 east depart Marshall Pass 3:00 AM with 39 loads 1 empty
Mears Jct 15 minutes set out 16 Valley loads
Arrive Salida 5:35 AM with 23 loads 1 empty
GUNNISON
Crested Butte cloudy, calm, 26” old snow
Crested Butte branch extra 498
Conductor C W Purciel
Engineer Osgerby
Depart Gunnison 11:15 AM with 49 empties
Hay Spur 5 minutes set out
Jacks Cabin 5 minutes water
Arrive Crested Butte 1:10 PM with 46 empties, 3 hours 25 minutes mine work
Depart Crested Butte 4:30 PM with 53 loads
Arrive Gunnison 6:15 PM with 53 loads
Baldwin branch extra 223-278
Conductor C M Purciel
Engine 223 Braswell
Engine 278 H Gates
Depart Gunnison 10:05 AM with 1 load 23 empties
Arrive Baldwin 11:55 AM, 1 hour 10 minutes mine work
Depart Baldwin 1:05 PM
Arrive Gunnison 2:30 PM with 19 loads 2 empties
Gunnison switch engine 456 foreman Winters engineer Spangler
MONTROSE
Montrose partly cloudy, calm, 4” old snow
Ouray branch extra 315, Ouray turn
Conductor Gribben
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 12:25 PM with 3 loads 13 empties
1 merchandise Ouray
1 coal Ouray
1 merchandise Rico
1 empty tank Farmington
11 empty box
Arrive Ridgway 2:35 PM with 3 loads 13 empties, 45 minutes switching and eat
Depart Ridgway 3:20 PM with 2 loads 1 empty
Arrive Ouray 4:00 PM with 2 loads 1 empty, 45 minutes switching
Depart Ouray 4:45 PM with 2 loads 1 empty
Arrive Montrose 6:50 PM with 2 loads 1 empty
DURANGO
Farmington branch extra 478
Conductor Knight
Engineer Katschthaler
Depart Durango 3:45 AM with 5 loads 7 empties
Carbon Jct 10 minutes switching
Delayed Mile Post 355 10 minutes account rock on track
Aztec 10 minutes switching and fill cistern
Refinery 25 minutes switching
Arrive Farmington 7:50 AM with 6 loads 7 empties, 20 minutes eat, 1 hour switching
Depart Farmington 9:00 AM with 5 loads 7 empties
2 oil Alamosa
1 gas Dolores
2 gas Durango
1 empty refrigerator
4 empty box
Arrive Durango 12:05 PM with 5 loads 7 empties
Durango switch engine 268 foeman Gabbe engineer Fitzer
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