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Tuesday, June 24. 20142612, the second week of June.Work is progressing so fast that I will now post the pictures with a caption only. Not much of an explanation is needed because much of the work we are accomplishing is repetitive.  6-11:Ray Erickson sanding part of the area Austin chipped  I am sanding area to be painted  You can see more painted areas than primed ones.  Another area primed and masked ready for paint.  Area above the windows freshly painted  Next week I will paint this primed area.  Gary now is installing one of the newly painted seat frames.  What a picture! The backside of the crew on June 13th Gary, Austin, and myself. Tuesday, June 24. 2014Late May, 2014 and early June
 Off the bar goes into the wild blue yonder  Gary is moving the bar into the field for future destruction.  Here is Gary sweeping the area where the bar once was located.  Looking towards the eastern end of the coach  Austin starts to chip away at the old paint
 The last panel being installed
 Looking east after the last panel has been installed. Tuesday, June 24. 2014Sunday, June 22nd, Passenger Car UpdateIt was a fabulous day. Early in the day Shelly Vanderschaegen and John McKelvey continued the big job of reupholstering seats for the RI 2612 coach. Michael Baksic, Ray Mormann, and Mark Gellman were trying to drill holes for the vestibule door between the Birmingham and the Loch Sloy. They worked on it all day but were unable to make much headway. During the mid-morning Jon Habegger helped Shelly prepare food for the lunch to come. Before his shift as conductor, Michael McCraren and Mark Gellman tackled the number board on the north side of the Pacific Peak. Last weekend work was done on the number board on the south side of the car.  Pacific Peak north side original number board covered with a panel - Photo by Michael McCraren  Mark Gellman drilling out the pop rivets and removing the panel - Photo by Michael McCraren  A one inch wide band of yellow was discovered which was a surprise - Photo by Michael McCraren  Michael McCraren painted the area yellow with UP model railroad paint - Photo by Michael McCraren  Michael masked the area painted black on the south side and sprayed on the yellow paint - Photo by Michael McCraren We had a great turnout for a plaque presentation to Susan, David, and Rob Stepek in honor of Phil Stepek who passed away last year. Shelly Vanderschaegen came up with the idea to create the plaque, Jon Habegger put the words together, and Pauline Trabert helped Shelly choose the plaque and design. Michael Baksic made the presentation to the Stepek family. A second identical plaque will be hung inside the Birmingham diner where Phil spent a great deal of time.  David, Rob, and Susan Stepek in the Birmingham - Photo by Shelly Vanderschaegen  Michael Baksic presents a plaque to Susan Stepek - Photo courtesy of Shelly Vanderschaegen After the plaque presentation, there was a picnic lunch in the Birmingham followed by a ride on the coach train. Later on David and Rob Stepek crushed cans which had been collected by the department. This is David's usual volunteer job. Jon Habegger went to his post in the 1st Exhibit Car following the luncheon.  Jon Habegger wears a Birmingham serving jacket - Photo by Shelly Vanderschaegen  David gives the thumbs up inside the coach train. Behind him are his brother and mother - Photo by Shelly Vanderschaegen |
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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 [...]