Week 517

Sun, Jun 23, 2024 thru Sat, Jun 29, 2024

Sun, Jun 23, 2024

Took some videos for the Weekly Update to be published later this week.

Getting ready for tomorrow's Train Day!

Here's the next big project Marcus will be working on:
Putting in a road between Edman Chapel and adding
a tunnel portal by the bridge.

I just finished up this project with painting and weathering.

The other view.

Mon, Jun 24, 2024

Train Day!

with Rob Fair 6-8:15pm 2.25 hrs.

Jordan Osborn 6:15-7:15pm 1 hr.

Marcus Thorsen 6:45-7pm 15 mins.

Lots done...take a look...

Rob Fair started off replacing one of the decals
that slipped down the side of one of the cars.

Jordan at his post at Central Control Tower.
Lots of childhood stories tonight.

My job was to replace all the 33" plastic wheelsets
with 36" metal wheelsets on the well cars.

Here are all the cars all switched
out with new 36" metal wheelsets.

Marcus came down and got right to work.
He had guests at home and still stopped by to make
progress on our next project.

Loaded the containers onto the well cars and getting
ready to send them out on a test run.

Rob moved from the workbench project to replacing all the
33" plastic wheelsets on the coal cars to 36" metal wheelsets.

Lots of problems with the test run. Mainly derailments
along the mainline. I will need to take a closer look
to determine why this is happening. Not acceptable.

I also took some videos of tonight's session.

You will see that action in the Weekly Update posted later in this blog.

One other thing...

I also reinforced the Train Order Board and put
new screws to hang the board as shown below:

There used to be a gap between the boards.
Now they line up nicely top to bottom.

One last look at the busy workbench which saw
a lot of action tonight. Thanks Rob!

Tue, Jun 25, 2024

Traveling to Colon, MI for a mini-family reunion with my wife's Jan's siblings.

Wed, Jun 26, 2024

Still at Colon, MI

Thu, Jun 27, 2024

Travel back from mini-family reunion.

Took some videos and working on Weekly Layout Update

Our next new project is a tunnel portal added here...

From the tunnel portal we'll add a street here.

I am also running a WB Unit Coal Train 2A.
This is the SD40-2 #6922 "The Hawk" getting the train
ready for mainline power for the WB trip
to the Powder River Basin.

Getting that train ready took about 39 minutes.

Here's the coal train waiting
on WB Track #1 for Mainline
Power to come and take it
to the Powder River Basin, WY

Produced Weekly Layout Update

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to view YouTube Video

Duration: 05:32 minutes

Fri, Jun 28, 2024

Stopped by B&G Train World in Elgin IL to buy two sets of 36" Metal Wheelset with plastic axles.

Cost Breakdown:
2x$11.98=$23.96
Tax $2.04
total: $26.00
Assigned to Rolling Stock Inspect & Repair

Sat, Jun 29, 2024

Last 5 cars to convert from 33" plastic to 36" metal
wheelsets.

I will place them upside down in this jig and change
them out.

All set! Ready for Mainline Power to hook up
and take WB to Powder River Basin.

End of train.