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Tuesday, March 24. 2009Milwaukee Electric L 4 Update March 21, 2009In my absence, Buzz Morrisette has taken on the job of making new wood items to replace badly rotted parts on this locomotive.  Footboard Assembly Here, Buzz is making good progress on an all new footboard assembly for the locomotive pilot. Somewhat unusual, it is a one piece fabrication of white oak, compared to two simpler footboards to each side of the coupler. Tuesday, March 24. 2009Wood Shop Update March21, 2009I got to visit the shop for the first time following my January 12 injury, and got to take a few pics, although still not cleared to drive myself out there or to do much actual work.  Molder Here is the Fay molder/sticker with completed guard cage for the flat belts. Only awaiting an operator with two good arms right now. Do I see any volunteers?  Tenoner And here is our H. B. Smith tenoner from the Illinois Traction System. This century old machine has seen a lot of progress with clean up, painting, repairs, and the start of an elaborate cage to guard the multitude of belts needed to run the machine. Chicago Rapid Transit 1268 - Tim Peters has spent much time over the recent bad weather months on this wood bodied rapid transit car.  30 Windows in 30 Days!! Yes that caption is correct. 30 new windows manufactured in 30 days - but working seven days per week. This view shows Tim Peters at the rear of the Berlin sander, Dick Lukin feeding new frames in, and Henry Vincent assisting. Note the stacks of frames ready to sand, or which have just been completed. In addition to the side windows (three different sizes) there were two motorman's windows and four cab windows for the North Shore 757 which went through the process.  Sanded Frame Tim is catching the sanded frames about one every 25 seconds. The machine makes short work of finished sanding and smoothing the glue joints.  Side Door In his spare time working with the many windows, Tim has rebuilt the third side door for the 1268, used to load passengers. |
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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 [...]
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 [...]