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Journals 2008
Year to Date
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Time Tables 2008
Year to Date
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
It is -4 C with a high forecast of +3 C. Sunrise 8:28 Sunset 16:46 Hours of daylight: 8:18
9:30 am
We had a look at the fluorescent light fixture last night and considered a number of different ways of attaching it above the kitchen sinks. I need to buy a 4' piece of 1x4 pine to lay across the gap between two cabinets. I can then attach the fixture to this board and run the electric chord inside one of the cabinets to an electical outlet.
I think I will focus on my model train layout this morning. Barring unexpected problems I should be able to clean the entire mainline track, including the reversing loop section. Then I will run CN 6700 over the mainline. Assuming that works I will form a 4 car consist and try running that over the mainline.
| Learning Category | Planned Activities for Today | Time |
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| Drawing | Complete Jan 2 calendar watercolor activity | 1 hr |
| Model Trains | Clean mainline track; inspect for trouble spots | 4 hr |
| Literature | Complete reading "The Tender Bar" by Moehringer | 1 hr |
| Technology | Continue "Wikinomics" by Tapscott | 1 hr |
| Technology | Examine some mass collaborative web sites | 1 hr |
A model train morning. I have cleaned the mainline track to Black Diamond, including the reversing loop. I then ran my first train consisting of CN 6700 diesel locomotive plus 6708 - a B-unit diesel, 501417 - a 40' boxcar, 210048 - a 40' refrigerator car, and 78213 - a caboose.
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CN 6700 & 6708 test run |
CN 6700 & 6708 on reversing loop |
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My first train under DCC |
Returning to Coaldale yard |
The fluorescent light is installed above the kitchen sink. No real problems encountered.
I completed reading "The Tender Bar". It was a good read, with a few very nice passages, but I would not put it on my list of highly recommendeds.
Overall a very satisfying day, with all three major projects completed: