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Wednesday, February 5. 2014February 1st And What A Surprise! It Snowed!Curator Michael Baksic and Shelly Vanderschaegen were the only ones in the Passenger Car Department who braved the weather and made the long journey to IRM. They made good use of their time with the 2nd Exhibit Car. Shelly stained the trim that was to go on the wall where the TV will be located and Michael installed the trim. Once the heater is repaired underneath the counter, the doors will be reattached to close it up.  Mike Baksic installing new trim in TV area  Trim fully installed Then it was time to work on the closet door which was started last weekend. Under the metal which had been removed last weekend, the laminate was separating from the door. Gorilla Glue was used under the separated laminate on the door and then clamped to dry. Then Michael trimed one side of the door 3/8" or more. Ooops! Time for more Gorilla Glue which will sit until next weekend. The frame on the closet door had rotted wood so Shelly took the rotted wood out from underneath the door frame.  Gorilla Glue applied to laminate and clamped  Extra cut being glued On the way Shelly took some pics of the monumental snow banks for all to enjoy. Remember these were taken in northern Illinois - not northern Michigan!  Snow bank so high the mailbox is flagged  Its just like being UP NORTH!! |
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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 [...]