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Thursday, June 10. 2010

Wood Shop and Other News - June 9, 2010 Posted by Robert Kutella in Wood Shop at 05:56

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Wood Shop and Other News - June 9, 2010

Roof Details

These are two views of some of the roof details on Sand Springs 68. Work continued to replace a clerestory window in this area, a side window replacement, and two of the remaining light fixtures were mounted.

Drop Sash

Rich Witt was laboring to complete more drop sash, newly made for the CA&E 409.

Steam Team

And Bob Milhaupt was out working in the steam department. He came by the wood shop to have us splice a repair into a leather drive belt for a threading machine.

Platform

Let us not forget Ed Oslowski. He and Ray Bellock were both in Barn 4 working to complete details on CNS&M 749, prior to its dedication and unveiling on June 19. You will not want to miss this event.

Thursday, June 10. 2010

Freight Department and Other News - ... Posted by Robert Kutella in Freight Car Department at 05:41

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Freight Department and Other News - June 9, 2010

Brake Hose

We have been working on caboose ICG 199458 to maintain it and return it to train service. This is one end of a flexible train line hose which is failing and needs to be replaced. The fairly unusual (for IRM) arrangement is necessitated by a cushion underframe on the canoose and the train line needs some flex and give as the coupler and draft gear silde in or out.

Brake Hose

The other end.

Welders Helper

The group of Wednesday Special Projects guys are working on the recently acquired CB&Q smoothside baggage car. Bill Leider is setting up for Neil S to do some welding repairs. Bill was also working to repair bodywork on the car.

Welding

Neil Schwingbeck is welding on one of the end door frames.

The Roof

One of the newer guys on the crew is working on rust and deterioration on part of the roof.

Meanwhile Victor Humphreys painted some more of the URTX 26640 roof and re-did one of the corner posts on the car. But he was too fast for me and completed those tasks before I could snap a pic. Then he moved on the IC 9792 caboose and was removing the crumbling cupola windows.

Thursday, June 10. 2010

CCW 300 Update - June 9, 2010 Posted by Robert Kutella in Charles City Western 300 at 05:33

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CCW 300 Update - June 9, 2010

Framing

Pete Galayda is continuing on this large project. He has moved to the second end of the locomotive and has cleaned and primed the steelwork in this photo. John Nelligan looks on (supervises) from inside the cab. Pete has also completed a fairly extensive re-build and restoration of the roof mounted fusebox.

Mysteries

Meanwhile John Nelligan continues to delve into the mysteries of electrical schematics and wiring. After the locomotive arrived at IRM there was the usual flurry of activity and this resulted in several rats nests of disconnectied wire and cable with no documentation of about what went where and what any of them do. In this pic John is burrowing under one of the hoods as he attempts to unravel some of the mysteries.

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Roger Kramer about 2612 forward developments.... Feb 19 and 22
Sun, 03-02-2014 14:36
Thanks for your kind comments, Kirk! Yes, it's my hope that we can spray and hand brush, were possible, the interior when completed. Gary and I [...]

greg about Steam Department Update 02-22-2014
Sun, 03-02-2014 10:03
Thanks. Appreciate the effort. greg

Nigel Bennett about Steam Department Update 02-22-2014
Sun, 03-02-2014 08:37
Greg, I talked to Tom Schneider, the curator of the Steam Department yesterday. Rather as I suspected, he does have a good deal of information [...]

Kirk Warner about 2612 forward developments.... Feb 19 and 22
Sat, 03-01-2014 10:33
Congratulations on your great progress. Is your intent to spray the interior after repairs and priming are completed and the weather warms up? What [...]

greg jewers about Steam Department Update 02-22-2014
Thu, 02-27-2014 13:59
Hello, I was wondering if you had a history of the Louisiana and Arkansas #99 from the time it was the LR&NCo until it was acquired by the [...]

Logan about February 16th - Another Fun and Snowy Day at IRM
Tue, 02-25-2014 09:05
Jamie can you give me any information on Milwaulkee Road 33C as i havent seen any information on it in a couple of years.

Jamie Kolanowski about February 16th - Another Fun and Snowy Day at IRM
Mon, 02-24-2014 16:38
Yes, as Mark mentioned it made it into Barn 11 last year to dry out some after finally being unloaded from the flat car.

Mark Reimetrs about February 16th - Another Fun and Snowy Day at IRM
Mon, 02-24-2014 08:16
That car has been moved inside to keep the weather out as windows are repaired. I think it's in a barn that's not open to the public.

Mark Becker about February 16th - Another Fun and Snowy Day at IRM
Sun, 02-23-2014 21:25
Is there any information regarding the status of the ex California Zephyr dome coach. When I was at the museum late last summer I did not see it.

Bill Moran about OHIO Locomotive Crane - June 29, 2013
Wed, 02-19-2014 18:51
Mark, having fun yet?!

Christian Ellis about Steam Department Update 02-08-2014
Mon, 02-17-2014 12:34
Thanks for the information. I realize that it will take time to get to the more substantial projects, but I'd prefer that so that I don't damage [...]

Nigel Bennett about Steam Department Update 02-08-2014
Mon, 02-17-2014 12:08
Christian, There is not much beside what is on the website. You need to be a member (one key reason being that insurance only applies to [...]