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Daily Progress & Error Blog

Recording the progress of building the Denver’s RailRoads N Scale layout

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Daily Progress & Error Blog

Tonight’s ActionWorking on Power District (PD) 3 being the RG main line from Denver to the Moffat Tunnel on Module 8+7

  1. BD-20 for T407 defective. Negative lead #2 to external LED failed – zero volts. Swapped for a new BD-20 and all is ok now.
  2. Replaced 4 x AAA batteries in CAB 02.
  3. Track cleaned with ACT-6006 on 6th April needed cleaning again. Used CRC-26 this time. We shall see.
  4. Ran the 3 test locos (2110; 3008; 5654) over T505 to T412. Ran ok after a fashion. I think the locos need more running in.

Action Problems:

  1. Wire T505
  2. Connect BD-20s to T504 & T503
  3. Connect turnouts group starting with P264 to control panel
  4. Check sticky power to P264 & P267
  5. Test UP/CBQ loop for freight running (passenger running requires significant changes in wiring) and run test trains on both the UP and DRGW trackage

On going Action:

  1. Clean small test circle track and commence formal running-in of locomotives
  2. Maybe Speed Match
  3. Wire track & turnouts from Winter Park to Bond to temp connections in the control panels
  4. When complete lay track from Bond to Craig and temporarily wire
  5. Lay all of the Grand Junction return loop tracks

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