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Monday, October 12. 2009UTLX 17222 Update, Octorber 10-11, 2009 B End We are still making progress on applying complete lettering to the car. Here, on the B End you see the reporting marks in 4 inch letters.  Car Numbers Several different techniques are used depending on the historical accuracy we need to portray and the size and location of the lettering. Here you see the numbers being applied to the B End painting entirely free hand with a very small brush. Talk about time consuming!  Done with the Number The end results are worth it! And on this car the Chrome Yellow color of the letters makes them really jump out from the black background. Two more lines of lettering will complete this end.  Right Side Meanwhile, on the right side, the class and test data are being applied using a sort of pad printing technique. When completing a line elsewhere on the car, it must be left to dry; so if time is left in the day, we move to a different spot for the the next block of text or numbers. Monday, October 12. 2009URTX 26640 Update October 11, 2009 Corner Bolts Seems like everything is slower in the colder weather. We even observed a few snow flakes Saturday PM. Kirk Warner is finishing up those annoying details passed by previously. Here are the results of drilling and adding some anchor blots on the left side, A end. Kirk also managed to apply the first coat of black paint to the A end. |
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Thu, 03-06-2025 16:28
Yes, there is a wye. Those two have been MU'ed on diesel days a year or two ago.
Wed, 03-05-2025 14:04
7009 number boards look good. Is there a way to turn a locomotive around at IRM? In case you ever had a mind to connect 7009 and 6847?
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 [...]