The weekend again had a flurry of activity. CTA 4391 had its inspection completed and was released for service.
IT
415 had a journal bearing (Brass) replaced. It seems that the
Lubricating pads (Sheep) are getting to the end of their useful life
and will all have to be replaced as soon as new ones can be obtained!
The
Sand Springs 68 made three trips around the car line for equipment
testing & Ect. It is one of the cars that are being prepared for
the annual Trolley Pageant on July 4th. There are plenty of cars that still have to be looked over before that event.
Truck
replacement on one of the two New York Subway cars was done over the
weekend as well. For anyone that hasn't seen that done before, it was a
very exciting thing to see. (As much as I could see going around it
every 15 minutes). They jacked up the car, slipped out the old wheel
set, and slipped in the new one.
The wood for the Charles City Western 300 engine is being prepared for the deck around the hoods.
Three windows for the CTA S105 are in their final coat of paint with the rest of the windows following along.
Work on the Michigan 28’s roof continues. Installation of all new tack molding was nearly complete at the end of the day Sunday.
New
ballasts were installed in 4 of our high output overhead work lights!
Charlie Strong of the Car Dept. skillfully rehung the Fixtures and
thanks to his help, for the first time in many months, all of them are
is service again!
CTA 22&41 had some interior lighting
repairs made and an a height adjustment made to one of the Pilots. They
found out that the Pilot was brushing some of the newly spread ballast.
The work on the "Baldy" CTA 4146 continues as well.
Respectfully Submitted,
Joel Ahrendt
Comments
Sun, 09-25-2016 01:14
Yes Ted (we know you're a member), I restored one of the downstairs ceiling light fixtures over the summer. I will write a blog post as time [...]
Wed, 09-21-2016 16:41
There has not been any reports about the Silver Pony dome car in quite a while. Is any work being done there? Ted Miles, IRM Member
Wed, 09-21-2016 11:17
Hi Jeremy, Thank you for coming out to Showcase Weekend at IRM! I will call you to discuss getting involved in restoration. -Warren
Tue, 09-20-2016 16:16
That's because IRM doesn't have one.
Sun, 09-18-2016 20:05
After riding at the showcase weekend and speaking to Warren I am looking forward to coming out and helping with making the X500 like new again!
Sun, 09-18-2016 08:38
Wow, what a amazing job you all did! And it's all volunteer correct? The love and care you all put into the trains show. Thank you for all the hours [...]
Sat, 09-17-2016 17:31
With work on topping off the shay, giving 938 a new coat of paint and Keeping 1630 on the tracks, 428 has progressed slowly while GNA 26 has taken a [...]
Sat, 09-17-2016 15:25
What is the progress on both the Union Pacific 428 and Graysonia, Nashville & Ashdown R.R. Co. 26
Fri, 09-16-2016 19:48
Ely will be open for tours at least Sat the 17th members night. Stop by and say Hi.
Wed, 09-14-2016 15:17
Nice Work !
Sun, 09-11-2016 18:25
those additional "temporary" walls you speak of, could, and should, have a long term use as firewalls to slow or prevent the spread of a fire from one [...]
Tue, 09-06-2016 18:27
No, not at this time.