Wednesday, June 17. 2020
Very Active First Week of June Posted by Roger Kramer
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Comments (3) Very Active First Week of JuneThis first week of June in barn 10 was very productive even with volunteers keeping the prescribed distancing. The four ongoing projects were the Mt Harvard, Milwaukee Road 649, John Mc Laughlin, and the Pawnee. The following is a summary of the four projects in pictorial form. First, the Milwaukee Road coach, 649. For the last seven months the bulk of our restoration efforts in the coach department have been devoted to the John McLaughlin. I am proud to say that we have accomplished our goal of repainting the entire eight sections of the sleeper. Here are pictures of the last areas being repainted. The Pawnee has received a drumhead sign. The last project is the Mt Harvard. I am committed to repainting the sleeper this year. We are focusing all our attention on the exterior. Getting it prepped is a labor intensive job. If you would like to see more progress in these four projects please consider make a donation to any or all of them. Monday, June 8. 2020Diesel Shop update 6/7/2020Here are a few project updates now that the shop is open and work is starting up again. On Milwaukee Road 33C, we're almost caught up on priming and painting the loose parts, panels, screens, etc. The Metra 7658 bilevel coach is also in the shop. It is receiving some attention with the HVAC system and door control. Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific 4506 was completed. Some of those inspection items included going through all the electric gear and rotating equipment. We also replaced some piping on the air system that was rusted through where it goes through the floor.
The highest priority project at the moment is still United States Army 8537, our museum's 45 ton switcher. Body prep has continued along with prep work on the trucks after some additional oil cleanup. Ground lights are being installed and we'll have to figure out the best option for permanently mounting the radio antenna before any priming can be started. While moving some parts and supplies into storage to continue our shop cleanup, we dug out the portable wheel lathe that was in storage. The Electric Car Department is planning to use it on some interurban wheels. Some followers were asking about the Armco B71 visibility cab locomotive that is in the shop. It is there for a cosmetic restoration, but is not a priority to work on. When there are extra personnel around, it will be used as a fill in project. If you would like to support any of these restoration projects, you can donate to the Diesel Department Equipment Restoration Fund and, if you would like, follow up with an email to support a specific piece of equipment. Thank you for your support! Friday, May 22. 2020Paint restoration of the 975Among the many restorations and building projects in 2019 was the painting of the steam locomotive T&NO #975, a 2-10-2 wheel arrangement. This project, which was started in 2018, was financed by the museum through the general fund. This is an example what can be done by the museum through the hiring of paid employees. A member, Gregg Wolfersheim, was hired to paint the engine and with his hard work he turned a rusty old steam engine into again a work of beauty. Here Gregg has removed the old rust and paint and is now applying a coat of Sherwin Williams primer. The running gear on the west side is almost all primed with pink primer. We added a little too much red colorant into the primer.
To preserve the 975 and its paint job we would like to house this engine in a new barn when built. Please send donations to the T & NO 975 fund to help make this happen. Thanks, Roger.
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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 [...]