Illinois Railway Museum Blog

A lot has happened quickly on this subject.  A lot of IRM member help has developed as well as local model railroaders who have joined the effort.  In many ways this a sad or gut wrenching effort to saw apart what was years of effort and fine work.  I will follow this with a set of photos showing some of the work, but not a lot of prose.  The pics speak for themselves.

Cutting the Rails

Al Reinschmidt starts the process.

First Cut

Henry Vincent begins the ceremonial first cut through a layout section near the door.

Drill It

Wally Unglaub works along the west wall.

Moving Mountains

Planning Meeting

Henry Vincent and Barb Lanphier engage in some strategic planning over lunch.

Hard One

This part had been constructed around a building support column.

More Sections Gone

This area is now empty but was filled with layout sections two days earlier.

Old Men of the Mountain

Bob Kutella and Henry Vincent (red hat visible) pop up inside one the spectacular sections of mountain scenery.

The Way Out

Bob and Henry work their way out of the mountain.  A lot of time was spent on hands and knees.