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Friday, May 20. 2011CCW 300 Update - May 18, 2011Project Manger Pete Galayda supplied some nice pics of recent work on this steeple cab locomotive.  Arc Lights The locomotive uses arc headlights which John Nelligan has adopted as a project. Here are the original jacks and a restored set.  Welding Gerry Dettloff pitches in on a LOT of projects where his special skills are needed. Here he is welding a repair on the pilot of the CCW 300.  Paintwork The welding is complete and the parts cleaned up. Pete Galayda is applying primer to the raw metal. It will not be long before shiny black enamel is applied to finish this area. Friday, May 20. 2011D 13 Update - May 18, 2011From 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. Sunday, May 15. 2011ME 28 Update - May 14, 2011Jeffy 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. Tuesday, May 3. 2011TMS Project - May 3, 2011 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 |
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Thu, 07-13-2017 23:53
Mark Secco your the best. Your favorite Proviso yard pilot.
Thu, 07-13-2017 06:02
Jerry, we only have one six axle GE locomotive, and that's BN 5383 which is very much green and black. The only GE unit that has been in the location [...]
Wed, 07-12-2017 16:37
UP yellow is quite different that ATSF blue & yellow. This was a six axle unit as well. I will now go away being the only one to see a ATSF GE and a [...]
Mon, 07-10-2017 17:52
CNW was the "helper" on the Thomas train this past weekend, also power for the bilevels used to pick up the stranded passengers after the simulated [...]
Mon, 07-10-2017 14:58
CNW 411 has been running just about every day a diesel has been needed. It's helping Thomas with his train during his and Percy's visit this year.
Mon, 07-10-2017 09:41
It's a Union Pacific GE Dash8-40B #1848. Been on campus for a few years.
Mon, 07-10-2017 09:31
It's been running this season with the Bi-Levels and the coach train.
Sat, 07-08-2017 20:03
Any update on CNW #411? Really miss seeing that locomotive on the rails...
Sat, 07-08-2017 18:20
Sorry about running this on the 9908 topic, but I couldn't get a new topic going. Anyway, I do know my diesels and it was not the ATSF FM unit. The [...]
Tue, 07-04-2017 17:17
What is the current status of this car? Is it still waiting to be moved?
Sun, 07-02-2017 07:56
A bit more information: ATSF 543 is one of only 3 Fairbanks-Morse H-12-44-TS yard switchers ever built. They had an extended frame and short hood to [...]
Thu, 06-29-2017 13:28
For the BN unit I would keep to when it was work for BN on the metra lines but get some bi levels and take metra off the side of the bi levels and put [...]