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Thursday, May 27. 2010URTX 26640 Update - May 26, 2010 Pocket Repairs Thanks to a member/welder who has a truck mounted welding unit, the needed repairs were completed on Tuesday.  Hang It Then, on to re-install the coupler and related mechanism. Gerry Dettloff provided the heavy lifting (in the Bobcat) while John Faulhaber and Victor Humphreys wrestled the shank into submission. It does not look THAT HEAVY!  Stubborn It shouldn't be that hard but a lot of things have to fit and be in alignment all at once.  Done The smiling crew shows off the finished product. With their dedication and experience, it made short work of a heavy job that has been in the works for several weeks. Good job guys!  Corrections Victor Humphreys is repainting the letterboard or fascia strip black to conform to recently discovered prototype data. A small thing like that makes a big visual impact. Hot and humid until the thunderstorms formed, but at least this is on the shady side of the car.  Layout Work Victor snapped of pic of me while doing the measurements and layout for the MILW herald on the second car side. Look closely and you will see the black outline of the logo. Thursday, May 27. 2010Wood Shop and Other News - May 26, 2010 D13 Saddles John Faulhaber was making some additional saddles for the TM D 13 work car. Be sure to see this work in person when you visit for the July 4 Trolley Parade. Also in the wood shop we managed to get two new caboose windows for the IC 9792 glued up and in the press, the new 409 signbox sash was sanded in the Berlin Sander, and then followup trimming and fitting. As a sidenote the Berlin threw a drive key, but the problem was quickly remedied and fixed.  Yard 3 In the other news department, our track contractor began work in Yard 3, removing the worst of the ties and rails in preparation for re-installation. Note the storm clouds gathering in the distance. |
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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 [...]