I haven't reported in a few days, but have been milling around in the layout room. Here's a recap of the last few days:
The bridge is out at the Mississippi River. Management reports that there was a major wash out at the Mississippi River crossing back on Saturday. The bridge is being repaired as we speak with new track. It is expected to be back in full operation later this evening.
Carrie Ave Shops has been feverishly working on a project identifying axle and coupler types on cars for potential conversion. Adjustments have already been made on some. For example, the poorly operating Southern Wood Chip car fleet has been converted with significant improvement in performance.
Carrie Ave Shops have some locomotive repairs underway. The two ex-NJ Central SD35s are in the back shop requiring a major overhaul along with a CNW GP7.
This morning, construction began on the basic skeleton for the scenery west of the Mississippi River. A cardboard web is forming across the plains.
Many residents in the region have recovered from the recent seismic event created from the backdrop construction. Stockdale and Rock Island are still in complete utter disrepair. Residents are awaiting for FEMA trucks to arrive with supplies. The American Red Cross has been on site to assist with rebuilding the communities.
Tonight, I hope to patch the joints on the backdrops and prepare for final touch-up painting.
The third op session commemorating the one year anniversary of the layout has been scheduled for Saturday, May 14th. Management has set some pretty lofty goals to accomplish before the event. As a good friend Larry reminded me "it is better to set the bar high and maybe miss it by a few weeks than to set it ridiculously low and live down to it."
Progress will be intense over the next nine weeks.
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