Progress Report 02.15.13 - More Materials!

Early this morning, management ordered more fencing to complete the project around the Federal Paper Board plant.

Also, one of the biggest complaints from the last two sessions was related to couplers.  I have a bunch of Accumate and McHenry couplers that just don't do well.  Due to a recent influx of cash from eBay sales, I have ordered quite a few Micro Trains replacement trucks/couplers.  Hopefully, by the end of this project, nearly the entire rolling stock fleet will be equipped with Micro Trains couplers eliminating the poor coupling situations.

This evening I glued the ballast from West Joliet switch to the Federal Paper Board road crossing.  I then ballasted (and glued) the remainder of the main and siding up to JD Tower.

To recap the ballasting project, here's a summary of the work completed:

1) West Kelly Yard to East Kelly Yard Switch - Complete
2) East Kelly Yard Switch to Jarrett's Tunnel (2 1/2ft) -
3) Jarrett's Tunnel to East Rock Island - Complete
4) Farmer's Grain to West Bureau - Complete
5) West Bureau to Main Street (Bureau) (8ft) -
6) Peoria Branch (Washington Rd Crossing) to East Bureau Junction - Complete
7) East Bureau Junction to Utica - Complete
8) Utica to East Ottawa Bridge (30ft) -
9) East Ottawa Bridge to JD Tower (Joliet) - Complete
10) JD Tower to Burr Oak Yard (Chicago) (21ft) -

So, it appears I have 60 ft or so of main/siding to ballast.   We're getting there!