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Sunday, January 31. 2010Wood Shop Update - January 30, 2010 Complete Victor Humphreys is doing the final inspection on the eight completed new windows for the N&W 2050 cab. The sawdust phase is over, next will be priming, painting, and glazing.  The Jig Tim Peters demonstrates a jig he constructed to drill a sort of angled pocket hole to mount the new CRT 1268 upper sash windows. Now, if we had April weather some of these completed windows would be finding their way onto the side of the car!  Design Time Rich Witt spent some time taking measurements and creating a design drawing for the new CA&E 409 sash. This provides a reference document as well as trains us to determine the sequence of steps needed to construct the new frame.  More Window Work Randy Hicks, working as project manager, explains details to Greg F. Ceurvorst as Greg worked the day on two CA&E 319 windows; stripping paint and hardware, and priming them before days end. Apologies to Greg as I know I butchered his name - asked him yesterday and did not write it down. Sunday, January 31. 2010Barn 4 Addition Update - January 30, 2010 Framing Dave Diamond and Jerry Lynn (not pictured) worked the day on the shop addition. Some new heating ductwork has been hung, and the task today was to frame and make openings to connect those ducts to a new heating plant. Thursday, January 28. 2010Wood Shop Update - January 27, 2010 New Kids Well, not new exactly. John Mann and another member of the Rock River Valley Division of the NMRA were out in the shop and helped a bit with sanding the new windows for the N&W 2050. This is one of the few exceptions where fans or modelers support the work at IRM. Not only did they make a substantial donation recently, but previously they were very 'visible' helping on the restoration of the CRIP single sheath automobile box car.  Careful - John Nelligan trims carefully as parts are fitted together on the last two windows for the 2050. By days end, the final two frames were in the glue press and done.  CA and E Work Henry Vincent and Rich Witt began work to make a new window for CA&E 409, one of the new arrivals from Cleveland. (The odd photo caption is 'working around' that an ampersand is not allowed in that field.) Thursday, January 28. 2010Milwaukee Streetcar 972 Update - January 27, 2010 Signage Pete Galayda quietly goes about trimming out and adding all the 'good stuff' to complete the paint job on this car. He has been replacing many of the signs, lights, etc on the ends, for example. Here, the sign from the Safety Commission has been restored and placed, as it was. Monday, January 25. 2010Occupancy Approved for Barn 11Inspections for Barn 11 are done and occupancy is approved. We'll begin coordinating all the equipment moves and start stuffing the barn over the coming days, weeks and months. Equipment preservation and protection from the elements has been one of IRM's priorities. The completion of Barn 11 adds about 1,950 feet of indoor storage to make a total of 12,230 feet of indoor storage across all nine equipment barns at IRM. Thank you to everyone that donated both money and sweat to get this project completed. Monday, January 25. 2010Michigan Electric 28 Update - January 24, 2010 Moving Pictures Yes, moving pictures have been around for about a century. Our version shows Jeff Brady working to finish another mortise and tenon joint for the new baggage doors. It is hard to get Jeff to sit still and pose for a photo.  It Fits The rail fits just fine. Maybe a little tight. Now, "How do I get it back out of there?"  Back in the Saddle Ray Schmid is back in the saddle - or - back working on the new roof saddles. He is sanding the surfaces on our machine and you may spot a few more resting on the band saw table behind him.  The Door I will take "Door Number Two"! Ray and Jeff are assembling door number two for its first dry fit. It is a big door and heavy, although the camera angle has tended to foreshorten it here. Monday, January 25. 2010Wood Shop Update - January 24, 2010There were a few souls working in the wood shop yesterday and I will post the work on the Michigan 28 as a separate entry.  Cab Windows Here are two of the cab windows for the N&W 2050 in the glue press. Windows five and six on the project. Two remaining before we start the sanding and finish work. These windows are divided into four lights or panes, have a lot of fussy work and are much more time consuming. |
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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 [...]