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Thursday, August 20. 2009UTLX 17222 Update August 19, 2009 Sanding is Done The sanding to prepare for new paint is done and Kirk Warner is masking off adjacent areas, that do not need the paint.  Inside Barn 3 Another benefit of the Thomas Event is that passenger cars are pulled out of Barn 3 and if other work can be tightly scheduled, such as the tank car painting, we can house it indoors for masking and prep work.  Wiping The first step is to thoroughly wipe down the sanded areas to assure they are clean before painting.  Covering Up More tarps and plastic sheets are taped down to protect the other areas of the car. And now following, are several pictures of the new black paint being applied.  Starting  Moving On  More  Right Side Some paint was needed on the right side, here seen after spraying.  Left Side But most of the work was done on the left side and A end. In mid job it was decided to wye the car to provide a shady side - here it is turned and painted. It developed into a very long day with a lot of help from several folks including the crew who ran Joy 2 to pull the car from Barn 3 early in the AM and who returned it inside an hour or so before the rain started. Thanks to all!! Thursday, August 20. 2009URTX 26640 Update August 19, 2009 In the Shop More wood parts are primed and steel parts are almost ready to re-install on the car, including ladder and door stops.  Plug Door The plug door on the left side has now been completely needle chipped. Look closely and you will see remnants of the original orange paint and some lettering! Wow.  B End At the B end corner, the ladder brackets are going back on and the steel end was needlechipped for priming and paint. Thursday, August 20. 2009Union Pacific 3786 Update August 19, 2009 Shop Work Wayne Bates is making good progress on restoring stove parts for this caboose.  Interior What a change! Painted walls and now the floor area is being primed and painted. It will not be long now. |
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Fri, 08-18-2017 00:52
Hi John T, We would love to have a copy of your Ohio crane information. Please contact Mark Secco concerning anything about rail bound cranes. Thank [...]
Fri, 08-11-2017 00:05
Randy, The 543 was never in that paint scheme. It'll likely be restored to the zebra stripe scheme whenever it does get restored. Jamie
Thu, 08-10-2017 17:46
If you ever get the money to repaint this engine, I would hope you would repaint it to have the big letters Santa Fe instead of the small print. [...]
Thu, 08-10-2017 10:38
I would like to know if these MR #649 and #542 were part of FEVR excursion in Nebraska? Awesome to have them to be part of IRM collection!
Sat, 08-05-2017 23:30
They need to restore Milwaukee road 33 and 37c along with the 3 Milwaukee road f units hey have
Wed, 08-02-2017 20:01
It was supposed to be restored and sat behind the NS Altoona shops for the better part of two years, waiting for that to happen. We finally had it [...]
Tue, 08-01-2017 02:42
those 2 Milw cars would actually look good behind one of the Milw F7's or the E9's.
Sat, 07-29-2017 22:02
I just donated to the Save the 800 campaign. Should the campaign fail, I would like my donation re-directed to ATSF FP45 #92 please. Please tell the [...]
Sat, 07-29-2017 13:14
I see Conrail 4601 has finally arrived. I suspect a cosmetic restoration and getting donations to put it in a barn are in order?
Sat, 07-29-2017 01:51
It was restored at Altoona before coming to Union from the Essex, CT area. BTW, is or was it going to be restored as a Virginian engine? or kept as a [...]
Fri, 07-28-2017 11:54
It appears to be the E33 that IRM aqquired a year or two ago.
Thu, 07-27-2017 14:06
What is the 4601 locomotive parked in front of the diesel shop?