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Thursday, September 10. 2009UTLX 17222 Update September 9, 2009For a project long mired in the effort to get a good paint job, things are coming together nicely.  Dome Boards Dick Cubbage replaces the dome boards after the car has been painted.  First Lettering  Layout Work More layout work and measuring to place additional patterns on the car.  Dome Diamond This symbol is applied to indicate the car has been equipped with an approved manway cover.  Wet Paint Here I am caught in the act (of painting)! It requires two coats of the chrome yellow lettering enamel to provide good coverage over the black tankcar body.  Days End Here is the car by day's end. Amazing that I work so slow with today's work consuming most of 5 hours. But that yellow lettering really stands out from the black background! Thursday, September 10. 2009URTX 26640 Update September 9, 2009More milestones today in spite of shared workforce with several other projects during the day.  BL Truck Victor Humphreys got shiny black enamel applied to the BL truck frame. The code means LEFT truck sideframe on the B END.  B End Speaking of the B end, Kirk Warner substantially completed needlechipping the remaning old paint from this end. |
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Mon, 12-09-2013 19:25
Charlie, This does not sound like something for the steam shop but I have passed your information to our librarians. Nigel
Mon, 12-09-2013 19:24
Jason, Thank you for this we will certainly look at this company. Nigel
Mon, 12-09-2013 10:02
i have hundreds of original engineering correspondence letters from ingersol rand to various other locomotive mfg and development of deisel, steam, [...]
Sun, 12-08-2013 18:47
Hello Michael I am sorry to tell you but the Silver Beaver is a long way from arriving at Irm. It could be years!
Sun, 12-08-2013 18:35
Nigel, You may find interest in contacting Louisville Firebrick. They are the same company which once produced "American Security Archbrick". They [...]
Sun, 12-08-2013 16:29
The Olympus was scrapped by mistake where it was located. IRM is getting a replacement car, the Silver Beaver which is coming soon.
Sun, 12-08-2013 13:48
Hello Logan: Unfortunately, the CB&Q Olympus was scraped last year. Substituted in its place, is the Silver Beaver also a Budd baggage car. Due to [...]
Wed, 12-04-2013 12:37
Thanks John for the info. Any and all help is much appreciated. J.Sakash Co. has just donated a brand new drawbar sling to us, very useful. We also [...]
Wed, 12-04-2013 05:57
This reply not in its right thread, but I was having trouble posting a comment there. Again, not my Department but I believe the Olympus was scrapped [...]
Tue, 12-03-2013 08:39
Hello I have a question about one of the passenger cars that IRM was going to acquire. What happened to buying the CB&Q Olympus? Just curious as you [...]
Tue, 12-03-2013 08:34
Ah well that's a disappointment. Thanks for getting back to me.
Tue, 12-03-2013 05:19
Not my department but I know plans have been made for acquisition. When some of them became available in the first round of those retired, [...]