Sun, Dec 14, 2025 thru Sat, Dec 20, 2025
Just a little work on the RR...
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| Getting my locos ready to transport to Duane's home this week. I'm asking him to do a little speed matching for the CNW SD40-2. AND to factory default two other UP locomotives. |
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| Trying to figure it out and retest took about 13 minutes. |
Mon, Dec 15, 2025
Train Day!
w/Rob Fair 6-8pm 2 hrs.
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| More decoder work at the workbench. |
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| We're going to work on the lighting tonight. |
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| We installed both lights - front & back. |
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| Also putting in the double stick tape at the bottom of the motor to keep the connection clean for the decoder. |
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| Here's the double stick tape in place. |
Tue, Dec 16, 2025
Working at the workbench tonight...
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| I made my own number board fill plates |
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| Here's what it looks like installed |
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| Another variation of the same picture |
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| And still, one more. |
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| With both number board plates in place |
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| Next step: print out the numbers and glue in place |
Wed, Dec 17, 2025
Wednesday is Field Trip Day!
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| I picked up Marcus and we traveled to Geneva IL to visit Jerry Miller at the Train Loft |
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| After dropping off Marcus I headed to Elgin to visit Duane Careb at his basement layout. (Check out the Weekly Layout Update video for more action) |
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| The first view of the layout |
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| Then around the first pennisula |
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| This is the second pennisula |
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| This is the far loop after Salida Yard |
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| At the end of this isle is the JMRI station. |
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| And the magnificent workbench with "Mr. Magic" at the bench |
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| Here is Duane working on JMRI to speed match two of my CNW SD40-2 locomotives |
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| And finally, one of the two CNW SD40-2 locomotives |
Thu, Dec 18, 2025
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| Adding numbers to the number boards. FRONT |
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| BACK |
Fri, Dec 19, 2025
Visit to Tom Stover's Elburn IL
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| I worked the Grand Junction District today. |
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| CREW CALL l. to r. Jon, Tom, Jim... |
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| Mike and Dave. The empty chair is mine. |
Very interesting story about Mike.
He was talking about his new layout which reminded me of a video I saw on YouTube.
I showed him the video and, indeed, it was HIS LAYOUT!
Small world!
Click here to view the video of his layout
(duration: 03:54 mins.)
Sat, Dec 20, 2025
I stopped by B&G Train World tonight before Ben's BDay party.
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| It's the new decoder for the UP SD60M #6284 Cost: $39.06 rounded down to $39 even includes tax. |
to view Weekly Layout Update YouTube video
Duration: 05:16 mins.
Description
What's ON Track this Week?
*Rob Fair at the Workbench - more decoder installation
*Visit to the Train Loft - Geneva IL
*Visit to Duane's Layout - Elgin IL
*New number boards
*Visit to Tom Stover's - Elburn IL
*Thanks for watching!
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