We found Bill Wulfert working in the shop area known as TIM PETER"S RAPID TRANSIT department, and caught him off guard looking between some CRT 1797 doors that have been restored and look about ready to go back on the car.
Of course, windows seem to be a perennial topic or theme of ongoing work. Jon Fenlaciki worked on additional windows he is restoring for Chicago Aurora & Elgin 451. He has done MANY, MANY of these and the end is in sight!
You guessed it! More window work as Ray Schmid works on another coat of clear varnish for two restored sash to be installed in Michigan Electric 28.
Jeff Brady has been working on the truck rebuilding for one of our TMS project cars, Milwaukee Electric 972. More disassembly work in almost infinite detail reveals that pins and bushings need to be renewed. These are hardened sleeves and - er - pins that join things like levers and castings which need to move freely in the completed truck assembly. Brake rigging is an example.
Comments
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...