Sun, May 24, 2026 thru Sat, May 30, 2026
Sun, May 24, 2026
Worked on YouTube Video production for Weekly Update Blog 616
See Blog 616 Saturday's entry for link to YouTube video
Duration: 07:31
Mon, May 25, 2026
Memorial Day!
Working on the RR...
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| This has been a problem derailment area... |
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| Spray with water to loosen the ballast. |
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| Lift the rails and ties to level the rails. |
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| This is the before picture. Look closely at the cone to see the dip in the rail. |
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| Water the ballast again to prepare for the glue. |
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| This is the AFTER photo to show how I leveled the rail. |
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| Glue on the ballast. |
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| I used the yard ballast I have on hand. |
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| Wipe down the rails before the glue dries. Very important! |
Get ready for...
Train Day!
w/Rob Fair 6-7:30pm 1.5 hrs.
Wow! We got a lot done in a shortened session!
We ended up having three distinct projects to complete...
I will call them "Sections"
Section 1
Sequence Train Project #22
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| Rob Fair works on getting Transfer Train cars in order. |
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| Using all the yard tracks to get the job done! |
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| Meanwhile, Curt worked at the Proviso UP West yard to prepare Train 5A for incoming transfer train cars from West Chicago Yard |
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| Rob watches as the transfer train cars, now in order, head east to Proviso Yard to be added to Train 5A. |
Section 2
...at the workbench checking switch machines
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| Next, we shift our attention to the workbench where Rob checks the switch machines to see which ones work and which ones should be used as manual switches. |
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| We found out that each one works just fine. |
Section 3
Fixing switch machine #5 at the Industrial Park
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| We went to the Industrial Park and did some trouble- shooting on crossover switch #5. |
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| We removed it and checked to be sure it was working properly. It was. So then we reinstalled it and found it was mounted incorrectly. Rob took care of that and now it works perfectly! Nice work, Rob! |
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| The switches work in tandem just fine now. |
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| A job well done on the railroad tonight. Thank you Rob Fair! |
Tue, May 26, 2026
Wed, May 27, 2026
I was up early this morning and decided to tackle the replace the broken end of the cable...
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| I needed to mark the top of the cable so I could put it in the new cable end properly. |
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| I used this special crimping tool to get the job done. |
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| The pictures in the manual were hard to figure out, but I did! |
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| I also had a cable tester kit and that showed SUCCESS! All four LEDs lit up! |
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| That took about 1 hour. I turned on the clock about 10 minutes into the project. |
Later that same day...
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| I ran Sequence Train 24 Metra Commuter Train 1C with F40PH 157 leading the WB Chicago Terminal to Geneva West Line Train at Oak Park Marion St. |
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| After the WB run, I terminated at Geneva Station. Then I brought the train for tomorrow's run to the West Chicago Yard Track 3. |
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| Here's the Train Cars in Consist Manifest paperwork. |
Mission Accomplished!
Thu, May 28, 2026
Running Sequence Train #25
WB Metra Commuter Train 1E Chicago to Geneva
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| Train Order Board Sequence Train #25 |
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| After 2.5 laps the WB (Outbound) Metra Train 1E arrives at Geneva Station on Track 2. |
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| After dropping off all passengers, the crew takes Train 1E to WeGo Yard for storage until tomorrow morning's next run first thing. |
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| Locomotive Power A5 F40PH 138 put away at WeGo Yard Track 6a. |
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| Finishing up the Train Cars in Consist Manifest paperwork as shown here. |
Fri, May 29, 2026
Special Guest
Bob Masa
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| The first thing Bob said, "That's hard core!" |
Bob stopped by to take a look at our water heater and got the half tour of the layout.
After Bob left I ran AmTrak Train 1F Sequence Train #18
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| Running WB on Track 2 behind West Chicago |
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| Running down the center of Proviso Yard |
To see this train in action check out the Weekly Layout Update YouTube video in tomorrow's entry
Sat, May 30, 2026
Online Purchase from UPRR Evanston Sub - Daryl Kruse
Item: $82.00
Shipping: $9.95
Taxes: $6.56
Total: $98.51
Final Run for this week:
Sequence Train 19
Steam Excursion Train 4A
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| Cars in Consist Manifest paperwork for today. |
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| Running this train from Central Control Tower using DCS 51 and Steam Locomotive 6306 |
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| Running 5 laps. |
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| 19th Street road crossing at Melrose Park |
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| I caught the middle of a signal change. |
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| This is another road crossing. This time at Western Ave. |
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| Heading WB on Track 1. One more lap to go... |
to view action of this week's layout update
on YouTube videos.
Duration: 00:00 Min:Sec
Description
What's ON Track this Week?
*Monday Night Train Session 3 Sections
*Sequence Train 24 Metra Commuter Train 1C WB to Geneva
*Metra Commuter Train 1E Sequence Train 25 WeGo Yard
*AmTrak Train 1F leaving Chicago Terminal
*Excursion Train 4A Sequence Train 19 on the layout
*That'll do! Thanks for watching! Enjoying your comments!
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