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Tuesday, August 28. 2018Steam bites
Rich Thomas and his small team have been continuing the restoration of the UP 428 cab. This time his efforts are concentrating on the installation of the interior wooden side panels. During that same time the two metal floor replacements for the cab were finished and made ready for installation. The riveting team of Jerry and Stu installed about 50 rivets into both floor panels.
 Newly painted ceiling boards are being installed.  They are now all installed!  Next, setting up the metal floor to measure and fit to the locomotive frame.  The newly riveted metal floor set up for the custom fit.  A broader view.  Inside the cab again with unfinished window frames inserted to see how well they fit.  The opposite side.  Kevin Tudor spend part of his valuable vacation needlescaling both sides!  The side has already been chipped. Thanks Kevin for all your help. There are a number of other people assisting on this project but I forgot my camera at home that day.  The scraping needlescaling and priming of the wheels on one side is already finished.  Here he is brazing a new fitting onto a pipe that supplies steam for the hydrostatic lubricator of the Shay.  Dennis just completed one of the last welding projects for the Shay. Tuesday, August 28. 2018Part 4 Milw 649
We are still proceeding on the goal of having the 649 ready for the Happy Holiday Railroad this Christmas Season. The work has been slow and somewhat tedious but progress has been made on all sides of the coach. With a small and dedicated crew of three, to five, we have made real inroads.
 In this photo Howard has just completed spraying the lower red stripe.  Removing the masking paper shows the contrast.  Another view. What a great job, Howard. You, the reader, should see it up close.  Steve has taken this project under his wing. Here he is removing the old paint surface by grinding it off inch by inch.  Here is what all Steves work looks like when done. Just a little personal note, if not for Steve, Kurt, Bill and Howard this painting project would not have even been started. All the guys are very dedicated.  A view before paint was applied.  I am hard at work spraying the first primer coat.  The first coat is applied!  Now I am applying the second coat. Wednesday, August 22. 2018More Mt Harvard Painting
Our new interior painting program is well on its way for a first part conclusion. In the previous blog I showed you part of the painted hallway leading into the lounge. Well, that is now coated with new paint. Thanks to Sandi, John, Bill, Dale and Bob for removing the old layers of paint and prepping them for primer and top coat. As this was wrapping up we began our another phase by stripping old paint in the entrance hallway leading from the back door past the women's bathroom and into the section area. This is now completely stripped and awaiting sanding.
 John Knoll sanding by the womens bathroom door.  A view of the hallway that I just painted.  This view of the hallway looking towards the section area.  Similar view around the corner.  Again same area now primed.  Now painted.  A closer look.  All finished including wall parts. Please compare the before and after. WHAT a difference.  Sandi is now prepping the electrical panels in the hallway.  Dale has started removing old paint in the womens washroom.  We are saving the printing on the various areas for future reference and reproduction. |
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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 [...]