Illinois Railway Museum Blog

I am still playing catch up with BLOG entries.  Here is a short post covering early October for the restoration work in the Barn 4 areas.

Tacking Canvas

The new canvas roof for the Michigan Electric 28 is making strides.  As a of a few weeks ago Jeff Brady, Norm Krentel, and Tim Peters were tacking the new roof on the south side of the car.  The sequence (simplified) is to stretch the canvas to eliminate wrinkles, then trim the waste, fold and tuck the edges, and tack it down.  All without loosing the 'stretch'. The work continues and is much farther along by now.

On the Job

Work continues on several areas for Chicago Rapid Transit 1024.  Here, Jim Heinlein is ON THE JOB and has moved his needlechipper to the north side trucks.

The Gates

Gerry Dettloff and Frank Kehoe were working on the gates on the west end.  As more and more parts get re-installed it becomes obvious that some adjustments are needed to eliminate interferences and get smooth swinging gates.

Front Ceiling

It is beginning to look more like a finished car all the time as the first of the large new ceiling panels is lifted into place inside Cleveland Transit System 4223.  Jim Leonard, Dave Rogan, and Lorne Tweed are 'reaching for the sky'.

There It Is

Lorne Tweed breathes a sigh of relief as the panel is supported and finished.  There were some anxious moments trying to manhandle this ten foot long panel and hold it over your head.