Freight Car News

In case you've been getting bored with Electric Car Dept. news, our friend Bob Albertson sends along some pictures and information of recent progress involving freight car projects far to the south, out in the nether regions of Barns 10 and 11.  Nobody can be in two places at once, so we really appreciate getting updates like this!

1) The bobber roof is 1/3 done. Victor Humphreys, Dave Rogan and Bill Peterson continue to work away on that project.

 2) Rick Marzec and others from the steam department have been helping work on a couple cars to get them ready for the Milwaukee Railroad Historical Association event in August. Last week his team painted the sides of URTX 37190 in barn 11 and this week the side ladders and hardware were painted black. I've included a couple pictures and will take more next week.  Buzz will do the lettering in July and that car will be done.

 

3) MILW hopper 97051 has been moved outside to take its turn being sand blasted. It will be repainted grey with black lettering. Also planned to be done by the MRHA meeting.

 

4) SOO caboose X5001 is not SOO any more.  Buzz is leading the project to return it to MILW X5001 orange. Also planned to be done by August.

 

5) Warren Newhouse is heading the effort to blast and repaint the MILW dynamometer, but I'll let him talk about that project.