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Thursday, April 10. 2008Winter 2008 News Update for the Passenger Car Department
Phil Stepek created a report of news briefs for work done in the IRM Passenger Car Department through March 2008.
Chicago & North Western 7700: Baggage compartment door frames were completely rebuilt during the 2007 season. Winter 2007-2008 saw both large baggage doors re-fabricated.  CNW 7700 door construction Mar 2008 Delaware Lackawanna & Western 556: This coach has had a chronic problem with an entry door frame where the tread rises and prevents the door from opening properly. Over the winter the vestibule platform was cut out and it was discovered that several previous repairs had been made over the life of the car; probably by the DL&W. The framework is now exposed and waiting for new metal work. Bessemer & Lake Erie 25: This combine car displayed wood deterioration in a few window frames. The single most severe frame was removed and a new window fabricated in the woodshop. Bob Kutella shows a photo of Wayne Baksic working on the new window in his Woodshop post of April 8, 2008. Chicago Burlington & Quincy 1923: This baggage/RPO car has been cleaned to provide a better example of a baggage compartment for display. The Passenger Car Department baggage collection will be stored here as well as our milk can collection. Most other items previously stored in the the baggage compartment will be relocated. Louisville & Nashville 2726 Diner Galt House: The diner returned from Horicon but suffered buffer damage in transit. Repairs will require the removal of the diaphragm and buffer plates to reshape the metal. This will probably be deferred until the 2008-2009 off-season. The car will be on display in Barn 3 during the 2008 season.  Galt House prior to painting in Horicon  Galt House newly painted  January 2008 Galt House buffer damaged in transit NYC Dover Strait - Bob Hunter, Project Leader: Diaphragm fabric is being fabricated on one end and the interior corridor is being prepped for painting this spring. Boston & Maine 3288 (ex 1094) Cafe Diner - Jack Biesterfeld/Ted Anderson, Project Leaders: This car continues to see interior restoration work. More dining room seats are being repaired/reupholstered and the coach area is being cleared for better display.  Dining area of the B& Illinois Central Railroad 3345: The exterior aluminum sheathing is almost complete on one side of this Food Bar/Chair Car. The car is to be turned to complete repairs to the other side during the 2008 season. |
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Comments
Tue, 04-15-2014 16:44
Yep. IF there were ever to be incentive or funding to put one of the larger items of the steam collection into operation, my personal favorite would [...]
Tue, 04-15-2014 15:20
yes, i remember one of the guys in the steam shop telling me that the size of 1630's wheels make it difficult to navigate the modern railway. but if [...]
Tue, 04-15-2014 10:50
John, We are not intending to repaint the tender end and sides. No #1630 does not carry cab signaling. (She left Frisco service long before it [...]
Tue, 04-15-2014 10:43
Jeron, I do not think this is something we would seriously consider. The IC car is already part of the collection. It did run on passenger trains [...]
Mon, 04-14-2014 20:42
I don't see any stripping on the tender..will that be repainted too? Also, I'm not sure how relevant this is to the discussion, but does 1630 have [...]
Thu, 04-10-2014 01:58
Nigel, I know the auxiliary water tender for Frisco 1522 was for sale a year or two ago. I don't remember if it was sold, or is still for sale. I [...]
Wed, 04-09-2014 22:32
Yes. We are looking at what it would take to rig it like the existing one to use as a water back up for #1630. It currently lacks the [...]
Wed, 04-09-2014 10:34
It is interesting to see both the milk cars together. I had been wondering if the steam department would use the IC car. The Railway Express reefer [...]
Sun, 04-06-2014 17:53
Perhaps because it would be months of work to lift the tender from the trucks and then ship the trucks to a facility with a bath big enough to do [...]
Sun, 04-06-2014 17:51
Not to my knowledge
Sun, 04-06-2014 15:24
Would the passenger car department be interested in some donated "Pullmman Style" wool blankets and/or travel type pillows for display purposes in the [...]
Mon, 03-31-2014 08:40
I've heard rumors that the museum is trying to get another GTW 0-8-0. Is this true?