Illinois Railway Museum Blog

That Paint is Nasty Stuff

The caboose got pulled out of the Barn 3 spot to provide better light for continued painting. Here you can see (l to r) Lee Regione hiding behind the scaffold on the left, Wayne Bates and Bill Leider on the platform. The red trim color is going on the grab irons, railing, and platform appliances.

Not too much good painting weather expected the remainder of the year, so, even though windy, we took the opportunity to get the first coat of finished orange on this car, the half side that was restored and ready for paint.  Several remarked it looked a lot like the orange used on Michigan Electric 28.

Hard to Paint Grooved Siding

Wayne Baksic from the coach department joined Victor Humphreys in this effort.

We Need Supervision

The steam department technically controls this car and here we see the curator for steam, Tom Schneider, coming over to check on the paint crew.  Bob Kutella, Victor Humphreys, and Wayne Baksic are too busy with brushes to talk much.

Huge Improvement

Finally the brush work is done and a roller is being used to 'fill in' the stripes.  Victor Humphreys does the honors while Wayne Baksic is still busy trimming with a brush.  Why would any car builder choose v groove siding for a car?  (Knowing the extra labor need to paint it.)