Trolley Bus Department

After spending the morning filling the last of the Snowflake Special ticket orders, Richard and I decided that we would make some inaugural runs for 2010.  We took the Edmonton 181, the Seattle 4020 and CTA 9553 out for a couple trips each.  Mike and Tom Morrow were in from Michigan and Ohio respectively for the Snowflake trip tomorrow, so they rode along.  Tom runs trolleybuses.net and has been very complimentary in his treatment of IRM in the world of trolleybuses and Mike has been a great supporter of us for many years.  It was great to see them again and to have them along on the first trips of the year.  Next weekend Richard and I plan to finish up measurements of the last few pieces for the roster, then video our overhaul of a retriever.  This will give us a permanent record of the procedure for our archives,  and we will be able to share this info with Sandtoft (England – home of another Edmonton BBC) and perhaps other museums.  Sorry no pictures, I just shot video today.