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Sunday, December 28. 2008ME 28 Update December 28, 2008 Sunday Crew Norm Krentel holds a handful of removed parts form the original rotted baggage doors for the 28, while Ray Schmid wrestles to change the blade setup on our table saw.  Mortising In this view, our 83 year old mortising machine has just plunged several square holes into the bottom rail of the new doors. Ray helped a lot on this, and Norm had to stop by to inspect the work. Sunday, December 28. 2008Milwaukee Electric L 4 Update December 27, 2008 New Artwork Stan Wdowikowski and Buzz Morissette discuss newly acquired artwork for utility mascot 'Ready Kilowatt'. This is part of the herald to be applied to the locomotive cab.  More Paint Krystine Tempinski adds the second coat of green to the new cab door that is being readied for installation. Sunday, December 28. 2008Wood Shop Update December 27, 2008 Welders John Faulhaber takes a try at welding under the watchful eye of Wayne Baksic. The angle iron frame for belt gurads is taking shape nicely.  Another Seat Frame Department Head Mike Baksic supervises while Shelly Vanderschaegen restore the third in a series of seat frames for the Santa Fe combine. Sunday, December 28. 2008ATSF 1400 Update December 27, 2008 Summer Screens Buzz Morissette started working on two of the window screens for this car - that is what I call planning ahead, or wishful thinking. Sunday, December 28. 2008North Shore 757 Update December 27, 2008 Rusty Frame John Baletto braved the not so cold barn area today. He is needlechipping and wire brushing the frames where the cab window was removed for replacement. The metal here turns out to be in VERY POOR condition. Saturday, December 27. 2008Sunday, December 21. 2008ATSF 1400 Update - December 20, 2008 Platform Hardware Victor Humphreys pitches in on the caboose project managed by Buzz Morissette. There were about 15 pieces of railings and assorted hardware that had been primed and were now getting the finish coat. |
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Sun, 05-20-2012 17:31
I would like to make a note of a couple of things. The sandblasting process involves taking the sand like material, called blackblast, and smashing it [...]
Fri, 05-18-2012 22:48
This is one interesting freight car. I've been browsing images on-line of these B&O wagon-top cars lately, and noticed a variety of lettering and [...]
Fri, 05-18-2012 12:03
Mark, Its hard to say if 760 will be running in early July. It will be for Diesel Days, but I can't answer yet if we'll have it ready sooner than [...]
Thu, 05-17-2012 13:13
Im going to drive from California to the Chicago area in early July and staying for about 3 weeks. Im a big fan of FM units. Any chance the MILW 760 [...]
Sun, 05-13-2012 11:44
Line sidewalks and steets with rail ties and fill with small pea gravel. Similar to construction near Lincoln Home in Springfield, IL.
Fri, 05-11-2012 10:45
Thank you. If you are send pics to Irm in mail,Please make it attention Roger Kramer. Thanks..
Thu, 05-10-2012 17:08
I will be sending some color photos of the CGW 285 shortly after rebuilding by the CGW. And yes, they had chrome grabs and the end gate. I had been [...]
Thu, 05-10-2012 12:58
Yes there are some chrome plated partsespecially on the sissors gate. Unfortunately, they were recently taken off, and left in the gravel. I have [...]
Thu, 05-10-2012 00:46
The book "Chicago Great Western Color Guide" (Morning Sun) has some interesting notes about these CGW combines: [BEGIN QUOTE] "In 1954 the CGW bought [...]
Sun, 05-06-2012 21:42
Nigel, What you just told me is great news. YOU clarified things for me.
Sun, 05-06-2012 20:34
Wally, I must say that I am puzzled by this comment. The whole driver for the current work is the major FRA mandated inspection (15 year 1472 [...]
Sun, 05-06-2012 16:39
I am just afraid that by the time 1630 is up and ready to run, it will have to be dismantled again to do the Federally mandated inspection. I am [...]