Week 243

Sun, Mar 24, 2019 thru Sat, Mar 30, 2019

Sunday, March 24, 2019

Getting ready for Train Day! tomorrow...

I'm in process here at the workbench.
Cutting out the bridge supports to install lights tomorrow for Train Day!

Here are all the cut out bridge supports ready to install LED lights and then install supports under the bridges for Milwaukee Avenue (right) and Fulton Street (left).

Monday, March 25, 2019

Train Day!

w/Rob Fair & Jordan Osborn

6:30-8pm 1.5 hrs. and 6-7:30pm respectively

Rob Fair cutting the posts of the bridge supports at the workbench.

Jordan Osborn running Metra Commuter test train over clean tracks.

Testing out the new clean track

Length: 00:00:31 sec.

Needed a bit more time to get through the station

Length: 00:00:09 sec.

Here's the middle support with the "boots" on one end.

"Boots" on both ends.

And now the base has been added.

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

No train activity today.

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Train Day!
w/Dean Hatzis, Jordan Osborn, Cam Passaglia
4-5:15pm (1.25 hrs.)

Jordan Osborn settles in at Central Control Tower.

Dean Hatzis prepared bridge parts for the I290 I294 Express Ways.

Here are the bridge supports Dean hand made.

Laying out the bridge work to see how it fits and what needs to be adjusted before final gluing.

Cameron Passaglia and Jordan Osborn running trains during construction.

Dean Hatzis checking out the guard rails and center sections.

The guard rails and center sections are a bit too wide.
Dean will trim those down this week and fit the parts together.
I can't wait to see what he does for next week.

Cameron, Oh no!
Jordan, No worries!

Cam ran the unit coal train led by "the twins".
Jordan ran the mixed freight running through Proviso Yard in this pic.

One last look at the I290 I294 bridge supports.

Thursday, March 28, 2019

No train activity today.

Friday, March 29, 2019

Josiah working the new train line on his train layout.

It sure looks like he knows what he's doing, doesn't it?

Here's how it looks from a distance.

Special Guests
Michael, Evelyn & Christopher Ryan
It was Christopher's Birthday today!

Saturday, March 30, 2019

I got up early before Josiah and Jan woke up and painted the bridge support at Fulton St. Chicago North.

Here it is again, but this time it's weathered.

More Josiah playing on his train layout.
Look at all the parts he's added to the layout.

Action video of Josiah playing with his train set.

Length: 00:00:10 sec.

A panoramic view of the layout...

Length: 00:00:29 sec.

Finally a Metra and Amtrak running side by side.

Length: 00:00:31 sec.