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Monday, October 26. 2015Dover Strait L&N 2726 and Showcase Weekend
I have been quite busy with the Mt.Harvard move but now it's time to catch up on some important September activities. We in the Coach Dept were very happy to finally run the Dover Strait as well as the L&M 2726 diner in a nine car passenger consist the weekend of September 19 and 20 . The highlight of the nighttime festivities was having three cars lit for operations. Thanks to Warren Newhauser, Brian La Kemper and their team for operating the dynamometer and supplying electric power for the Dover.
It sure was thrilling to see the lounge lite and operating at night!!
 The Dover Strait crossing Olsen road  Tom Schneider of steam dept fame admiring the Dover  Inside the car in day light. Recognize anyone in this picture?  Crossing Olsen Road with the entire consist  Gene Mackowiak and Bob Hunter came out to visit a couple of days after the Dover ran Those two guys made its restoration possible!  Exterior view of the car lite up at night. What a difference  The lounge lite up at night  Another interior view  Our steam locomotive 1630 pulling the entire consist  Even though we were not serving food people still loved to sit in the 2726  Left to right DMIR 84, LN 2726 and the Dover Strait  The diner at the station Monday, October 19. 2015The Crane Lifting of the Mt. Harvard
Here are some pictures and descriptions of the incredible Mt. Harvard crane lift that took place at the Mid-Continent RR museum in North Freedom, Wisconsin, Oct 14 and 15 of this year. [Near the Wisconsin Dells] I would like to thank all who donated to the restricted fund, Mt. Harvard project. You helped make it possible to ship this sleeper to the museum in just five months! Maybe a record!! Everyone is cordially invited to view the Mt. Harvard at Irm. Special thanks to Paul Cronin who advised me when ordering cranes and the trucking company.
 Lifting one end of the car with a ninety ton crane  The other end gets lifted with a 195 ton crane  Another view  Both cranes lift at once  The car was positioned near the museums car barn  Lifting on their main line  We had to raise the car body about five feet off the trucks in order to clear a switch stand  Lifting clears the truck frame from the body inorder to lift trucks to a flat bed for transport.  Swinging the car body over to place on the thirteen axle road truck  Now swinging the other end over Wednesday, October 14. 2015Prepping the Mt. Harvard for Movement
Two weeks ago Paul and I meet at the Mid Continent RR Museum and removed stairs and other parts to prep the Pullman sleeper for the long move to Irm.
 Paul Cronin making some adjustments  Paul and Ken Ristow from Mid Continent helping out  Paul and myself watching Ken cutting some steel  The vestibule end minus the stairs  Another view |
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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 [...]
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What happened to the Department Blog? It's been over 2 years and I still regularly check for updates, but nothing comes...
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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, [...]
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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.
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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 [...]
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Nice to see 428's cab back on. Looking forward to when it is operable!
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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 [...]
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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?
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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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