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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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Sun, 07-27-2014 23:15
In looking at the general exterior condition of the Dynamometer Car you would think that it was a total wreck. It is wonderful that it is operational [...]
Fri, 07-25-2014 20:14
I had a blast riding in X-5000 on Sunday during Diesel Days. Brian was great to talk to. It was cool seeing the comntrol board work. I can't wait for [...]
Fri, 07-25-2014 16:47
Shane, Clean rain water is certainly possible. The snag is that you would need a BIG collection and storage system. We are using around 8000 [...]
Fri, 07-25-2014 16:42
John, Yes. Sadly the tender is in poor shape. She should go under cover as part of the new barn project. There will be much discussion around [...]
Thu, 07-24-2014 21:38
Hello Richard In reply to your question concerning RI 2702. The museum is studying the acquisition but no decision has been yet made.
Thu, 07-24-2014 21:29
Hello Chris The 2702 is under study by those interested at Irm. Unfortunately, the possible acquisition boils down to $. First ,who will support [...]
Thu, 07-24-2014 13:01
Hello, is there anyone that I can contact in the Diesel Department about volunteering? I am studying mechanical engineering and I would love to get [...]
Thu, 07-24-2014 00:01
I will commit something to 2702 if I see a specific fund for it. Supposedly the owners made an effort to keep it original, other than removing seats. [...]
Wed, 07-23-2014 19:54
Hi Nigel, I have some suggestions to enhance the experience of steam railroading for museum visitors: 1) In September 2002, I visited on the [...]
Wed, 07-23-2014 00:17
while watching the Diesel Days parade, i noticed a detail on UP 1848 that stood out to me. it was its cab number, i could tell it had a previous [...]
Mon, 07-21-2014 17:48
The hydraulic drawbar on X-5000 works. Its operation was determined Saturday evening and successfully used all day Sunday. The car measured up to a [...]
Sun, 07-20-2014 13:56
2702 would definitely be a project of a massive effort. It has some sort of giant roadside casino sign installed on it. The interior is completely [...]