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Sunday, October 27. 20132612 The restoration continues
I have fallen behind on the updates of RI 2612 but I too hope to fill in the reader with more progress. Every Week the look of the interior is changing. The project has been attracting new volunteers to continue our efforts. Every Wednesday and Saturday there have been at least 5 or 6 people working on it and a couple of times even 8 or 9. Here are the newly added results.
 Kyle working on body repairs  Results of some of his repairs  Repairing the deck and stairs  Results of some needle chipping  This area is already to be primed  Primed and ready for the top coat  Loraine Bixler using the air to needle chip  Dave Cook chipping away  Dan painting more parts from seat frames  Gary also painting seat frames  Dan and Gary removing parts from the brass window frame Sunday, October 27. 2013The Montrose Bridge - October 23, 2013There used to be a bridge to carry the CNS&M tracks from the elevated structure about Wilson Ave on the North South line, then south over Montrose Ave. and down a ramp to the ground level North Shore facility about Buena. Some years ago the Museum was fortunate to acquire the three spans and two of the support steel 'piers'. The two steel supports were re-purposed to support the new Central Pavillion area and are restored to hold the roof and on display. For many years the three steel spans have resided just south of our car line tracks and east of the Springfield Ave platform. On October 23 cranes were on site and the three spans were moved. First, the short span was taken south to be adjacent and north of Yard 13.  The Lift Next the cranes lifted the easternmost of the long spans.  Walking With a crane on each end, the span was 'walked' east toward South Junction.  New Location The span continued to moved, first turning south, and then traveling along the leads to Yard 13. Ultimately it was paced just to the north of the area where the leads go due west. And then the second long span was stacked atop the first one. Wednesday, October 23. 2013RI 2612 the resumption of restoration
With the Thomas event and the wonderful 4-day Railfan weekend now behind us work began again in earnest. We began by disassembling and then sandblasting spare rusty RI seat frames that we found in our storage field. These will be installed in the middle of the car where the original six were removed to make room for the "bar." Gary Sherman has made it his responsibility to remove any old bolts and to sandblast the rusty steel parts. Jan, Jane, and Loraine began priming them after they were sandblasted. Having the sandblaster operational is a very big plus. Then they will be topcoated and reassembled. Future blogs will show the results of our efforts.
 Jan Hervert standing next to some of the seat parts he had just painted.  Jan and Loraine with more painted seat parts  Brian and Kyle repairing a seat pedestal. Yes, repairs can be done too.  Loraine painting the replacement assembled seat frame  Jane and Loraine painting frame parts . What a wonderful outdoor activity |
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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 [...]