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Tuesday, November 24. 2009We Do Want This Car Update - 11-22-2009No I did not transpose two words in the title of this post.  CNW 284 At the November Board meeting the potential acquisition of this car was APPROVED! Many of you have pledged donations to support the project, and now is the time to send those in to fund designated R 284. We are counting on you. The CNWHS (historical society) is stepping forward and backing this project. THANKS!! Nick Kallas has a handshake agreement from Mr. Lou Lawrence of Lawrence Foods that the car is ours. So, as soon as funds are on hand, we can proceed with spending commitments to get this car to Union. And of course the rest of you faithful readers are not excluded - please help with this. Tuesday, November 24. 2009UTLX 17222 Tank Car Update - 11-22-2009Work has been continuing even with shorter daylight hours and weather that can best be described as 'challenging'. Read to the end of this post for a surprise image!  A End The pattern for the reporting marks (four inch) has been laid out and tape has been applied to ease the task of painting.  A End A small brush (some would say too small) is used to apply the paint. See previous entries for the B end work - it is completely lettered.  A End The reporting marks letters are done - SHARP!  A End Victor Humphreys helps position a stencil for two lines located lower on the tank end.  A End We use a technique we developed to apply two coats of the Chrome Yellow paint.  A End The moment of truth comes when the stencil mask must be removed - CAREFULLY!  A End With daylight running out, here is the A end as we left it Sunday night. But by Monday at noon, it was complete!  Builders Photo For the surprise, here is the builder's photo that was uncovered during the research for this car. Compare it to the work we have completed. There have been many challenges to be overcome in working on this restoration, spanning four summers at IRM. But the team has been persistent, and many members have contributed to the effort. To see more of the story go to the category tree to right side of these entries, click on the "+" sign for the Freight Car Department, and then click on the category for Union Tank Car Company 17222. Tuesday, November 24. 2009New Arrival CB&Q 993 - 11-22-2009This car has been on site less than one week and already a number of questions have been answered. It is DEFINITELY CB&Q 993! The car is sponsored by the Pullman Library (Ted Anderson and crew) and will be used to store some of that collection.  End Details  Casting Details  Underframe Shot  Hidden Underframe Stencil This lettering on the car underframe puts to rest the speculation on the car number.  Reporting Marks This set of reporting marks was used only to get the car moved to IRM and perhaps contributed to the confusion over the correct number.  Truck Frame And on the truck frame we can see the MOW service number - BN 976090 |
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Mon, 09-08-2025 08:22
Good job on the Burlington Nortern 9976. OK.
Tue, 08-12-2025 12:56
No new news that I have heard of thus far.
Tue, 08-12-2025 12:53
I'll also be doing another update on it soon. Keep en eye out for that.
Tue, 08-12-2025 12:47
A little work was done to it for Diesel Days this year. You'll see photos floating around for the temporary short term job that was done to make it [...]
Wed, 08-06-2025 13:01
Is steam car CN 15444 going to be coming to museum several times it was to be moved to muesum
Sat, 07-19-2025 18:56
Yeah, sadly it's still there as of 7/19/2025
Thu, 06-12-2025 19:14
Its been 14 years guys, where is the unit? Like really? Did you guys misplace it? Or are repairs taking that long? At this point be might we will have [...]
Wed, 04-09-2025 17:40
Jamie Thanks for the update. She's gonna shine like every thing else you guys do! Smeds
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...