Week 587

Sun, Oct 26, 2025 thru Sat, Nov 1, 2025

Sun, Oct 26, 2025

Returning home from vacation in Costa Rica

Mon, Oct 27, 2025

Train Day!

w/Rob Fair 6-8pm 2 hours

Jordan Osborn 6:15-7:15pm 1 hr.

Peace out! Let's get started!

Tucking in the wires and taping down the lights
for a test run to see where the lights end up.

Another view.

Once we put the shell back on we tested the lights
and found they needed to be set up higher into the
shell.

We also wanted to add the fireman to the other side
of the locomotive. Here Rob is filing down the
frame where we'll use glue to keep him in place.

Here's our solution to raising the lights up a bit
so they will shine into the headlights (this picture)...

...and the rear lights (this picture). Both ends had
to be adjusted.

To view the locomotive in action see the 
Weekly Layout Update YouTube video in
Saturday's entry below:

Tue, Oct 28, 2025

No train activity today.

Wed, Oct 29, 2025

Running Sequence Train 14 the Intermodal with much difficulty

I had problems with the containers tipping over on 
the inside curve so I took the top layer off

I ran this train one lap at a very slow speed.
I still need to figure out why the trucks derail at
certain locations. No consistencies yet determined.

I was only going to spend 30 minutes running this
train, but I ended up spending a whole hour having fun.

Thu, Oct 30, 2025

No train activity today.

Fri, Oct 31, 2025

Visit to Tom Stover's

Elburn IL

Meeting at the East end of Denver Yard

Duane caught me taking pictures!

Dave & Jim waiting for their work orders

Don getting ready for his assignment

I'll be running the milk train today

I think everyone but Glynn is in this shot looking
down Denver Yard

Break time
l. to r. Duane, Dave, Glynn & Jim

l. to r. Jon, Don, Tom & Duane

To see the turntable in action see the Weekly Layout
Update YouTube video in tomorrow's entry

Sat, Nov 1, 2025

Finishing up the Intermodal Train Sequence #14

Oops, coming into Global 1 on the wrong track.
Do over...

Here's a look at the other end of that same train.

After pulling train back and forth to put the EOTC
at the proper track. We're back in business.

Moving the train back so we can put the rest of the
cars where they belong...

Tracks 1 & 2 are filled. Now we're moving the next
5 cars into Track 4...

...and finally the last part of the train into Track 5.

There you go. All finished.
Locomotive put away and all the intermodal cars
on Sequence Train #14 all set into place.

Click here

to view the Weekly Layout YouTube Video Update

Duration: 09:02 mins.

Description:

What's On Track this Week?

*Lights mounted w/new decoder in CNW Loco C40-8

*Intermodal Train Sequence #14

*Switcher SW3 waiting to proceed on the mainline

*Visit to Tom Stover's Elburn IL

*More trains running in Saint Charles IL in my basement

*Terminating Intermodal Train Sequence Train #14 at Global 1

*Thanks for watching