Ten, Twenty, Thirty Years Ago

1978: On Saturday, May 26, the 309 operated under its own power at IRM, the first time since it was at Wheaton. This was an important first step in the restoration process. The next day, however, I managed to twist my ankle and had to go to Woodstock Hospital, and was out of action for a couple of weeks. (So it's now been thirty years without a lost-time accident. Do I get an award of some sort?)

1988: On May 30, the 309 was run in a special trolley pageant for the CERA 50th anniversary celebration. All operable cars ran down the mainline to Seeman Road as a photo runby. Johnson siding was under construction, as shown here, and only had room for about two cars.
Work continued on the 321; I did work on the air brake system to get the car able to pump up. There was also miscellaneous work on windows and interiors of both cars.

1998: Frank and I drove out to Mt. Pleasant to check out the control system of the 320. I learned exactly what control resistors were needed, and was able to order the correct replacements. As a result, in June the 321 operated under its own power for the first time.

Frank finished painting the M1.