June 14, 2008
The passenger department was on hand making new access step boxes. Here Fred Ash is priming the new boxes made by Wayne Baksic.
June 15, 2008
We have a new saw in the woodshop! Here it is being delivered.
And here is a closeup of the side of the saw showing it to be an American Woodworking Number 10 Model 3. Age is circa 1918, and it can plow through timbers using up to a 20 inch blade. Want to help clean this one up and get it painted?
And finally, a Kirk Warner image of me staining the last piece of curtain box molding for the Sand Springs 68.
Business was back to usual this weekend; and the weather was pretty
good. The biggest thing that was happening was the preparation of all
the Chicago Streetcars for the Chicago weekend. As some of you might
know, we are approaching the 50th anniversary of the abandonment of
Streetcar service in Chicago. That was this month 50 Years ago! We will
be recognizing that event next weekend during Chicago Days. You are all
invited to come out for this event. An able crew of the Car Dept.
Volunteers have cleaned and prepped all of the Chicago cars.
Other work around the shop:
-CSL
144 received it's annual inspection for it's participation in Chicago
Weekend and the other few days this car runs during the year.
-Our 4000's had some work done on them with replacing some worn out parts, and repainting other parts to go back into the cars.
-CTA
1268 received some work on the end. This is an ongoing project to
replace wood that is more Swiss cheese than wood. It takes some time,
but this has been advancing along.
-The glazing on S105's windows is complete. Next is the first coat of paint on all the windows before the second goes on.
-Interior painting on CNS&M 749 continued over the weekend.
-The
IT 101 received some work on the second set of entrance doors that have
been remade. The first set were finished and installed two years ago
and the plywood filler doors were moved to the other side of the car so
that the originals on that side could be removed and reworked. The
replacement doors need to be fitted and machined a little then the
glass, hinges, etc installed, and paint applied before they can too be
installed back on the car!
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 [...]