Saturday February 15 1941
ALAMOSA
Alamosa partly cloudy, calm
Cumbres:
8:05 AM partly cloudy, calm
1:15 PM light snow
3:35 PM light snow, light SW wind
5:00 PM snowing light, light SW wind 2” new snow
8:00 PM snowing hard, 4” to 5” new snow, 1 foot drifts since 116 went by
Chama:
1:25 AM clear, calm
4:00 AM and 8:50 AM partly cloudy, calm
4:30 PM snowing, calm ½” new snow
8:00 Pm snowing light, calm
Durango partly cloudy, calm
Chama extra 486 east with helper engines 489 and 482
Conductor Moore
Engine 486 Donaldson
Engine 489 Shumaker
Engine 482 Caldwell
Slow speed, 8 & 12 MPH
Depart Chama 11:59 PM (Feb 14) with 22 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 1:45 AM (Feb 15) with 22 loads 1 empty, 35 minutes take water, cut out helpers and pick up all east stuff
Engine 489 depart Cumbres 1:55 AM light for Alamosa
Engine 482 depart Cumbres 2:00 AM light for Alamosa
Extra 486 east depart Cumbres 2:20 AM with 54 loads 5 empties
Arrive Antonito 7:45 AM with 54 loads 5 empties, 40 minutes set out 4 company coal and saw by No. 115, 50 minutes spot UTLX 3397 gas for Texas Co, they could not pinch car to spot account snow and ice, eat
Depart Antonito 9:15 AM with 50 loads 5 empties
Arrive Alamosa 11:45 AM with 50 loads 5 empties
No. 115 with engine 475
Conductor Edmisten
Engineer Marsh (to Chama)
Engineer A S Johnson deadhead Alamosa to Antonito for No. 425
Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 6 cars
119
164
325
Durango
63
306
Arrive Antonito 8:00 AM, set out cars 63 and 306 for No. 425
Depart Antonito 8:10 AM with 4 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:20 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 Morgan
Engineer Densmore (to Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 4 cars
66
167
327
Alamosa
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:10 PM (engineer Marsh)
Arrive Cumbres 5:01 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:05 PM
Arrive Antonito 7:17 PM, pick up 2 cars from No. 426
62
320
Depart Antonito 7:25 PM with 6 cars
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM with 6 cars
Chama extra 481 west, Lumberton turn
Conductor Fry
Engineer Brice
Depart Chama 10:40 AM with 6 loads 7 empties
1 empty gon
5 empty dumps
1 car water
4 cinders
1 merchandise
Caboose
Where No. 115 went by not shown
Willow Creek 2 hours 15 minutes unload cinders
Meet with No. 116 not shown
Biggs Spur 2 hours 20 minutes unload cinders
Monero 55 minutes switching
Arrive Lumberton 5:35 PM, 25 minutes switching
Depart Lumberton 6:00 PM
Monero 15 minutes switching
Azotea 10 minutes hot box RG 790
Arrive Chama 7:50 PM with 12 loads 2 empties
Alamosa Antonito turn with standard gauge engine 1022
Conductor Roberts
Engineer Coughlin
SANTA FE BRANCH
Antonito says snowing and blowing at 2:55 PM
Train No. 425 with engine 470
Conductor Willis
Engineer A S Johnson
Depart Antonito 8:20 AM with 2 loads
63
306
Arrive Santa Fe 4:00 PM with 2 loads
Train No. 426 with engine 473
Conductor Hines
Engineer Baskett
Depart Santa Fe 10:00 AM with 2 loads
62
320
Espanola 5 minutes switching
Arrive Antonito 5:15 PM with 2 loads 4 empties
Conductor Hines reported wind blowing Tres Piedras to Antonito, not drifting, too wet, not snowing
SALIDA
Marshall Pass:
3:00 AM partly cloudy, calm
10:00 AM cloudy, calm
9:00 PM snowing since 5:00 PM, strong SW wind, 1½” new snow
Sargent:
8:25 AM partly cloudy, calm, 10” old snow
5:00 PM snowing hard, light W wind, just started to snow 5:00 PM
Gunnison partly cloudy, calm, 10” old snow
Gunnison extra 496 west with helper engine 491, Valley line
Conductor R Young
Engine 496 Truscott
Engine 491 C Wilson
Depart Salida 9:14 AM with 3 empties (Can’t tell for sure, may read business cars)
Mears Jct 15 minutes switching and check yard
Make 3 trips Mears Jct to Poncha Pass
Depart Mears Jct 12:40 PM, last time
Arrive Poncha Pass 1:15 PM, helper engine off, pick up, inspection
Engine 491 depart Poncha Pass 1:20 PM light for Salida
Extra 496 west depart Poncha Pass 1:35 PM
Mile Post 237 15 minutes hot box RG 3704
Villa Grove 30 minutes hot box RG 3704 and eat
Moffat 25 minutes hot box RG 3704
Mile Post 264 15 minutes shovel down coal
Hooper 30 minutes hot box 3704 and switching
Arrive Alamosa 7:40 PM with 36 loads 3 empties
1st Sargent hill turn with engines 494, 495 and 493
Conductor Rhodes
Engine 494 Veo
Engine 495 Fitzsimmons
Engine 493 Rogers
Depart Sargent 11:25 AM with 19 loads, flanger
Arrive Marshall Pass 12:45 PM with 19 loads, flanger, set out, turn
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 12:50 PM light for Sargent
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 12:55 PM light for Sargent
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 1:00 PM with flanger and caboose for Sargent
2nd Sargent hill turn with engines 493, 494 and 495
Conductor Rhodes
Engine 493 Crooks
Engine 494 Veo
Engine 495 Fitzsimmons
Depart Sargent 2:30 PM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 3:50 PM with 18 loads, set out, turn
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 3:55 PM light for Sargent
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 4:00 PM light for Sargent
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 4:05 PM with caboose for Sargent
GUNNISON
Crested Butte branch no train
Gunnison switch engine 456 foreman Winters engineer Spangler
MONTROSE
Engine 461 used to switch Montrose yard foreman Gribben engineer Price
DURAGNO
Silverton cloudy, calm, 22” old snow
Silverton branch Train No. 461 and Train No. 462 with engine 459
Conductor Knight
Engineer Katschthaler
Depart Durango 9:15 AM with 4 loads 8 empties
1 merchandise Silverton
1 coal Silverton
7 empty box
1 company material Hermosa
Combine 210
Caboose
Hermosa 10 minutes set out
Cascade 5 minutes water
Needleton Tank 5 minutes water
Delayed 40 minutes account rocks on track near Mile Post 482
Delayed 30 minutes account buck snow between Mile Posts 492 and 493
Arrive Silverton 2:10 PM with 3 loads 8 empties, 20 minutes eat, 20 minutes switching
Depart Silverton 3:50 PM with 7 loads 3 empties, consist out of Silverton not shown, wire no good 4:15 PM
Arrive Durango 7:15 PM with 7 loads 3 empties
Durango switch engine 268 foreman Gabbe engineer Fitzer, 30 minutes overtime switch San Juan equipment
Jimmy
