from Sun, Apr 27, 2025 thru Sat, May 3, 2025
Sun, Apr 27, 2025
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| Clearing out the CNW locomotives from the CNW Engine Facility to prepare to ballast the yard. |
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| A look from the other end of the facility |
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| Finishing up some details back at the UP Engine Facility. Using weights to weigh down the water tank |
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| Setting the glue in place for the engine shop |
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| Engine shop and water tank in place with ballast hiding the bases |
Mon, Apr 28, 2025
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| Up early this morning to start ballasting the CNW Engine Facility tracks |
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| The top three tracks are drying... |
Train Day!
w/Rob Fair 6-8:15pm 2.25 hrs.
Marcus Thorsen 6:30-6:45pm 15 mins.
Special Guest: my neighbor, John
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| Marcus came and went so fast I had to catch a picture as he was leaving in his car. |
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| My first ever neighborhood guest on Monday night. I've advertised in our quarterly newsletter, but John came because of the sign I post outside every Monday morning for Trains that day 6-8pm. |
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| Rob Fair and I switched the commuter cars back and forth from Chicago Terminal to California Ave. Metra Commuter Maintenance Facility |
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| Rob brought all 5 commuter consists over to California Ave Maintenance Facility |
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| After he finished I moved all 5 commuter consists to the California Avenue Cleaning Yard. Here we see the beginning steps of moving the consists back to Chicago Terminal |
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| Both switches are working the yard to make this happen |
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| Rob took a picture of me taking the picture above this one. |
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| Finishing up tonight's assignment. Very good performances by my rolling stock. |
I was very pleased!
😁
Tue, Apr 29, 2025
No train activity today.
Wed, Apr 30, 2025
No train activity today.
Thu, May 1, 2025
Finally getting something done...
Communication with Walthers on seeking help with F40PH locomotive decoders
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| This decoder is for the Amtrak locomotive. |
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| This decoder is for the Metra locomotive. |
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| My brother, Bill, stopped by to give me this hoody sweatshirt for my birthday present. |
Thank you, Bill!
Fri, May 2, 2025
Running trains at Tom Stover's
11am-3:20pm
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| This picture shows Grand Junction where Don is assigned the Yard Master job. Carl is the OS at Breckenridge station. |
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| This pictures shows Denver Yard where Jon is the Yard Master and putting trains together. |
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| Tom is our Dispatcher for today's session. Alan runs a mainline train. |
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| Finally, Glynn is controlling an Excursion Train through the Rockies. |
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| I needed to take this train from Denver Yard to staging so I had to do several crossovers to get access to staging. |
See tomorrow's Weekly Layout Update for action video of today's session...
Sat, May 3, 2025
Finished ballasting the CNW Engine Facility
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| I'm getting rid of the box that held the 33" metal wheel sets... |
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| ...using the plastic containers instead. |
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| Now to finish the ballasting at the CNW Engine Facility |
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| Just a little more to go... |
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| Done! Bonus shot at night. |
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| The other direction. |
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| Now without the lights. |
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| Blue tape covers the switch points. |
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| Also a look across the mainline at the UP Engine Facility |
to view Weekly Layout Update
Action footage of the still pictures shown in this Blog
Duration: 04:35 mins.
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