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Monday, October 14. 2013Tank Car Restoration Progress - September - October 2013
I continue to lag behind on these posts since I have been involved in other projects, including the location shooting for the upcoming Chicago Fire episode on NBC. So this will serve to get you a peek at another major milestone in our restoration efforts. Great Northern X-1390 was a company service tank car in relatively good condition, that was in great need of restoration. At 20,000 gallons capacity it is our largest tank car. Starting on September 23, a contractor provided services to clean and repaint the car. None of these efforts are without DRAMA, but the job is now complete. What follows is a sort of photo essay with captions providing most of the information. Of course donations to cover the work and provide seed money for future indoor storage, you are all encouraged and welcome to send your support to fund RX1390. Thanks. (Did I say this would be a LONG report??)
 First Cleanup at 6000 Psi Pressure Wash  Pete Galayda Delivering Removed Dome Walkways to Shop I am having a difficult time getting pics formatted for easy viewing so bear with me. OK I give up and will just post the pics centered in a long line. Next - - -  Car on spot in the bright sun. Take a good Look at the last of the original GN lettering.  Here is a last look at the remaining orange color on the dome.
 The dome is in a silvery gray primer  Dome viewed from the west Paint is next - - -  A lift was used to gain access all around  First orange paint goes on the dome The color makes a big difference. This is our first look at the orange - - -  It did not take long for all the orange to glow on the dome. It was just too exciting for my shutter button went off at a moments notice  The entire car body received two coats of primer  Here is the first look at the black  The black is also used on the underframe and trucks  The east side is now half black, whatever that means  And the black follows on the west side  This is only the first coat of finish color but it gives great promise for the finished job We relocated the worksite to the south of south junction so the trolley power could be restored. Always safety conscious, we turned that off when the painters were working under our overhead wires.  The second coat of black has been applied. Or the third coat depending on how you are counting.  A new morning and the black has been cocooned in plastic as preparations are made for the orange.  The final coat of orange, starting on the top.  Note that the dome has been sanded before the final coat of orange  Our painter, Willie, poses by the completed car At last the car is painted, but hard to see the full impact with all the wrapping and masking still in place. Ask and you will receive. We will close with two shots of the train pulling the car along with DODX 12661. Still wet, the car is to be placed temporarily inside a Barn.  Heading north on a clear blue sky day  The train pulling into the tail track before heading west to Barn 4
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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 [...]