Monday February 24 1941
ALAMOSA
Alamosa cloudy, calm, all day
Cumbres:
6:30 AM Moore reports 2” to 3” new wet heavy snow, no wind
8:10 AM and 11:30 AM snowing light, light SW wind
1:05 PM and 2:15 PM snowing very light, very light SW wind
3:00 PM snowing quite hard, light SW wind
3:20 PM snowing not so hard as was, light SW wind
5:00 PM cloudy, very light SW wind, not drifting, 3” new snow this PM
Chama:
12:08 AM cloudy, calm, 1” new snow
6:45 AM snowing light, melts fast
8:50 AM cloudy, calm
2:15 PM snowing light, calm, 1” new snow, 7” old snow
4:30 PM cloudy, calm
Pagosa Jct 5:00 PM raining, calm
Durango:
1:30 AM partly cloudy, calm
8:45 AM cloudy, calm
5:00 PM snowing hard, melting as falls, calm
2 Chama Cumbres turns, called for 11:40 PM, Feb 23
1st Chama Cumbres turn with engines 489, 481 and 486
Conductor Moore
Engine 489 Palmer
Engine 481 Caldwell
Engine 486 Couglin
Depart Chama 2:15 AM (Feb 24) with 16 loads 4 empties, flanger
Arrive Cumbres 4:10 AM with 16 loads 4 empties, flanger, set out, turn
Engine 481 depart Cumbres 4:25 AM light for Chama
Engine 486 depart Cumbres 4:30 AM light for Chama
Engine 489 depart Cumbres 4:35 AM with flanger and caboose for Chama
2nd Chama Cumbres turn with engines 488, 481 and 486
Conductor Moore
Engine 488 Palmer
Engine 481 Caldwell
Engine 486 Coughlin
Depart Chama 7:25 AM with 17 loads 5 empties, flanger
Arrive Cumbrs 9:05 AM with 17 loads 5 empties, flanger, set out, turn and flange all tracks
Engine 481 depart Cumbres 9:10 AM light for Chama
Engine 486 depart Cumbres 9:15 AM light for Chama
Engine 488 depart Cubmres 11:25 AM with flanger and caboose for Chama, behind No. 115
Arrive Chama 12:30 PM, 35 minutes turn flanger and spot 8 tanks for loading
No. 115 with engine 477
Conductor Edmisten
Engineer Boyd (to Chama)
Fireman Brinsfield deadhead Alamosa to Chama for hostler job
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 10:25 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:30 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 Morgan
Engineer House (to Chama)
Depart Durango 11:15 AM with 4 cars
119
164
325
Durango
Arrive Chama 4:00 PM
Depart Chama 4:10 PM (engineer Boyd)
Arrive Cumbres 5:02 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:06 PM
Arrive Antonito 7:17 PM, pick up 3 cars from No. 426
63
306
310
Depart Antonito 7:25 PM with 7 cars
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM with 7 cars
Durango extra east with engines 487 and 485
Conductor Knight
Engine 487 Brice
Engine 485 Connor
Depart Durango 12:15 PM with 31 loads 7 empties
2 empty flats
4 empty dumps
Ignacio 10 minutes pick up 1 load
La Boca 20 minutes meet No. 115, 10 minutes set out 1 load and water
Tiffany 5 minutes merchandise
Arboles 3 minutes merchandise
Pagosa Jct 30 minutes merchandise, water and eat
Dulce 10 minutes merchandise
Lumberton 10 minutes merchandise, 10 minutes pick up 2 loads 1 empty
Monero 25 minutes coal & water
Arrive Chama 8:55 PM with 33 loads 4 empties
Alamosa extra 482 west, depart 10:55 PM, on Feb 25 post
Chama extra 486 east, depart 11:45 PM, on Feb 25 post
SANTA FE BRANCH
Train No. 425 with engine 473
Conductor Hines
Engineer Baskett
Depart Antonito 8:35 AM with 10 loads
4 (can’t quite make out, might be spuds, Santa Fe)
1 cement Espanola
1 pipe Santa Fe
1 merchandise Santa Fe
1 merchandise Otowi
62
320
Espanola 10 minutes switching
Arrive Santa Fe 4:00 PM with 8 loads
Train No. 426 with engine 470
Conductor Willis
Engineer Arnell
Depart Santa Fe 10:00 AM with 3 loads
63
306
310
Espanola 10 minutes switching
Arrive Antonito 5:15 PM with 4 loads
Engine 470 run light to Alamosa for shops
Engineer Arnell
Depart Antonito 5:35 PM
Arrive Alamosa 6:30 PM
SALIDA
Marshall Pass cloudy, light SW wind
Sargent cloudy, calm, 8” old snow
Gunnison cloudy, calm, 6” old snow
Salida extra 499 west with helper engines 490 and 491, to Gunnison
Conductor Straitiff
Engine 499 C Wilson
Engine 490 Truscott
Engine 491 Hyatt
Depart Salida 11:50 PM (Feb 23) with 22 empties
Mears Jct 50 minutes water and pick up
Arrive Marshall Pass 2:30 AM (Feb 24) with 52 empties, 26 minutes helper engines off, inspection and orders
Engine 491 depart Marshall Pass 3:20 AM light for Salida
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 2:51 AM light for Gunnison
Extra 499 west depart Marshall Pass 2:56 AM with 52 empties
Buxton 20 minutes pick up
Sargent 20 minutes water, set out and pick up
Arrive Gunnison 6:20 AM with 85 empties
Gunnison extra 499 east with helper engine 490, to Salida, at Sargent trade engine 490 for engine 493, engine 490 now Sargent helper engine, add Sargent helper engine 490
Conductor Straitiff
Engine 499 C Wilson
Engine 490 Truscott (to Sargent)
Engine 493 Truscott (from Sargent)
Engine 490 Veo (Sargent helper, on Sargent)
Depart Gunnison 6:20 PM with 53 loads
Arrive Sargent 8:15 AM with 53 loads, 55 minutes set out, coal & water, trade engines, add Sargent helper engine 490
Sargent hill turn with engines 494 and 495
Conductor Rhodes
Engine 494 W L Wilson
Engine 495 Crooks
Depart Sargent 8:50 PM with 12 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 10:10 PM with 12 loads, 15 minutes set out and turn, 55 minutes for extra 499 east
At Sargent extra 499 east with helpers 493 and 490 depart Sargent 9:10 PM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 10:45 PM with 18 loads, 1 hour helper engines off, pick up and inspection
Engine 495 (from Sargent hill turn) depart Marshall Pass 10:45 PM light for Sargent
Engine 494 (from Sargent hill turn) depart Marshall Pass 10:50 PM with caboose for Sargent
Engine 490 (from extra 499 east) depart Marshall Pass 11:15 PM light for Sargent
Engine 493 (from extra 499 east) depart Marshall Pass 11:10 PM light for Salida
Extra 499 east depart Marshall Pass 11:45 PM with 38 loads
Arrive Salida 1:55 AM with 38 loads
Salida extra 496 west, depart 11:50 PM, on Feb 25 post
GUNNISON
Crested Butte cloudy, calm, 33” old snow
Crested Butte branch extra 498
Conductor Plewes
Engineer Braswell
Depart Gunnison 11:15 AM with 45 empties
Arrive Crested Butte 1:00 PM with 45 empties, 2 hours switching mines, 25 minutes inspection
Depart Crested Butte 3:25 PM with 51 loads 1 empty
45 coal Salida
3 coal no bills Gunnison
3 company coal Alamosa
Arrive Gunnison 4:55 PM with 51 loads 1 empty
Gunnison switch engine 456 foreman Winters engineer Spangler
MONTROSE
Ouray branch extra 315, Ouray turn
Conductor Gribben
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 12:10 PM with 2 loads 6 empties
1 merchandise Ouray
1 merchandise Telluride
3 empty box Ridgway
2 empty box Ouray
Arrive Ridgway 1:30 PM with 2 loads 6 empties, 35 minutes switching and eat
Depart Ridgway 2:05 PM with 1 load 3 empties
Arrive Ouray 2:45 PM with 1 load 3 empties, 30 minutes switching
Depart Ridgway 3:15 PM with 1 empty
Arrive Ridgway 4:05 PM with 1 empty, 15 minutes pick up, inspection and bills
Depart Ridgway 4:20 PM with 10 loads 1 empty
Mile Pose 308 15 minutes hot box RG 3717 ore Leadville
Arrive Montrose 6:05 PM with 10 loads 1 empty
DURANGO
Farmington branch extra 478
Conductor Fry
Engineer Katschthaler
Depart Durango 1:30 AM with 4 empties
Refinery 20 minutes switching
Arrive Farmington 4:50 AM with 2 loads 4 empties, 20 minutes eat, 10 minutes turn, 30 minutes switching
Depart Farmington 5:50 AM with 5 loads 4 empties
2 oil Alamosa
2 gas Durango
1 empty flat
3 empty box
Refinery 10 minutes switching
Arrive Durango 8:50 AM with 5 loads 5 empties
Durango switch engine 268 foreman Gabbe engineer Fitzer
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