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Monday, April 19. 2010ME 28 Update - April 18, 2010 I Will Take Door No. 2 The crew for the ME 28 was out in force and here Jeff Brady begins the trim and fitting work on Door Number 2, for the left side of the car. That includes lock set, track, weatherstripping, a whole lot more fittings and 'stuff' than you would imagine.  Door Number One Monday, April 19. 2010Wood Shop Update - April 18, 2010 Glen Springs The Glen Springs is one of our passenger cars and we custom made 25 pieces of millwork to be installed above the window area in the car interiors. Simple shape, lots of steps to get there. Other sightings - With the coming of spring weather Victor Humphreys has been busy on our URTX 26640 boxcar. He has made a lot of progress, singlehandedly, with cleaning, priming, and painting the roof! I had occasion to visit the Steam Department and in spite of all the speculation and comments being bandied about, I would have to say I was impressed. Lots of volunteers and lots of activity with everyone seeming to know what they were doing. Large mysterious chunks of brass being machined for the decapod driver bearings, and on the Shay the new part of the front tubesheet looks to be nearly finished. The shop guys have fabricated a very heavy steel lifting beam which will be bolted to the front of the frame (where the pilot beam goes) and this will allow the locomotive to be jacked up. The front truck will be pulled forward for needed repairs and the process reversed. All that ironwork is mysterious and looks very heavy - I better stick to making sawdust. Monday, April 19. 2010Wood Shop Update - April 17, 2010 Woodstock Woodworkers First off, here is a shot of the Woodstock Woodworkers, who we were happy to host and provide a tour for. Another gorup later in the day was shown around also.  Feeling the Pane Next, Buzz Morisette continues the way toward new windows for our MILW 01984 caboose. Look closely, and you will a sheet of glass in hand, and a few sash have already been glazed.  Screwed Finally, a quick grab shot of Tim Peters working on brass screws which have had paint on them for well over half a century, and they are resisting clean-up. Tim is working on making new leather strap hangers for CRT 1268 and these are the salvaged screws that hold the brackets inside the car. |
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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 [...]