Week 111

Week 111

Sunday, September 11, 2016 - Saturday, September 17, 2016

Monday, September 12, 2016

Who was there?

Present: Rob Fair, Jordan Osborn, Curt Berg

Jordan Osborn at the controls.

When we did it...

6-7:30pm

What we did...

Rob Fair took out the mainline switch by #1 Crossover.

Why we did it...

Making it possible to build a bridge over Fox River before arriving at Geneva Station

How we did it...

Rob Fair working on the new replacement track.

Rob Fair preparing to re-solder the track to the feeder wire.

 Removing the spur line.

The finished product.

Another view.

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

TRAIN DAY!

Present: Ed Nelson, Dean Hatzis, Jordan Osborn, Curt Berg
Absent: Carlos Baez, Josh Jones

What we did...

Dean Hatzis & Ed Nelson working on the sub-base for the Western Avenue topography.

 Jordan Osborn classifying train cars at the control tower.

Dean & Ed making progress.

 Almost finished classifying all 8 cars.
See the blue box car under the transformer on the ledge?

So, what's are my workbench tonight?

 Working on one of the Metra Commuter Coach cars.

The finished template in place, but not glued.
We'll use this for tracing the tarp paper for asphalt and the chip board for sidewalks and curbs.