Sun, Jan 26, 2020 thru Sat, Feb 1, 2020
Sun, Jan 26, 2020
Train Show Today!
2-4pm
Invited Neighborhood and Lord of Life Church Family
NOTE: as you read the captions, please let me know if I have ANY misspellings! Please!
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| Sign to guide our guest to the Train Show... |
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| Outside our home at #60 Whittington Course |
Our Special Guests who came today were...
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| The Crew Jordan Osborn and Cam Passaglia Not shown: Rob Fair |
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| Bill & Nancy Gatfield Lord of Life Church Bill showed me some cool pictures of the trains at Fermi Lab (I bet you didn't know Fermi Lab had trains) |
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| Mark McMahon Lord of Life Church Mark took some pictures on his nice camera to compare these with the next Train Show pictures to check on progress. |
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| Even the children came! Three Grandchildren on the left and twin friends on the right. Ida Zielke, Henry Zielke, Mabel Zielke, April Tecuatl, Mia Tecuatl |
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| Pam Hendricks Resident of Whittington Course Our Association Board President. What a treat to have her come! |
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| Jerry Richards Lord of Life Church Jerry took the invitation very seriously and felt it wouldn't be right to be invited and not come. Thanks for coming Jerry! |
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| Carol & Steve Fabiani, Lenny Peterson, and grandson Residents of Whittington Course More grandkids would've come, but they had to stay home due to illness. Get well soon! |
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| Steven Fields Rob Fair's friend came from Lake of the Hills He specializes in adding model Locomotive details. He left today with one of my Metra locomotives to add details and a decoder. |
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| Rob Linke Lord of Life Church Rob was very kind when he observed evidence of "Vintage equipment & Thrifty spending" In other words, "Old equipment & Cheap spending" All good! |
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| Boh & Kevan Ketterling with grandkids Joh'O' & Ben Residents of Whittington Course I was at a basketball game at Saint Charles East High School in December where Dr. Ketterling was recognized at halftime for his service as a team doctor for many years at Saint Charles East High School. |
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| Christina Vosteen & Tom Rogers Tom is a resident of Whittington Course Tom is a board member of our Neighborhood Association Christina is the pastor of the Methodist Church in Western Springs IL |
Also attending but not able to take their pictures were...
Amy Blackford (Pastor Matt's wife)
Kyla Townsend and daughter, Eva
Lord of Life Church
Mon, Jan 27, 2020
Train Day!
with Rob Fair & Jordan Osborn
6-7:30pm 1.5 hrs.
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| Jordan Osborn at the controls preparing for tonight's train runs. |
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| Rob Fair preparing tools and equipment for wiring up the lit cars in Chicago downtown area. |
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| Rob Fair's workplace for the evening. |
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| After running a few trains I worked on the car loads that will eventually look like coal loads. |
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| Rob Fair finishing up tonight's work under Chicago downtown. |
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| Jordan Osborn taking notes and getting the most out of his candy cane pen. |
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| So long until we meet again. |
Tue, Jan 28, 2020
Updating the blog tonight.
Wed, Jan 29, 2020
Train Day!
with Cam Passaglia and Jordan Osborn
4-5:30pm 1.5 hrs.
We ran a Metra Maintenance Special tonight.
Length: 00:00:14 sec.
Here's another look at our Unit Coal Train...and a way freight...
Length: 00:00:22 sec.
with Cam Passaglia and Jordan Osborn
4-5:30pm 1.5 hrs.
We ran a Metra Maintenance Special tonight.
Here's another look at our Unit Coal Train...and a way freight...
Thu, Jan 30, 2020
No train activity today
Fri, Jan 31, 2020
No train activity today
Sat, Feb 1, 2020
No train activity today
Thank you for inviting us we had such a wonderful time and our grandson Wyatt loved the trains as well when the kids are better will have to bring them by thank you again Carol and Steve
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