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Thursday, June 10. 2010Wood Shop and Other News - June 9, 2010 Roof Details  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. 2010Freight 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. 2010CCW 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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Sun, 10-08-2017 13:04
#938 is now being painted so she will look a great deal better on display. Great work by Phil and the team. Work done is a cosmetic restoration. At [...]
Thu, 10-05-2017 18:36
Classy and excellent work on the Illinois Central car. You all have done some excellent work.
Wed, 10-04-2017 12:12
You guys have done a fantastic job. I think you all deserve a break so you can step back and admire your work, because this car looks great. Now I do [...]
Sun, 10-01-2017 00:05
I'm trying to build a model of this ACF tank car but don't have any information about how the brake wheel stand attaches to the frame of the car. Is [...]
Sat, 09-30-2017 21:51
Hello Kurt DID you ever paint with a pot? It takes longer to clean the system then its worth.
Sat, 09-30-2017 21:50
Thanks Bob Thanks for your input. We are all volunteers and not a paid rr staff. We do what we can.
Sat, 09-30-2017 21:48
Hello Matt I did mention your name on the next blog. Thanks for your help see you soon.
Sat, 09-30-2017 21:47
Hello Kirk You should see it now. We have painted the other side
Sat, 09-30-2017 21:46
Hello Gary Thanks you should see it in person!
Sat, 09-30-2017 21:45
Thanks Ted SO am I They both need a lot of donations to place them back in service!
Sat, 09-30-2017 21:44
Hello Bob Thanks for the compliment. please consider helping with a donation!
Sat, 09-30-2017 21:42
Hello John Thanks Yes it looks real good!