Week 260

Week 260

Sunday, July 21, 2019 thru Saturday, July 27, 2019

Sunday, July 21, 2019

I went to a garden rr open house.

Next door neighbor to the Guetthoff's who are members at Lord of Life Church

Length: 00:00:19 sec.

The owner said his Youtube video reached 1.5 million views this week.

That's a lot of looks.

Monday, July 22, 2019

Train Day!

w/Rob Fair (6-7:30pm 1.5 hrs.)

Rob Fair started the night testing bulbs.

What's on your workbench this week?

We started drilling holes and soldering for downtown Chicago lights. 

Soldering connections and resistors.

Another look.

Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Look what came in the mail today!

I was hoping this would've come in yesterday so Rob and I could install on Train Day yesterday.
But, I'm happy it came today so I can install by the train show on Sunday!

Wednesday, July 24, 2019

Train Day!

w/Jordan Osborn (4-5pm 1 hr.)

Jordan Osborn bringing out the 2-8-2 for an excursion run...

Length: 00:00:30 sec.

The excursion train leaving Proviso Yard.

Jordan Osborn at the controls.

The excursion train heading out of Proviso Yard down the yard lead track.

Length: 00:00:30 sec.

Jordan watching the excursion rounding the bend.

There it goes...

One last look.

Back at Union Station.
Installing the traffic signals.

I like the way this turned out.

I'm anxious to see them lit up.

Another set at Clinton and Adams.

This is the old Route 66 between Canal and Clinton.

Another view.

Another pic of the front of Union Station - Canal Street.

Last picture of the evening.

Thursday, July 25, 2019

Two pics from the Cloud:

Friday, July 26, 2019

NTA

Saturday, July 27, 2019

Two pics before heading to West Chicago...



...to see Big Boy 4014 a 4-8-8-4 Steam Engine built 1941.

Here's the crew I shared the experience with on Saturday morning this day in history.
l. to r. Faith's neighbor, Faith Fair, Rob Fair, Jordan Osborn, LJ Havron, Richard Havron, Gizette Havron.

After the event was complete the officials said the count was 45,000 guests.
I was one of those.

A bird's eye view of the lone diesel that also accompanied BIG BOY cross country.

Lots of people both sides of the steam engine.

Placard reads American Locomotive Company
I couldn't make it out, but I think the date is November 1941.

That's Rob Fair in the foreground taking a picture.

A view from the bridge.

And finally the last two pictures with Mabel Zielke

Look closely and you can see Mabel in this picture.

Yep, there she is again :)