Actioned since 16th April:
Actioned tonight:
Immediate Action:
On going Action:
Actioned over the last 3 days:
Actioned tonight:
On going Action:
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Outstanding Actions for current phase:
Actioned tonight:
Outstanding Actions for current phase:
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See yesterdays blog for lists of outstanding actions.
Tonight’s Action: Working on Power District (PD) 3 being the RG main line from Denver to the Moffat Tunnel on Module 8+7
Action Problems:
On going Action:
Tonight’s Action: Working on Power District (PD) 3 being the RG main line from Denver to the Moffat Tunnel on Module 8+7
Wired all 6 of the block occupancy LEDs on control panel that are linked to the BD20s.
All worked except T407.
Battery in CAB 02 appears to have failed.
Going forward: The clear yellow LEDs display much better than at first thought. Clear yellow LEDs should be swapped for all of the normal yellow LEDs used for turnout direction in the control panel for Module 8+7.
Tonight’s Action
Fixed P305 Turnout. Problems found:
Swapped P302 yellow for clear yellow LED. Looks ok but not worth swapping any more.
PD3 on Module 8+7 Action still required
Working on Power District (PD) 3 being the RG main line from Denver to the Moffat Tunnel on Module 8+7
Previous completed work on PD3 on Module 8+7
Next Action on PD3 on Module 8+7
At last I have finished laying all of the main line trackage and joined the east and west track at Bond as can be seen in the last picture. This is the Rio Grande main line from Denver through the Flatirons, past Pinecliff siding, though the Moffat Tunnel and on past Winter Park, Grandby and Kremmling to the Gore Canyon and Bond.
I now have to connect all of the feeder wires to the tracks. The point motors are already wired as I do that as I go. However I still need to connect the point motor wires to the front of the layout for easy connection to a control panel. I am in the process of doing this wiring as I write.
The first section after North Yard is what I call The Flatirons Module (actually modules 7 & 8 — see first photo below) and I have already created a control panel for that module. I plan to use that module as a test bed for not only wiring, but also scenery and signals. Once successful I will move on to the Winter Park and Grandby Module (module 11) followed by the Gore Canyon (already scenic-ed and wired) and Bond Module.
Then, with both the UP/CB&Q and D&RGW main lines in operation, it will be a case of working though the list of outstanding actions as published on the Layout Overview page of the main website at https://denversrailroads.com/DPoverview.htm. Note that the completed actions have been crossed out and that some changes have been made since first publishing the overview.
Note also that there is an updated version of the Denver’s RailRoads track plan after all of the photos.