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Saturday, May 16. 2009URTX 26640 Update May 13, 2009Much of the Freight Department efforts focused on inspecting the various cars scheduled to be operated in freight demonstration service later in the year, and the weather did not cooperate much for more outdoor work on this project.  Removed Ladder But here is Victor Humphreys working to needle chip old paint and corruption from the car side ladder, previously removed to allow siding work repairs. Saturday, May 16. 2009Annual Inspections Chicago Surface Lines 3142 You may have already seen more on this on other websites, but not to be outdone, here is an entry from us. Stan Wdowikowski works on the annual inspection and others pitched in throughout the day including Project Manager Frank Sirinek and Randy Hicks. Each service car must pass a fairly thorough inspection and checklist before it enters service each year. This only makes sense from a safety standpoint as well as maintaining the car and catching problems before they become major items. Saturday, May 16. 2009Milwaukee Streetcar 972 Update May 13, 2009 Side Gets Finish Paint Pete Galayda is applying the second coat of orange to the south side of this car. A BIG improvement and visible progress!  North Side Meanwhile on the north side, Gerry Dettloff works on the treadle door wells while John Faulhaber starts applying orange to the letterboard. |
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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 [...]