As mentioned previously, the weather was good, and we had a good sized crew for the project.
Dave Rogan and Jim Leonard started the day by setting up the scaffold and sanding down the maroon paint applied two weeks ago. Just one of the necessary steps before applying the second coat of the finish paint.
Victor Humphreys took over and we now have smoother shiny maroon on all that area.
The new rear window sill was installed, and new molding added for stop jambs on the top and each side of the opening. Jim Leonard is adding the last one here. The temporary plywood blank was cut down and installed and for now this opening will live that way through the winter.
Dave Rogan needlechipped below the south door opening. It got primed and then they moved on to fitting the steel threshold. That may involve a little more than we first thought. Dave did some more neddlechipping on the rear wall and Fred Ash also helped out there for awhile.
Jim Leonard is fitting into place and bolting in new framing timber for the window on the north side. The rough timbers had been planed and sized previously, now to make them conform to the exact needs. Rich Witt helped manning the shop drill presses and boring and counterboring the needed holes 'on demand'. All four were installed at the end of the day.
As soon as one task was done, the volunteers were ready and eager to move to the next. Soon, we hope to finish cleaning the rear wall and some work got done on that today. But as soon as the finish paint was being applied to the north side, we did not think it was a good idea to work right next to that operation. So, the crew moved forward to the nose and began more needlechipping and wire brushing on the wedge face and knife metal. It also helped reduce the noise in the rear areas where other work was being done on the plow.
Comments
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 [...]