Week 571

Sun, Jul 6, 2025 thru Sat, Jul 12, 2025

Sun, Jul 6, 2025

Worked on Weekly Update Layout Video for YouTube publication

Mon, Jul 7, 2025

Up early to prepare for tonight's session:

Tonight, these cars need to run the layout and get
latched up with Mixed Freight Train 5B at
Proviso Yard CNW Yard Tracks 5 & 6

Here is a view of the Yard those four cars will be
spotted for further switching duties to perform by 
the yard crew.

The paperwork for this move

Updating Train Cars in Order
consist manifest

Updated manifest with
position locations updated

TRAIN DAY!

w/Rob Fair 6-8pm 2 hrs.

Marcus Thorsen 6:15-7:15pm 1 hr.

What we did...

Rob Fair started out at the workbench trouble-
shooting the steam engine Marcus brought tonight

Marcus reviews the project we will complete tonight

We will get some painting done.

Just add a bit of water to make
the paint soluble enough to paint again

More discussion on the steam locomotive

To see trains running and more painting at the Melrose Park public park

see Weekly Layout Update YouTube in Saturday's entry at the end of the week below

Tue, Jul 8, 2025

No train activity today.

Wed, Jul 9, 2025

Ran Sequence Trains #9 and #10 today.

Commuter Train 1B WB to Harvard and returning EB to Chicago Terminal

Thu, Jul 10, 2025

Prep for Sequence Train #11

Mixed Freight Train 5D WB

See Weekly Layout Update for startup action

Running Sequence Train #11 Mixed Freight
Train 5D WB out of Proviso Yard UP division

Using Road Power C2 CNW SD40-2 #6928
and CNW SD45 #6582

After setting up train in the yard, I moved the train
past the yard lead switch and set it up on the main
for it's first of 5 laps.

Here's the first part of the train...

...followed by the end of the train - 27 cars.

Fri, Jul 11, 2025

I visited with Tom Stover today.

He fixed my CNW SD40-2 "Hawk" locomotive #6922

I am so grateful for his time and friendship.

I also stopped by Rob Fair's home and checked out his layout.

He installed electric switches on his layout. Great job!

Looking good, but no pictures.

Finally I came back home and finished one very small project.

Working by the playground, I decided to put the directional sign back up...

The EB directional sign had to be removed to work
on the wall. Now that the wall is up I drilled new
holes for the sign and put it back in place.

Waiting for the glue to dry.
Here's the other directional sign for the WB track 1

Sat, Jul 12, 2025

Started working on playground again...

There was a gap in the corner so I put some gauze
down and will wait for it to dry.

I also spent some time working on Weekly Layout Update Video

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Duration: 04:39 mins.