Train Day!
w/Rob Fair & Jordan Osborn
6-8:30pm 2.5 hrs.
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| Rob giving some pointers as to our next steps. |
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| Permanently installing the substation at Oak Park Marion Street. |
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| Checking placement. |
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| Peace Out, Jordan! |
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| On to Oak Park Marion Street Station engineering. |
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| Starting to kit-bash the kit I purchased. |
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| No peaked roofs so the peak has got to go. |
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| What do you think of that? |
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| Our work area got pretty crowded pretty quick. |
We made a lot of headway as to what direction we're going on this project.
More to come...
Tue, Apr 4, 2023
A couple of shots of the new substation at Oak Park
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| Next step will be to connect the wires to the high voltage transformer towers. |
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| Another look at the substation from ground level. |
Wed, Apr 5, 2023
Since I ordered some new lights for the Engine Facility, I started planning out where they should go...
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| My first job was to do the vertical lines. Now I'm working on the horizontal lines. |
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| I want the lights to line up both ways - horizontal & vertical |
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| I put a red circle around the possible points where a light could be installed. More to come... |
Thu, Apr 6, 2023
Maundy Thursday
No train activity today.
Fri, Apr 7, 2023
Good Friday
Up early and working on Oak Park Marion Street Station
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| Rob and I have been working on the dimensions for Oak Park Marion St. Station. Here are my drawings. |
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| I'm going to try to stop by B&G Train World in Elgin tomorrow to pick up some supplies for this project. |
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| And to my amazement, look what was delivered on my doorstep this afternoon? |
I bought these with a $25 gift card from Ryder (one of my basketball players)
and I also paid $9.05 more. For a total of $34.05.
Sat, Apr 8, 2023
Easter Saturday
The day of silence before the resurrection...
After the Prairie Burn at church today,
Jordan and I headed over to B&G
to purchase a few items for
Oak Park Marion St. station...
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| I had to paint the guard rail fences first... Cost: $11.98 |
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| I bought this grade crossing for the Wheaton/Bellwood stations. Cost: $11.98 |
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| More structures for Oak Park Marion St. station. Cost: $22.50 & $31.50 = $54.00 |
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| And finally, I bought another "bright boy". Cost: $5.95 |
Total Cost for today's purchase at B&G
Eraser $5.95
Grade Crossing $11.98
Metal Fence $11.98
Blank Walls 30104 $8.99
Station Platform canopy $22.50
Urban Steel Overpass $31.50
Taxes $7.90
Total $100.80
YIKES!
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