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Monday, April 12. 2010Barn 9 and Barn 11 Tour - April 10, 2010More shots from the camera of Robert Kudder. Many of these are rarely seen or noticed by the working members as they are not prone to leaving the project at hand.  Front End One of the locos on display outdoors at IRM.  MILW 265  MILW 265 Above two shots in Barn 9, near the south doors, of the front end and fireman's side of MILW 265.  Needs Help This is almost an "ART SHOT" if it were not so sad. This is a very old ATSF boxcar, number 44043. At least it is now inside Barn 11 where some measure of protection is afforded from further deterioration.  UP 3786 Newly restored caboose UP 3786 is also inside Barn 11. Victor Humphreys was escorting a group from Whitehall, Michigan who ventured down here to see some of our work and discuss their caboose project.  MILW 01984 Many areas warranted closer inspection. Here is the mandatory group photo in front of MILW 01984 which is receiving a lot of attention so that it may once again serve riders at IRM. Note that Barn 11 is not open to the general public at this time. On Sunday we were visited by a 'delegation' from Logans Mill, Wisconsin who are involved in a MILW caboose restoration and again we were questioned about our techniques and were happy to show them around.
Monday, April 12. 2010Milwaukee Electric L4 Update - April 10, 2010Here is a shot from the camera of Robert Kudder of the old car shop area in Barn 4.  Footboards New finish paint is now on the second set of all new footboards constructed in the wood shop by Buzz Morisette. In the background see a stack of refinished windows destined for CA&E 319. Monday, April 12. 2010Wood Shop Update, Part 2 - April 10, 2010Another shot from the camera of Robert Kudder.  Gluing Bill Moran, Rich Witt and Bob Kutella are assembling a new sash for the 451, note glue already applied to the top tenon. Let's see, slot B gets tab C, or was it the other way around? |
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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 [...]
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 [...]