Tuesday February 18 1941
ALAMOSA
Alamosa cloudy, calm
Cumbres cloudy, calm, 1” new snow
Chama cloudy, calm, trace new snow, 12” old snow
Durango cloudy, calm, rained quite bit in night
Alamosa extra 482 west
Conductor Moore
Engineer Turney
Depart Alamosa 12:45 AM with 10 loads 24 empties
La Jara 20 minutes set out and spot 1 car coal to Conejos Lumber shed
Arrive Antonito 2:40 AM with 9 loads 24 empties, 1 hour 10 minutes take coal & water and switching
Depart Antonito 3:50 AM with 7 loads 34 empties
Sublette 25 minutes water and eat
Los Pinos 20 minutes plow out snow in siding and meet extra 485-481 east (edit 481 2-18-13)
Arrive Cumbres 9:20 AM with 7 loads 34 empties, 25 minutes inspection
Depart Cumbres 9:45 AM with 7 loads 34 empties
Arrive Chama 10:55 AM with 7 loads 34 empties, 1 hour 10 minutes put train away, set out and spot 6 tanks, 1 merchandise, clear No. 115 and put up company coal
Chama extra 481 east with helper engines 485 and 483
Conductor Roberts
Engine 481 Caldwell
Engine 485 Tozer
Engine 483 Coughlin
Depart Chama 5:25 AM with 23 loads 1 empty
Arrive Cumbres 7:20 AM with 23 loads 1 empty, 30 minutes helper engines off, pick up, inspection
(Not clear if helper engine 485 stayed on, eastbound, conductor shows extra 481 east depart Cumbres 7:55 AM, dispatcher shows depart 7:50 AM, if engine 485 stayed on, not shown where engine 485 off, engine 485 hit Big Horn buzzer 11:07 AM. Considering make up of train, very possible engine 485 stayed on to Big Horn)
Engine 483 depart Cumbres 8:10 AM light for Chama
Engine 485 depart Cumbres 7:50 AM light for Alamosa
Extra 481 east depart Cumbres 7:50 AM 57 loads 13 empties
Los Pinos 20 minutes meet extra 482 west
Osier 55 minutes meet No. 115 and extra 486 west
Big Horn buzzer 11:17 AM
Arrive Antonito 12:20 PM with 57 loads 13 empties, 25 minutes eat
Depart Antonito 12:45 PM with 57 loads 13 empties
Arrive Alamosa 2:05 PM with 57 loads 13 empties
Alamosa extra 486 west, spreader to Chama
Conductor Curtis
Engineer A S Johnson
Depart Alamosa 6:40 AM with spreader and caboose
Arrive Antonito 7:50 AM
Depart Antonito 7:55 AM
Big Horn buzzer 8:46 AM, No. 115 probably by at Big Horn
Arrive Cumbres 10:55 AM
Depart Cumbres 3:55 PM
Arrive Chama 6:35 PM
Conductor delay report information not available
No. 115 with engine 477
Conductor Edmisten
Engineer Boyd (to Chama)
C B Carpenter on board, to Santa Fe
Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 6 cars
54
167
327
Alamosa
63
306
Arrive Antonito 8:00 AM set out cars 63 and 306 for No. 425
Depart Antonito 8:10 AM with 4 cars
Big Horn buzzer 8:56 AM
Arrive Cumbres 10:30 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:35 AM
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM
Depart Chama 11:15 AM (engineer Densmore)
Pagosa Jct 1 hour 15 minutes rock on track (See No. 116)
Arrive Durango 5:05 PM with 4 cars
No. 116 with engine 475
Conductor Morgan
Engineer House (to Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 4 cars
119
164
325
Durango
Notation reads: “Man told agent Pagosa Jct long rock 2 to 3 tons on track near west switch Pagosa Jct, section men west, pumper gone after them, agent on (phone) at 1:00 PM, figures have clear by 2:00 PM
No. 116: Carracas 35 minutes meet No. 115 account rock at Pagosa Jct
Arrive Chama 4:30 PM
Depart Chama 4:40 PM (engineer Boyd(
Arrive Cumbres 5:34 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:40 PM
Arrive Antonito 7:55 PM, pick up 2 cars from No. 426
Depart Antonito 8:03 PM with 6 cars
Arrive Alamosa 9:05 PM with 6 cars (edit time 2-18-13)
Chama extra 484 west, light engine to Durango
Engineer Dieckman
Depart Chama 11:25 AM
Arrive Pagosa Jct 1:40 PM, held here account rock on track, meet No. 116 and No. 115 by
Depart Pagosa Jct 2:35 PM
Arrive Durango 5:25 PM
Chama extra 489 west
Conductor Fry
Engineer Houck
Depart Chama 12:20 PM with 7 loads 27 empties
18 empty box
8 empty dumps
Caboose
Monero 45 minutes switching and merchandise
Lumberton 5 minutes merchandise, 55 minutes meet No. 116
Dulce 10 minutes switching
Pagosa Jct 20 minutes eat
Arboles 5 minutes merchandise
Allison 5 minutes merchandise
Tiffany 5 minutes merchandise
Arrive Durango 9:10 PM with 8 loads 19 empties
Alamosa Antonito turn with standard gauge engine 1022
Conductor Asbrook
Engineer Hurley
SANTA FE BRANCH
Taos Jct 8:10 AM partly cloudy, calm, no new snow, 6” old snow
Santa Fe clear, calm
Train No. 425 with engine 470
Conductor Willis
Engineer Arnell
C B Carpenter on board
Depart Antonito 8:35 AM with 5 loads
1 gas Taos Jct
1 cement Chamita
1 merchandise
63
306
Taos Jct 10 minutes switching
Chamita 10 minutes switching
Espanola 10 minutes switching
Arrive Santa Fe 4:00 PM with 3 loads
Train No. 426 with engine 473
Conductor Hines
Engineer Baskett
Depart Santa Fe 10:05 AM with 4 loads
1 gas Espanola
1 merchandise Alamosa
62
320
Espanola 10 minutes switching
Arrive Antonito 5:15 PM with 4 loads 2 empties
SALIDA
Marshall Pass:
1:00 AM snowing light, calm
6:00 PM partly cloudy
Sargent:
8:30 AM cloudy, calm, ½” new snow, 10” old snow
5:00 PM cloudy, calm
10:20 PM snowing light, calm
Gunnison cloudy, calm, 9” old snow
Salida extra 497 west with helper engines 496 and 491, to Gunnison
Conductor Straitiff
Engine 497 Dailey
Engine 496 C Wilson
Engine 491 Truscott
Called for 11:15 PM Feb 17
Depart Salida 12:05 AM (Feb 18) with 53 empties
Mears Jct 25 minutes meet extra 499 east (of Feb 17)
Arrive Marshall Pass 3:00 AM with 53 empties, 20 minutes helper engines off, inspection
Engine 491 depart Marshall Pass 3:40 AM light for Salida
Engine 496 depart Marshall Pass 3:05 AM light for Gunnison
Extra 497 west depart Marshall Pass 3:20 AM with 53 empties
Doyle 10 minutes pick up
Sargent 5 minutes setout
Doyle 10 minutes pick up
Arrive Gunnison 6:10 AM with 1 load 52 empties
Salida extra 499 west with helper engine 490, flanger OL, Marshall Pass turn with side trip to Villa Grove, pick up empties
Conductor Carlin
Engine 499 Frantz
Engine 490 Cullinan
Depart Salida 11:00 AM with flanger OL and caboose
Arrive Villa Grove 1:00 PM, 15 minutes pick up 33 empties
Depart Villa Grove 1:15 PM with 33 empties, flanger OL
Mears Jct times not shown
Arrive Marshall Pass 4:30 PM with 33 empties, flanger OL, 2 hours 15 minutes meet extra 495-494-493 east, helper engine 490 off, blocked by extra 495-494-493 east
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 5:40 PM light for Salida
Extra 499 east depart Marshall Pass 6:15 PM with 32 loads, flanger OL
Arrive Salida 8:35 PM with 32 loads, flanger OL
1st Sargent hill turn with engines 495, 494 and 493
Conductor Rhodes
Engine 495 Rogers
Engine 494 W L Wilson
Engine 493 Crooks
Depart Sargent 3:50 PM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 5:10 PM, meet extra 499 west, set out, turn
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 5:20 PM light for Sargent
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 5:25 PM light for Sargent
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 5:30 PM with 33 empties
Arrive Sargent 6:40 PM with 33 empties, 2 hours 40 minutes wait for connection extra 497 east
Gunnison extra 497 east with helper engine 496, to Salida
Conductor Straitiff
Engine 497 Dailey
Engine 496 C Wilson
Depart Gunnison 7:05 PM with 56 loads
Parlin 10 minutes water
Doyle 5 minutes set out
Arrive Sargent 9:10 PM with 55 loads, 55 minutes double in, set out and coal & water, 15 minutes eat
2nd Sargent hill turn with engines 493, 495 and 494 depart Sargent 9:45 PM with 18 loads, flanger OE
Arrive Marshall Pass 11:10 PM with 18 loads, flanger OE, set out, turn
At Sargent: extra 497 east with helper engine 496 depart Sargent 10:20 PM with 12 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 11:40 PM with 12 loads, 50 minutes helper engine off, pick up, inspection
From Sargent hill turn:
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 11:40 PM light for Sargent
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 11:45 PM light for Sargent
Engine 493 depart Marshall Pass 11:50 PM with flanger OE and caboose for Sargent
Engine 496 (from extra 497 east) depart Marshall Pass 11:45 PM light for Salida
Extra 497 east depart Marshall Pass 12:30 PM with 29 loads
Arrive Salida 2:45 AM with 25 loads
GUNNISON
Crested Butte 4:35 PM snowing hard, calm, 2” new snow, 29” old snow
Crested Butte branch extra 498 with helper engine 496
Conductor C M Purciel
Engine498 Braswell
Engine 496 H Gates
Depart Gunnison 11:20 AM with 90 empties
Arrive Crested Butte 1:05 PM with 90 empties, 2 hours mine work, 30 minutes inspection
Engine 496 depart Crested Butte 1:40 PM light for Gunnison
Extra 498 east depart Crested Butte 3:35 PM with 51 loads
Arrive Gunnison 5:10 PM with 51 loads
Baldwin branch extra 223
Conductor C W Purciel
Engineer Smith
Depart Gunnison 11:45 AM with 14 empties
Castleton 5 minutes water
Arrive Baldwin 1:50 PM, 1 hour 30 minutes mine work
La Plante 5 minutes pick up
Baldwin 1 hour 30 minutes mine work, includes 55 minutes re-rail car 9476
Depart Baldwin 4:05 PM
Arrive Gunnison 5:30 PM with 18 loads 1 empty
Gunnison switch engine 456 foreman Winters engineer Spangler
MONTROSE
Montrose extra 461, switch Montrose yard and make Cedar Creek turn
Conductor Gribben
Engineer Price
Switch Montrose yard 6:45 AM to 11:20 AM
Depart Montrose 11:20 AM with 3 empties
2 empty refrigerators
Arrive and depart Cedar Creek times not shown
Lujane 10 minutes switching
Arrive Montrose 1:00 PM with 1 load 1 empty
Switch Montrose yard until 2:45 PM
DURANGO
Silverton snowing light, calm
Silverton branch Train No. 461 and Train No. 462 with engine 459
Conductor Knight
Engineer Katschthaler
Depart Durango 9:15 AM with 13 loads 7 empties
1 merchandise Silverton
1 coal Silverton
6 empty box Silverton
10 B&B outfit Hermosa
Combine 210
Caboose
Hermosa 10 minutes switching
Arrive Silverton 1:25 PM with 3 loads 7 empties, 20 minutes eat, 45 minutes switching
Depart Silverton 2:30 PM with 3 loads 1 empty
2 ore Amarillo
Arrive Durango 5:50 PM with 3 loads 2 empties
Durango switch engine 268 foreman Gabbe engineer Fitzer
Jimmy
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/18/2013 05:28PM by Jimmy Blouch.
