Electric Car Department

We got some publicity for the project this week, and for IRM.  The Thursday issue of the Waukegan News Sun had a few pics and information on the CNS&M 354, which once plied the streets of Waukegan.

Interior

This is the fine looking interior of the 354 with car lighting working again thanks to the Electric Car Department and some troubleshooting.  This feature was worked on to show off the interior to best advantage for the photographer shooting the story.

Car Cards

Victor Humphreys helped on this task, and here he is distracted, reading some of the very old car card advertising inside the car.

This remains an active project and we really need your donations help to bring this back to operation, any amount large or small is still being accepted with our thanks.  And we have challenge grant money that will match your contribution dollar for dollar at 100% parity.  This is a great way for you to help IRM and stretch your dollars.  Please specify fund RTMS on your check.

Water Everywhere

I mentioned in the previous post that I was forced to change plans, and that is why no report for Saturday.  Here is the reason, a dim image that greeted me at the first crack of dawn, about three feet of water on our street.

Window Posts

Tim Peters is now attacking the carbody posts on the north side of CRT 1797.  This wooden L car originally was a semi-convertible design, and Tim has found evidence of that.  It seems odd to me that the side windows could be raised up into and stored between the ceiling and roof, but that is the way it was.  Imagine an 'open car' on the elevated!

Lifts

Kirk Warner was able to join us for the weekend as part of an intermission on a business trip.  We went into the Sand Springs 68 and started the installation of the hardware that the Wednesday shop guys have so perfectly buffed, polished and restored.  Kirk is driving the four wood screws per lift on the first window.

One Done

Then Kirk insisted I take a test drive, and they seemed to work perfectly.