This is a very historic caboose which Buzz Morrisette has adopted. We hope to add more to this entry shortly.
As of the end of May 2008, we can see what looks like a factory fresh new end. Well, it is. New end sills, new platform framing and decking, Restored and reinstalled railings, stepwells, etc. The door is original and was restored and refinished in the Woodshop over the winter. What existed previously had rotted away to the point that even using them as patterns was questionable. Nice work, Buzz!
It was a holiday weekend, so there was lots of activity in the Car
Dept.. The biggest news is that a rebuilt motor has been put back in
the IT 415. A full annual service inspection was also performed on the
car by a host of Car Dept. personnel! It was tested and released for
regular service.
The CTA 4391 (The Green Hornet) was brought over to the pit on Monday and it's annual inspection was started.
Work was done on the CTA S105 engine's windows, with the first coat of yellow paint going on one of the motorman's window.
There was a moment of silence at 3:00 pm on Monday with one of the members of the West End Jazz Band playing taps at the flagpole. This was a particularly moving event.
There are some corrections to last weeks report!
Not
all inspections that were mentioned last week were for Regular Revenue
Service Cars and that report should not be taken to mean that these
other cars are now ready for, or released to, that type of service! The
inspection work that was done to some of our work equipment was of a
limited nature based on the annual usage of this equipment and the fact
that it is mostly yard work that this equipment is used for! In
addition there are Regular Revenue Service Cars that still need to
complete annual inspections, but work will continue at a fast but safe
pace to get this done!
Respectfully Submitted,
Joel Ahrendt
Comments
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 [...]
Fri, 04-09-2021 19:56
Bear in mind that the Nebraska Zephyr is an articulated train set, so cars cannot be inserted at will. Although cars and/or a second engine could be [...]
Wed, 03-31-2021 11:37
I believe Silver Pony is currently on the back burner, and has been put into storage in one of the barns. The car needs a lot of work done to it's [...]