Hi folks a short note
First, please consider a donation to Olympus, to try and cover the cost of acquiring the car. We have not formally applied to the board yet, but I want to make sure we can pay the bills before we move forward. It truly is a unique one of a kind piece and fits very well with both streamliner sets on property.
Any help at all will be most appreciated. I think folks know that the department is more than willing to put the sweat equity into the car, but our funds are really depleted with the new barn.
http://www.irm.org/gallery/album237
ATSF 2544 is making interior progress second side of seating area is prepped and getting painted, seats are getting ready for installation soon
http://www.irm.org/gallery/ATSF2544
DLW 556 after 3 years is almost done with the steel work on the vestibule. I know Mike and Ray are really ready to be done with this car and move onto something different. Great work takes time, and this has been a really good repair job that most folks will never see, but will make the car safer for revenue service for years to come. Thanks to them.
http://www.irm.org/gallery/album133
With the new Barn open, we have spent a lot of time getting the Villa Falls set up and organized. We have storage space INDOORS for the first time! Yay!
This means we can light and hopefully dehumidify the interior and make it into a decent space for storage until we get a shop and storage area. Every little move forward is good.
March means April is just around the corner, and that means prep for public show.
Cars need to be tested and ready for service, Barn 3 needs to be set up and all the cars checked for lights and displays, Yard 5 needs to be set up for display, and along the way all the winter restoration work needs to be cleaned up and put away. Now, we will also be getting parts of Barn 11 ready for display. The barn may not be open for public right away, but its a project that will still take time. Everyone have a good spring and we hope to see you soon.
Comments
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 [...]