Sunday, August 23, 2020 thru Saturday, August 29, 2020
This Week's Goals:
1. from 2 weeks ago...Finish ballasting South Power District
2. Install End of Train Device (EOTD) on intermodal car
3. Wire car lights on Milwaukee Ave. and Fulton St. in Chicago North
Sunday, August 23, 2020
No train activity today.
Monday, August 24, 2020
Train Day!
w/Rob Fair and Jordan Osborn (6-7:45pm 1.75 hrs.)
Did good tonight. Let's see what we did.
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| Rob Fair checks the lights on the cars to make sure they're all in working order. This step is in preparation for Goal #3 this week. |
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| Jordan Osborn pauses to say "Hey" as he works on updating our locomotive roster. |
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| With the car lights all checked out, it's time to move on to the next project: Installing the EOTD on the trailing intermodal car. |
And FINALLY! We ran lots of trains tonight.
Check out these videos for a look at commuter and intermodal train running...
A Westbound Metra express flying by Oak Park/Lombard station.
Ground view.
Length: 00:00:31 sec.
An Eastbound Metra thru Oak Park/Lombard station.
Drone view.
Length: 00:00:29 sec.
Rob Fair installing EOTD at the workbench.Length: 00:00:18 sec.
Westbound Intermodal departs Proviso Yard to begin westbound mainline journey.Length: 00:00:22 sec.
Watching westbound intermodal at southend grade crossing at Western AvenuePart 1Length: 00:00:31 sec.
Watching westbound intermodal at southend grade crossing at Western AvenuePart 2Length: 00:00:19 sec.
Continuing our westbound trek - good look at EOTDLength: 00:00:12 sec.
Westbound Intermodal continues journey between Elmhurst & LombardPart 1Length: 00:00:30 sec.
Westbound Intermodal continues journey between Elmhurst & LombardPart 2Length: 00:00:30 sec.
Westbound Intermodal thru Wheaton - "Showman"Part 1Length: 00:00:30 sec.
Westbound Intermodal thru Wheaton - "Showman"Part 2Length: 00:00:30 sec.
Last scene of westbound intermodal under the overpass at West ChicagoLength: 00:00:30 sec.
This will be our next project.
Two of the articulated pins snapped off so Rob and I are figuring out how to solve this problem.
One last look at the workbench.
It's been a very busy place as of lately.
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| This will be our next project. Two of the articulated pins snapped off so Rob and I are figuring out how to solve this problem. |
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| One last look at the workbench. It's been a very busy place as of lately. |
Tuesday, August 25, 2020
No Train Activity today.
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
No train activity today.
Thursday, August 27, 2020
Hopefully I'll get a few minutes today to work on the RR.
Friday, August 28, 2020
I wanted to work on Goal #1 so I stopped by Wal-Mart to pick up some spray paint.
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| I tried painting the top layer in the bucket. That's not going to work. |
Special Guests:
Henry, Ida, and Charlie Zielke
but no pictures.
We were having too much fun to take time for pictures.
Saturday, August 29, 2020
Working on "pink lady" ballast...
Here's what I came up with to paint the ballast...
in the garage.
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| This was my first attempt. I used a lighter sand mixture and got a lighter pink lady mixture. |
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| I think this might be a little too light. |
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| Then I tried a bit darker color sand mixture. |
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| Here's how it looks after I've sprayed it with paint and put it back in the can. |
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| This ballast is a little darker because of the darker color specks. |
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| I needed to have the paper a little flatter, so I removed the tarp. See the previous pictures with the tarp. |
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| After painting... |
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| Before painting. |
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