Three weeks ago (has it been that long already?), I left off my "Follow a One Car Train" post with that RBOX 31916 having just been spotted at the customer's dock over on South Industrial Blvd. For this time, I thought I'd try to document the trip back to the freight yard.
There's that boxcar, and it looks like the brakeman was just about to climb back onto JSSX 813
So here's 813 just starting out on the trip back toward the JSSX yard. There's a yellow derail there that had to be reset after the engine clears the spur.
Here's an example of an area that I need to do some work. The roadway is looking pretty scraped up, done with my track cleaning block. I'd better get a newer coat of paint on that pavement.
If you look closely, the cab of 813 can be seen at the right of the picture as the engine passes behind the abandoned tower. The draw bridge is a photo of one that crosses over the Black River in Port Huron, Michigan.
Pretty disappointed with the way this photo turned out. It's supposedly showing 813 waiting for CN 9203 to clear the diamond where the JSSX and GTW cross. Maybe tomorrow I can try to retake this picture and show it another time.
813 is just coming out from under the Gratiot Ave. overpass now. In the background is the Grey Warehouse, and the Midwest Plastics plant is partly visible there over on the GTW. This is one of my favourite spots on the layout to take a picture. The overpass has always seemed to "frame" subjects so nicely.
The crew of 813 has gotten a late message from the office to pick up and then spot this lone covered hopper at the nearby trans-load facility. So that's going to involve a little more work before they get back to the yard. I'll cover that next time.
Have a good week out there, and try to do a little model railroading.