Week 39

Here's the weekly activity with the most recent on top...

Saturday, April 11, 2015

Continued work on the East portion of the Metra/WeGo Yard.

More Mainline Track work.
We've layed all the Mainline track in the South Power District.
We're proceeding by laying track in the West Power District.
Making progress!

Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Our Weekly Workshop

 Ed Nelson working on the Intermodal Crane kit.

 Dean Hatzis making plan adjustments to Lake Street deck bridge.

Carlos Baez zoning in on ground throw switch installation.

 Another view of Dean Hatzis working at Union Station.

 Ed Nelson keeping things organized with crane construction.

 Dean Hatzis laying some mainline track. Nice work, Dean!

 Great progress, Carlos!

Picking up the pieces.

Monday, April 6, 2015

Here I'm working on the Metra/WeGo Yard throat.
You can see I've outlined (in red) the areas where the ground throw switch plates will sit.

I cut them out. And then...

Lay in the switches.

 Here's a single switch with the same detail on the western end of the Metra/WeGo Yard.
First, mark where the ground throw switch plate will fit.

 Then, cut out the area for proper fitting.

Finally, lay in the switch.
Done!

Here's the finished product from the opposite direction.

Sunday, April 5, 2015

Worked on Global 1 details.

Added the trailer frames for the semi-trucks.

I also worked on the plate extensions for the switches in the Metra/WeGo Yard.

Here the switches are flipped over to install the plate extensions.

 A close up shot of the plate attached to the switch and the extension - extension is hidden from view.

Another shot of the extension underneath the switch.

Last shot of the under belly of the switch.