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Thursday, January 1. 2009The WEDNESDAY IRREGULARS - A ReviewFirst I want to start out talking a bit about the "Wednesday Guys". This group of stalwarts have faithfully been out at Union almost every Wednesday year around, and have accomplished a LOT of restoration work. But since they are present mid-week, they are virtually invisible and many of the regular weekend volunteers are not even aware of them. One of their current projects is a steel Union Pacific caboose - see the separate blog CATEGORY for more detail on that. Over the last few years they are largely responsible for the following restorations, working under the wing of the Freight Car Department, and adding other projects, to support their own work, and the Used Bookstore Operation. THANKS GUYS!!  Illinois Central 9792 Caboose How about this job on the Illinois Central 9792 caboose?  Milwaukee Road 01984 Caboose Don't forget one of their first, the Milwaukee Road 01984 caboose.  Belt Railway of Chicago 223 Caboose And the Belt Railway of Chicago 223 caboose.  Milwaukee Road 1307 Baggage Car Passenger car work included Milwaukee Road 1307 baggage car for use as the Used Book Store.  CB and Q 6166 in MOW Dress And the ex-CB&Q 6166 car now restored as BN 968398 MWX. Inside it is used as a shop area and has several small bench level power tools and supplies.  Norfolk and Western 1459 Storage Mail Car Which brings us to one of the current projects, Norfolk & Western 1459. The car is an 82 foot long storage mail car built by Pullman in 1910.  Roof Restored Here it is in October 2007 with the roof sandblasted and repainted and the car side in primer.  Good in Green Now it is almost all repainted N&W green.
 Dont Forget the Ends Lee Regione is finishing the green paint on the west end.  And the Trucks Blake Johanson has the dirty job of attacking the grime on the trucks, which soon will sport shiny new paint.  The Finishing Touch Here, Bill Leider has begun placement of the letterboard NORFOLK AND WESTERN graphic. This is done the hard way, one letter at a time. Thursday, January 1. 2009 |
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Mon, 06-17-2013 09:50
Wish I could be there to help.
Fri, 06-14-2013 16:50
Matthew, Any special event is the decision of the museum Board. My personal opinion is that it is likely that there would be a special event to [...]
Thu, 06-13-2013 18:33
Hi, I have a question, if or when she is restored and back up and running this or next year. Will their be a special event set up for the return of [...]
Tue, 06-11-2013 22:36
The whistle 1630 wore for a while that you're thinking of was a Frisco 6 chime donated by a former member of the steam shop. It was on it a few times [...]
Tue, 06-11-2013 18:03
You are talking here about something well before my time !. I have not seen her with anything other than the whistle she now carries. If she [...]
Mon, 06-10-2013 16:17
i'm curious here. Will 1630 ever wear the ATSF 6 chime she had on for a while? Better defines her, I love the deep whistle she has now but the higher [...]
Sat, 06-08-2013 15:15
Many many many many many thanks for getting the Spaulding webcam working!!!!!
Fri, 06-07-2013 16:55
The donation was to the museum as a whole. How it is used and whether any comes to steam department projects will be the decision of the museum [...]
Fri, 06-07-2013 16:53
Basically the plan is "ONLY" reassembly. As far as we know she is is reasonable mechanical shape. The big mechanical problem that stopped her (slack [...]
Fri, 06-07-2013 16:28
Nigel I read you guys got a one million dollar check donation!!! Will this be used to finish 1630 ,428, 5 and get started on the others next in line?
Fri, 06-07-2013 16:16
So does 1630 basically only need reassembly? With the boiler in particular. Does her tender or running gear need any work before she's ready for the [...]
Fri, 06-07-2013 12:00
Hello.. The voltage we are using and presumed the RR also used is 120 vac. The system is a little unique because the lite bulbs are each 60 volts. [...]