Week 449

 Sun, Mar 5, 2023 thru Sat, Mar 11, 2023

Sun, Mar 5, 2023

Finished up some parking lot line painting...

Finished up the Metra parking lot line painting.
Now it's one to the police department parking lot.

Mon, Mar 6, 2023

Train Day!

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

Running Trains tonight...

Our opening "Meet & Greet" covered our planning
for Oak Park Marion Street Station. I ordered the
building in the foreground to see if we can make 
that work. Rob said, "Yes we can."

OPENING VIDEOS of our session tonight

Parking the Metra Commuter Train 1A

Duration: 00:00.31 sec.

Commuter Train 1A enters Chicago Terminal

Duration: 00:00.19 sec.

Another Metra Commuters enters the Chicago Terminal Yard

Duration: 00:00.09 sec.

Last Commuter Train enters Chicago Terminal Yard

Duration: 00:00.12 sec.

Rob Fair getting the road power ready for Train 5C. 

Mixed Freight Train 5C running on the layout

Duration: 00:00.27 sec.

Trains 5C and 3A meet behind Western Avenue.

Finishing the meet.

The two trains running tonight really emptied
Proviso Yard. It will be filled again soon.

Passing Trains 5C and 3A

Duration: 00:00.30 sec.

The view from Central Control Tower

Duration: 00:00.32 sec.

Mixed Freight Train 5C EB mainline down the middle of Proviso Yard

Duration: 00:00.29 sec.

Final Road Power movement for the night

Duration: 00:00.31 sec.

I noticed several cars with plastic wheel sets.
This one derailed at Kedzie Ave EB so needs to go
to the workbench to install metal wheel sets.

Updated Train Order Board - Finished running
Priority Trains 4 & 5. Only a few more to go...

Tue, Mar 7, 2023

No train activity today.

Tax time...

Wed, Mar 8, 2023

Playing on the RR tonight...finishing up from Monday...

Monday we ran the 1960s Train 3A for 2 laps.
The assignment was 5 laps. So tonight I finished the job.

Here's the Lap Location marker. I will start here
and count my laps each time I pass this location.

I rode WB and arrived at the Proviso Yard CNW
track 1 where I will be positioned to travel EB
on my next journey.

My Road Power B5 AC6000 7510 all tucked away 
and ready for routine maintenance before next
road trip. 

Thu, Mar 9, 2023

And now...for the parking lot at the Melrose Park Police Department...

Here we go...

STEP 1: Clean the lot.

STEP 2: Tape the lot.

STEP 3: Paint the lot.

STEP 4: Remove the tape.
WhaaLaa - Mission Accomplished!

Fri, Mar 10, 2023

Back at the workbench...

Switching out the plastic wheels sets with metal wheel sets.

Ready for pick up when Mixed Freight 5C heads WB
next trip this car will be a PICK-UP on RIP Track 3.

Sat, Mar 11, 2023

I started running Commuter Train 1D. 

Our fourth commuter train on the layout this month.

Here are some videos of that ride...

Starting at the Control Tower DCS 51

Duration: 00:00.33 sec.

Past W. Washington St. West Chicago and Signal at Melrose Park

Duration: 00:00.29 sec.

Signal changes to yellow - when is that?

Duration: 00:00.28 sec.

Finally the last leg of the trip by Signal #1

Duration: 00:00.30 sec.

I am tired of leaving the throttles on top of the tables.

I decided to install some hooks where we can keep the throttles between sessions.

What do you think of this location?