The CB&Q line at Joliet has been completely installed including the junction with the Rock Island Railroad. CB&Q officials sent out at test freight this evening and approved of the new trackage.
The Rock Island main was glued down from the underpass to just past the CB&Q interchange switch.
The industrial area in Joliet was cleaned out some track was cut in preparation for final installation.
CRI&P Goals (before Nov 20th, 2010):
- Design Blue Island track configuration
- Purchase and complete all track installation for Phase I
- Drop and solder all feeder wires
- Purchase and install all tortoise switch machines
- Industrial Trackage will need slide switches installed, but this can wait
- Paint and install blue backdrop for entire layout
- Purchase and install all decoders for remaining locomotives
- Install low profile wheel sets, cut all trip pins on all cars
- Purchase/install DCC plug-in jacks
- Purchase/borrow additional throttle
- Install, paint fascia.
- Install waybill boxes
- Create waybills, stage layout
- Inaugural Operating Session Nov 20th, 2010
- Day 224 of N Scale
- 173 Days since first board was cut (just under 6 months)
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