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Monday, August 31. 2009Wood Shop Update August 30, 2009 Paper Pulley Yes, this is a paper pulley, a technology which was once common, say 80 years ago or so. This one is brand new from the one remaining company that makes these. It was later mounted to the motor for our restoration of an American Wood Working Company tilt top table saw.  Tenoner Drive Belts Earlier this week I mentioned that our restoration of an H B Smith tenoner has moved to the stage where we can run it a bit. This is the end where all the drive belts reside. Note that we have 'derailed' the belts for the cope head and cut off saw, so the tests can focus on the other shafting and operations.  Outfeed End At the outfeed end, you can see the cutoff saw, and sharp eyed viewers will spot the lower cope head.  Infeed End At the infeed end are the cutters for the tenons themselves and scoring blades for the cheek cuts. Monday, August 31. 2009STEAM'S UPMany of you have heard or looked at the myriad of photos already posted on the web, but for those of you who have not heard, the UP 428 2-8-0 was test fired on August 29, 2009. This is the first time it has had a fire in its belly in 51 years and represents a MAJOR milestone in the restoration program  Front End Jason Maxwell stands in front of the engine, trying to grab a lunch break as there is SMOKE OVER THE PRAIRIE. I actually parked my car downwind and basked in and breathed the wonderful coal smoke.  Backhead The crew fills the deck plate between engine and tender. You will note no cab or lagging, this was intentional at this test firing to allow for close inspection and access. Monday, August 31. 2009URTX 26640 Update August 30, 2009Lettering work continued on the door, which must have been a new development for railroads. They covered it with instructions.  The First Two Groups These are the first two door groups applied earlier this week.  And Next Another stencil is measured and placed for painting.  With the Result And paint applied. Amazing how a few details like this bring the car to life, in this case what was a bland and plain plug door.  B End John Baletto has contributed a lot of work on this restoration project and this weekend he returned to work the needle chipper on the B end. Thanks John! The paint chips are fairly flying off!  Left Side Kirk Warner toiled all day, installing the last two long siding boards and most of the short stubby ones below the door opening. When all the siding has been placed in position, a line will be stretched and all the tails cut off in a straight line. Monday, August 31. 2009ATSF 1400 Update August 29, 2009Buzz Morisette continues to work on this wood caboose, and has supplied several images and the 'back story' for recent work.  Roof Leak  Rotten Floorboards Removed  Repairs to Beams  New Subfloor From Buzz: Late last fall I completed repairs and a fresh coat of paint to the East door and windows. The trim was replaced and the door lock, weather strip, screen, sill, etc. was also fixed up. The sides have also been caulked and painted but will eventually need to be replaced. The big job this summer is to fix the floor. A one-inch bolthole for the roofwalk must have leaked for years. The finish floor had a two-foot hole but the sub floor was rotted out in a four-foot radius. The 6 x 12 southern pine floor beams were mostly OK but the tops lost an inch here and there. Photos show repairs to the sub floor that included shims and appliqués to the floor beams. I should have the finish floor back in soon. However, another foot or so of bad sub floor is under the stove. I’ll fix the hole and aisle before I move on to that.  End Repairs Not ignoring the exterior, Buzz rebuilt the end door and cleaned and repainted the end.  North Side And the north side has been caulked, primed, and re-painted. This will buy us time and looks really good. But it is a wood car 'living' outdoors. We are lucky to have a skilled volunteer giving his time and effort so generously. Can we respond and donate funds to the R1400 fund to help get this indoors? Please help. Thursday, August 27. 2009URTX 26640 Update August 26, 2009 Cleaning the B end Needlechipping is proceeding on the B end. Not devasting hard labor but the noise and vibration get to you. And many coats of paint or cement on these ends make for slow work  1/3 done Despite intermittent showers, about 1/3 of the end is clean and primed. Ladder work next.  Upper Door Track The upper door track on the right side has been re-installed. Later in the day milling and checking of the remaining wood siding continued, pieces fit and primed. Thursday, August 27. 2009Wood Shop Update August 26, 2009 Tenoner Here is a pic from Kirk Warner of me in the cage and Jim Griffith working on the HB Smith tenoner we obtained last fall. Trolley fans will remember this in use at the Illinois Terminal main shops at Decatur about 1910. A lot of work in the meantime, and late yesterday we were able to run the motor and machine for very short periods, proceeding to fine tune or fix each problem as they were discovered. |
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Sun, 01-13-2019 08:08
There are several issues with restoring both 2707 and 975 to operating condition. Money is a big issue, seeing as we have no idea what condition they [...]
Sat, 01-12-2019 01:08
Nice Thought, but those two engines are unlikely to operate on the museum line if operate at all, Because of Size, Condition, and Necessary Budget for [...]
Thu, 01-10-2019 20:46
Nice that u guys trying restore and repaint it. But if gona go this far way not just restore it and 2707 engine both running condition. I know lot of [...]
Tue, 12-25-2018 17:22
Merry Christmas to all those who work so hard to make the IRM the great museum that it is! I will send in my membership renewal in the next week or [...]
Fri, 11-30-2018 19:48
Hello Ted No, its not the Metro Burro crane. Its the Bay City 25 ton Crane sitting in the back of the Steam Shop. Thanks Roger
Fri, 11-30-2018 13:43
Is that the Metra Burro Model 30 crane you are working on?
Tue, 11-27-2018 17:12
Good Job.
Sat, 11-03-2018 17:05
Are you the Paul Cronin from B&M days at Iron Horse Park?
Mon, 09-24-2018 18:39
keep up the good work on this car. Wish I could be there to help. is starting to look good.
Thu, 09-06-2018 18:16
I am glad to see you took away the caboose fittings; they were only added in the car's last two years. By all means, put in the right seat frames, [...]
Fri, 08-31-2018 00:23
was this car heated by a coal stove at one point in time?
Thu, 08-30-2018 20:01
Hello Raphael Well, I don't know what the plans are for the painting of the engine. Only one person is working on it and he is a paid employee. [...]