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Friday, June 15. 2012CGW X 38 Update - June 13, 2012Another good day on the X 38. Working on a snow plow in the heat of summer, somehow it just seems cooler.  Windows Buzz Morisette is making repairs to many of the existing window frames for the plow. These are not permanent restorations but will fill the openings and hopefully keep weather and birds out. These two from the cupola are being re-glued.  North Side I just did not seem to have the camera around at the right time and place. There were many volunteers stopping by to join in the fun for an hour or for all day. Jim Leonard and Dave Rogan are taking a shift cleaning the old paint from the wing. That is certainly a LARGE wing area, and is deceiving in a way. But here, all the old layers of paint have been chipped off.  Same View Friday, June 15. 2012Shop Views - June 13, 2012Here is just two short reports today to play catch up for me.  Upholstery Shop John McKelvey is back in the area for the summer season and has resumed work to reupholster all the seats in North Shore 757. For me it would be a big job to do one seat!  Where the Elite Meet Here are some of the crew that were obviously in a high level conference. Why else would they stop talking as I walked by? The usual suspects and their projects were Lorne Tweed (Cleveland Transit System 4223), John Nelligan (Charles City Western 300), and Rich Witt (Chicago Great Western X 38). |
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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 [...]