We
are scheduled to run 6 trolley coaches and 2 motor buses on Saturday for Bus
Day. Depending on mechanical condition
and operator availability, here is what we envision. We will start with Chicago Marmon-Herrington
9553 at 10:00am. It will be joined by
Seattle Gillig 4123 at 11:00. Both will
run until 11:45. At that time 9553 will
be parked. At 12:00, Milwaukee
Marmon-Herrington 441 joins 4123. At
12:45, 4123 is parked and at 1:00 Seattle M-A-N 4020 joins 441. At 1:45, 441 is parked and at 2:00 Dayton
Flyer 925 joins 4020. At 2:45, 4020 is
parked and at 3:00 Seattle Twin 633 joins 925.
Finally at 4:00, 9553 goes solo again until 5:00pm. Throughout the day motor buses CMC GMC 605
and Janesville RTS 412 will supplement trolley bus service but will not run on
a specific schedule (again subject to condition). The Bus Stop Shop will be open for business
again this year, selling surplus items from the Museum's collection to raise
funds for a new bus garage. We
appreciate the tremendous support and feedback we received after last year's
inaugural event. We hope this year will
be even better!!!
Comments
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 [...]