Hello all, I am back from vacation and can report on some of the stuff that has been happening.
CSL
3142 has had it's inspection done, and work has been done on the
brakes. They seem to work much better now. There is still some
discussion going on about the line switch, so that will have to be
resolved fairly quickly.
CNS&M 749 has had more painting
done on the inside, as well as all of the interior decals. This car
gets closer and closer to being done.
CSL 105 has had the windows glazed and worked on. Windows have also been worked on for the CTA trailer.
Door
work for the PCC car that's in barn 4 is ongoing, but is getting close
to being done. The channels for holding the weatherstrip is the current
part being put onto the doors.
Since I have reported last, the
operating season has begun and CNS&M 714 has been (after a few
little kinks) running pretty good. The cars look good with the cleaning
that has been done.
If there are any other things I've forgotten
(which is probably a lot since I haven't been out for two weekends
before this last one), just put them in the comments. So, that means if
there's comments on this, you might want to read it.
Respectfully Submitted,
Joel Ahrendt
Here you will see Tim Peters and two new very heavy white oak doors (in primer) and one of the old rotted out doors from CTA S-105, a Baldwin Westinghouse locomotive.
Here we see Frank Sirinek working on the locomotive from Iowa, the Charles City Western 300. Pete Galayda, off screen, is the project manager for this, and here he has called in expert help to make new cab window armrests.
Comments
Thu, 03-06-2025 16:28
Yes, there is a wye. Those two have been MU'ed on diesel days a year or two ago.
Wed, 03-05-2025 14:04
7009 number boards look good. Is there a way to turn a locomotive around at IRM? In case you ever had a mind to connect 7009 and 6847?
Fri, 03-29-2024 21:26
We're slackers and spend more time working on the equipment in the shop than keeping all you readers updated. We'll work on it, but I'm sure updates [...]
Thu, 03-14-2024 08:02
What happened to the Department Blog? It's been over 2 years and I still regularly check for updates, but nothing comes...
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 [...]