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Thursday, July 16. 2009GATX 33519 Update July 15, 2009For those of you who do not recognize this, it is one of our newer freight car additions to the collection (and of course needing money, if you can help). So far the car has been placed on its proper trucks, a coupler replaced, and as you will see below, getting a lot of fix it up and check it out attention.  Air line Bracket Repair Here the bracket to support the air line and angle cock is being re-welded. And below - the next two images also show welding bits and parts that had failed or were broken.  Coupler Carrier  Jacking pads on Car Bolster Ends  Grinding to prep for New Weld Victor Humpreys was part of the productive crew that accomplished a whole lot in a short time. All this made possible by Henry Vincent firing up Joy 2 and using it to spot the car on 41 track.  New Brake Shoe Dick Cubbage is the man for the job! Tight quarters and nearly superhuman strength required to 'drop in' a new brake shoe.  Air Brake Testing Finally, Dick is testing the air system for leaks and exercising the long dormant brakes. We are still missing one brake rod - lost in the trucking move? With that, the car could operate in our demo trains. For now the brakes are cut out, and the car would serve merely as a long connecting hose between other freight cars. |
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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.
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 [...]