Week 552

Sun, Feb 23, 2025 thru Sat, Mar 1, 2025

 Sun, Feb 23, 2025

Worked on building up Wheaton and the gas station
(to the far right in this picture)

Adding the "asphalt".
Next is lighting and other small details.

Mon, Feb 24, 2025

Train Day!

w/Rob Fair 6-8pm 2 hrs.

Jordan Osborn 6-7pm 1 hr.

Starting off our session tonight.

Rob will be the engineer for both locomotives tonight
while I take care of the paperwork.

Just about finished. Only 3 more cars to move.

Last three cars to move from the East Yard to the
West Yard at Powder River Basin.

See Weekly Layout Update video below for more action from tonight's session.

Tue, Feb 25, 2025

No train activity today.

Prayer Gathering

Wed, Feb 26, 2025

No train activity today.

Valpo Trip

Thu, Feb 27, 2025

No train activity today.

Henry's last practice

Fri, Feb 28, 2025

Getting ready to run Mixed Freight Train 5A WB Sequence #5

Before getting started downstairs, I thought I'd
spray paint the "trees" out in the garage.

Next, I'll check out the Train Order Board...
Looks like Mixed Freight Train 5A is up next:
Sequence Train #5

And the Power for this Run is B3 UP SD40-2 DC
Analog Locomotives #2056 & #3571

I had some trouble with the couplers between the
caboose and the red box car which I moved to the
workbench.

I'm sick and tired of these two locomotives uncoupling
so the trailing locomotive is also at the workbench.

I will fix these first, before I send out the Mixed
Freight Train 5A WB out on the mainline.

And here's my paperwork which I've completed the
first part which I call the Prep Part.

Sat, Feb 29, 2025

Up early this morning to repair some rolling stock.

Trying to put a spring into the coupler.
Very difficult. I think it took two 15 minute time periods.

Ida running the Mixed Freight Train 5A WB

Charlie running the Amtrak WB on Track 2

Nana peeking around the corner.

I saw the two SD40-2 lined up under the expressways.
I thought this was a pretty cool looking picture.

Click here

to view action footage from

Weekly Layout YouTube Video

Duration: 03:47 minutes

Description:

What's ON Track this week?

Unit Coal Train 2A EB from PRB to MPPP

Elevated Track Signal Change

Light Power back to CNW Engine Facility

Grandkids running Trains

Ida running Mixed Freight Train 5A WB Track 1

Charlie running Amtrak Train 1F WB Track 2