Sun, Jul 25, 2021 thru Sat, Jul 31, 2021
Sun, Jul 25, 2021
No train activity today.
Mon, Jul 26, 2021
Train Day!
w/Rob Fair and Jordan Osborn
6-8pm 2 hours
I will begin filming my monthly Train Layout Update tonight.
Here are some partial videos you will see again in the final production.
Running the Intermodal tonight.
Take a look.
Length: 00:00:14 sec.
More intermodal action near West Chicago.
Length: 00:00:09 sec.
Rob Fair putting together the Unit Coal Train at
the Melrose Park Power Plant
Length: 00:00:05 sec.
The intermodal heads into Proviso Yard
Length: 00:00:24 sec.
Tue, Jul 27, 2021
Finishing up the July Layout Update Video
Overview Comments
Length: 00:00:27 sec.
When Video production is finished...
https://youtu.be/louWT-JJFe8
Wed, Jul 28, 2021
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| Special Guests: Ida and Charlie Zielke, my train grandkids. |
Thu, Jul 29, 2021
TODAY IS A BIG HUGE DAY!
I got up early this morning and FINISHED updating the daily blog spreadsheet!
I've been working diligently on this for many months now and it is finally accomplished!
Below is a link to the spreadsheet.
If you take a look you'll see all the history is completely updated!
Some stats on the spreadsheet:
365 Weeks
7 years
2,925 lines/rows
14 columns
2,999.95 hours
$6,825.03 spent
20 different contributors
52 active categories
8 categories not yet started
Charlie points the way to his train
Length: 00:00:30 sec.
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| Charlie is a natural. He does a great job directing the train. |
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| He also has very good balance 😏 |
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| He held out for quite a while until it was time to play with some other vehicles. |
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| That's when he came down and started playing with the cars, trucks, and trailers. |
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| The Metra Commuter train zips by on the back WB Track 2 mainline. |
Ida shows Charlie how to blow into the train whistle
Length: 00:00:07 sec.
Three trains at once. One for Charlie, One for Ida, One for me.
Length: 00:00:19 sec.
More of the same three trains...
Length: 00:00:13 sec.
CNW EB Mixed Freight meets a UP WB Mixed Freight.
Length: 00:00:23 sec.
What a fun day with my grandkids!
Fri, Jul 30, 2021
More train running with my grandkids...
Henry & Ida trains run together then meet
Part I
Length: 00:00:30 sec.
After the meet
Part II
Length: 00:00:29 sec.
Train B255C SD60M leading the way
Abrupt stop. What happened?
Length: 00:00:09 sec.
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| Ida doing a great job as the engineer for train B255C. |
Another train meet this time with Charlie behind the scene...
Length: 00:00:30 sec.
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| A view of my crew for today. |
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| Look at that intensity. |
Sat, Jul 31, 2021
Finishing up the week...
Need to straighten up the workbench and put the trains to rest.
Need to crossover the UP train to the EB tracks so I can park in CNW Proviso Yard
Length: 00:00:31 sec.
And now, the workbench...
...a few progressive pictures:
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| MIDDLE |
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Project Progress
Lots of train operations this month with special guests!
🥰
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