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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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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 [...]
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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.
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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 [...]
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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
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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 [...]
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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 [...]