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Tuesday, December 3. 2013The Last Two Weeks of November 2013 in the Coach DepartmentSunday, November 24th: Kevin Kriebs and Shelly Vanderschaegen painted the first coat of tan on the walls of Exhibit Car #2 while Mark Gellman and Department Head Mike Baksic were getting parts together.
 Kevin Kriebs painting edges at the start of the day  One wall with first coat of tan paint  Kevin Kriebs near the end of the painting day on 11/23/13  Progress was made Saturday, November 30th: It was warm - 42 degrees until the sun started going down. Jon Habegger and Shelly Vanderschaegen cleaned Halloween leftovers of dried blood and leaves in the Birmingham. This included general cleaning of tables and floor. They put pictures back up that belonged in the Birmingham, ready for our Christmas visitors. And they put a Christmas tree and a Menorah for the holidays. Meanwhile, Mark Gellman, Ray Mormann, and Curator Mike Baksic started gathering parts and pieces and putting them back into the Loch Sloy. These were things put into storage by the late Phil Stepek who was not able to get them back in the cars. Mark, Ray and Mike are starting with the Loch Sloy and will do one car at a time over the winter to install as many parts as possible.
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Mon, 02-24-2020 20:41
For those interested in the historic details. This tender was built in 1924 for service with C&O #1542 (2-8-8-2 class H-7). It was acquired by Union [...]
Mon, 02-24-2020 16:35
Are all of the spaces in the new building spoken for or leased? It would be a great place to put a silent movie theatre.
Mon, 02-24-2020 16:17
My husband sent me the photo and info on the Armco B-71 you posted. I was wondering if this was from Armco steel in Middletown Ohio.? My Dad was a [...]
Mon, 02-24-2020 08:31
1. Could you post a photo of the rotary snowplow in its current condition, and 2. Will the planned restoration be cosmetic only, or will it be [...]
Sun, 02-23-2020 17:08
Hello Dick Good to hear from you! The "Pony" hasn't been worked on for a while because the coach dept has been focusing on the repair and [...]
Sun, 02-16-2020 22:12
02-16-2020 I soon will be 85 and-while a member- cannot get there to work on the Pony. I can only "contribute$$$"Is Pony still being restored??? I [...]
Fri, 11-08-2019 12:47
what is the status of me 18 I thought this unit was operable? if not is something wrong that's a major problem. I remember watching this unit go by my [...]
Fri, 11-01-2019 09:04
I hope they named the kitten "Gigi".
Fri, 11-01-2019 05:36
An update will be coming soon. But yes, the rails have gone in--we are still working on connecting them to the outside world though.
Tue, 10-22-2019 16:01
August was a long time ago; how about an update on the pit project? Are the rails in place yet? Ted Miles, IRM Member
Wed, 09-11-2019 06:37
Sam--I'll shoot you an e-mail with more information. -Chris
Tue, 09-10-2019 21:16
Exciting news about your new pit! We at Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum are planning a pit in our Car Barn extension project. Any information that you [...]