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Friday, October 9. 2009URTX 26640 Update October 7, 2009 Right Side The right side of this car is complete and the sun and sky were just too perfect - so Kirk Warner clicked off another image for us to share here.  End Sill Bruce Plaxton is needlechipping the old paint and rust on the A end.  A End Here you see the entire A end cleaned and primed.  End Ladder Back in the shop Bruce Plaxton is painting the second end ladder, destined for the A end of the car. Friday, October 9. 2009URTX 26640 Update October 4, 2009 History While removing old paint from the A end of the car, Kirk Warner discovered what appears to be the old number of this car. URTX 1099!  B End Ladder Kirk Warner is putting the finishing touches on the restored ladder for the B end of the car. He and Victor Humphreys had quite a struggle to re-mount this.  B End So, here is the B end DONE except for lettering. This represents a LOT of work.  Cleaning the Ribs Victor Humphreys is cleaning the ends in preparation for priming. Kirk Warner is working above him on the scaffold.  Priming The ever shorter days this time of year and weather less than ideal does not stop our crew. Victor Humphreys is applying primer before darkness falls.  A End By day's end about 1/3 of the end had been cleaned and primed. Friday, October 9. 2009GN 70104 Update October 7, 2009No, the project is not dead. Just a question of too few hours and too little money. But as of this date the needed structural repairs are virtually complete. If someone is out there that is good with a torch, there are some 'cosmetic' items that could be re-bent or straightened.  End Ladder A contract welder (Alehandro Ybarra) welds on an end ladder while I look forward to the next task.  Grinding We were able to save some money by enlisting our volunteer help to serve as labor on the job. Bruce Plaxton is grinding excess weld on a corner repair.  B End The car suffered from decades of hard service. Several of the frame members and end framing braces, ladder stiles were bent or broken - probably due to a customer trying to shove the car with an end loader. Alex was really quite skilled at making something out of nothing, in this case taking a completely folded angle web and bringing it back. |
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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...
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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 [...]
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
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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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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 [...]
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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 [...]