Illinois Railway Museum Blog

I guess I will lump together a lot of related things here, most of them centered in the Barn 4 area.  Last week we hosted an event attracting almost 100 woodworkers from across the country.  A success as measured by several yardsticks.  Thanks to all volunteers who helped with the cleanup, provided docent and other services for the event.

VC 19

Going, going, gone.  That is, the Columbia Park and Southwestern lettering applied by Trolleyville.  Mike Stauber and Frank Sirinek have sanded, primed, and repainted the letterboards on both sides of this car.

At the left side of this image, you will see what is now the west end of CRT 1797.  Welding repairs are now done, provided by Gerry Dettloff, and Tim Peters is in the process of trimming out the paint, and finishing some of the parts, showcasing what this end, and the other one, will eventually look like.

Let There Be Light

Here is the first of new lights being assembled, installed and tested in the shop addition space on Barn 4.  Barb Lanphier and Eric Lorenz seem to be amazed; while Ed Waytule remains in the backgorund working on CTS 4223.

Speaking of which, Ed and Eric have been cleaning and reconditioning the side bumper rails for that car to make them 'showroom new'.  Several recent weekdays saw activity with sanding, blocking, and painting done on the PCC.  If the weather holds warm enough for a few more weeks, look for some exciting results here.