It is always startling to come around the corner of the building and see a stunning wood interurban has appeared as if by magic. Randall Hicks motored it in to take care of more inspections, maintenance and lubrication. No question about it - he is one hard working volunteer. And the car looks pretty sharp!!
Lorne Tweed is MAKING TRACKS! Or more like making tracks straighter and cleaner. It is all part of the game for our Cleveland Transit System 4223.
And more tracks lead to installing more tracks and in this case installing the last window on the right side of the car. It is sort of an odd one, installed at an angle to accommodate the curved car ends, and partly obscured by the bodywork. Just in case you could not tell, Lorne is proud of figuring this one out.
Rich Witt is sitting beside a nice pile of box sides, ends, and lids. There is some more work to mill out grooves and joints, and in case you have not been reading along, these will become reproduction first aid boxes for our CA&E cars.
Comments
Mon, 12-27-2021 16:28
Happy New Year to all the Departments at the Illinois railway Museum! Thanks for all the good work you do in railroad preservation. Ted Miles, [...]
Wed, 10-13-2021 13:33
Was the CB&Q 1309 every transported to IRM?I’ve been reading old issues of Rail&Wire and the car was mentioned several times.
Mon, 06-07-2021 22:40
I was wondering if in the model layout display what scale would you guys be using and would you be displaying model train history as well? Just [...]
Wed, 06-02-2021 17:27
Nice to see 428's cab back on. Looking forward to when it is operable!
Tue, 06-01-2021 16:47
I hope the work will continue on the UP #428. Now that they are the museum's connection to the national railroad network; she would be very [...]
Sat, 04-17-2021 23:07
What is the status of 126, the Milwaukee Buffet car that is in S. Dakota? Any guess on when or if it will get to IRM?
Wed, 04-14-2021 21:09
Perhaps it is time to scrap the remains of the c, B & Q 7128 to make room for the Villa Real. Ted miles, IRM member
Wed, 04-14-2021 15:26
Hi IRM my name is Jason and I was wonder If you guys would be willing to save a CN Dash8-40cm they are currently being retired by CN and being [...]
Fri, 04-09-2021 19:56
Bear in mind that the Nebraska Zephyr is an articulated train set, so cars cannot be inserted at will. Although cars and/or a second engine could be [...]
Wed, 03-31-2021 11:37
I believe Silver Pony is currently on the back burner, and has been put into storage in one of the barns. The car needs a lot of work done to it's [...]
Mon, 03-08-2021 13:33
Hey, as this concerns passenger cars, but what is the current status of the CBQ dome coach Silver Pony? It was last updated on in 2016, and is not [...]
Sun, 02-21-2021 21:12
Hi Ethan The 428 has been worked on recently but the focus now is on the maintenance and repair on the 1630 and the Shay. This Spring we will [...]