Completed Projects

CRIP 19135

Winter weather shut down a lot of remaining work on this car, Rock Island 19135, since our department has no shop space, even inside an unheated Barn building.  You will be happy to know that needed parts to repair side bearings and 'coupler droop' are being ordered and we hope to have this restoration completed and the car in operating condition this season.

For you die hard fans here is a quick link to the ROSTER info for this car.

To see the Kirk Warner GALLERY album of 233 restoration pictures (so far), with commentray, click HERE.

Lets See How This One Rides

Wayne Baksic takes some time off from working in the Wiidshop to board the caboose for an unscheduled EXTRA freight train movement.

It Does Not Look Like Grease

Lots happening on this project over the three day holiday.  Here Gwyn Stupar catches Kirk Warner with a disk of center bearing grease.  The car is on on jacks for the next step.

It Goes Way Back in Here

And this is the next step - reaching into the exposed cup on top of the truck to lay in that lubricant.  In case you did not recognize him, that is Kirk Warner.

Borrowed Power

By Monday afternoon the caboose was ready for a test drive on the main line.  Here an engine couples up to the caboose in Yard 5.  Jamie Kolanowski was the engineer, Warren Lloyd the conductor, and Kirk Warner the chaperone.

The Train

Buzz Morrisette caught a quick snapshop as the train was ready to leave east to the end of the line.  From all accounts the bearings ran cool and no defects noted.