Just to keep info going
After five years, it looks like the passenger dept is getting three new cars this winter!
Nick has come back from a trip to visit Silver Pony. New photos available
http://www.irm.org/gallery/album266
transportation arrangements are moving forward, and it looks like lots of things are going to happen all at once.
we will need to bring olympus up by flat car, after discovering the issue with the trucks, but perhaps thats not so bad, since we can then prep the trucks here before we install them on the cars.
To try and summarize,
CBQ 1309 heavyweight baggage car is coming in from Denver.
CBQ 907 (Olympus) is also going to be coming in, and we have the trucks for it already at IRM
DRGW 1108 (Silver Pony) will be coming in, and we hope to place it on the trucks currently with Olympus.
The swap must take place because our "stock" trucks are tread brake, and the hardware will not fit under the Pony and her SKIRTS!
With a bit of timing, ont crane trip will allow us to unload and assemble all three cars, and save a ton of setup costs.
We still need donations for all three cars.
The funds are set up for each car by number, so feel free to specify.
CBQ 1309 and CBQ Olympus both have online donation spots in thwe website store
http://www3.irm.org/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1_7
thanks to everyone that has contributed over the season, and thanks again for all that can help us out again.
We promise to make every penny count to get these pieces up and running
all donations are of course tax deductible.
Comments
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?