Santa Fe Railway Historical & Modeling Society

Monday, March 24, 1947

Keith Jordan has provided a trainsheet for March 24, 1947.

The Trainsheet is made up for 4 documents. Click below to see the actual sheets for July 6. Allow time, these are large files.

It shows #95 headed by conductor Cofer, Engineet Batesel, Fireman Haaskins, and Brakemen Woodward and Sperry. The train was called for 9:00 in Moline and headed by 2-6-2 1114.

Other entries on the Trainsheet include:

Stock - the number of loaded stock cars
E Stock - empty stock
E Box - empty box
E Flat - empty flat
E Coal - empty coal

They crew spent 15 min. unloading stock in Moline and 35 min. making up their train. The train began with 11 cars consisting of 2 loads, 7 empties, 1 empty stock, and a combine weighing 706 tons. They left Moline at 9:55 and headed for the wye. It took 10 minutes to turn the engine and head toward Howard. They were by Howard and 10:20 and arrived in Severy at 10:53.

At Severy they set out the empty stock car which took 10 min. An empty car was set out at Climax (8 min.) and a load at Eureka. The train arrived in Eureka at 11:45 and stopped here for water (15 min) and met #96 which had already arrived. They left with 1 load, 6 empties, and the combine for 550 tons. An empty stock car was picked up in Hamilton at 1:00.

At Madison Jct., the train turned south toward Virgil as train #97. An empty was left at Virgil and the train departed at 2:30 for the return trip. After the engine was turned at Madison Jct., the train continued to Madison arriving at 3:25. An empty box and an empty coal gondola were picked up here and the 675 ton train continued on to Emporia. It arrived at 5:10 with 2 loads, 7 empties, an empty coal car, and the combine.

96 on the same day was led by 2-6-2 1018. Durall was the conductor, Bowman the engineer, Dawson the fireman, and Olson and Davis the brakemen. They were called at 8:45 a.m. and got out of Emporia at 9:05 with 3 loads and the combine, 236 tons. They passed Olpe at 9:45, Madison at 10:35, and arrived in Eureka for their first work at 11:15. Here two of the oads were spoted and they took on water (15 min.) The train then waited 20 minutes for 95 to arrive for their meet.

It was then smooth sailing with no further business other than passengers to Moline. These trains did stop for express, mail, and passenger delivery and pickup. The passed Severy at 12:37, Howard at 1:08, and arrived in Moline at 1:30. After arriving, they spent 30 minutes switching the yard to prepare a train for crusher and additional time blocking cars in the yard for eastward and westward movement.

Sunday, July 6, 1947

John McCall has provided a Howard District Trainsheet from his files. The date is Sunday, July 6, 1947.

#95 was called at Moline at 8:00 a.m. The crew consisted of Conductor Dunsmore, Engineer Roming, Fireman Hargraves, and Brakemen Sperry and Glen Woodward. It's first duty was to run to Crusher and back before heading up the branch, so we must look at the delay sheets to understand those movements.

Engine 4000 (2-8-2) left as Extra 4000 east (95) to Crusher.

The crew waited in Moline (NX) 15 minutes (15") for the engine. It then spent 10 minutes picking up empties (mtys) for Crusher. (From McCall's notes, the train had 9 empties, 225 tons.) The crew then spent 1 hour 10 minutes switching Crusher (1'10"). 15 cars weighting 1200 tons were picked up and returned to Moline (NX), arriving at 9:55.

At Moline, the crew spent 30 minutes making up their train and 15 minutes changing engines. They put 4000 away (it would have been the Moline Helper) and got out 1025 (2-6-2) for the trip to Emporia.

They left with 8 cars weighing 578 tons. It consisted of 3 loads and 4 empties of DF (Dead Freight - a load of wheat or a load of rock would be dead freight as opposed to live stock) plus the combine which Burke notes as 2535.

The train was generally pushed out to the wye on the east side of Moline (Engine pushing the combine), where the engine would run around the wye to get on the head end of the train. The Westbound Delay sheet indicates 10 minutes to turn the engine.

They arrived at Howard (HC) at 11:19 and spent 2 minutes there. They arrived at Severy at 11:48 and departed at 11:52. Moving on to Eureka (UK) they arrived at 12:30. Here they spent 10 minutes taking on water and 30 minutes picking up 2 empties on the house track and at the stock yards. They also met 96 here. They got out at 1:15 with 10 cars weighing 723 tons.

At Hamilton they spent 35 minutes eating. Arriving at Madison at 3:00, they spent 10 minutes at the depot and took on water again (20"). Here they picked up 2 loaded stock cars for Kansas City at the stock yard (sko pu) and swapped 1 load for an empty elsewhere. They left at 3:35 with their full consist of 12 cars weighing 811 tons (2 loaded stock, 2 loads, 7 empties, 1 combine). It took 2 minutes to roll through Olpe without stopping and then on to Emporia where they had to wait 7 minutes to get into the yard, arriving at 4:55.

Their train ended up with 12 cars.

#96 was also called at 8:00 a.m. in Emporia. It's crew included Conductor Bob Humphrey, Engineer "Beans" Boman, Fireman Haskins, and Brakemen Olson and L. O. Davis.

They spent 15 minutes getting their engine, #1114 (2-6-2), 25 minutes doing their air test, and another 10 minutes in the yard, leaving at 8:50 with 19 total cars: 1 load of dead freight, 16 empty cars, 1 empty coal car and a combine for a total of 577 tons. They spent 15 minutes at Olpe and arrived in Madison at 10:05. At Madison they spent 15 minutes setting out 3 empties lightening their load to 460 tons. They got away at 10:20.

#96 arrived in Eureka at 11:40. Here they set out 6 empties and one load, took on water, and ate while waiting for 95 to meet them on the passing track. They left with 9 cars weighing 275 tons at 12:45.

At Severy they spent 25 minutes spotting 6 empties and picking up 3 loads of wheat. They left with 6 cars weighing 363 tons for the final miles to Moline (3 loads, 1 empty, 1 empty coal, combine), arriving at 3:00. There they spent 1 hour switching and putting the train away.

After submitting this trainsheet to James Burke, he responded with the following: "On that day I rode #96 engine 1114 from Eureka to Climax. They met #95 engine 1025 at Eureka. I may have ridden as a guest of conductor Bob Humphreys on his favorite coach - the 2650 (a rare specimen)." His notes show that combine 2535 was on the #95. "Two days earlier - on the 4th of July - I rode #96 from Eureka to Moline behind the 1114. A part of my purpose was to attend the Moline rodeo.... While waiting for the rodeo to start that evening, eastbound wayfreight #88 came in behind the 4000. They traded the 4000 for the 3194 - 'the Moline Helper.' The 3194 was apparently due for inspection at Chanute I photoed both engines during this exchange." (He sent scans of the photos.)

#95 was called for Moline at 9:00 a.m. The crew consisted of Conductor Humphreys, Engineer Bowman, Fireman Mitchell, Brakenmen Simpson and Davis. The engine was 2-6-2 1014. The 504 ton train left Moline at 9:30 with 3 loads of dead freight, 3 empties, and a combine. They passed Severy at 10:40. They passed the #96 at Climax

The first work was Eureka at 11:35 where they spent 20 minutes spotting 2 loads and 2 empties. One load was meal. Just north of Eureka they spent 10 minutes picking up 2 loaded stock cars destined for Kansas City at Utopia at 12:30. Then to Hamilton where they spent neary 3 hours. Here they ate lunch and picked up 14 stock cars for Kansas City and 2 stock cars for St. Joseph. they left Hamilton around 2:30 with 18 loaded stock cars, one load, one empty, and the combine.

Madison was a necessary water stop (20 min.) and an additional loades stock car for Kansas City was added to the consist. The final stop was Root, where 30 minutes were required to pick up 4 more loaded stock cars.

The train arrived in Emporia at 5:05 with 25 cars weighing 1055 tons. These included 23 loaded stock cars, one combine, and one additional car. The trainsheet is not clear where one car was spotted from the original consist.

#96 on this day was lead by 2-6-2 1025 with LaForce as Conductor, Batesel as Engineer, Wingblade as Fireman, and Woodward and Sperry as brakemen. She pulled out of Emporia at 7:45 a.m. with 3 loads and 1 empty of dead freight, 25 empty stock cars, 3 other unspecified cars, and the combine. The total weight was 1107 tons for 33 cars.

The train passed NR Jct at 8:07 and arrived at Madison at 9:00 where it spotted two cars, one loaded and one of unknown situation. 5 minutes later they departed to arrive in Hamilton at 9:33. An unspecified number of cars were setout there, requiring 18 minutes. The train arrived in Eureka at 10:25 and worked here for 15 minute, leaving 21 of the empty stock cars here, swapping some additional cars, and taking on water. When the train left, it had 3 loads and 1 empty of dead freight, 2 empty stock cars, one additional car and the combine for a total of 405 tons. It continued to Climax and waited for 18 minutes for #95 to arrive on the house track.

They unloaded express at Severy at 11:22 and arrived in Howard at 11:45. Here they set out one load, one empty, and picked up an empty to proceed at 361 tons, arriving at Moline at 12:20. At Moline, they ate lunch, put the train away, turned the engine, and waited for an extra to pass.

The #96 crew then got engine 3112 and went to Crusher with 25 empties (625 tons) at 2:00p. They returned with 23 cars weighing 1730 tons. Once back in Moline, they switched the yard lining up the loads from crusher before putting the engine away. The transheet lists this as activity of #96.

Howard Branch: Trainsheet

Revised 11/30/01