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Thursday, September 27. 2012CGW X 38 Update - September 26, 2012As mentioned previously, the weather was good, and we had a good sized crew for the project.  Sanding 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.  Painting Victor Humphreys took over and we now have smoother shiny maroon on all that area.  Rear Window 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.  South Door 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.  A Frame Up 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.  The Nose 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.
Thursday, September 27. 2012B&O Boxcar Update - September 26, 2012Progress continues with the pleasant weather, although heavy ground fog early today made one question how it could turn out so nice.  Sanding The first two panels are finally ready for finish paint. The welding, rivets and priming are done, and Victor Humphreys is sanding and touching up the primer.  Fourth Patch This is the last patch to be done along this half side of the car. One more day of work and priming, and then it is off to the races with more paint. The car is looking really nice with the rust outs gone and sides smooth and intact, bulges gone. The large area of filler to the right and above the new steel is an area that had severe pitting in the original steel side, some sort of badge or board having resided there at some date in the car's past. Thursday, September 27. 2012News and Views - September 26, 2012The exceptional weather on this fall day energized everyone and a lot went on, as usual for a Wednesday which is becoming a very popular day for volunteer work.  D 13 Work has continued on the TMER&T D 13, which is work car dump motor. In recent weeks most of the roof structure over one of the 'telephone booth' cabs has been replaced and restored. New saddles have been made and are fitted, ready to install. Today, Gerry Dettloff, John Faulhaber, and Henry Vincent applied a new canvas fabric to the roof.  What Is Next As they work their way along the side, it almost seems that democracy is in action. "What should we do next on this side?" Note that the car is in one of our storage barns and access is difficult, the crew resorting to creative staging and ladders. Except for Gerry who quickly scampered up on top.  In the Shop In the shop Pete Galayda (shown) and John Nelligan continue work on the Charles City Western steeple cab locomotive. Here, a 'box' of resistance grids has been disassembled, a myriad of rusty and sometimes damaged parts in array on the work table. Each is carefully cleaned or replaced and the parts reassembled into a box arrangement. This is Number 3 of seven to be done.  Along Central Avenue In recent weeks the Wednesday Special Projects Team have also been working on baggage car MILW 1309. Some ten (or more?) years ago this was completely restored but years outdoors in the weather have resulted in a shabby and worn appearance. That should not come as a surprise to any of your readers, but points out that the long term preservation of equipment, and best use of volunteer resources is NOT to do work over again, but work to fund and build the next Barn. But it is looking very nice indeed. |
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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 [...]