Today was a productive day on the layout. First and foremost, I decided to try and return my I1 to service. It had stopped responding to the throttle and then one of it's tender trucks fell apart. I put it on the programing track, addressed the decoder and, when tested, the locomotive moved! Thank God! with ongoing chip shortage (damn pandemic) getting a replacement may be a tall (and not to mention costly) order.
After the I1, only my T1 and Alco FB remain out of service.
Next on my list was ballasting. Now, all but about ten feet of main line are ballasted. That just leaves the yard and a few tracks in the Juniata Shop. That will have to wait until I get to the hobby shop.
Another project, painting the fascia burnt umber. It looks so much better in a neutral color.
I finally started laying track in the Pittsburgh staging yard. About damn time! The track is the old Atlas code 80 stuff.
Lastly, I added some turf to a small area near Altoona with some help from Victor.
This is about all I can do until all the stuff I ordered arrives. I swear waiting is the hardest part. Didn't Tom Petty write a song to that effect?
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