Some more views from Didcot, later in 1977. Same restrictions apply.
Saturday, July 30, 2022
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You don't care about trolley cars? Visit my steam page. Or my Gilbert O Gauge site. Or visit some roadside diners!
You don't care about trolley cars? Visit my steam page. Or my Gilbert O Gauge site. Or visit some roadside diners!
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- The 308 Needs Your Help
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- New Details on the Hicksco Plant
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About This Site
The "Hicks Locomotive and Car Works" banner at the top is taken from original artwork of the company, which was in business from 1897 to 1911. The picture behind it shows the four restored CA&E wood cars at the Museum, starting with #309, which was built by the Hicks Locomotive and Car Works in 1907.
This is not an official website for the Illinois Railway Museum. It represents only the personal views of the authors.
This is not an official website for the Illinois Railway Museum. It represents only the personal views of the authors.
It has been developed and tested using Chrome, Firefox, and IE7 with the screen set at 768x1024. If any other browser gives you a problem, please let me know.
Any reproduction or other use of the material posted here for personal or commercial profit or financial gain would be a miracle. So don't try it.
Our Current Projects
CA&E 36, 308, 309, and 319
For 2025, the 309 and 319 should be available for revenue service. The 308 may be used as a trailer. The 36 has a broken leaf spring, and fixing this will be a priority.
CA&E 451, 453, and 460
We are working on reupholstering the seats in these cars.
Shaker Heights 18
The 18 is operational; repairs and repainting are now underway.
Shaker Heights 63
This car is being repainted.
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- 205 History (3)
- 205 Progress (88)
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- 308 operation (48)
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- 309 History (10)
- 309 operation (61)
- 309 Progress (90)
- 319 History (2)
- 319 Operation (25)
- 319 Progress (266)
- 321 History (6)
- 321 Progress (16)
- 36 History (7)
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- 36 Progress (302)
- 451 Progress (45)
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- 460 Progress (52)
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You can email me at randallhicks at astound dot net, or Frank at fullparallel at astound dot net. Or you can use the handy contact form below.
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Favorite Links
- Preserved Traction - Frank's Complete Listing
- Heritage Rail Alliance News
- Gilbert O Gauge
- GreatThirdRail.Org
- Vinyl Cowboys - David Wilkins' Blog
- RailroadData.com - Directory to Railroad Websites
- Dave's Railpix - Great collection of Electric Railroads
- David Sadowski's Blog
- Restoration of the 308
- Restoration of the 309
2 comments:
Thanks for some more great pictures from Ditcot!
My Rail & Wire came in the mail today; it has a great illustrated article on the restoration
of the Villa Real. The owner restored steel, replaced missing hardware and lights, and even
restored the wood grain parts of the car!
Ted Miles, IRM Member
Mr. Sauer not only did a tremendous job of restoration, he also did the historical research and documented the entire process carefully. That's a model of how restoration ought to be done. And his donation of the finished car to IRM ensures that it will have a permanent home and be preserved in its current condition. All of us at the Museum owe him a great deal of thanks and appreciation.
Go and do thou likewise!
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