Alamosa, February 14, 1937

D&RGW Alamosa Train Sheet
February 14, 1937
Extra West 480-486 called Alamosa 2:45 AM
Depart Alamosa 3:15 AM
This train went west as far as Sublette and then returned eastbound
(Conductor report)
Alamosa 30 " ready
Antonito 50" helper
Sublette 1'20" (not legible)
Sublette 1'10' saw helpers
MP 300 1/2 40" rerail RG 04362
Big Horn 20" turn engines
MP 295 19'40" stuck in snow rel 2:15 PM to 2:15 AM
Antonito 1'45" train away, turn rotary, 2 engines, No. 115
Alamosa 10" tie up
(Conductor phone to dispatcher)
1:20 PM Bennett Big Horn section house, stuck in snow, cut, 1st cut east of MP 295, 2 engs, 1st engine about car length of being out, 2nd engine buried, caboose 14 cars buried one side of cut, 6 feet other side big as ----- box car. Weather, snowing quite hard, snow wet, quite strong wind, 12 to 14 hours to depart, need 25 to 30 men.
Alamosa: Rotary OY with 488-483 called 6:30 PM, depart Alamosa 7:30 PM. Worked to clear line to MP 295 and freeing eastbound train. Returned to Antonito and tied up 8:55 AM February 15.
Alamosa: Train 115 departed 7:40 AM with 477-483.
Consist:
66
156
287
Silverton
Also in consist were following cars with notation "Los Pinos Ski Party"
241
311
309
320
Due to blocked line and no through trains between Antonito and Chama, train held at Antonito and returned to Alamosa as train 116 in the evening. Engine 483 returned to Alamosa 1:50 PM and was later part of the power on rotary OY.