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Monday, October 31. 2011GN 70104 Update - October 26-30, 2011In between the demands of all the other projects, I have managed to sneak in more work on our Great Northern hopper car lettering.  Reporting Marks The reporting marks have been applied to the right side, showing the car's true identity for the first time at IRM.  The Last Large N Dan Fenlaciki helped on this project all day Sunday, seen here peeling off some masking used on the final "N".  Northern It is pretty tough to get a good image inside the barn with no elbow room to stand back and admire the work. But NORTHERN is indeed completed on one side.  Great Northern Here is an overall view of the banner lettering proudly displaying the railroad name. This is a lot of hand painting and most of these letters have received the second coat of white. Monday, October 31. 2011B&O Wagon Top Update - October 29, 2011This was another of the Freight Car Department 'milestone' goals accomplished, as each year we race the calendar to beat old man winter.  Long View Buzz Morisette, Bob Kutella, and Victor Humphreys are on the roof of this boxcar, to spray paint the first coat of finish enamel on the roof, thus protecting the primer from the ravages of oncoming winter.  Finishing Up Buzz and Victor are at the A end, finishing up the tough areas around the roofwalk and laterals.  Big Change It was a very long day for the three of us, but here is the result. A very big change in appearance for anyone tall enough to see it. In this one season, about half the area of the boxcar sides, ends and roof have been restored, primed and painted! Monday, October 31. 2011CTS 4223 Update - October 26-30, 2011 Front End Lorne Tweed continued working on the interior of the front end so that all work in this area is ready for the new windows. Metal repairs, priming and painting are done now.  Rear Clamshell Alex Randow was too quick for my camera as he completed removing all old paint, sanding metal surfaces smooth, and priming of this large piece.  Window Post Caps Ed Grzesik and Rod Turner are working on the window post caps, parts that need to be repaired to complete side window installation. Here is one that has had new metal welded in place after removing rusted out sections.  More Windows Nancy Ring has taken on the challenge of cleaning up old corrosion on the side window sash. So far, there has not proven to be an easy way of doing this. Instead, a lot of painstaking hand work is required. Monday, October 31. 2011News and Views - October 29-30, 2011 More Windows Rich Witt is putting the finishing touches on the fourth CA&E window he has reconditioned. Next job? Bring it on!  More Windows Tim Peters completed the planned window change out for CRT 1268. Here he going through the process of fitting and trimming each sash to the opening.  Steam at IRM Ray Schmid and Jeff Brady are manning a home made steam generator as Ray slides in a wood slat for the end roof of Michigan Electric 28. Some of the curves on the end cannot be bent without this additional step.  Needle Chipping Frank Sirinek has gone quietly about his business; largely staying beneath the radar as he restores Kansas City Public Service 755. A lot of the windows have recently been changed out, and there is remarkable progress on the interior painting and finish work. Cold temperatures, strong winds, and a steady drizzle which became a downpour did not discourage Frank from using a needle chipper to remove paint from two more interior panels.  End Gate Roger Kramer was on hand in the shop, cleaning up a passenger car end gate for the Pullman Car John Mc Loughlin, to be primed and painted. |
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Tue, 04-15-2014 16:44
Yep. IF there were ever to be incentive or funding to put one of the larger items of the steam collection into operation, my personal favorite would [...]
Tue, 04-15-2014 15:20
yes, i remember one of the guys in the steam shop telling me that the size of 1630's wheels make it difficult to navigate the modern railway. but if [...]
Tue, 04-15-2014 10:50
John, We are not intending to repaint the tender end and sides. No #1630 does not carry cab signaling. (She left Frisco service long before it [...]
Tue, 04-15-2014 10:43
Jeron, I do not think this is something we would seriously consider. The IC car is already part of the collection. It did run on passenger trains [...]
Mon, 04-14-2014 20:42
I don't see any stripping on the tender..will that be repainted too? Also, I'm not sure how relevant this is to the discussion, but does 1630 have [...]
Thu, 04-10-2014 01:58
Nigel, I know the auxiliary water tender for Frisco 1522 was for sale a year or two ago. I don't remember if it was sold, or is still for sale. I [...]
Wed, 04-09-2014 22:32
Yes. We are looking at what it would take to rig it like the existing one to use as a water back up for #1630. It currently lacks the [...]
Wed, 04-09-2014 10:34
It is interesting to see both the milk cars together. I had been wondering if the steam department would use the IC car. The Railway Express reefer [...]
Sun, 04-06-2014 17:53
Perhaps because it would be months of work to lift the tender from the trucks and then ship the trucks to a facility with a bath big enough to do [...]
Sun, 04-06-2014 17:51
Not to my knowledge
Sun, 04-06-2014 15:24
Would the passenger car department be interested in some donated "Pullmman Style" wool blankets and/or travel type pillows for display purposes in the [...]
Mon, 03-31-2014 08:40
I've heard rumors that the museum is trying to get another GTW 0-8-0. Is this true?