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Thursday, August 9. 2012CGW X 38 Update - August 8, 2012 Framing Good progress again yesterday on the X 38 snowplow. We installed eight new pieces of interior wall framing, on the rear wall, shown here, and on the north side. The next three pieces were cut drilled and are ready for paint.  North Side Jim Leonard took to the high scaffold and continued the last little bit of needlechipping, wire brushing, and priming on the north side. Most of that should be done on Saturday, weather permitting. Then the focus will shift to the finish color coats.  Air It Up Jim Leonard, Dave Rogan and Victor Humphreys are hooking us shop air to the plow for the first time since it arrived at IRM. Several volunteers have worked steadily over the past few weeks, to reassemble air piping which had been dismantled, to replace and add new piping where needed, and now it was time to try it out. Baby steps. We blew out the lines to eliminate debris or scale, then the last few nipples and fittings were installed by Dave. As expected, a number of minor leaks and fittings needing attention were discovered and these will be addressed. Still, a milestone in the restoration process. Thursday, August 9. 2012News and Views - August 8, 2012I guess the heat wave is over and winter is on its way. Far more pleasant to work outdoors on site yesterday than it has been for the last 6-8 weeks.  Lounge Chair How does he do that? Our upholstery guru, John McKelvey, has just finished recovering a lounge chair which will be used in the rear compartment of Illinois Terminal 234. I do not hesitate to take a log and reduce it to sawdust, but I doubt I could do half the job in twice the time, than John can do with a basket case chair or seat cushion.  Roof Boards Lorne Tweed and Dave Rogan were dry fitting and doing the first assembly work for a new roof board structure for Cleveland Transit System 4223. There is a lot going on in a small space. Now, how to hoist that up and over the car to mount it on the roof?  Off the Grid Pete Galayda is assembling another resistance grid box for Charles City Western 300. John Neligan assisted throughout the day.  Venting Fred Zimmerman was on an outdoor bench working to restore galvanized sheet metal patent roof vents for one of our elevated cars, CTA 4412, a 1924 product of the Cincinnati Car Company.  On Site He's here!! Our blue friend arrived today and was unloaded from his semi truck. The large tents are being erected, and our electricians were busy running power and cables. Nine days from now you may come out and help with the event, and meet several thousand of your closest five year old friends. BUCKLE UP! |
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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 [...]