Sun, Jan 30, 2022 thru Sat, Feb 5, 2022
Sun, Jan 30, 2022
Last of the month...time for a layout update.
Duration: 08:13
Mon, Jan 31, 2022
Train Day!
w/Rob Fair & Jordan Osborn
6-8pm 2 hrs.
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| A look at the Train Order Board Tonight we will run the Test Train 5A. Picking up two cars on the RIP tracks and running a test lap. |
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| Getting started for the evening session. Rob Fair on the left and Jordan Osborn on the right. |
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| Jordan helped shave off the corners of the plexi-glass. |
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| Rob fills the gaps with RR ties before ballasting at PRB East Yard. |
Pulling Test Train 5A from Proviso Yard CNW East bound
Duration: 00:00:14 sec.
Moving to the Mainline
Duration: 00:00:30 sec.
Test Train 5A elevated tracks
Duration: 00:00:17 sec.
Test Train 5A Crossover to Westbound transfer
Duration: 00:00:21 sec.
Picking Up Test Cars - why this is called Test Train 5A
Duration: 00:00:27 sec.
Picking up 2nd of 2 test cars (MKT Covered Hopper)
Duration: 00:00:28 sec.
Meanwhile, Rob continues ballasting...
Duration: 00:00:11 sec.
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| Rob Fair spreading the ballast and gluing it down. |
Back to Test Train 5A crossover #1 return to Proviso Yard East Bound.
Cut short because of derailment of the first car.
Duration: 00:00:04 sec.
More Crossover action - 2 test cars pass the test.
Duration: 00:00:33 sec.
Final switching at CNW East Proviso Yard
Duration: 00:00:24 sec.
Returning ML Power to UP Engine Facility
Duration: 00:00:35 sec.
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| Gluing down some scenery "rock" near the highway and the PRB yards. |
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| We found a pipette that works great. It holds a bit more glue so makes each round a bit easier. |
Powder River Basin Securing Scenery
Duration: 00:00:15 sec.
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| Calling it a night. Good work men! |
Tue, Feb 1, 2022
No train activity today.
Wed, Feb 2, 2022
No train activity today.
Thu, Feb 3, 2022
A little work on the RR today...
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| Installed the guard rails for the ground throw on the left. |
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| Then painted those same guard rails. |
Looks good.
These are the details most people won't notice but
they make all the difference in making a model look realistic.
Fri, Feb 4, 2022
Some work on the RR...
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| More ballasting...the divergent line next to the mainline. |
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| Making my way down the track... |
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| I also installed JMRI on the Preschool PC they no longer wanted. I'm hoping this brings my game to a whole new level. |
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| Back to more ballasting... |
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| Gluing down the ballast. |
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| Finishing up the "stone garden". |
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| A look down PRB East Yard |
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| Restarting the computer and trying to figure out how to connect the JMRI software to my DCS 51 Command Station. As soon as I figure that out, it should elevate my train world by leaps and bounds. |
Sat, Feb 5, 2022
More work at Powder River Basin.
Two weeks ago Rob said we need to concentrate on one area and get it done.
(sounds like something Dean Hatzis would say)
I was so inspired by those words I made my goal this week to finish Powder River Basin scenery.
Here you go...
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| Ballasting the Mainline |
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| Making progress... |
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| I secured the station platform border near track and end of track bumper. |
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| Here's a closer picture of the corner where the border meets. |
Finished ballasting...Powder River Basin West Yard
Duration: 00:00:30 sec.
Finished Ballasting...Powder River Basin East Yard
Duration: 00:00:27 sec.
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| Next I'll paint the base our standard brown color. |
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| Added ground foam and buildings. Plus I "made a scene" with dump truck and front end loader. |
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| "Make a scene" |
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| I added rock fill at the base of the bridge supports. |
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| Finally, repositioned the row homes under construction. |
I may try to add a few more details before the day is done.
We'll see...
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| I'm BACK! Adding fill next to the back of the coal building. |
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| A little more in the front... |
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| And then in the middle... |
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| Finally this is the middle in the back by the tracks. |
I really need to weather the buildings.
They look very "plastic".
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| The new and improved Central Control Tower. I added the computer in the middle (now powering up) And the screen that used to be in the middle, is now in the upper right corner. |
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| All systems up and running ready to connect the computer with JMRI to the DCS51 Command Station. |
Before I can hook them up I need to purchase one small item
that converts the JMRI software so it is able to
communicate with the Digitrax DCS51.
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