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Thursday, May 9. 2013Wood Shop Update - May 8, 2013This entry will be for general interest work I saw on site today, and perhaps one surprise pic.  Childrens Boxcar John Faulhaber made some slight adjustments and finishing touches, then went on to prime the car.  Interior Paneling Lorne Tweed is making good progress on the Cleveland Transit System 4223 interior behind the rear door. Several pieces are test fit here, including one piece, new from the fabricator just today.  Sign Box In the above pic you may notice a void or empty space just to the rear of the rear door. The rear sign box will be mounted here as shown by Lorne. It fits like a glove!  Window Tracks Of course there is usually more than one person working on any of our projects. Simon Harrison is installing window tracks, two for each window. Slow work to be sure - the process, not Simon.  View From the Top Here is pic of our B&O 374065 wagon top boxcar from an angle not usually seen. In this case from the top of the adjacent CGW X 38 snow plow. During the day, Victor Humphreys worked on this car, installing a repaired side door threshold plate.  Bending Jig Jeff Brady and Norm Krentel are making a sturdy bending jig while just outside the door, a steam generator is 'cooking' a piece of white oak. The result we hope for is a nicely contoured runner for new roof mats for Michigan Electric 28 |
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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 [...]