tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post533530084804266839..comments2024-03-24T11:33:56.203-05:00Comments on Hicks Car Works: Saturday Report - UpdatedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-72404801601932600742010-08-02T22:27:54.122-05:002010-08-02T22:27:54.122-05:00I've heard a couple of different stories about...I've heard a couple of different stories about the "phone booth" extensions on the ends of the 208. One was that it was rebuilt following a bad wreck, the other is that it was done in the final years of one-man service, to move the motorman out of the passenger flow on the platforms. Either way, apparently it was just an experiment, since none of the E&B's other cars were modified that way.<br /><br />Regardless, I think it looked awful. Cars 207-209 were very attractive cars as built, and I remember seeing a pic of it for the first time and thinking "How could somebody DO that to a poor innocent interurban car????"Scott Greignoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-453035463180475042010-08-02T21:52:41.254-05:002010-08-02T21:52:41.254-05:00I wasn't sure if the Veracruz car was going to...I wasn't sure if the Veracruz car was going to be restored back to as built condition. I figured that it would be restored back to original.<br /><br />Tim Lesniak<br />Warehouse PointTim Lesniakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15224927762309255356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-34959981857460090822010-08-02T21:18:07.479-05:002010-08-02T21:18:07.479-05:00No, it's unique. It stuck out onto the front ...No, it's unique. It stuck out onto the front platform -- you have to see the pictures to believe it.<br /><br />And I now realize I must have made a mistake in counting somewhere. Stay tuned.Randall Hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16246581917018679919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-86885345447747570552010-08-02T20:58:19.710-05:002010-08-02T20:58:19.710-05:00What do you mean by a "phone booth" cab?...What do you mean by a "phone booth" cab? Do you mean the kind of cab like on North Shore cars?David Wilkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420287033827174299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-35358042274136769692010-08-02T20:55:56.385-05:002010-08-02T20:55:56.385-05:00The sashes were stored in a local barn. They'...The sashes were stored in a local barn. They're certainly from an interurban car, and E&B 208 is as likely a candidate as any. We have one single, twelve complete doubles and parts of another, so that matches the 208's side windows exactly.<br /><br />The 208 was the one which had the "phone booth" cab installed at Wheaton. I've always thought this must be a practical joke by the CA&E shop forces, they would never do anything like this to their own cars!Randall Hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16246581917018679919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-80134712346686001752010-08-02T20:43:51.977-05:002010-08-02T20:43:51.977-05:00As far as I know, a decision still hasn't been...As far as I know, a decision still hasn't been made about how the Veracruz car will be painted. It was heavily rebuilt by Trolleyville so it's not really original, though it somewhat resembles its as-built appearance.Frank Hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05577228910617578573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-41491838440861280062010-08-02T20:38:50.221-05:002010-08-02T20:38:50.221-05:00Okay I must have missed something. Where did thes...Okay I must have missed something. Where did these E&B storm sashes come from?? The E&B body in Union?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-13977046067792766682010-08-02T16:50:31.472-05:002010-08-02T16:50:31.472-05:00I notice a lot of work went into the new CA&E ...I notice a lot of work went into the new CA&E Cars (including painting). How come the Veracruz car wasn't repainted in Veracruz colors before being released?<br /><br />Tim Lesniak<br />Warehouse PointTim Lesniakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15224927762309255356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-54707918108312811192010-08-02T08:34:52.805-05:002010-08-02T08:34:52.805-05:00The "plague of locusts" has long been an...The "plague of locusts" has long been an IRM specialty.<br /><br />And let me remind everybody that we're not here to bash East Troy or anybody else. Thanks.Randall Hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16246581917018679919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-74168963828978818632010-08-01T21:45:11.882-05:002010-08-01T21:45:11.882-05:00John C, they did indeed scrap two of their three 5...John C, they did indeed scrap two of their three 5-50s. Last November about fifteen of us went up there and stripped the 28 and 35 down to the frame...when we got done they looked like a plague of locusts had gotten to them. The bodies went to scrap in Milwaukee about a month later.<br /><br />There's a number glass from the 35 about ten feet from me right now.Scott Greignoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-81978111767377021702010-08-01T13:41:09.873-05:002010-08-01T13:41:09.873-05:00I would expect similar treatment to the cars as th...I would expect similar treatment to the cars as the current cars have seen, ie changes to accomodate the lower voltage, pantographs removed and poles installed, different paint scheme, and basically "adaptive re-use"<br /><br />East Troy considers itself an electric tourist line, not a museum operation.<br /><br />JCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-54983346504175679092010-08-01T09:58:12.327-05:002010-08-01T09:58:12.327-05:00They have drastically rebuilt several SSL cars at ...They have drastically rebuilt several SSL cars at ET. Hopefully these will receive historical treatment and indoor storage they have enjoyed over the years.<br /><br />And... as you watch the cars leave Gary... so fades the last of the dream to restore or demonstrate historic interurban service in NW IndianaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-83561171652495027042010-08-01T09:28:44.668-05:002010-08-01T09:28:44.668-05:00I don't beleive that East Troy scrapped any 1-...I don't beleive that East Troy scrapped any 1-50 cars. They did scrap several cabooses as well as the Green Bay wood interurban body.<br /><br />I know that at least one of the 1-50 cars from East Troy is now in South Elgin at FRTM.<br /><br />John CAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-36211726569825562942010-08-01T07:29:12.447-05:002010-08-01T07:29:12.447-05:00Just remember Randy, 8 hours bottle to throttle!Just remember Randy, 8 hours bottle to throttle!David Wilkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420287033827174299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-11149158983827909642010-08-01T06:01:07.326-05:002010-08-01T06:01:07.326-05:00Art:
Sorry, I'm just behind the times. What&#...Art:<br />Sorry, I'm just behind the times. What's a mere twenty years?Randall Hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16246581917018679919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-65938449811577423632010-08-01T02:34:58.078-05:002010-08-01T02:34:58.078-05:00Five SS cars, I think.Five SS cars, I think.Scott Greignoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-51597740971845149892010-07-31T21:24:00.033-05:002010-07-31T21:24:00.033-05:00It is the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum, please. We...It is the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum, please. We haven't used the Arden name in almost 20 years.<br /><br />Art SchwartzAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-45589887374548004752010-07-31T21:21:57.654-05:002010-07-31T21:21:57.654-05:00CSS&SB cars are going to East Troy? Wasn't...CSS&SB cars are going to East Troy? Wasn't it they who scrapped some perfectly good 1-50's? Please tell me these cars are not meeting the same fate. o.o;; <br /><br />Seriously though, how many cars are there being moved?Zachnoreply@blogger.com