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Thursday, November 10. 2011TMS Project - November 9, 2011As reported earlier, the second motor truck was removed from the car last Sunday. But the Electric Car Department does not rest on their laurels. A crew was set up to completely disassemble the truck to get the wheelsets out on Tuesday!  Wheelsets Yes, this is the second set removed, ready to be shipped to the wheel shop!  Motors Here are the two traction motors removed from truck number two. It has probably been over a half century since this truck was out from under the car floor, when it was still in Milwaukee. And it looks it! Lots of grime, crud, and dirt in evidence. Frank Sirinek has already begun the task of cleaning one piece at a time and he was helped by Victor Humphreys, readying them to be primed and painted. BLOG readers should be sure to follow comments on these pages. Especially noteworthy is one from Tom Sharratt who is very active in this work, and he notes MATCH MONEY is still available to turn your donations from one dollar to two, for every contribution sent. Thursday, November 10. 2011GN 70104 Update - November 9, 2011The weather turned nasty this week, but we did get some lettering done before the bottom fell out of the thermometer in the afternoon. This is one of the groups, a lot of letters to be drawn and cut out with two days of 'homework' earlier this week for me.  B End This almost completes the lettering needed on the end sheet for this end of the car. We did some more on the left side, but tight quarters and poor light resulted in no images. Thursday, November 10. 2011CTS 4223 Update - November 9, 2011 Windows With the first snowflakes falling outside the shop window, Rich Witt has come up with a time saving idea and he is trying it out on the first sash of the day. IT WORKS!! Behind him, John Nelligan works to restore an electrical switch for the locomotive, Charles City Western 300.  Production Line In short order, a production line was set up and many of the sash were successfully cleaned up for this car. Nancy Ring, Simon Harrison, Lorne Tweed, and Rich Witt turn to the task.  In the Car Out in the barn, several folks chipped in for the heavy lifting. A lot of the stored parts inside were moved and organized, and new sheets of plywood installed on the floor for a safer work environment. Here, Simon Harrison and Lorne Tweed work to be ready to lift and install the first clamshell (rear ceiling headlining) to the ceiling. Thursday, November 10. 2011Wood Shop Update - November 9, 2011 Windows I bet you are getting tired of seeing this caption over and over again. But here, Tim Peters has a whole stack of windows being worked on, and which will see installation in CRT 1797. Behind him is a new 'invention' that will allow Tim to basically paint both sides of a single sash at the same sitting. It is amazing how productive the volunteers are, and how they squeeze every cent of value from every dollar spent.  Signs of the Times Not of this time exactly but of new signs being painted for the Passenger Car Department, to be used in our Rock Island coaches. John Faulhaber is doing one, and I am doing the other. See me? Right behind the camera? |
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Mon, 07-21-2014 17:48
The hydraulic drawbar on X-5000 works. Its operation was determined Saturday evening and successfully used all day Sunday. The car measured up to a [...]
Sun, 07-20-2014 13:56
2702 would definitely be a project of a massive effort. It has some sort of giant roadside casino sign installed on it. The interior is completely [...]
Sat, 07-19-2014 21:02
Great show today; 100% improved from last year. Ran at a faster pace which kept it interesting. Also, the brief synopsis of each loco made it very [...]
Sat, 07-19-2014 19:39
Missed the push me pull you this year. If you guys do a high noch engine pulling dynamic breaking load the X-5000 should go in the middle. Chuck said [...]
Sat, 07-19-2014 16:42
Roger, Is IRM going to pursue acquisition of RI commuter coach 2702 -- the one for sale for $11,000? It's an important link in the development of [...]
Sat, 07-19-2014 10:37
On the IRM home page, click on "Site Imndex". There you will find, about halfway down, "View a map of the IRM grounds". The Schmidt cutoff is shown [...]
Fri, 07-18-2014 23:45
I do not have a map although the museum office can provide visitor maps. The cut off will run from beside the steam service boxcar to a new switch [...]
Fri, 07-18-2014 23:44
Yes, removing the cab roof is essential if we raise the boiler. The Shay cab was designed to split allowing the upper part to be lifted for this [...]
Fri, 07-18-2014 22:27
Let's just say that you guys have to lift the boiler from the shay to replace the stays, would you guys also have to take off the cab? Also, I really [...]
Fri, 07-18-2014 20:25
How long does the parade of power usually last once it has started, two hours or so?
Thu, 07-17-2014 18:20
Will MILW HH660 1603 be on display outside this weekend?
Thu, 07-17-2014 14:38
Nigel, I noticed in your last post you mentioned the new route (the Schmidt cut-off). Do you have a map that labels everything (for us who are not [...]