Electric Car Department

From Pete Galayda, here is an image of recent work.

Letterboard

The D 13 is a TM dump motor that Gerry Dettloff and John Faulhaber have been working on for some years.  Amazing - it runs and appears most years in our July 4th Trolley Pageant.  They have been doing a lot of work on one of the cabs, and this happens mostly in the summer season when weather allows.  Here, John is up on the ladder fitting a new piece of letterboard, while Gerry helps from below.

Jeffy Brady was out again, toiling on the project.

Molding

Lorne Tweed and Jeff are trying to carefully measure some very small molding, the stuff that is used to retain glass in the windows. The goal is to manufacture about 200 feet of this from mahogany.

At the Saw

Jeff has moved on to the saw to begin cutting test strips.  It is a pretty complicated setup needing custom jigs and holddowns.

Gone but not Forgotten

This classic electric railway herald can only be seen preserved in a but a few places and museums.  Yet our TM 972 is repainted and proudly displays this on its sides.  Be sure to click on the above thumbnail image to appreciate how carefully this was applied to the car.

How would you like to see this car cruising down our line, filled with smiling faces of visitors?  Or with YOU inside? 

Thanks to a lot of very generous donors and friends we are over halfway to the goal of estimated funds to do wheel work for the TM 972 and CNS&M 354.  But there is still time for you to help.  Matching funds are still available so every dollar sent to this project becomes TWO DOLLARS.  Let's push this one over the top.

Please send your support to fund RTMS at

Illinois Railway Museum

Box 427

Union, IL 60180