Illinois Railway Museum Blog

Irm is again adding and improving the railroad infrastructure.  The contractors are again here extending the future trolley loop and constructing the last two leads in yard fifteen.   All together this will give us about 2000' more  storage track.     As you can see from these pictures all this material is new.   It doesn't pay to purchase used ties anymore.   In the next three weeks all the rail and ties will be inserted and four new switches constructed.  Beautiful is it not!!  As you can see by the dates on the pictures this project started August 17th, 2016 but because of my involvement with Thomas I am just now posting them.    Before this construction began Dave Diamond and crew excavated and graded the sub surface to met all local codes.  Here are the results.  Beautiful track work!More construction photos next time.  Look for ballast being added  and then being tamped and surfaced.    Yes,  I can see the next questions already.... When is the next barn, 15, going to be built, right?    Well,  as I have said many times before...  Send in your donations to this new fund call Barn 15.   That will quickly add to the fund.      Thanks     Roger