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Thursday, August 27. 2009URTX 26640 Update August 26, 2009 Cleaning the B end Needlechipping is proceeding on the B end. Not devasting hard labor but the noise and vibration get to you. And many coats of paint or cement on these ends make for slow work  1/3 done Despite intermittent showers, about 1/3 of the end is clean and primed. Ladder work next.  Upper Door Track The upper door track on the right side has been re-installed. Later in the day milling and checking of the remaining wood siding continued, pieces fit and primed. Thursday, August 27. 2009Wood Shop Update August 26, 2009 Tenoner Here is a pic from Kirk Warner of me in the cage and Jim Griffith working on the HB Smith tenoner we obtained last fall. Trolley fans will remember this in use at the Illinois Terminal main shops at Decatur about 1910. A lot of work in the meantime, and late yesterday we were able to run the motor and machine for very short periods, proceeding to fine tune or fix each problem as they were discovered. Thursday, August 27. 2009Chicago Surface Lines 3142 Progress August 26, 2009 Shrink Wrapped? No, not a prime rib from the meat department, although a bit more expensive. Recall the news that a motor failed on our workhorse 3142 in mid summer. The offending motor has been to the motor shop and repaired/rebuilt and was delivered yesterday. Just pulling a motor from a car without the use of an overhead crane shows how resourceful our volunteers are. Now to reverse the process and test it out. Yes, donations are needed. |
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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 [...]