Sunday, December 22, 2019 thru Saturday, December 28, 2019
Key: NTA = No Train Activity
Sunday, December 22, 2019
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My current project is to move the crossover switches as shown on this diagram from B2A3 and B3A2 to before the B1 A1 mainline switches. See next diagram... |
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Here's the diagram updated with the new location of the crossovers B3A2 and B2A3. |
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Now, let's go under the layout.
I labeled the wires for the switch machines after I removed the "guts" to install Milwaukee Ave and Fulton Street in North Chicago downtown.
What you see here is the wire stubs for B2A3. |
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And here is the wire stubs for the other crossover A2B3. |
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I knew I would need a point of reference for what wires went where so I drew this diagram to help me remember what worked. See tomorrow's update for more on this project. |
Monday, December 23, 2019
But first, we have some special guests...
No train day today, but we did have some train activity with Henry and Ida Zielke.
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Engineers Henry and Ida Zielke!
They did such a good job tonight! |
I tried to capture Ida's excitement.
Length: 00:00:29 sec.
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Ida is the Engineer for the CNW Unit Coal Train.
Here is the train running through the South Power District. |
Henry counting cars...I love it!
Length: 00:00:20 sec.
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Project Update:
I mounted the terminal blocks that will be the hub of the wire stubs for A2 and B2 as you saw earlier in the blog.
Also you can see I updated the diagram and included "Lake Street". |
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Here's the Terminal Block mounted below where the new crossover switches will be installed.
Tomorrow I'm hoping to get the wire stubs hooked up to the lower blocks. |
Tuesday, December 24, 2019
NTA
Wednesday, December 25, 2019
Merry Christmas!
Thursday, December 26, 2019
I had a gap of time to do some under-the-layout wiring.
Here we go...
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Look closely at the drawing and match the terminal plugs with the drawing.
Note: I took out the green wire and replaced it with an orange wire. |
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Now you can match up the terminal plugs to the drawing.
From left to right on the terminal block which corresponds to the drawing top to bottom. |
See it?
Friday, December 27, 2019
Saturday, December 28, 2019