Many thanks to our intrepid cub reporter, Steven, who sent along several photos from this past weekend at IRM. Steven reports:
Friday was another wet day but saw good public turnout considering the weather. Not many volunteers were at the museum outside of those needed for operations. CA&E 431 was being used out on the car line again, once again a fan favorite of the two cars out running. The only other notable event was the lights on the third box car on the Steam Lead display going out. Joel, Jeff, and I did some troubleshooting for a good 30 minutes but couldn't get the car to turn back on.
Saturday's photos: First, the final day of HHR 2023 went fairly smoothly. Joel did a bit of work to get the box car from Saturday lit up again for Saturday's visitors. It looked stunning once again for the last day of Operations 2023.
Overall, HHR this year was an absolutely huge success from everything I saw. This was my first year of HHR and I can't wait to see how the event grows the next few years!
Progress on the barn 4 extension: New garage doors have been installed on all tracks and the new lean. Luckily there was an extension cord ran from the 41 tracks opener so we could get the door open for our next project of Saturday.
The IT Class B switch move: Greg and Nick started up the 25-tonner from Yard 4 and headed over to Barn 6 to start a quick switch move. The goal was to get the B out and get it moved over the pit for some work next weekend. The first step was getting the North Shore duo out of the way. Along the way to Barn 6, Richard joined the switch crew. He moved the North Shore cars out of the way and back into the barn. Greg and Nick moved the B over to Barn 4 through the new extension and over the pit.
Happy Holidays and have a great new year!
How are you going to get trolley wire through the roll up doors?
ReplyDeleteDavid Johnston
Yes, David has a good question. Will wire over the new track come later?
ReplyDeleteTed Miles, IRM Member for 2024.
We plan to use a door bridge to get the wire through the doorway, the same as transit agencies often do. Wire will be reinstalled as soon as it becomes practical to do so, considering that track is the main access to the inspection pit. The extension remains under construction and is not yet approved for occupancy.
ReplyDeleteR. W. Schauer