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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, 09-24-2018 18:39
keep up the good work on this car. Wish I could be there to help. is starting to look good.
Thu, 09-06-2018 18:16
I am glad to see you took away the caboose fittings; they were only added in the car's last two years. By all means, put in the right seat frames, [...]
Fri, 08-31-2018 00:23
was this car heated by a coal stove at one point in time?
Thu, 08-30-2018 20:01
Hello Raphael Well, I don't know what the plans are for the painting of the engine. Only one person is working on it and he is a paid employee. [...]
Thu, 08-30-2018 14:35
975: Will the Smoke Box, or at least the cover, get the Metalic Silver paint job found on all SP steam engines? And what will the lettering on the [...]
Thu, 08-23-2018 20:11
Hi Kurt I am working on a blog for the 649
Thu, 08-23-2018 08:16
Lots of hard work going into achieving the nice finishes that are being applied. The finished product looks great! Is any of your team still working [...]
Wed, 08-22-2018 14:38
If you want to keep up on the Electric Department, Ted, I'd recommend looking up the Hick Car Works. A couple members from the IRM Electric Car Dept [...]
Tue, 08-07-2018 00:43
Hey Paul, Sorry I didn't get back to you earlier . It was always great working with you . I miss giving you new hats every once in a while . We not [...]
Fri, 07-27-2018 20:54
It is great to see the work on the #428! But how about osme news from the Electric car Department? Their part of this blog has not been updated in [...]
Mon, 07-16-2018 16:53
When is shy 5 running this year. Sincerely, Ethan A.
Thu, 07-12-2018 17:14
It was nice to see Roger's post on the successful steamup of J. Neils Lumber Company #5/Shay. I have been out of the area for over 41 years and sadly [...]