Wednesday February 26 1941
ALAMOSA
Alamosa clear, calm
Cumbres:
8:05 AM cloudy, calm, 2” new snow
10:35 AM and 1:10 PM clear, calm
5:00 PM partly cloudy, light SW wind, not drifting
Chama cloudy, calm
Durango clear, calm
1st Chama Cumbres turn with engines 487, 481 and 482
Conductor Roberts
Engine 487 Palmer
Engine 481 Caldwell
Engine 482 Tozer
Depart Chama 11:30 PM (Feb 25) with 13 loads 2 empties
Arrive Cumbres 12:55 AM (Feb 26) with 13 loads 2 empties, (get flanger) 55 minutes flange, set out train and turn
Engine 481 depart Cumbres 1:40 AM light for Chama
Engine 482 depart Cumbres 1:45 AM light for Chama
Engine 487 depart Cumbres 1:50 AM with flanger and caboose for Chama
2nd Chama Cumbres turn with engines 489, 487 and 482
Conductor Roberts
Engine 489 Palmer
Engine 487 Caldwell
Engime 482 Tozer
Depart Chama 4:30 AM with 14 loads 13 empties
Arrive Cumbres 6:15 AM with 14 loads 13 empties, set out, turn
Engine 487 depart Cumbres 6:30 AM light for Chama
Engine 482 depart Cumbres 6:35 AM light for Chama
Engine 489 depart Cumbres 6:40 AM with caboose for Chama
No. 115 with engine 483 to Chama, engine 477 from Chama
Conductor Morgan
Engineer Boyd (to Chama)
Depart Alamosa 7:00 AM with 6 cars
66
167
327
Alamosa
62
320
Arrive Antonito 8:05 AM, set out cars 62 and 320 for No. 425
Depart Antonito 8:15 AM with 4 cars
Arrive Cumbres 10:26 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:30 AM
Arrive Chama 11:10 AM, change engines
Depart Chama 11:15 AM (engineer Densmore)
Arrive Durango 4:10 PM with 4 cars (reason for delay not shown) (edit car count 2-26-13)
No. 116 with engine 476
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 Chama4:05 PM (engineer Boyd)
Arrive Cumbres 5:05 PM
Depart Cumbres 5:08 PM
Arrive Antonito 7:19 PM, pick up 2 cars from No. 426
63
306
Depart Antonito 7:25 PM with 6 cars
Arrive Alamosa 8:30 PM with 6 cars
Durango extra 488 east
Conductor Fry
Engineer Brice
Depart Durango 11:45 AM with 18 loads 4 empties
1 empty flat
2 empty dumps
Igancio 15minutes switching
Tiffany 10 minutes merchandise and meet No. 115
Arboles 10 minutes merchandise
Pagosa Jct 20 minutes eat, 5 minutes merchandise
Dulce 10 minutes switching
Lumberton 10 minutes switching
Monero 10 minutes switching, 25 minutes coal & water
Arrive Chama 8:30 PM with 23 loads 3 empties
Chama extra 489 east, depart 10:40 PM, on Feb 27 post
Alamosa extra 484 west, depart 11:10 PM, on Feb 27 post
SANTA FE BRANCH
Train No. 425 with engine 473
Conductor Hines
Engineer Baskett
Depart Antonito 8:20 AM with 2 loads
62 (edit 2-26-13)
320
Embudo 15 minutes mail & express
Espanola 10 minutes mail & express
Arrive Santa Fe 4:00 PM with 2 loads
Train No. 426 with engine 471
Conductor Willis
Engineer Arnell
Depart Santa Fe 10:00 AM with 3 loads 1 empty
1 empty refrigerator
1 merchandise
63 (edit 2-26-13)
306
Espanola 15 minutes switching
Arrive Antonito 5:15 PM with 4 loads 5 empties
SALIDA
Marshall Pass:
1:00 AM snow light, calm, 1½” new snow
9:00 PM partly cloudy, calm
Sargent 8:20 AM cloudy calm, ½” new snow, 8” old snow
Gunnison partly cloudy, calm, 6” old snow
Salida extra 499 west with helper engines 497 and 479
Conductor Straitiff
Engine 499 Hyatt
Engine 497 C Wilson
Engine 479 Truscott
Depart Salida 11:50 PM (Feb 25) with 4 loads 40 empties
Mears Jct 25 minutes meet extra 496 east (of Feb 25)
Arrive Marshall Pass 2:35 AM (Feb 26) with 4 loads 40 empties, 20 minutes helper engines off, inspection
Engine 479 depart Marshall Pass 3:15 AM light for Salida
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 2:50 AM
Arrive Sargent 4:00 AM, trade engine 497 for engine 495, engine 495 to Gunnison for repairs, engine 497 now Sargent helper engine
Engine 495 depart Sargent 4:10 AM
Arrive Gunnison 5:30 AM
Extra 499 depart Marshall Pass 2:55 AM with 4 loads 40 empties
Sargent 10 minutes water and pick up
Arrive Gunnison 5:40 AM with 4 loads 41 empties
2 Sargent hill turns with engines 490, 494 and 497
Conductor Rhodes
Engine 490 W L Wilson
Engine 494 Crooks
Engine 497 Fitzsimmons
1st turn depart Sargent 10:35 AM with 18 loads, flanger OG
Arrive Marshall Pass 11:55 AM with 18 loads, flanger, set out, turn, flange spurs
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 12:15 PM light for Sargent
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 12:25 PM light for Sargent
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 12:30 PM with flanger and caboose for Sargent
2nd turn depart Sargent 1:55 PM with 18 loads
Arrive Marshall Pass 3:15 PM with 18 loads, set out, turn
Engine 494 depart Marshall Pass 3:20 PM light for Sargent
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 3:25 PM light for Sargent
Engine 490 depart Marshall Pass 3:35 PM with caboose for Sargent
Gunnison 499 east with helper engine 495, to Salida, at Sargent traded engine 495 for engine 497, engine 495 return to Sargent helper duty
Conductor Straitiff
Engine 499 Hyatt
Engine 495 C Wilson (to Sargent)
Engine 497 C Wilson (from Sargent)
Engine 495 W L Wilson (Sargent helper, on Sargent)
Depart Gunnison 7:20 PM with 53 loads 1 empty
Arrive Sargent 9:05 PM with 53 loads 1 empty, 45 minutes set out, coal & water, trade engines, add Sargent helper engine 495
Depart Sargent 9:50 PM with 18 loads 1 empty
Arrive Marshall Pass 11:20 PM with 18 loads 1 empty, 55 minutes helper engines off, pick up, inspection
Engine 495 depart Marshall Pass 11:25 PM light for Sargent
Engine 497 depart Marshall Pass 11:45 PM light for Salida
Extra 499 east depart Marshall Pass 12:13 AM with 38 loads 1 empty
Mears Jct 30 minutes set out 17 Valley loads and meet extra 496 west (of Feb 27)
Arrive Salida 2:50 AM with 21 loads 1 empty
GUNNISON
Crested Butte partly cloudy, calm, 35” old snow
Baldwin branch extra 223-278
Conductor Plewes
Engine 223 Braswell
Engine 278 H Gates
Depart Gunnison 6:15 AM with 23 empties, flanger
Castleton 20 minutes flange to Baldwin
Arrive Baldwin 8:20 AM with 23 empties, 1 hour 30 minutes spot empties and get loads
Depart Baldwin 9:50 AM with 27 loads, flanger
Arrive Gunnison 11:15 AM with 27 loads
Crested Butte branch extra 498 with helper engine 499
Conductor C W Purciel
Engine 498 White
Engine 499 Smith
Depart Gunnison 11:15 AM with 3 loads 87 empties
Jacks Cabin 20 minutes water
Arrive Crested Butte 1:10 PM with 3 loads 87 empties, 3 hours 20 minutes mine work
Engine 499 depart Crested Butte 1:45 PM light for Gunnison
Extra 498 east depart Crested Butte 4:30 PM with 49 loads 1 empty
Arrive Gunnison 6:10 PM with 49 loads 1 empty
Gunnison switch engine 456 foreman Winters engineer Spangler
MONTROSE
Montrose partly cloudy, calm
Ouray partly cloudy, calm, 6” snow yesterday, 12” on ground
Ouray branch extra 315, Ouray turn
Conductor Gribben
Engineer Price
Depart Montrose 2:00 PN with 12 empties
1 coach (number not shown)
10 empty box
Arrive Ridgway 3:40 PM with 12 empties, 10 minutes switching
Depart Ridgway 3:50 PM with 2 empties
Arrive Ouray 4:15 PM with 2 empties, 55 minutes switching
Depart Ouray 5:10 PM with 3 loads 2 empties
Arrive Ridgway 6:00 PM with 3 loads 2 empties, 30 minutes eat, 25 minutes RGS connection, stock, 5 minutes air test
Depart Ridgway 6:55 PM with 5 loads 5 empties
2 cars sheep from RGS loaded Placerville, 3:00 PM for Falfa Arizona, not released, no one in charge (Reloaded at Montrose and then east to Gunnison Feb 27)
Arrive Montrose 8:40 PM with 5 loads 1 empty
DURANGO
Silverton branch and Farmington branch no train
Durango switch engine 268 foreman Gabbe engineer Fitzer
Jimmy
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/26/2013 01:31PM by Jimmy Blouch.
