Hicks Car Works

News and views of progress at the Illinois Railway Museum

Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Monday Brief

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Today we have another brief report on just a couple of the typical weekday projects, all of which are going along steadily. Painting continu...
Monday, February 9, 2026

Progress on the 451

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Frank writes... Super Bowl Sunday featured more needle-chipping in the 451. Many thanks to Greg and Jimmy, who during the week had completed...
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Friday, February 6, 2026

Thursday Shop Report

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Thursday was another busy day in the shop.  I have just a few pictures of what was going on.  In the morning I put together another third ra...
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Thursday, February 5, 2026

Barn 6 Switching

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When Barn 15 is approved for occupancy, we will be doing a lot of switching. I mean pretty much all the departments, not just the Electric C...
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Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Green Bay Car Update

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We know your heart is full of questions. What's the meaning of life? How long is a piece of string? How high is up? And what in the worl...
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Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Tuesday News

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Let's start with the bad news first.  Buzz helped me get the #1 train door from the 460 up onto the operating table, and it turned out ...
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