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Thursday, February 12. 2009CTA S-105 update 2/12 pilots prepped for couplers Work continues on the S-105. Over the past several months, new windows frames and doors have been made and most of them installed, with just a few more to be installed once the body is prepped. Work continues on where the frames get installed into the body to make a good tight fit. The old coupler pocket from one end and all the coupler pocket bolts have been removed and those areas cleaned, primed and painted. The new coupler pockets are slightly larger and have a different hole spacing, so blocks were cut and are being welded into place and new holes will be drilled with the correct spacing to match the pilot. Some preliminary work has been scoped out to get the rust holes in the roof sealed up. This will continue over the next few months. Additional photos can be viewed in the S-105 Restoration gallery. Thursday, February 12. 2009Another night of painting... Final coat on the hatch Along with some work on the L7 Thursday night, the 504 also had some of its parts painted. The short hood hatch had its final coat of gray sprayed on. The Engineers side radiator shutters and intake screens had the first coat of gray sprayed. Some touch up work was done to some smaller parts that will be bolted to the long hood. Additional photos can be viewed in the 504 gallery. Thursday, February 12. 2009L7 gets another coat of paint 2nd coat of paint on the side The side and end of the cab received a second coat of paint on Thursday night. After some touch up around some hinges and a 3rd coat in these areas, work will move on to the hoods and decks. Additional photos can be found in the L7 gallery. |
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Mon, 09-08-2025 08:22
Good job on the Burlington Nortern 9976. OK.
Tue, 08-12-2025 12:56
No new news that I have heard of thus far.
Tue, 08-12-2025 12:53
I'll also be doing another update on it soon. Keep en eye out for that.
Tue, 08-12-2025 12:47
A little work was done to it for Diesel Days this year. You'll see photos floating around for the temporary short term job that was done to make it [...]
Wed, 08-06-2025 13:01
Is steam car CN 15444 going to be coming to museum several times it was to be moved to muesum
Sat, 07-19-2025 18:56
Yeah, sadly it's still there as of 7/19/2025
Thu, 06-12-2025 19:14
Its been 14 years guys, where is the unit? Like really? Did you guys misplace it? Or are repairs taking that long? At this point be might we will have [...]
Wed, 04-09-2025 17:40
Jamie Thanks for the update. She's gonna shine like every thing else you guys do! Smeds
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...