What? Freight Cars on Track 41? Yes!! Dave Rogan is shown by four of our cars as they underwent inspections and maintenance. A large dose of "thank you" is needed for Rod Turner, Jim West, and Gerry Dettloff who went out of their way to move the cars, some from deep in Yard 14, to this track where we have the air supply, tools, and records for this annual task.
I am usually the one lurking in the background and trying to catch a pic of the work. In this case Norm Krentel provided the candid image of me during the car inspections. Victor Humphreys and Paul Cronin also played a big part in the chores. The cars now released for operations are SHPX 42, GN X1390, BFIX 520, and GN 70104.
Lorne Tweed is hard at work installing more of the window post caps inside Cleveland Transit System 4223. Only two remain on the left side of the car. Those on the right side are installed, as are all the window tracks on the right side, and most of the window sash.
We were all delighted to welcome Al Reinschmidt back to the fold of the Wednesday volunteers. He is still in the recovery stage following a serious illness, but all those get well cards may have had some effect. Here, Al is straightening and making repairs to the window tracks, many more needed for the left side of the 4223.
Russ Prince joined us for a day of FUN. He quickly took up the banner and is shown here cleaning up some of the needed window tracks.
Al provided a break for Russ, he is well qualified for this task, having processed many many pieces, most of which are now installed in the 4223.
Norm Krental resembles a mad chemist at work on the bench. He and Jeff Brady were on hand to continue the work on the new roof for Michigan Electric 28.
Dave Rogan squeezed in some time to paint new wood parts for the Chicago Great Western X 38 snowplow. We pitched in to take the measurements and cut the wood, and before the sawdust settled the primer was going on. Many of these were installed later in the afternoon. Lorne Tweed looks on in the background - is he giving instructions, or just fascinated by the smell of fresh paint?
Buzz Morisette continues to make progress in the restoration of the many deteriorated wood parts in the cupola of the X 38. Framing and corner posts are made and being fitted into place.
John Nelligan is priming a steel panel destined for the inside of Charles City Western 300. He has spent weeks on the resistor grid work, and now finally gets some variety in his work.
Rich Witt continues on a batch of First Aid Boxes for our Chicago Aurora and Elgin cars. The drawings have been made and now Rich is laying out the needed cuts to optimize use of the boards on hand. Good planning makes for good work, and of course, less surprises along the way.
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 [...]