The museum has finally installed the electrical system into barns 13 an 14. Under the expert guidance and leadership of Dave Diamond the barns now have operational lighting. Both barns are now ready for the county inspections to begin.
These last four pictures have been provided to me by the contractor. He stayed out at the museum past dusk to get these night shots. Thank You.
The latest news comes from Dave himself in which he has proudly proclaimed that the county inspectors have granted us an occupancy permit! The great news was given to us this last Friday! We now can begin the arduous task of switching equipment around and filling these two barns.
We now have more than three miles, yes three miles, of inside storage
for our equipment. It has taken three years from the planning stages to occupancy permit. It was well worth the wait! The last two tracks and one switch will be installed in yard 15 this year. Its now time to consider building the next barn!! Why not consider sending in a donation to the newly established barn 15 fund. Yes, we have indeed started one already!. Lets start adding to it now. When planning a visit to Irm this Spring, please remember to visit these latest additions to our going campus! Take a look and be amazed at what we can do with donations! Lets keep on building these barns! 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...