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Thursday, September 11. 2008URTX 26640 Update September 10, 2008 Steel Parts get Needlechipped James Faulhaber is pitching in on the needlechipping task in the door area.  Trimming bottom Tails Kirk Warner is setting up a fence to trim the excess length off of the newly installed siding.  Progress Progress really shows at the end of the day, with extra hands making the work go faster. Want to help? Thursday, September 11. 2008Milwaukee Streetcar 972 September 10, 2008 Middle Paint Band Pete Galayda will have the first color coat of ivory on the entire south side window band by the end of the day. Monday, September 8. 2008Weekly Update
As you might have noticed, I haven't done an Electric Car Department
Update in a while. There were a few reasons for that, the biggest was
the two weekends that had the visit of Thomas, the Tank Engine. There
was work done in the shops on the various cars. The TM L10 engine has
working air in it now. The Michigan car has had several updates that
are under the Freight Car department blogs. Work also progressed on the
Milwaukee 972 street car.
Repair work was done on CTA 3142's trolley pole and wheel assembly. The pole will now track around the carline now, and not de-wire as much. Some repair work was done on the trolley shoe of CA&E 308, as well as other minor repairs. In addition to all of that, there was some inspections and test runs of equipment that will be running for Showcase Weekend, this upcoming weekend. I certainly invite all of you to come out over the weekend, and see historic equipment running. We should be back to normal reporting after this weekend. Respectfully Submitted, Joel Ahrendt Monday, September 8. 2008URTX 26640 Update September 7, 2008 Millwork Kirk Warner is routing the v groove on new siding wood.  Other Departments Pitch In And Mark Gellman assists in the siding prep early on a Sunday morning.  Bats! Kirk Warner is removing 10 boards of old siding which are in poor shape. Inside - a bat nest complete with bat skeleton!  Field Work John Baletto is applying primer to the back of the new siding and Kirk is nailing them in as fast as he can paint them.  AHHH! The results of the day's work on the south side of the car. Sunday, September 7. 2008News and Views - August 23 - September 7, 2008I thought I would just HAVE to add some general shots of news and views taken around the property. If I am carrying around the camera, worth a picture or post of what is going on. August 23, 2008  Like on a Baby Buggy I snuck in time for a pic at lunch today during the Thomas Event. And I found Eric Lorenz working on the Cleveland PCC (CTS 4223) in Barn 4. Here he is fabricating and installing new side bumper rails. August 27, 2008  Soon to be Painted - We Hope A contract worker is shown sanding and doing some bodywork on Cleveland's PCC CTS 4223, inside Barn 4. September 7, 2008  Self Propelled! Illinois Terminal combine 277 has just emerged from the carbarn, operating under its own power for the first time in 18 years! Thursday, September 4. 2008NYC Dover Strait Update September 3, 2008 Diaphragms are Good! Bob Hunter continues to 'manufacture' and install the second diaphragm for the car. This will be the only passenger car in our collection, at this time, with complete and operating diaphragms. Thursday, September 4. 2008URTX 26640 Update September 3, 2008 Off With the Old Victor Humphreys is sanding some of the wood siding after most of the remaining paint has removed.  Grunge Disappears Kirk Warner is using the air powered needle chipper on the metal door and related parts.  Clean White Primer And finally, Victor Humphreys is applying white primer to the siding. There is plenty left to scrape and sand before winter - come on out! |
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Sun, 03-01-2015 16:46
That was sprayed on the cab while at East Troy. The locomotive is TE-1. It was built for Toledo Edison, and worked there its entire life until [...]
Sun, 03-01-2015 07:14
Thanks Roger... It seemed too good to be true. Bill McCoy Strasburg, PA
Sat, 02-28-2015 21:28
Hello Bill I hope someone from the Electric Car dept will respond to your question. I believe one of the members wrote that on the engine. It [...]
Sat, 02-28-2015 21:24
Hello Mr. Fan. I was wondering if you ever had conveyed your interest to the team restoring the plow? Not being involved but knowing the members [...]
Sat, 02-28-2015 18:16
while 428's cab is still on the ground, there could be some premature painting and decals that could go on the outside of the cab
Sat, 02-28-2015 15:50
The last picture in the woodsshop report shows the Electroliner and a yellow steeple cab with a CNS&M monogram and spray painted number 454. Could [...]
Fri, 02-27-2015 16:26
Thank you Nigel! We look forward to seeing 1630 in operation this season. Good luck with the repairs!
Fri, 02-27-2015 12:17
The UP sticker could be for a truck trailer. The headlight is neat. However for the accuracy nut, the plow originally had a style of Pyle [...]
Fri, 02-27-2015 11:44
Mike, Yep. We always like to think she may have been operated by Casey ...... but we will never be sure. Nigel
Fri, 02-27-2015 11:42
Zach, At this time we will not be offering "Take the Throttle" on 1630 this year. The issue is that, after not running for a number of years, we [...]
Fri, 02-27-2015 09:34
I am curious as to whether or not you will be offering cab rides on 1630 this coming season. I understand you did not offer any last year, as it was [...]
Wed, 02-25-2015 22:04
Hey I saw on the home page on the scroll ad for mother's day,is that shelter in the picture new? It looks as if it is right across the mainline by the [...]