Week 206

Week 206

Sunday, July 8, 2018 thru Saturday, July 14, 2018

Sunday, July 8, 2018

Only working one day this week, so make it last!

2 hours for Rob Fair, Jordan Osborn, Josh Jones and me.

Josh Jones works on signals approaching Geneva station.

Finally moved the boom truck to location where some work needs to get done!

Do you see the ghost in this picture?

Jordan Osborn explaining train operations.

Rob Fair working on the sidewalk embankments on Lake Street.

Cutting the hardboard for the embankments.

Josh Jones capturing the newly installed crossing signals.

Jordan Osborn looking good!

The sidewalk embankments.

Glued and waiting for cure.

This time I captured a commuter train passing by...

Length: 00:00:24 sec.

Monday, July 9. 2018

No train activity today.

VBS begins.

Tuesday, July 10, 2018

No train activity today.

VBS continues...

Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Josiah stayed overnight with his Mom and Dad last  night.
Of all the grandkids, he loves trains the most (at least for right now).
We played trains this morning...

Emily was even thinking train when they vacationed in norther WI last week.
I put the lichen she collected near the pond to cover the crack.

I also weathered the streets of downtown Melrose Park.

Finishing touches on the streets.

Josiah watches the trains go by...

...and here are a few videos to capture the moments...

Length: 00:00:11 Sec.

Train on the left, Josiah on the right

Length: 00:00:32 sec.

Bye-bye Train

Length: 00:00:09 sec.

Thursday, July 12, 2018

No train activity today.

VBS continues...

Friday, July 13, 2018

VBS ends.

Last day.
Before heading out to VBS I had some time for trains...

Getting ready to reattach the skirt.
I'll paint the trim when I finish putting up the skirt.

More skirt work.

Finished what was already started.

Other view.
Note the trim is not painted yet.
Tomorrow it gets painted.

Saturday, July 14, 2018

I got up early this morning to paint the trim, before leaving for BERG family reunion in MI.

Base of Central Control Tower painted.

Another view.

Trim painted all around...

Proviso Yard...

Chicago Union Station / Post Office...

West Power District...

Looking back on the skirt, this time with the trim painted.

And another view, same paint job.