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Thursday, June 9. 2011Car Work - June 8, 2011 Wagon Top We have mentioned that the next Freight Car Project is to be our B&O wagon top boxcar. Here is a cloudy day image of the car from the "B" end.  A End It is hard to see with most of the car color closely resembling rust and dirt. But here on the A end, Lorne Tweed and Victor Humphreys have been cleaning off the old crud, and some of it is really stubborn. Look closely and you with spy some new primer on those areas.  Q Caboose Our CB&Q steel caboose has passed its annual inspection, but not without a lot of re-piping and repair of the train line and branch piping. This car has been previously restored, but years outside in the weather have taken a toll. We need to thank John McKelvey for providing a leadership role and the labor to re-paint the red banding on the sides, and on one end. John has the new paint in hand, and Kirk Warner was visiting from Florida when he got 'drafted' into the project.  Masking and Some Red Paint The caboose was moved inside Barn 4 due to uncertain weather and the ability not to have to work on this in the sun and blistering heat - nearly 100 F. John is at the far end, the first coat of new red is going on.  Done Saving the best to last, the new red lettering bands are complete and the caboose is leaving the Barn pulled by U S Army 8537. Other areas of the paint need attention but this is a big improvement and shows what can be done in a group effort. Thursday, June 9. 2011Wood Shop Update - June 8, 2011 Depot Street I will start off this entry with something off topic, the Depot Street Project by B&G. There is steady progress on this major job, here rough grading completed from Barn 4 south to Central Avenue. This indicates the majority of the underground work is complete for this segment. If you come out for a visit to Union in the next few weeks be prepared to follow directions on signage, and be safe in the construction zones.  The JIG We had recently developed a specialized jig for plowing out recesses in passenger car window frames, those to accept the lift hardware. But every different window needed modifications or another jig. Rich Witt has been working to develop and make a jig that is more or less universal, easily adapted to slight differences seen for each car.  Almost a Door There was more work on the new door we are making for our station. Victor Humphreys is sanding out some details. If it were cold and rainy, we would have had this through the final sanding by now. But as every summer approaches, outdoor work takes priority.  Glen Springs We have finally resolved some of the details and needed materials for four new windows for the Glen Springs. Lorne Tweed made some good progress on a total of 16 sides, tops, and bottoms. |
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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 [...]