We
will start off with a shot of a new signal bungalow loaded on one of our service trucks by the
signal department. Volunteer Frank
Carraro has worked most of the summer to install and pre wire most of the
circuitry inside it. On this overcast
and dreary day these hardy souls determined they would move it across our
mainline west of Barn 2 and install it on a new gravel pad.
Kit
form – many of our members and volunteers have model railroad roots so here are
some of the new windows for our Pennsylvania wood caboose,
still in kit form.
One
of next steps was completed with the manufacture of over fifty feet of small
custom molding to be used as the beading to retain the glass once the windows
are finished. Rich Witt did the
engineering drawing and Rich and Paul Cronin helped machine them out.
Joe
Luciani and Ed Walsh moved us one step forward on the interior of Cleveland
Transit System 4223. They sanded and
painted the second coat of finish paint on all of the ad card panels.
Paul
Cronin continued his quest to help manufacture eighteen new passenger car
windows. Here he is on our mortising
machine and by days end, had plunged something over 500 square holes into 36
stiles. These were one quarter by one
quarter holes and several in a line to create slots to serve as the finished
mortises.
Tim
Peters is almost finished creating new roof mounted sign boxes for Chicago
Rapid Transit 1024. At least it looks
like he is finished but I am sure there are many more steps to do, fit to the
car roof, paint and mount them, and then to make period sign rolls, and glaze
the boxes. Oh yes, add lights and wire
them up.
For
Michigan Electric 28, Norm Krentel worked some more on a new headlight for the
car. On the right is the original light
which remained on the carbody when we discovered it over forty years ago. On the left is a similar headlight obtained
from Orange Empire Trolley Museum and is being
used as a parts donor where pieces of the original are too far gone.
Also
for the ME 28, Jeff Brady is working to fabricate new roof boards using some
good looking southern yellow pine. The
old pieces lie underneath this new stock in the photo.
Comments
Wed, 04-11-2018 11:28
You mention in the header that you would like to have the Electroliner operational by its birthday. Was it?
Sun, 04-08-2018 20:03
As a child, IRM was always my favorite place to visit. Well, other than grandma's house next to the Geneva Sub. It's been many years since I now [...]
Wed, 04-04-2018 16:01
Those temporary walls could be constructed in a way that allows their reuse after the phase is done to close off the new phases.
Tue, 03-27-2018 03:08
Why did the smoke box cover on the shay need to be replace Do?
Mon, 03-26-2018 16:29
It never ceases to amaze me of the diligence and passion of the current mix of volunteers associated with IRM in 2018. Back when I was a active [...]
Mon, 03-26-2018 11:10
Awesome paint job Jamie!!! I never would of thought with the Rock Island history this locomotive in this scheme would of been preserved. Thanks for [...]
Sun, 03-25-2018 23:56
The Hick's blog lists it as Fruit Grower's Express FGEX #55407. Arrived in Union June 2016.
Sun, 03-25-2018 20:51
Good job on the diesel update 2018. Sincere, Ethan A.
Sun, 03-25-2018 20:45
Good job on the steam update 2018. Sincere, Ethan A.
Sun, 03-25-2018 00:12
Bill, The 1990 Roster has the PFE #68428; this may be the reefer that we saw moved. It is a rare car and deserves a paint job. Ted Miles, [...]
Fri, 03-16-2018 11:10
It would be rather difficult to operate an 11,000 Volt AC locomotive on our 600 Volt DC wire.
Thu, 03-15-2018 05:57
Good job steam update. Sincerely, Ethan A.