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Friday, June 13. 2014Passenger Car Department Report for 6/1/14 Through 6/8/14We have had some beautiful June weather at IRM! Sunday, June 1st: Kevin Kriebs continued his adhesive removal project on the exterior of the 1st Exhibit Car. Jon Habegger was at his post inside the 1st Exhibit Car greeting visitors. Jim Windmeier brought printouts of a Milwaukee Road dining car table set up, to demonstrate how they set the table as each railroad dining table was set differently. He talked to Michael Baksic, Jon Habegger, and Shelly Vanderschaegen about creating a display featuring railroad dining in the 1st Exhibit Car to use various railroad dishes from the Museum collection. John McKelvey stripped several DM&IR 84 coach smoking section seats in his continuing effort to reupholster that section of the coach.  John McKelvey stripped DMIR 84 coach smoking section seats - Photo by Shelly Vanderschaegen  A look inside the 84 coach seats - Photo by Shelly Vanderschaegen  John McKelvey with an 84 coach seat he reupholstered - Photo by Shelly Vanderschaegen Mike McCraren was conductor on the passenger coach train. Mark Gellman helped Michael Baksic complete three air brake tests on the available passenger cars and then assisted Jon Habegger in last minute interior repairs, cleaning and preparation of the Chicago Burlington & Quincy 1923 Steel RPO/Baggage car for the upcoming Railway Post Office Weekend.  Mark Gellman cleaning in the Chicago Burlington &  Mark made the tail sign for the 1923 RPO car - Photo by Jon Habegger Shelly Vanderschaegen continued waxing and buffing the Honduran Mahogany woodwork in the Ely dining room then discussed reupholstery of coach seats with John McKelvey. Michael Baksic and Ray Mormann spent the day caulking seams and windows on the streamliner cars in Yard 5.  Ray Mormann and Michael Baksic applied caulk - Photo by Shelly Vanderschaegen Friday, June 6th: A group from Monarch Landing Retirement Community in Naperville, IL visited IRM. Thanks to Ray Bellock for showing them around our wonderful railway museum. They rode the Illinois Terminal 415 with motorman Bob Opal and then were pleased to have a boxed lunch in the Birmingham dining car in Yard 5 with Shelly Vanderschaegen as hostess. We hope they come back again!  Monarch Landing Retirement Community group tour - Photo by Shelly Vanderschaegen Sunday, June 8th: Mark Gellman and Jon Habegger worked on the RPO Days catch program. The Chicago Burlington & Quincy 1923 RPO was pulled by the St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad 1630. Six retired postal clerks were in attendance and everyone had a good time.  RPO catch sequence pulled by 1630 - Photo by Jon Habegger  The bag hook approaches - Photo by Jon Habegger  The mail bag is caught - Photo by Jon Habegger  The mail bag is pulled inside - Photo by Jon Habegger In another run-by our own Mark Gellman made a catch and dropped a mail bag like a pro.  Mark Gellman prepares for the mail bag catch and drop - Photo courtesy of Mark Gellman  Mark made it look easy as he dropped one bag and hooked the other - Photo courtesy of Mark Gellman John McKelvey continued reupholstering the DM&IR 84 coach smoking section seats. Two of the seats have walkover backs without the same "triple hump" padding as the stationary seat backs. John put in extra effort to make the walkover seat backs match the stationary backs. In the image below where John is installing a newly covered walkover seat back you can see the results.  John McKelvey installing a walkover seat back in the DMIR 84 - Photo by Shelly Vanderschaegen Work continued on the Dynamometer car. Warren Newhauser, Brian LaKemper and Chuck Trabert were on hand in the X-5000. After operations had completed, Mark Gellman assisted in replacing the brake pads on the Dyno.  Chuck Trabert repairing pipe in the Dynamometer - Photo by Shelly Vanderschaegen  Pipe repair in the Dynamometer - Photo by Shelly Vanderschaegen  This rusted door panel was removed from the X-5000 - Photo by Shelly Vanderschaegen Curator Michael Baksic met with Gerry Boguse in the Louisville & Nashville diner 2726 Galt House to discuss needed floor repairs.  Gerry Boguse and Michael Baksic in the Galt House - Photo by Shelly Vanderschaegen |
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Tue, 09-05-2017 10:17
Hi Matt We estimate the costs for installing 100 amp 240 volt stand by service would be between $2500 to $3000. Our shop is now designated area of [...]
Mon, 09-04-2017 09:34
@ Roger, how much would it cost to get this 10oamp 240 service? Because I think that would be a worth-while investment if the museum installed it.
Sun, 09-03-2017 23:01
FYI, Otto Engineering in Carpentersville wants the ex CNW bridge over the Fox River removed which is just north of their property. However I have [...]
Sun, 09-03-2017 11:29
Folks, This is a grand old Pullman built sleeping car; they are what IRM is all about!
Sat, 09-02-2017 23:32
Nigel, Just wanted to say thank you to the Steam Department for putting on a spectacular show tonight (9-2) with the 1630. In all my years [...]
Sat, 09-02-2017 11:49
Mike- I remember the build date on the GE 44t as being a day or 2 before Thanksgiving of 1943. I operated that locomotive for 11 years at TC; 6 of [...]
Tue, 08-29-2017 08:10
Hello Kirk First the interior needs a complete redo painting and floor repaired. Second we have never tested the A/C because the museum has [...]
Mon, 08-28-2017 17:59
The exterior is looking wonderful. What is the condition of the interior and does th a/c work as this is a sealed window car?
Sat, 08-26-2017 00:31
i was the best friend with nick kallas 40 years ago please if its him ask him to come in condackt thank you
Wed, 08-23-2017 11:23
Coach folks, How about having the web master change the roster entries from E & J to Dover Strait and John McLaughton, now that the cars [...]
Sun, 08-20-2017 10:00
Yes
Fri, 08-18-2017 19:01
Yes, they were.