Ack! What's that
diesel doing here on our nice traction blog?!? Well, it's the latest edition of the IRM e-mail newsletter, of course. Remember, you can receive these in your very own inbox simply by signing up at the bottom of the museum home page at
www.irm.org
Schedule for 2019 now online
The museum has announced its schedule for 2019 and you can check it out on our website here. We are expanding some of our most popular events from last year, like the Bunny Trolley Hop in April, and adding other brand new events like the Fire Department Muster in September. Other popular events like Day Out With Thomas are returning too. You can see the entire 2019 calendar here. Even in the dead of winter, there's plenty of other news too!
Featured in this e-newsletter:
- The Bunny Trolley Hop is April 13th and 20th - tickets are now on sale
- Alco "Century" diesel locomotive arrives at IRM
- Get 50% off admission on May 4th, Illinois Day
- You can help save the last "Buffeteria" dining car
- Steam Department Benefit Concert is June 23rd
- You will now be able to take public transportation to IRM
- Progress update on the North Shore "Electroliner"
- Museum Entrance Building planning and fundraising
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Bunny Trolley Hop tickets on sale
One
of our new events last year was the Bunny Trolley Hop and it was so
successful that we are expanding it for 2019! There will be more to see,
more to do, and a longer ride than last year. We will also be running
the event two days instead of one. Tickets for both dates, April 13th
and 20th, are now for sale on our website. Make sure to get yours today;
last year the event sold out weeks in advance! Bring the family to
visit the Easter Bunny at IRM this year.
Click here for tickets and more information
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TP&W 800 arrives home
Last
year IRM purchased its first Alco-built "Century" diesel locomotive,
Toledo Peoria & Western 800 (later Morristown & Erie 18). The
engine arrived at IRM on January 22nd and will see service this year but
the work isn't done - we still need to pay for its purchase and
repainting in TP&W colors.
Click here to see how you can help
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Illinois Day 2019
Why
not celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Golden Spike with us? On
Saturday, May 4th, Illinois residents are admitted for 50% off with
valid state ID. If you're used to the crowds at some of our mid-summer
events, try a visit during the spring when the pace is a little easier
and the museum is a bit less busy!
Click here for more information
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Help save the "Buffeteria"
IRM
has the opportunity to save the last Milwaukee Road "Buffeteria," a
dining car rebuilt in the 1960s for buffet-style serving. This historic
piece of equipment is in very good and original condition but funds are
needed to move it to Union where it can be restored and operated.
Click here for more information
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Steam Dept. Benefit is June 23
Our
annual benefit concert to raise funds for the Steam Department will be
held at the Sanfilippo Estate in Barrington on June 23rd. This is a
great opportunity to hear the mighty Wurlitzer organ in concert and tour
this unique collection of artifacts.
Click here for tickets and information
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Take public transit to IRM in 2019
Starting
in 2019, the museum will be accessible via public transportation for
the first time in many years. MCRide, the county's dial-a-ride service,
will be offering trips from the Metra stop in Woodstock. Arrangements
must be made by phone in advance.
Click here for more information
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Electroliner Progress Update
The
major project to get the famous North Shore "Electroliner" running
again is progressing. Work on the trucks and motors is done; now the
focus is on the articulation joints between the cars. New bearings are
being made for these joints, after which the train set can be
reassembled and placed on its trucks.
Click to help with Electric Car restoration
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Museum Entrance Building
Fundraising
has kicked off to build the new Museum Entrance Building. This exciting
project will provide not only a permanent public entrance, but indoor
exhibit areas, a theater, event space, and an entire block of historic
building fronts on our Main Street Scene. Sponsorship opportunities are
now available.
Click here for more information.
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Congratulations are in order on recieving $30,000 for DC Line work from the John Emery Rail Heritage Trust.
ReplyDeleteIs this work going to eventually allow the use of pans out on the mainline, or is this mostly just for the streetcar loop?