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Thursday, September 8. 2011CTS 4223 Update - September 7, 2011 Standee Windows Lorne Tweed is working on the standee window areas inside CTS 4223, our Cleveland PCC car. Here he is painting the first coat of the interior cream enamel. This is required to be done before the window itself is installed and put in place. These oval windows are so named so that riders who are forced to stand in a crowded car can see out.  Sign Box Simon Harrison is continuing to clean and prep the front sign box for painting. Tight quarters, but we are cleaning and removing decades of old flaky paint and dirt.  Priming By days end Simon was applying new bright white primer to the inside of the sign box. The purpose here is similar, that the frame and inside areas are to be painted before mounting the new glass for the sign box.  Outside Looking In From the outside looking in, you can see that Simon is enjoying his day of volunteering. Do you want to be on the outside looking in, or can you join the friendly team of volunteers, and be an insider? Thursday, September 8. 2011B&O Wagon Top Update - September 7, 2011 Patches Victor Humphreys continued to install patches and do related body work throughout the day. He is a perfectionist, insisting on the finished work being almost invisible of the repairs.  How Does That Grab You Mike Alterio is installing new grab irons to replace those damaged and missing on the A end. This day two were complete - fabricated, installed, and primed.  Fixture Rich Witt has become a valued fixture in our shop, but in this case 'fixture' refers to the wooden oak form and jig being assembled. New volunteer in our shop, David Diaz helps on the task.  Bending As soon as the wood jig was done, we fit a steel custom made die assembly into the hydraulic press and began forming new caps for the ribs on the boxcar. Rich Witt is supplying the muscle to the pump. IT WORKED! And as I was leaving the crew were hard at work to have seven pieces made and complete. Thursday, September 8. 2011News and Views - September 7, 2011 In the Sun Chicago and West Towns 141 made a rare appearance outdoors, as clearances were being checked on under car cabling, as the car negotiated a very sharp curve.  Rare Artifact Henry Vincent is pleased as longtime member Bob Rayunec donated an original North Shore Line First Aid kit. Wow! Where did that come from? |
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Mon, 09-08-2025 08:22
Good job on the Burlington Nortern 9976. OK.
Tue, 08-12-2025 12:56
No new news that I have heard of thus far.
Tue, 08-12-2025 12:53
I'll also be doing another update on it soon. Keep en eye out for that.
Tue, 08-12-2025 12:47
A little work was done to it for Diesel Days this year. You'll see photos floating around for the temporary short term job that was done to make it [...]
Wed, 08-06-2025 13:01
Is steam car CN 15444 going to be coming to museum several times it was to be moved to muesum
Sat, 07-19-2025 18:56
Yeah, sadly it's still there as of 7/19/2025
Thu, 06-12-2025 19:14
Its been 14 years guys, where is the unit? Like really? Did you guys misplace it? Or are repairs taking that long? At this point be might we will have [...]
Wed, 04-09-2025 17:40
Jamie Thanks for the update. She's gonna shine like every thing else you guys do! Smeds
Thu, 03-06-2025 16:28
Yes, there is a wye. Those two have been MU'ed on diesel days a year or two ago.
Wed, 03-05-2025 14:04
7009 number boards look good. Is there a way to turn a locomotive around at IRM? In case you ever had a mind to connect 7009 and 6847?
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...