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Wednesday, May 1. 2013

IRM Receives Charitable Grant for ... Posted by Ray Piesciuk in Electric Car Department at 00:18

IRM Receives Charitable Grant for Exterior Restoration of CTA 2153-2154

2000s in their original Mint Green and Alpine White paint scheme

The Illinois Railway Museum is pleased to announce that it has received a $5,000 Railroad Heritage Grant from the Tom E. Dailey Foundation. This generous contribution from the Foundation has been earmarked for our CTA 2000-series "L" cars, 2153-2154 (Pullman-Standard, 1964). Specifically, the grant will greatly help fund the exterior restoration of CTA 2153-2154, in which they will be backdated to the distinctive Mint Green and Alpine White paint colors which they wore upon their delivery to the CTA in 1964. CTA 2153-2154 are the only unmodified 2000-series "L" cars in preservation, and were considered cutting-edge upon their manufacture due to the inclusion of fluorescent lighting, air conditioning, molded fiberglass carbody components, and "Space Age" design elements.

The Tom E. Dailey Foundation Inc (501)(C)(3) was established through an endowment by Tom Dailey, a senior executive in the payment processing industry for nearly 30 years. The Foundation was created as a way to to support specific causes which are close to his heart and to share the blessings he has received.

2153-2154 at 50th Avenue Station

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Mark Secco about Diesel Shop update 1/29/2017
Fri, 08-18-2017 00:52
Hi John T, We would love to have a copy of your Ohio crane information. Please contact Mark Secco concerning anything about rail bound cranes. Thank [...]

Jamie K about ATSF 543 gets unloaded
Fri, 08-11-2017 00:05
Randy, The 543 was never in that paint scheme. It'll likely be restored to the zebra stripe scheme whenever it does get restored. Jamie

Randy about ATSF 543 gets unloaded
Thu, 08-10-2017 17:46
If you ever get the money to repaint this engine, I would hope you would repaint it to have the big letters Santa Fe instead of the small print. [...]

Daniel R. Darnall about SPC Equipment Worked on in the Last 4 Months
Thu, 08-10-2017 10:38
I would like to know if these MR #649 and #542 were part of FEVR excursion in Nebraska? Awesome to have them to be part of IRM collection!

Logan about SPC Equipment Worked on in the Last 4 Months
Sat, 08-05-2017 23:30
They need to restore Milwaukee road 33 and 37c along with the 3 Milwaukee road f units hey have

David S about Santa Fe 92, The History and The Plan
Wed, 08-02-2017 20:01
It was supposed to be restored and sat behind the NS Altoona shops for the better part of two years, waiting for that to happen. We finally had it [...]

Raphael about SPC Equipment Worked on in the Last 4 Months
Tue, 08-01-2017 02:42
those 2 Milw cars would actually look good behind one of the Milw F7's or the E9's.

M.J. Rodriguez about Diesel Shop update week ending 4/9/2017
Sat, 07-29-2017 22:02
I just donated to the Save the 800 campaign. Should the campaign fail, I would like my donation re-directed to ATSF FP45 #92 please. Please tell the [...]

Matt Maloy about Santa Fe 92, The History and The Plan
Sat, 07-29-2017 13:14
I see Conrail 4601 has finally arrived. I suspect a cosmetic restoration and getting donations to put it in a barn are in order?

Raphael about Santa Fe 92, The History and The Plan
Sat, 07-29-2017 01:51
It was restored at Altoona before coming to Union from the Essex, CT area. BTW, is or was it going to be restored as a Virginian engine? or kept as a [...]

MRZ about Santa Fe 92, The History and The Plan
Fri, 07-28-2017 11:54
It appears to be the E33 that IRM aqquired a year or two ago.

Bob Stekl about Santa Fe 92, The History and The Plan
Thu, 07-27-2017 14:06
What is the 4601 locomotive parked in front of the diesel shop?