Progress Repot 09.30.11

Doped up on medicine due to a sinus infection, I have made some progress.  Some might question the quality of the work under my medicated state.  We'll send out crews tomorrow after the haze has lifted to see if the work is acceptable. 

Installed a pair of turnouts and slide switches at the Burr Oak engine house.  Originally, there was only room for five locos on one track.  It has now been expanded to handle eight locomotives plus two or three cabooses on two tracks.  Crews will be boarding their power at the engine house and then backing onto their train to depart Chicago.

Unloaded the bird shot out of a box of 25 shells that I picked up in Illinois.  Bulk bird shot was hard to find and from what I understand only sold in large quantities.  The $6 box of bird shot shells was more than enough for what I needed.  Used the bird shot to fill some coal and wood chip hoppers this evening.  The added weight helps the cars track better preventing them from picking turnouts.