Week 436

 Sun, Dec 4, 2022 thru Sat, Dec 10, 2022

Sun, Dec 4, 2022

Jordan and Rob couldn't go to the Midwest Train Show...

so I went by myself.

Here's what I purchased

Cost of Trip to Wheaton
Entry Fee: $7.00
Coupler Tool: $5.00
Refrigerated Box Car: $12.00
Tip: $3.00
E-Z Mate Couplers: $20
regularly $24 (savings $4.00)
Total Cost: $47.00

Time to put this car thru inspection.
I had to clean the wheels, but other than that, it passed
with flying colors.

Also, my brother, Bill, sent me these pictures from Union Station in Chicago.

Pretty cool!

Mon, Dec 5, 2022

Train Day!

w/Rob Fair 6-8:15pm 2.25 hrs.

Running two Trains.

Intermodal Train 2B and Coal Train 2A

Operators tonight will be Rob & Curt

Getting our paperwork in order.

Road Power arrived at Powder River Basin.
Switchers take over now.

Rob switching the coal train into the East Yard

Making progress...

Mission accomplished.
Putting away the switching power.

I finished running the Intermodal Train 2B and parked
it in Proviso Yard Tracks 4 & 5.

Another view from the opposite direction.

One more look at the Powder River Basin.

Powder River Basin East Yard

Tue, Dec 6, 2022

No train activity today.

Wed, Dec 7, 2022

Looking to close out another Train Order Board

The only open priority trains left to run are the Commuters
and the Piggy-back Train 2C. Can you spot them on the
Train Order Board?

Thu, Dec 8, 2022

Jordan and I had a mini-train session this afternoon...

My main man - Jordan!

After Jordan left, I pulled out the Piggy-back Train 2C.

Backing up Piggy-back Train 2C preparing to hook
up the Road Engines assigned for tonight's run.

The Power Assigned is the
UP SD40-2's Power Code B3. 
This picture shows the front of the train.

And here is the rear of the train.

Only 3 more Commuter Trains to run.
See the circled train 1A top line?
We still need to run 1B, 1C, 1D.

That will be a wrap on this Train Order Board.

Hopefully I'll get this done this weekend.

Fri, Dec 9, 2022

Ran some more trains today. 

Working to finish the Train Order Board...as you already know!

Getting ready to run Commuter Train 1B out of 
Chicago Terminal Track 6 (green dwarf lights)

Track 6 has the Green Light - Ready to GO!

Waiting for Power to arrive.

Engine Power A2 leads the way to Harvard

Moving off the Chicago Mainline to the Northwest Line

A Rail Fan's view from the bridge overpass.

Commuter Train 1B approaching Northwest Line Harvard Station

Duration: 00:00.31 sec.

Arriving Northwest Line Harvard Station

Piggy-back Train 2C running smoothly

Duration: 00:00.24 sec.

Piggy-back Train 2C running through Proviso Yard

Duration: 00:00.16 sec.

Finally, Commuter Train 1B returning back to Chicago Terminal

from Northwest Line Harvard Station

Duration: 00:00.32 sec.

Finally, last event for the day...filling the coal loads
into the Unit Coal Train soon to be bound for the
Melrose Park Power Plant heading East Bound

Sat, Dec 10, 2022

Another Commuter Train to run today...

Here is the paperwork for this
Commuter Train 1C 

Catching the Train under the I90/I294 overpass.

Arriving at the Geneva West Line Station -
Ready for the return trip back to Chicago Terminal.