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Tuesday, January 30. 2018Shorts from the Electric Car Dept
Here are some developing projects from barn 4. I recently receive a note from one of our members who now lives in, Yes, in Hawaii. What a nice place to retire. His request was for some recent info regarding the ME interurban that Jeff Brady and Norm Krentel have been working on. So here is a small update. Included is a few other views and some of the project volunteers.
 Side view Please observe all the holes. They all had to be drilled before that huge steel piece could be installed.  End view  This is the other side. Please notice all the work that has been completed. Thats all new steel that first had to be fitted into place before the riveting could begin.  Thats all new deck plate fitted into position!  Norm by his project. Their getting it done!  All new rivets  Pete Galayda has been restoring and improving the appearance of the Illinois Terminal Class B unit. So far he has repainted all the windows and now plans to repaint eight doors. Nice job!  An interior shot of the Cleveland PCC Can any of you remember what it use to look like when the project was first started many years ago. WHAT a difference. Beautiful job guys.  Here is the team working on the Cleveland PCC. Lorne Tweed Ed Waytula and Eric Lorenz. There just admiring a newly painted sign holder for the PCC  Bill Wulfert, Victor and Bill chat about the days events.  Bob Olsen and Jeff Button are working on one of 40 some windows for the GBW 109. They all need to have the paint removed so that we can varnish the quarter sawn oak window frames.  Here Jack Biesterfeld is showing one of the processed frames. Lots of work, right Jack!? Sunday, January 28. 2018L&N 314 Alco FA update
Here is a quick update on our Alco FA L&N 314 (currently LIRR 604). Our volunteer electrician, Dan Currens, has been busy reinstalling various electrical components back in the electrical cabinet and is slowly beginning to wire everything back up. However, additional funding is needed to keep the project moving along at a steady pace. Your donations to the Diesel Locomotive Restoration Fund are what keep projects like this and other projects like the Rock Island 4506 restoration going. Your help is invaluable to these efforts! Thank you in advance for your support!
 Photo: The front of the cabinet in 314  Photo: The rear of the cabinet in 314
Thursday, January 25. 2018UP 428 Challenge Grant Extended
We have reached the matching grant goal of $5,000.00 for the UP 428 steam locomotive. Since there has been such a genuine and increased interest in this project the donor has decided to increase the match to $8,000 and extend the match time till February 28, 2018! Many of you are interested in financially helping with this project. Here is your incentive and opportunity! Remember to either send in a check or call to the office and make a contribution to the UP 428 Challenge Grant. The office number is 815-923-4391. Here are a few pictures of recent progress. Work has already increase on the 428 since this was originally announced! Your gift does make a difference!
 Side view of the 428  Rich Thomas and gang have started laying out the cab floor for installation  This is the location where the new cab floor will be installed  Another view of the project.  First you heat the guide. These two furnaces were made by our shop forces.  Another view of both furnaces  The guide has been place in the furnace and now its being heated. Please notice the flame.  This is one of four guides before the Babbitt is poured  Then you must also heat the Babbitt into liquid form  Here are both furnaces heating the material  The propane flame is heating the material to a liquid form in the ladle  The finished product. The good news is that this process only has to be repeated three more times. Then the poured guide must set up in the shops machinery and finished bored. |
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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 [...]
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 [...]