We have less than three weeks before the Thomas event to repaint the peeling areas and clean the 2602 coach. Please come out and help! Hopefully, more volunteers will be lending a hand to complete the upgrade. To be specific we need the following support. First, we would like anyone who can use an electric wheel wire to remove the small leftover paint pieces on the wall, next we need a few people who can use electric sanders to smooth the surface, and lastly a few folks to use masking tap and paper to cover the areas not needing paint. BTY, I and the coach department have all the materials needed to make your job easier. YOU just have to show up!! Wednesday, is a good day for many people but I will also be at the museum this coming Thursday. Stop by in back of barn 3 and I will be happy to show you the project. Here is what has been so far accomplished. Not shown in these pictures is the work of Andy Townsend. He has been sanding the old paint off of the window posts. Thanks to Mark, Austin, Andy, Dave, Mary and Brian for all your help. We have less than three weeks to get the 2602 back into shape for Thomas. Just volunteering for one day can make a BIG difference.
It will be a kool week so please consider coming out and helping on the 2602. You will enjoy the rewarding experience. Thanks Roger
Comments
Mon, 09-08-2025 08:22
Good job on the Burlington Nortern 9976. OK.
Tue, 08-12-2025 12:56
No new news that I have heard of thus far.
Tue, 08-12-2025 12:53
I'll also be doing another update on it soon. Keep en eye out for that.
Tue, 08-12-2025 12:47
A little work was done to it for Diesel Days this year. You'll see photos floating around for the temporary short term job that was done to make it [...]
Wed, 08-06-2025 13:01
Is steam car CN 15444 going to be coming to museum several times it was to be moved to muesum
Sat, 07-19-2025 18:56
Yeah, sadly it's still there as of 7/19/2025
Thu, 06-12-2025 19:14
Its been 14 years guys, where is the unit? Like really? Did you guys misplace it? Or are repairs taking that long? At this point be might we will have [...]
Wed, 04-09-2025 17:40
Jamie Thanks for the update. She's gonna shine like every thing else you guys do! Smeds
Thu, 03-06-2025 16:28
Yes, there is a wye. Those two have been MU'ed on diesel days a year or two ago.
Wed, 03-05-2025 14:04
7009 number boards look good. Is there a way to turn a locomotive around at IRM? In case you ever had a mind to connect 7009 and 6847?
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...