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Thursday, May 22. 2014By the numbers... 5-13,14,15 2014
 This section of the wall has just been masked ready for paint  May 13, another angle of area to be painted  Same area that now is painted  Different view this time facing west of new painted area  Brian Loraine and Dan having lunch in our diner  Dan sanding and prepping the western door for primer  May,14, Brian needle chipping and Loraine priming replacement wood window sills  Brian, Nick, and John viewing our progress Nick and John were impressed!!  Western entrance door just painted, May 15. Now I can apply the previously removed parts Memorial day is almost here so please consider joining our 2612 crew for some friendly activities. I'll be at the site Saturday as well as Sunday to show you around and help you get started! This year you have an added incentive to visit Irm for the Frisco 1630 2-10-0 will be running , this Saturday, for the first time. Ed. note This is the first time it has operated in many a year so please expect a few situations to work out the "Bugs." Please THANK any and all members of the Steam Team, you may meet, for their hard work and devotion in returning the 1630 to operation. Special THANKS to Tom Schneider, the curator of the department. Roger Tuesday, May 20. 2014May 18th Passenger Car Department UpdateSummer is here... Yay!! Jon Habegger started the day on Sunday by improving the appearance of his arrival departure display. The October 1955 departure and arrival times of intercity trains from six Chicago stations have been reformatted on sturdy display boards which are tacked to the wall with adhesive strips. It really looks great and gives us a sense of the prevalence of rail travel in the 1950's.  1st Exhibit Car arrivals and departures - Photo by Jon Habegger Kevin Kriebs continued removing adhesive from the 1st Exhibit Car. He had completed the entire lower portion of the car by lunchtime and then moved a scaffold in place to start on the top half of the car after lunch. It's a huge job but he is getting it done! By midmorning, Michael Baksic was talking with with John McKelvey about the need for reupholstering coach seats. Shelly Vanderschaegen joined them and the topic changed to rubber flooring for the Birmingham diner, the Santa Fe lounge car, and the Dover Strait. Chuck and Pauline Trabert made their first appearance at IRM for 2014. Chuck spent his time searching the Milwaukee Road Dynamometer roof to find and stop new leaks which had cropped up since last year's effort to plug all the holes. He pulled off some old patches and replaced them and found one new hole not previously discovered. Late in the day Curator Michael Baksic asked Chuck to remove a triangular metal frame which jutted out on the back of the car before it caused any damage to other cars while hooking up. Shelly climbed up to help remove the fasteners and they got it down in just a few minutes time.  Chuck Trabert patching the X-5000 roof - Photo by Shelly Vanderschaegen  Supervisors on the Dynamometer work Michael Baksic and Pauline Trabert - Photo by Shelly Vanderschaegen  Shelly climbed up to remove fasteners - Photo by Pauline Trabert  Chuck moved the detached metal frame inside the X-5 - Photo by Shelly Vanderschaegen While she was in the area, Shelly took a couple of pictures of two cars outside Barn 3.  Shelly captured a shot of the Dynamometer car  Shelly also captured the RPO 1923 which is usually in Barn 3 Mark Hoffmann continued work in the Pullman Car John McGloughlin, needle chipping and priming more surfaces in the Ladies Lounge. Then he showed Shelly his work in progress in the Delaware Lackawanna & Western 556 coach. He has needle chipped and primed portions of that car too.  John McLoughlin ladies lounge ceiling after needle chipping - Photo by Shelly Vanderschaegen  John McLoughlin ladies room ceiling primed - Photo by Shelly Vanderschaegen  Lackawana coach 556 needle chipping update - Photo by Shelly Vanderschaegen  Larger view of coach 556 - Photo by Shelly Vanderschaegen  Mark Hoffmann points out areas to be primed in 556 - Photo by Shelly Vanderschaegen Michael McCraren crafted replica magazines from the 1940's which he put in the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad 1534 lounge car magazine rack. He also replicated a Santa Fe menu which is behind the bar in the lounge car. On the back of it is a list of the times alcohol can be served in the states and even certain counties the train passed through.  Replicas of popular 1940s magazines and brochures - Photo by Shelly Vanderschaegen Pauline Trabert worked with Shelly finishing the cleaning in the Northern Pacific 325 Slumbercoach Loch Sloy. She cleaned mirrors and surfaces which hadn't yet been done this year while Shelly vacuumed the entire carpeted coach. Next Pauline washed windows, table tops, and seats in the Atlantic Coast Line Birmingham Lightweight Diner while Shelly vacuumed the carpeting in the dining room.  Shelly vacuuming a roomette in the Loch Sloy - Photo by Pauline Trabert  Pauline cleaning a mirror in the Loch Sloy - Photo by Shelly Vanderschaegen  The Birmingham diner cleaned after lunch - Photo by Pauline Trabert John McKelvey was finishing reupholstering the last two seats from the DM&IR 84 coach seats in the woodshop. Thanks!! Welcome back, John - we know it's spring/summer when this snowbird arrives. Lunch was in the Birmingham as usual. Guest Kevin Brown brought cookies to share - treats are always appreciated! Thanks! We also enjoy what he adds to the conversations - not that we're schmoozing him.... but we do want more cookies! John McKelvey, Mike McCraren, Jon Habegger, Kevin Kriebs, Pauline, Shelly and Michael B. our fearless leader, were also enjoying the cookies and discussions.  Kevin Brown joined us for lunch - Photo by Pauline Trabert  Kevin Kriebs and Jon Habegger at lunch in the Birmingham - Photo by Michael McCraren  Shelly Vanderschaegen and Michael Baksic having lunch in the diner - Photo by Michael McCraren After lunch, Michael McCraren took a picture of the coach train being pulled by Silver Pilot and BN-1.  The Coach train being pulled by Silver Pilot and BN-1 - Photo by Michael McCraren Thursday, May 15. 2014Wood, Car, and Freight Shop Update - May 14thBuzz Morisette wrote and took pictures for the following post: With Bob K. out with a bad leg I thought I would update the Wood, Car, and Freight Shop Blog with a few photos from Wednesday. The CGW Plow has seen a lot of progress even with the cold wet weather this spring. Exterior almost completely painted.  CGW plow exterior almost completely painted The stove is now back in place. Victor H, project manager, looks like he is waiting for the stove to produce some hot coffee. Dave R is coming up the ladder.  Victor H. and Dave R. look at the stove  The plow roof will be finished soon Dave and Chris R. checking their cameras, you can see the new toolbox and the completed car siding and ceiling work from this last winter.  Inside the plow with completed car siding and ceiling  The plow cab is completely finished off On the way back to the shop I caught Randy Hicks in the pit inspecting CA&E 309.  Can you find Randy in this photo? Pete G. in the shop painting parts for Charles City Western 300.  Pete G. in the shop painting parts for Charles City Western 300 He and his crew have rebuilt a 600 volt compressor this winter. Just checked out OK last week and ready to be installed.  Rebuilt 600 volt compressor 300 looks great with fresh orange paint and rebuilt grids being wired in.  Fresh orange paint on the 300 Over in barn seven I found Gery D. (L) and John F. (R) measuring TMER&L D-13 dump car roof for replacement car lines (Rafters).  Gery D. and John F. measuring TMERL D-13 dump car roof The Gery and John team have also finished the 810 roof painting back in barn 4  The 810 roof painting finished Also busy in the shop today were Lorne T. prepping and painting interior panels for the Cleveland 4223 PCC. And last but not least Rich W. working up plans for the arch window frames we need to make for the Boston and Mane wood diner.  Rich W. working up plans for B& Tim was not around today but I don’t know when the CRT 1024 was last updated. The photo below shows the new sign roll box, roofing, end platform, beam work, and special cast running lights next to the sign box.  CRT 1024 Tim and Frank just started cutting the new T&G car siding that’s set up in the shop. I need to finish the sign roll graphics for this project. Thanks for looking, (get well soon Bob - I don’t like to type) Buzz Morisette, May 15, 2014. |
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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
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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 [...]
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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 [...]