Hicks Car Works

News and views of progress at the Illinois Railway Museum

Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Car Shop News

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Tuesday was another busy day in Barn 4.  Let's start with the 306.   Both controllers have been placed on the platforms, and will be wir...
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Monday, August 4, 2025

The Most Extravagant Extravaganza

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This year's Transport Extravaganza seemed to me, and to several other unbiased observers, to be the biggest and best we've ever had....
Friday, August 1, 2025

New - and We Do Mean New - Diesels

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Frank writes... Normally we don't focus too much on the Diesel Department, but the diesel-related news from yesterday was too big to ign...
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Thursday, July 31, 2025

IRM on TV

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On Thursday morning our Museum was visited by a crew from Fox-32 news, and everybody had a good time.  Of course, they focused on Transport ...
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Wednesday, July 30, 2025

The Latest on Green Bay & Western 109

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Thanks to our fearless freelance reporter Gregg Wolfersheim, who has sent along another batch of photos recording progress on GB&W wood ...
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