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Thursday, October 25. 2012News and Views - October 24, 2012 Table Saw Fence We are hoping to restore another table saw for use in the wood shop as it provides some features we do not have on saws now in service. Henry Vincent is patiently working away on that, here a very complicated design for the fence.  Lots of Parts You maybe able to appreciate just how many moving pieces are in this ONE assembly  From the Other End Many of the parts are rusted and some frozen in place so it is not so simple as you might expect. So far, only one threaded fastener seems stubborn to the point where it might have be drilled out.  Wagon Top It alternated between cloudy and not so much all day but there was no rain. For some reason it was hard to get good pics, but we all remarked how beautiful the north side of the B&O boxcar was now that it is ALL in the finish enamel paint. Roger Kramer was on site and was painting Illinois Central 3345, a Grill-Coach built in 1948. I was leaving at the end of the day but Jim Leonard volunteered to grab a pic of this work. Sorry, it did not come out. Pete Galayda and John Nelligan continued on rebuilding grid boxes for Charles City Western 300; and Gerry Dettloff and John Faulhaber labored on the TM work equipment. |
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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 [...]