After some delay due to the pandemic, it's time once again to celebrate as we review the accomplishments of 2022. As always, additions and corrections are welcome!
- Acquisitions:
- Pullman Villa Real
- Pullman John Greenleaf Whittier
- CB&Q baggage car 1554
- C&NW SD50 7009
- The Electric Traction Speed Trophy!
- In building news, the structure and exterior of the C&NW building are now complete, and work on the interior is continuing.
- Operation of both the Decapod and the Shay several times this year.
- Special days such as Pumpkin, Thomas, Vintage Transport, and Happy Holiday all went well, with Pumpkin and HHR both setting all-time attendance records for those events.
- Lots of track work, including the replacement of about a mile of main-line rail.
- IRM hosted some important private events, such as the 100th anniversary of EMD and a visit from AAPRCO, the private car owners' group.
- And as usual, operations proceeded smoothly and safely during the year, thanks to our operating department.
- I can't begin to list all the restoration projects that were either completed or made significant progress this year.
- Hicks Car Works set a new record for number of posts this year, mostly due to Frank's just-concluded series of Scalzo articles on electric lines of Illinois, the Doerr photo collection, and our pre-2008 logs.
- Perhaps most importantly, we have several new active volunteers. We are certainly grateful for their help, and hope they will stay with us for a long time!
And finally, a public service announcement:
Y0u forgot the acquisition of the CNW SD-50.
ReplyDeleteHappy New year to you and Frank. This is one of my favorite sites to visit; which I do every day and sometimes i I do not have anything else going on I pick a year and re-read it!
ReplyDeleteYou guys are very useful for waiting out pandemics!
Ted Miles, about to renew IRM member
Folks,
ReplyDeleteI forgot to say that the work on the Fox River #306 since 2021 is amazing! It is close to them amount of work done to the Sand Springs #68 about a decade or more ago!
Ted Miles, retired but still interested