Sun, Aug 31, 2025 thru Sat, Sep 6, 2025
Sun, Aug 31, 2025
Finishing up the Weekly Layout Update video and some touch ups on Covering the Pink Foam...
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Using the sidewalk to cover up the pink foam in
front of the manufacturing plant |
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| Moving the Track Labels to the top of the bumpers |
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Adding some ballast where needed in the Power
Plant yard |
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| Complete! |
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Adding more ballast where the ballast settled below
the track line |
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| Much better! |
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| Transplanting some low growing fruit trees |
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| Installing new sidewalk. |
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My two manufacturing plants
1. Superior Baking Compnay |
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| 2. No name given to this yet. |
Mon, Sep 1, 2025
Train Day!
w/Rob Fair 6-8pm 2 hrs.
Marcus Thorsen 6:30-7:15pm .75 hr.
Lots of great discussion, running a couple of trains and initiating a new project...
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| Opening round of discussions |
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Rob running the Excursion Train
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| Marcus views the trains running. Very therapeutic. |
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Rob runs the Excursion Train from CCT as Marcus
looks on... |
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| More discussions... |
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Introducing new project - extending the tracks at
CACY - California Avenue Coach Yard |
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| Putting away the Amtrak Train |
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Rob Fair works on removing the old tracks 1 & 2
at CACY. Marcus will work on bridge work over
the pond to extend tracks 3 & 4. |
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| Rob clears the base to prepare for "asphalt" layer |
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| "Asphalt" cut and put in place with clue and weight. |
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With the weights in place now we wait for the glue
to set overnight. |
Tue, Sep 2, 2025
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| Took off the weights. |
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| Installing new track. |
Wed, Sep 3, 2025
More work on the track extension at the California Avenue Coach Yard (CACY)
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| Selecting the track and putting tracks 1 & 2 in place |
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| Removing the existing tracks 3 & 4 (far right) |
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Placing replacement tracks in place on all tracks.
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| Ballasting tracks 1 & 2 |
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| Applying glue to the ballast |
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| Taking another drone view of the scene |
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| Glued down the "End of Pavement" signs |
Thu, Sep 4, 2025
Up early to do some work at CACY...
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| Evened up some ballast that was uneven. |
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| A look from the drone |
Fri, Sep 5, 2025
Polishing the tracks...
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Starting at CACY
California Avenue Coach Yard |
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Continuing on to the CAMF
California Avenue Maintenance Facility |
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| On our way to Chicago |
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| The crossover to Chicago Terminal |
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| Then to the Lake Street "L" overpass |
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Finally to the yard throat at CT
Chicago Terminal |
Hopefully we'll see a performance improvement of the locomotives that use these tracks.
Sat, Sep 6, 2025
Trying to figure out computers and resetting my JMRI...
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But first! I got my mainline power ready to pull
the Unit Coal Train 2A WB to Powder River Basin |
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I'm going to scrap Dad's computer. It's too old.
The church computer used for check in should work. |
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Now I need to figure out how to save my roster.
I may just print out my old roster and start over. |
to view my Weekly Layout Video Update
Duration: 02:30 mins.
What's ON Track this week?
*Amtrak & Excursion Trains Running
*The next project for Marcus
*Polishing the rails
*Thanks for watching
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