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Monday, July 14. 2008Woodshop Update July 13, 2008 Taking Shape Here is a good woodshop shot of Tim Peters feeding our shaper and Jim Meindel 'catching' the milled stock. The product is tongue and groove siding, complete with V groove on the face, for wood el car 1268. We produced over 200 running feet of this special stock, in less than two hours, including set up time.  A job well done A very satisfied Tim Peters holds two pirces of the finished siding up to the camera, to show the finished cross section and how well they will fit together on the car. The stack of siding in the background gives you an idea of how much was produced. Thursday, July 10. 2008Woodshop Update July 6-9, 2008
July 6, 2008
 Stubborn old paint Jenny and Kevin Tudor are restoring and repairing windows in our woodshop. Looks like fun!
 Future TV stars? Today the shop was up and running. Here we see John Faulhaber and Tim Peters along with the camera crew from Channel 47 in Peoria, Il. They were out for an episode for Illinois Adventures. Many other segments were shot at IRM.
 New doors are ALWAYS a good thing Henry Vincent is back from vacation and working on new doors for the Illinois Terminal 101. Over his shoulder, Jim Griffith continues on the wood shelf project for the Strahorn Library.  No tool too old Here we see Henry Vincent using our vintage Delta drill press (circa 1934) to drill the small wooden moldings that hold the glass panels in the above doors. On the table is a clever fixture Henry 'invented'.  Mechanical work too Dick Cubbage helped out on the new to us, circa 1880 Fay molder. He was squaring up the pedestals and supports and working on cutting the countershaft to length and then on pulley alignment. Thursday, July 10. 2008UP 25086 Update July 9, 2008Just because you do not see me posting news on this project every week, do not think the guys are not there EVERY Wednesday toiling away.  Under the Cupola, Inside Bob Payne in the foreground, is being assisted by Wayne Bates as they fit up new framing and panels, and save the original doors and drawers on the south side, below the cupola.  New Step Well Joe Luciani is grinding new steel in preparation for welding in a newly fabricated steel step well on the southwest corner. Wednesday, July 9. 2008Tuesday, July 8. 2008NYC Dover Strait Update July 7, 2008 Inside Help To start things out, we spotted Patrick Klunder from Rhinelander, WI inside the passenger car Dover Strait. Here he is in the hallway preparing to paint. Monday, July 7. 2008ME 28 Update - July 6, 2008 Nice Saddles Ray Schmid is using the large bandsaw to rough out new white oak saddles for the 28. Next steps are sanding using our oscillating spindle sander. Monday, July 7. 2008CA&E 309 DedicationOn July 5, 2008 there was a dedication ceremony unveiling the restoration work on this car. The team of Randall and Frank Hicks did most of the work. The car has just broken the ceremonial banner and is about ready to enter service providing rides throughout the afternoon.
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Fri, 07-25-2014 16:47
Shane, Clean rain water is certainly possible. The snag is that you would need a BIG collection and storage system. We are using around 8000 [...]
Fri, 07-25-2014 16:42
John, Yes. Sadly the tender is in poor shape. She should go under cover as part of the new barn project. There will be much discussion around [...]
Thu, 07-24-2014 00:01
I will commit something to 2702 if I see a specific fund for it. Supposedly the owners made an effort to keep it original, other than removing seats. [...]
Wed, 07-23-2014 19:54
Hi Nigel, I have some suggestions to enhance the experience of steam railroading for museum visitors: 1) In September 2002, I visited on the [...]
Wed, 07-23-2014 00:17
while watching the Diesel Days parade, i noticed a detail on UP 1848 that stood out to me. it was its cab number, i could tell it had a previous [...]
Mon, 07-21-2014 17:48
The hydraulic drawbar on X-5000 works. Its operation was determined Saturday evening and successfully used all day Sunday. The car measured up to a [...]
Sun, 07-20-2014 13:56
2702 would definitely be a project of a massive effort. It has some sort of giant roadside casino sign installed on it. The interior is completely [...]
Sat, 07-19-2014 21:02
Great show today; 100% improved from last year. Ran at a faster pace which kept it interesting. Also, the brief synopsis of each loco made it very [...]
Sat, 07-19-2014 19:39
Missed the push me pull you this year. If you guys do a high noch engine pulling dynamic breaking load the X-5000 should go in the middle. Chuck said [...]
Sat, 07-19-2014 16:42
Roger, Is IRM going to pursue acquisition of RI commuter coach 2702 -- the one for sale for $11,000? It's an important link in the development of [...]
Sat, 07-19-2014 14:59
Nigel, thanks for all your continued work on the blogs! I'm a member living in NJ so it's always good to hear what's going on back home. Anyways, [...]
Sat, 07-19-2014 12:19
Nigel is there any possibility of using rainwater in the boiler to lessen the amount of treatment that needs to be done to it?