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Monday, April 25. 2011KC 755 Update - April 23, 2011Here is another look at projects that are ongoing, but are seldom seen or reported upon, and with detail views, rare in themselves. We are indebted to Steve Iverson for these, and he has been working on this car as reported in recent BLOG ENTRIES here. Kansas City Public Service 755 is a single ended PCC car, all electric, built by St Louis Car Company in 1946, and seats 51. It arrived at IRM in 1986 via SEPTA as number 2267. The car is stored inside our barns and lighting for images can be most charitably put as 'challenging'. But any picture is better than none, so here goes.  KCPS 755 The car as it sits now in all its glory as Frank Sirinek contemplates the next task. Frank Hicks worked on this car to redecorate it in KC colors and graphics, even if only a cosmetic paint job. Looks good, especially in light of what the car looked like in peeling Septa and grafiti.  Interior With work lights providing the only illumination this is the interior, looking to the rear of the car.  Interior And also the interior looking toward the front of the car. You will easily see the TWO and ONE seating plan in the front half of the car, something foreign to us Chicagoans. Of course the Chicago PCC cars were the widest of those models made, if I am not mistaken.  Cab The operator's position, of course, in the left hand front corner.  Roof Work Mike Stauber is on the roof, which was the object of the recent work blitz.  Roof Forward Looking forward you will see the roof vent restored and installed, and nearer to us, the trolley pole shrouds. Little of this did not receive attention. Frank is on the ladder and seems to be looking down toward his next step.  Roof Rear Looking back over the business end of the roof, there are the shrouds, trolley pole, hook, essentially everything completed in this area. As with most projects at IRM there are small groups of dedicated volunteers working to bring the equipment back to life. This car has been emptied of stored materials, the exterior repainted, and a LOT of work done to replace the all but opaque windows and get them working. The work is getting to the stage where more funds will be needed, so here again, please consider a donation to fund R755. Monday, April 25. 2011VIV - April 16, 2011VIV stands for Very Important Visitor, and this special Operation Lifesaver train came into and operated upon our trackage on April 16. Thanks to Steve Iverson for forwarding these images. Also note we do not really have a category for general interest NEWS items here, so I entered this under my department category.  UP 2010 Leading the train into Station Track 2 was UP 2010 painted in a special Boy Scouts of America scheme. The trainset was set up to operate "pull-pull" with a locomotive on each end.  Feather River Next in line was the observation car FEATHER RIVER. Here is the platform end.  Feather River Looking the other way, here is how the train entered IRM station track two.  The Line Up Behind the locomotive was the FEATHER RIVER, a dome car, the TEXAS EAGLE, and others.  Dome Here is a nice shot inside the seating area on the dome level.  Texas Eagle This is the coach seating inside the TEXAS EAGLE.  Upholstery This is a close up of the upholstery used on these seats. Who else but a fan would take such an image? The weather was not ideal but how often do you see a first class set of heritage passenger cars operating under trolley wire at IRM? There were a total of three such trips operated on the Belvidere Branch that day, with the mid day trip making a stopover at IRM. |
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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 [...]
Sun, 03-02-2014 10:03
Thanks. Appreciate the effort. greg
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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.
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.
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.
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.
Wed, 02-19-2014 18:51
Mark, having fun yet?!
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 [...]
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 [...]