Sun, Jul 19, 2026 thru Sat, Jul 25, 2026
Sun, Jul 19, 2026
No train activity today.
Mon, Jul 20, 2026
Train Day!
With Rob Fair 6-8pm 2 hrs.
& Jordan Osborn 6:15-7:30 1.25 hrs.
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| Tonight's Crew prepares for a busy night. |
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| Rob is taking the light power to Mixed Freight 5D waiting at Proviso Yard CNW East Yard for an Eastbound departure |
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| In the meantime, I will work at the grain elevator on a project. Step 1: Paint the wood framework. |
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| Step 1 Complete! |
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| Step 2: Ballast the track |
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| As I work, an EB Mixed Freight Train 5D passes by... |
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| Step 3: Smooth out the ballast |
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| Step 4: spray the ballast with water |
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| Step 5: Use eye dropper to drip glue mixture on to the ballast |
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| Step 6: Wipe the excess water/ballast off the tracks |
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| Step 6: Use a sharp tool to clean out the ballast from inside the rails |
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| Step 7: Ready for business. Return RR cars to operations. |
Now I just need to finish weathering the grain elevator and adding road and ground cover around the property. I will also purchase a couple of grain trucks to add to the scene before calling it "complete".
Tue, Jul 21, 2026
No train activity today.
Wed, Jul 22, 2026
Bought another flashlight to replace a weary one on the layout.
Total cost: $3.59 from Ace Hardware Saint Charles IL
Thu, Jul 23, 2026
No train activity today.
Fri, Jul 24, 2026
Working on the Grain Elevator scene in the East Power District
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| Step by step How To Series: Step 1: While building is in place tape off the perimeter (in blue) Step 2: Remove building and tape off the inside walls (in green) |
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| Step 3: Secure the foam pieces which will be the foundation |
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| Step 4: Remove the blue tape |
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| Step 5: Clean up the area and prepare the surface |
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| Step 6: Pour out the glue to be used as our base |
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| Step 7: Spread out the glue - 100% Elmer's Glue |
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| Step 8: Sprinkle on the "sand" base mixture. |
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| Step 9: Use pipette to glue the "sand" base mixture |
I will try to finish this project tomorrow.
More to come...
Sat, Jul 25, 2026
Finished the Grain Elevator Scene except for some grain trucks.
I will get those soon and add them to the scene.
Here's what I have so far...
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| The base layer is now dry. |
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| Adding the gravel road |
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| Now adding some Blended Turf Earth Blend cover... |
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| ...from Woodland Scenics. |
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| Just a couple more details. |
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| Adding some "clumps" of ground foam. |
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| I still need to weather the building... |
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| ...and add some trees, plus a couple of grain trucks. |
My brother, Neal, stopped by today.
He said, "I gotta see the train."
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| Special Guest: My brother, Neal, visiting from Vietnam. Our Dad's funeral is Mon, Jul 27, 2026. |
to view Weekly Layout Update YouTube video
Duration: 05:27 min:sec
Description
What's ON Track this Week?
*Rob runs Sequence Train 13 Mixed Freight Train 5D EB
*Grain Elevator Make a Scene
*Cutting Track at WeGo Yard
*Special Guest: My brother Neal from Vietnam
*Thanks for watching and leaving your comments
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