Week 173
Sunday, November 19, 2017 thru Saturday, November 25, 2017
Sunday, November 19, 2017
No train activity today
Monday, November 20, 2017
Train Day with Rob Fair and Jordan Osborn
5:30-7pm
Good work tonight men, check this out...
Let's start with a video for a change...
We discovered a flaw in the track at Kedzie Avenue.
Length: 00:00:15sec.
The UP AC6000 would derail at the switch.
Rob Fair applied the rail gauge and found it was to tight.
Once corrected, that seemed to take care of the problem.
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A look at Kedzie Avenue station from the stairwell. |
This video shows a nice panoramic view going backwards as the train goes forward.
Length: 00:00:30sec.
Nice video of the AC6000 coming towards you as the train follows behind.
Length: 00:00:27sec.
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After Rob Fair checked out the derailment (see video above) he moved into the power box and inserted the cables from the alley utility poles. |
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Here's the finished product. |
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Kedzie Avenue with walls secured.
They used to curl up at the bottom. |
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Now Rob Fair begins weathering the parking lot behind the Western Avenue "skinny building". |
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Meanwhile, back at the Central Control Tower, Jordan Osborn finishes up some much needed paperwork. |
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Always checking the data twice. |
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Progress on the parking lot weathering. |
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First application.
Note the station platforms are still dark black. |
Nice video of the Metra Commuter train approaching and passing Kedzie Avenue Station.
Length: 00:00:11sec.
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Rob Fair continues to work the weathering into the parking lot. |
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Moving onto the station platforms. |
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Hitting the details. |
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Kedzie Avenue awaits weathering... |
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A different perspective of Rob's work. |
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Now Kedzie Avenue has been hit. |
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Nice work, Rob. |
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Very nice. |
Tuesday, November 21, 2017
No train activity today.
Wednesday, November 22, 2017
No train activity today.
Thursday, November 23, 2017
Happy Thanksgiving!
Couldn't sleep tonight, so I wandered downstairs and...
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...finished laying out the street sections around Union Station. |
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I also installed some lights inside and out.
Maybe I'll try to wire them up tomorrow to see how they look.
See you then! |
Friday, November 24, 2017
Updated spreadsheet to match blog.
DONE!
YES!
Since I worked on Union Station last night, I had to keep going a little bit more...
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Ben helped me lift this section up and over the commuter terminal tracks. |
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The columns are 3.5" tall and only temporary. |
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Here's a view from the end of the station stop.
You can see from this angle the columns are way too thick. |
Saturday, November 25, 2017