Sun, Oct 12, 2025 thru Sat, Oct 18, 2025
Sun, Oct 12, 2025
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| Jordan stopped by today instead of tomorrow for a look at the progress around the layout. |
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| Brian Zielke gave me a label making machine from his Dad. I will use this to make labels for... |
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| ...the new switch I installed. |
Mon, Oct 13, 2025
Train Day!
w/Rob Fair 6-8pm 2 hours
Worked on CNW C40-8 #8526 locomotive decoder installation
Check this out...
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| Another session with the decoder. Hopefully we'll continue to make progress on this install. |
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| Rob Fair figuring out how to mount the motor/fly wheel |
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| Getting ready to solder the track wires to the frame |
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| That didn't work so Rob tapped the hole to place a screw into the frame and then solder a wire to that screw |
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| Here are the two screws in place ready to wrap the black and red wires for track pickup |
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| All set. Now let's see if it works. |
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| I should have taken a video of the working locomotive. I will do that tomorrow. |
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| Time to go. Thanks, Rob, for all your help tonight! |
Tue, Oct 14, 2025
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| Working on replacing the lights that burned out. I also renamed the loco decoder from "03" to "8526" |
Wed, Oct 15, 2025
Up early getting some work done at the workbench...
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| I needed to remove the previous burned out bulbs with new bulbs and resistors |
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| That took me 25 minutes |
Later that evening...
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| Testing the new bulbs Reverse working as you can see... |
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| And now for the forward test. YES! All set! |
Thu, Oct 16, 2025
Shrink wrapping...
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| rear light |
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| front light |
Fri, Oct 17, 2025
Trip to Tom Stover's Elburn IL
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| Tom Stover (left) and me (right) |
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| A view of the Denver Yard |
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| Tunnel 7 double track mainline moves two single track mainline in the tunnel and then back to double track mainline after tunnel |
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| Another friend, Alan, working Denver Yard |
Check out the videos in the Weekly Layout Update video under Saturday's entry below:
Sat, Oct 18, 2025
Before leaving on vacation Jim & Toni Anderson came down to see the layout...
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| Special Guests: Toni & Jim Anderson |
to view Weekly Layout Update YouTube video
including my time at Tom Stover's
Duration: 06:08 mins.
Description:
*Rob Fair at the workbench - Decoder Installation
*Decoder installation - working lights
*Visit to Tom Stover's - Elburn IL
*Thanks for watching!
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