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Sunday, June 9. 2013CGW X38 Update - June 8, 2013 Parts The old TV commercial seemed to say "Parts is Parts", at least for a chicken. Not so true for restoration work. Bill Peterson is cleaning up many of the cupola window hardware parts. Earlier he had completed the fitting and installation of the floor repair pieces inside the rear compartment, left side.  Locks Victor Humphreys is installing a very old mortise lock for one of the doors on the snowplow. Lots of drilling, fitting, chiseling.  Cupola Framing Buzz Morisette continues the tricky work of restoring the window framing and sills in the cupola. Here he adding some paint to the framing for the left rear window.  Cupola Roof First thing in the morning Victor Humphreys went up on the roof and finished the second coat of new paint on the cupola roof, before the metal work got too hot in the sun. Uncertain weather drew out this task, but we are off and running now.  Cupola Maroon We also applied the first maroon to be seen on the cupola. This to the posts, trim, and framing exterior, while Buzz applies some finish grey to the new wood sills and posts on the left side. Sunday, June 9. 2013Wood Shop Update - June 8, 2013 Operational Ray Piesciuk posted earlier about the good news for CTA 2153/2154. It is TRUE - here 2154 pokes its nose out of Barn 4 while Dave Fullarton is fussing below the car. Mate 2153 is inside over the pit. Note the trolley pole installed on the roof of 2154 to allow this normally third rail only car to operate on our railway.  Many Parts are Needed Dave Fullarton is engaged in restoring part of a trolley base to be used on our elevated cars. Disassemble (not always easy), needle scale away old paint, grease, and rust, sandblast for final cleanup, and then you may START the painting.  Left Side Interior The interior of Cleveland Transit System 4223 is undergoing a transformation at almost warp speed. Lorne Tweed and Eric Lorenz busily drill holes, tap for screws, and anchor the new parts in place. That would be post caps, panels below the standee windows, and the rail above them.  Bulls Eye Lights Eric has restored one of the many bulls eye light fixtures that will be mounted in the ceiling of 4223. Not a trivial task for one of these but for 31?? Nevertheless this first one is absolutely perfect, better than new to my eye.  Chair Shop John Mc Kelvey makes this job look easy but I would not want to tackle it. Here he is reupholstering a nice chair destined for the LAKE CITY. He previously stripped it down, cleaned and refinished the wood parts, and is now applying this appropriate period fabric. You need to see it in person - VERY NICE WORK!  Family Days Train Many of you have probably heard that we hosted the Union Pacific Family Days picnic and outing for Chicago Service Unit employees and families. Lots of equipment was brought by UP for display and this is a view of the three car passenger train departing east from Station Track 2 behind C&NW heritage painted SD 70.
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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 [...]