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Thursday, October 23. 2008Roof completed, siding begins October 22, 2008By last Sunday the contractor had applied all the red roof panels.  South Wall And by the 22nd, most of the white wall cladding was up on the south side! Thursday, October 23. 2008Weekly Update
Just a quick update on things happening at the Electric Car Shop. In
addition to all the normal work being done. (S105, the Michigan car,
The PCC, L10). The NSL 160 needed to have a seat cushion repaired,
which was done. With the Terror on the Railroad event going on, It was
decided to service the batteries on NSL 714. It allowed the battery
lights to come on if the pole was lost; also, the vent system would
work as well. This is not the only work that's been done, but just some
highlights of the work.
Respectfully Submitted, Joel Ahrendt Thursday, October 23. 2008URTX 26640 Update October 22, 2008 Trying to Beat the Winter Weather A cold and windy day but Kirk Warner and Fred Ash are applying primer to the plug door and tracks. And you can see that we DID finish the first color coat on the west half of the south side - progress pics from last Sunday. Thursday, October 23. 2008UP 25086 Update - October 22, 2008 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. Monday, October 20. 2008URTX 26640 Update October 19, 2008Not 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.) Monday, October 20. 2008Woodshop Update October 19, 2008 Painting Frank Hicks is working on applying the finish coat of green paint to new trolley boards for the roof of Indiana Railroad 205. This is the car we got that last ran in Portland, OR and for which Frank is working on a cosmetic restoration as a display piece. Norm Krentel looks on. |
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Thu, 05-03-2018 12:57
Folks, Over in the news section, I see the C&NW 8728 heavyweight baggage car has been retired from retail duty. I see that the car is not [...]
Sun, 04-29-2018 15:22
The PRR caboose is looking good. Thanks Mr. Humphreys, Rogan and Peterson. Are donations still needed for ATSF caboose #1400? And is this Santa [...]
Sat, 04-21-2018 01:25
with the Schroeder store now open for business, Will the 3 baggage cars become part of the regular coach fleet again?
Wed, 04-11-2018 11:28
You mention in the header that you would like to have the Electroliner operational by its birthday. Was it?
Sun, 04-08-2018 20:03
As a child, IRM was always my favorite place to visit. Well, other than grandma's house next to the Geneva Sub. It's been many years since I now [...]
Wed, 04-04-2018 16:01
Those temporary walls could be constructed in a way that allows their reuse after the phase is done to close off the new phases.
Tue, 03-27-2018 03:08
Why did the smoke box cover on the shay need to be replace Do?
Mon, 03-26-2018 16:29
It never ceases to amaze me of the diligence and passion of the current mix of volunteers associated with IRM in 2018. Back when I was a active [...]
Mon, 03-26-2018 11:10
Awesome paint job Jamie!!! I never would of thought with the Rock Island history this locomotive in this scheme would of been preserved. Thanks for [...]
Sun, 03-25-2018 23:56
The Hick's blog lists it as Fruit Grower's Express FGEX #55407. Arrived in Union June 2016.
Sun, 03-25-2018 20:51
Good job on the diesel update 2018. Sincere, Ethan A.
Sun, 03-25-2018 20:45
Good job on the steam update 2018. Sincere, Ethan A.