Week 425

 Sun, Sep 18, 2022 thru Sat, Sep 24, 2022

Sun, Sep 18, 2022

Under the table, without lighting.

Under the table with lighting and labels.
These are the wires for the dwarf signals on the outer 
ridge of the Chicago Terminal Yard.

Mon, Sep 19, 2022

Train Day!

w/Rob Fair 6-8pm 2 hrs.

Getting ready to mount the control panel for the
Chicago Terminal dwarf signals.

Drilling the holes for bolts for mounting.

Rob Fair is tightening the nuts to the bolts.

One last turn.

Here's how the control panel looks 
mounted on the layout facia.

Rob is securing the Track Labels/lights to the layout.

Counting out 1 minute for the glue to cure.

Nice! Great job, Rob!!!

Video of the finished product

Duration: 00:00.33 sec.

Rob Fair moving to the dwarf signals at the other
end of the Chicago Terminal Yard.

Securing the dwarf signals in place.

I took this picture using my phone.

I took this picture using Rob's phone.

Dwarf signals for Tracks 8,7,& 6 lit up!

Overall view looking north.

Tue, Sep 20, 2022

Hopefully I can get the rest of the dwarf lights working this week.

Here's some progress from tonight...

First the red lights...

Next, the green lights.

Note: There are 5 working green lights, but only 4 working red lights.

UGH! I need to figure out why the red light on Track 4 isn't illuminating. 

Wed, Sep 21, 2022

With all the RED & GREEN lights on looking east from Track 1 to Track 8

All RED

All GREEN

These next two pictures are looking west with all the Green (top) picture and all the RED (bottom) picture shown illuminated from Track 8 to Track 1

All GREEN

All RED

Thu, Sep 22, 2022

No train activity today.

I bought a new phone instead and had to visit the AT&T store twice to get it done.

Fri, Sep 23, 2022

Cleaned up Chicago Terminal and put the plastic protection panel back up.

The two ladies on the right are back in position.
Ask Becca Berg for the story details if interested.

Northwest Line Train 1A has arrived.
Passengers begin their trek into the city. 

I finally put myself into the layout.
That's me running after disembarking West Line Train 1C,
Track 1, the first train from the West Line into the city.

Here's a look at the Chicago Terminal arrivals/departures.
Oops, two fellas missed their track as Train 1D departs Track 3.

It's Monday morning and here's another picture of me racing to work.
I passed two gentlemen discussing weekend activities.

The project is officially completed.
I re-installed the plastic protective sheet today.

Sat, Sep 24, 2022

Just a bit more accomplished on the RR...

Starting to work on the dwarf signal lights at the other
end of the tracks.

Here are the RED lights illuminated.

And, of course, my work area.
Tools of the trade...