tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18104787466635315572024-03-19T08:01:10.594-05:00Hicks Car WorksNews and views of progress at the Illinois Railway MuseumUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3739125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-81262981359720219442024-03-18T20:53:00.004-05:002024-03-18T20:53:41.475-05:00Fender Finished<i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Frank writes...</span></i><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Sunday it was back to work on good old car 18, and the highlight was certainly completing the Eclipse fender. This involved assembling the lengths of chain, springs, and split links of various sizes that were painted last weekend and mounting them to the fender.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyvL0UOfOVsLFY9-ZqYzMquQYcYNkNu6Nb3ogNVdlBRrT5H89fXeDz86uePy2ygAY_pmriQCxlaD_wezqnfAYbv3n7-U8Y0r0slylUV9Dj0mPQW8hrGXMWHFJKCGDbQxpdUy34AD-EaqfaCQ6ivgZOKv_kLKdG2IIyDq3xZymBO-wIeqpNmev55ri7kphh/s1024/blog01-fenderdown.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyvL0UOfOVsLFY9-ZqYzMquQYcYNkNu6Nb3ogNVdlBRrT5H89fXeDz86uePy2ygAY_pmriQCxlaD_wezqnfAYbv3n7-U8Y0r0slylUV9Dj0mPQW8hrGXMWHFJKCGDbQxpdUy34AD-EaqfaCQ6ivgZOKv_kLKdG2IIyDq3xZymBO-wIeqpNmev55ri7kphh/w150-h200/blog01-fenderdown.jpg" width="150" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Above, the fender is in the down or "service" position. This was the first time I'd rigged up the smaller chains that hold it in the raised, or "storage," position, but that worked like a charm, as shown below. Just loop the "service" lengths of chain over the shorter "storage" chains so that they're not swinging around, and voila! A huge thank you to everyone who helped on this project, especially Frank Kehoe, who did the lion's share of the work in stripping, rebuilding, and painting the fender. Watch for it, coming this summer to a streetcar loop near you!<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ_JR8-_knIKUW0bSUCRcwgaRwN-67PEOn06J1kAcdnSGJjkNjNEm7pyECO1buUXdq3U-8W682I5Ugc5kyz4oep7bEeQ-ihJ6reXClxzQUyfruyy1XLCOYgmP1W4Fv6ptnej0OzSMTb_xKMngtgFaMKxjug83bu0x_YkFEEjvzsMlYwPaCVv5-7OsW1ZDV/s1024/blog02-fenderup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ_JR8-_knIKUW0bSUCRcwgaRwN-67PEOn06J1kAcdnSGJjkNjNEm7pyECO1buUXdq3U-8W682I5Ugc5kyz4oep7bEeQ-ihJ6reXClxzQUyfruyy1XLCOYgmP1W4Fv6ptnej0OzSMTb_xKMngtgFaMKxjug83bu0x_YkFEEjvzsMlYwPaCVv5-7OsW1ZDV/w150-h200/blog02-fenderup.jpg" width="150" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #2b00fe;">And in other 18 news, I took two more windows over to the shop for removal of the glass, after which I heat-stripped those and one of the ones I removed a week ago. (The other window frame removed a week ago is pretty shot, so my father has agreed to rebuild it, or simply build a new one.) The three window frames were then sanded and patched up a bit with epoxy.</span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgskC2Tt2_JWCdAHEU_3xfylK046Y2Ux2zO3l_ZPaRrBZUy9f3WaaTZ1el7rsCeFjIPmkmmpigZN6hZJWHSSU41hzVVn9WoMWPclJ6gT5UapsLi6V5BWKVkISWcI1-WkslIbqJ0IfFEFfLwtwt8VcGu9xPjXmsem3N67aJ6WuuRAERlidAIF86KY91M9w05/s600/blog03-barn3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgskC2Tt2_JWCdAHEU_3xfylK046Y2Ux2zO3l_ZPaRrBZUy9f3WaaTZ1el7rsCeFjIPmkmmpigZN6hZJWHSSU41hzVVn9WoMWPclJ6gT5UapsLi6V5BWKVkISWcI1-WkslIbqJ0IfFEFfLwtwt8VcGu9xPjXmsem3N67aJ6WuuRAERlidAIF86KY91M9w05/w200-h200/blog03-barn3.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #2b00fe;">In other news, the south track of Barn 3 has been emptied out - rumor has it that our indefatigable Track Department may be rebuilding this track, which probably still has the same rails as it did when this barn still had electric cars in it some 40+ years ago. I snapped this usually difficult-to-get view of the Santa Fe lounge, which was recently repainted, as you can see.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuE1ACRIMiBN8RxH1e3SMar5ee_NqMmk0ACnhyphenhyphenkjtw5KIcKdDdoqWGwS5hIW6jAYjz8DedexT_mOfwmssps3WVGiLJtZeWg9DVpddHZoc9XSW9zheKY70LI3SeucwGs0RAOHvQEmRezFtXqSqzYUwpdEPd37iLbxB6QVGP1IEcypDNVm7AVd8WHiY5a8gk/s800/blog04-755doors.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuE1ACRIMiBN8RxH1e3SMar5ee_NqMmk0ACnhyphenhyphenkjtw5KIcKdDdoqWGwS5hIW6jAYjz8DedexT_mOfwmssps3WVGiLJtZeWg9DVpddHZoc9XSW9zheKY70LI3SeucwGs0RAOHvQEmRezFtXqSqzYUwpdEPd37iLbxB6QVGP1IEcypDNVm7AVd8WHiY5a8gk/w200-h150/blog04-755doors.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Over in the shop, Joel, Mikey, Matthew, and Jimmy were finishing up the annual inspection of West Towns 141, while Nick was mostly over in Barn 2 working on the 415. The Electroliner crew was over in Barn 7 hard at work, as usual, and Mike Stauber was out, painting rebuilt doors for Kansas City PCC 755. Four of the door leaves are shown above. Two more are already done and installed on the car, leaving just two unaccounted for, though they may have been in the shop and I simply didn't notice them. And in a final bit of exciting news, it seems the electrical contractor has finished their work in the new Barn 4 extension, so with luck we may get occupancy soon. Joel is already salivating over all the new storage space!</span></div>Frank Hickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577228910617578573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-41397055180354794012024-03-17T12:00:00.001-05:002024-03-17T12:00:00.165-05:00New Old Doors<p> My main project recently has been trying to make three new rattan seat backs for the 36, as seen here in the basement from a couple of days ago.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGs0OXbklsrOGutQQ7Z1gGIFQmyi8P4JM98bRdLTxAshxGrY3F0SRFHdkVXcvKc0sKDyAqlyBrWoTXsaAqTlTVxhb-I3WEi5J1VUKmUE5BJLqHwpitbcsjdHmodwKIfD5-xYhPUEcHGPkLEEoMjMwiT3uL2TX3aN7Yamg934IWOoNw3F3D-rV8p5jnmWGd/s3459/20240315_150353.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1590" data-original-width="3459" height="92" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGs0OXbklsrOGutQQ7Z1gGIFQmyi8P4JM98bRdLTxAshxGrY3F0SRFHdkVXcvKc0sKDyAqlyBrWoTXsaAqTlTVxhb-I3WEi5J1VUKmUE5BJLqHwpitbcsjdHmodwKIfD5-xYhPUEcHGPkLEEoMjMwiT3uL2TX3aN7Yamg934IWOoNw3F3D-rV8p5jnmWGd/w200-h92/20240315_150353.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On Saturday I took it out to the Museum for a test installation. This didn't get very far because the 600 was off for some reason and that made it difficult to shed much light on the subject. Here's a fuzzy flash picture of the new back, which I took back home to modify for mounting. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHZINOMGIaRUPu7UcaQtWdnOnLR_Tz3KuwzYYlIBmBHabWyyM3mhyphenhyphenKZJ9w40nzIbPYBUVWkNMIinpMUqsxpwoIbsiE6GzWWoulCW7QRWgJJ7Upb5nxcMbZNWnppA9zy7PVrJtef9idkxhV13YqhVLgExppUVRFZj1BsRYOB2c4UCt3uO231m4DjnzAcQqb/s2037/20240316_100643.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1677" data-original-width="2037" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHZINOMGIaRUPu7UcaQtWdnOnLR_Tz3KuwzYYlIBmBHabWyyM3mhyphenhyphenKZJ9w40nzIbPYBUVWkNMIinpMUqsxpwoIbsiE6GzWWoulCW7QRWgJJ7Upb5nxcMbZNWnppA9zy7PVrJtef9idkxhV13YqhVLgExppUVRFZj1BsRYOB2c4UCt3uO231m4DjnzAcQqb/w200-h164/20240316_100643.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But I found the reason the 600 was off: the main project was replacing the barn doors on the west end of track 42. So I joined the group and helped out the rest of the day. Much of the time I was unable to take any pictures, but here are a few in-progress shots. One of the old doors has been removed and is lying on the ground:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp3EwAaHVVuzXYX6CsEzRRBxugvv7sbu3NanZc_Oe4d6a8EFsvfZWkSEjbmkHFSNzf2NtSW2-uoSpOJ3dOyiDwiOOoxF5Di0mUOha46xgwoD9TOsCrllwHUSUJ6MOAQOhgGXzRY2VcAZkCVu4NcIDGAuu3_Tn1iLyBAqLrsaeYxepB3BYj8E9gFDbAtyvV/s3058/20240316_102505.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1638" data-original-width="3058" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp3EwAaHVVuzXYX6CsEzRRBxugvv7sbu3NanZc_Oe4d6a8EFsvfZWkSEjbmkHFSNzf2NtSW2-uoSpOJ3dOyiDwiOOoxF5Di0mUOha46xgwoD9TOsCrllwHUSUJ6MOAQOhgGXzRY2VcAZkCVu4NcIDGAuu3_Tn1iLyBAqLrsaeYxepB3BYj8E9gFDbAtyvV/w200-h107/20240316_102505.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The replacement doors were taken from the old east end of Barn 4. Here the first one is arriving:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRFwiv5WdY8I6G2exAXWfA-UqiFyN78n04LSYrOSkJu9Y5kGj1V38Jz9sophKlBiTmx5RzX5zvTG1bS-DQjZ06LRfoEX15_pEPt3bPjDUcrLCcC3vkyH074xMfkoQlUPrJlsGqCsYpFd9ifjWD8GPReaP69yzk9BU7hh2q3eZyO4o3SaovSsfgmuQEIbyD/s2695/20240316_102728.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1687" data-original-width="2695" height="125" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRFwiv5WdY8I6G2exAXWfA-UqiFyN78n04LSYrOSkJu9Y5kGj1V38Jz9sophKlBiTmx5RzX5zvTG1bS-DQjZ06LRfoEX15_pEPt3bPjDUcrLCcC3vkyH074xMfkoQlUPrJlsGqCsYpFd9ifjWD8GPReaP69yzk9BU7hh2q3eZyO4o3SaovSsfgmuQEIbyD/w200-h125/20240316_102728.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Smile for the camera!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZCEhK6W0anD5gGPV2CKt5kD3JSlkf_XChumqJ80vrYlKQ8ESoJY8N_1IU8Wj_sr_9eTt8VB8XNmc-tLZiEhTTK-6DifHjc5l7KBZ8UMwLSLtn0GWAPxN1sUIyHw4AaB1SHfRqJepv0uojiJ13vxnx0W_f-kxf0ArrH9ikGb7D16DtynwR0Lgx9QbJRxp6/s2705/20240316_102743.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1872" data-original-width="2705" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZCEhK6W0anD5gGPV2CKt5kD3JSlkf_XChumqJ80vrYlKQ8ESoJY8N_1IU8Wj_sr_9eTt8VB8XNmc-tLZiEhTTK-6DifHjc5l7KBZ8UMwLSLtn0GWAPxN1sUIyHw4AaB1SHfRqJepv0uojiJ13vxnx0W_f-kxf0ArrH9ikGb7D16DtynwR0Lgx9QbJRxp6/w200-h138/20240316_102743.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Let's all agree on exactly what we do next....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc5qkG20dJEbHC960Pwn_O9BBQ06R8guzxiZpTv1hr7-eDAEYqPhNd8zETsK2gFauygOWrPpWyo3mcnQvzHhiTF8_SEQCBFtKwvBae8cy0NRcaX2mofJUd9AOATPOXPu0EHiJ0rF_U2Xn3Fa0d1iRj8Huw1cMCIAW68BvZedz8bCnXl1DIbdazCYfWDfOW/s2885/20240316_114812.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2885" data-original-width="1753" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc5qkG20dJEbHC960Pwn_O9BBQ06R8guzxiZpTv1hr7-eDAEYqPhNd8zETsK2gFauygOWrPpWyo3mcnQvzHhiTF8_SEQCBFtKwvBae8cy0NRcaX2mofJUd9AOATPOXPu0EHiJ0rF_U2Xn3Fa0d1iRj8Huw1cMCIAW68BvZedz8bCnXl1DIbdazCYfWDfOW/w121-h200/20240316_114812.jpg" width="121" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcofc9wCWNjvs8wWdaZtyNU_skXVg8d9nx7s57lLeUzsCPn9-CZ31fOPk8XTYWSl3cepjqD4DIXJFUZJlacesDrNnGijvnTM9cn06YsFQs7KvC_RkQDZo76huasdutzFsdcLoAxB8bPQx_xjqwdTX6u6ORqM6y2Hk_bBNf4B6dhiMjrBu9xi6kqBHnFnlB/s2660/20240316_124139.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2660" data-original-width="1872" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcofc9wCWNjvs8wWdaZtyNU_skXVg8d9nx7s57lLeUzsCPn9-CZ31fOPk8XTYWSl3cepjqD4DIXJFUZJlacesDrNnGijvnTM9cn06YsFQs7KvC_RkQDZo76huasdutzFsdcLoAxB8bPQx_xjqwdTX6u6ORqM6y2Hk_bBNf4B6dhiMjrBu9xi6kqBHnFnlB/w141-h200/20240316_124139.jpg" width="141" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had three platforms in use; without them this job would be impossible.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilagOY7GyOtunsV0L_s5yTkUsrID-84ZcMr52DPCxpdOUU7vD__7Y1b_rH_JPfEgX29C6GgbK-pTnsmq2QkE2jjvs6ooMqKbTYwHuwTuJunqcVwoGwNtHdLGqg2k7Jql961IAQkfd2FdF7ckZQIJGix14xOktw7ZMzDW6gvol8x9wozFnEgcMRBBo4El5y/s4160/20240316_124143.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="1872" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilagOY7GyOtunsV0L_s5yTkUsrID-84ZcMr52DPCxpdOUU7vD__7Y1b_rH_JPfEgX29C6GgbK-pTnsmq2QkE2jjvs6ooMqKbTYwHuwTuJunqcVwoGwNtHdLGqg2k7Jql961IAQkfd2FdF7ckZQIJGix14xOktw7ZMzDW6gvol8x9wozFnEgcMRBBo4El5y/w90-h200/20240316_124143.jpg" width="90" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> The new door had to be trimmed to fit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqYaDC2CO-1d6E6Mclx2UGkwRJR5YWXFHfkXf0UXcd1Sz7puKUGjeo0ufV9iohQAkqjyHwbdamlQRbhrsGOge6W6lGv_QAwKO9vkGEiFOIYG8kjr5AsvccnAlaYkA3_3CLQPQwTvBh-q3050LkpGAQ12rHXVUQ_vWepxepF7lcRicptFGv_2A8vkEihVmd/s2676/20240316_130727.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2676" data-original-width="1872" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqYaDC2CO-1d6E6Mclx2UGkwRJR5YWXFHfkXf0UXcd1Sz7puKUGjeo0ufV9iohQAkqjyHwbdamlQRbhrsGOge6W6lGv_QAwKO9vkGEiFOIYG8kjr5AsvccnAlaYkA3_3CLQPQwTvBh-q3050LkpGAQ12rHXVUQ_vWepxepF7lcRicptFGv_2A8vkEihVmd/w140-h200/20240316_130727.jpg" width="140" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here, the second new door is being prepared, while the old one is still in place.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM2fORI4ypQmhYRXTbUnxTnQZeSuPCQlXNz8JincRg7OSGtArKa32tDuJX-q-Jge-Pbrx8GWvnwMfDe3wcFrD0A2nQBFDhYwQOKkj1z68y6jO-2FcLguLHVAjxDWzCtOP488KgOxpsQSLLxYLRZn5pAY6L6Fq6f7xkruxlMIVNwk5INSSIyX27Z74AdSuk/s3643/20240316_134609.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1742" data-original-width="3643" height="96" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM2fORI4ypQmhYRXTbUnxTnQZeSuPCQlXNz8JincRg7OSGtArKa32tDuJX-q-Jge-Pbrx8GWvnwMfDe3wcFrD0A2nQBFDhYwQOKkj1z68y6jO-2FcLguLHVAjxDWzCtOP488KgOxpsQSLLxYLRZn5pAY6L6Fq6f7xkruxlMIVNwk5INSSIyX27Z74AdSuk/w200-h96/20240316_134609.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The second door went much faster, so few pictures of the rapid progress.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And by the end of the day, both new doors were functional.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg22NHwJ2qg2uIPzL2tuBwQD7GhcH9lkQLtU6OcfWYioOadoBg7R5VowvABm3Tyv1bKkXQkC5TbZZWVgxwykxVXTdzZzPOy60hi9hSgg9OTOiXXd3IPD_3pJrsZNzGBCizoJDFfWD9AEFkEfArbx3ROswk-M3lWvbG1VS4qZ9HWmwPpFbAXQ683uJ5RRY8C/s2955/20240316_145952.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2955" data-original-width="1872" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg22NHwJ2qg2uIPzL2tuBwQD7GhcH9lkQLtU6OcfWYioOadoBg7R5VowvABm3Tyv1bKkXQkC5TbZZWVgxwykxVXTdzZzPOy60hi9hSgg9OTOiXXd3IPD_3pJrsZNzGBCizoJDFfWD9AEFkEfArbx3ROswk-M3lWvbG1VS4qZ9HWmwPpFbAXQ683uJ5RRY8C/w127-h200/20240316_145952.jpg" width="127" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The B&G guys put in a great deal of effort to accomplish this, along with a few of us from the Car Department. It was fun to work on one of these large group projects again.</div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-79519518234604377592024-03-15T17:00:00.009-05:002024-03-18T23:36:41.667-05:00Shaker Heights Rapid Transit 63: An Illustrated History<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIWrp6OdBDtF8cZkseqOoGrvnQFmgAqxMsaZ2zieQiu6FoXjz3RTzxHwbulYNTMdv02OIU-70p83A_n9N75FXBjgU0aULfR6Bn42_Q8kbqkmwCMTmSFTRFf00IdMQae2invPFSydBafrVDYNhIZi5CMd7ULhlzFCXEjv1TSluFRfaORM1adqMuwYLYkAeq/s1011/msm-5525%20Shaker%2063.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1011" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIWrp6OdBDtF8cZkseqOoGrvnQFmgAqxMsaZ2zieQiu6FoXjz3RTzxHwbulYNTMdv02OIU-70p83A_n9N75FXBjgU0aULfR6Bn42_Q8kbqkmwCMTmSFTRFf00IdMQae2invPFSydBafrVDYNhIZi5CMd7ULhlzFCXEjv1TSluFRfaORM1adqMuwYLYkAeq/w400-h304/msm-5525%20Shaker%2063.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><h1 style="text-align: center;"><b>Shaker Heights Rapid Transit 63<br />An Illustrated History</b></h1><h2 style="text-align: center;"><b>by Frank Hicks</b></h2><div>The suburban electric railway built from Cleveland, Ohio, to the planned community of Shaker Heights has a history that can be generally divided into thirds. For the first 23 years of the line’s existence, it operated as the Cleveland Interurban Railroad (CIRR), a component of the Van Sweringen empire. For the next 31 years, from 1944 until 1975, the line was known as Shaker Heights Rapid Transit (SHRT), a name that is often used to describe the line itself regardless of era. Since 1975, the line has been operated by the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA).</div><div><div><br /></div><div>These three eras also roughly correspond to distinctly different fleets of equipment that the system used. From the line’s inception until the late 1940s, most service was provided by secondhand Cleveland center-entrance cars (like <b><a href="https://hickscarworks.blogspot.com/2013/10/h1218.html">car 18</a></b>, preserved at IRM), with support from a handful of secondhand lightweight interurbans (like <b><a href="https://hickscarworks.blogspot.com/2013/04/history-of-car-306.html">car 306</a></b>, also preserved at IRM). In the late 1940s, though, as SHRT modernized, the line entered its PCC era. This roughly 35-year period would see the line celebrated as one of the few operators of PCCs remaining in the United States.</div><div><br /></div><div>Given that the SHRT PCC fleet lasted into the 1980s, surprisingly few examples remain. There are eight or nine Shaker Heights PCCs still in existence (plus a handful acquired in the late 1970s that only operated for GCRTA for a few years, a group that includes the restored car in Minneapolis). Only three of the eight are well maintained; and only one has operated in preservation. That lone operational car is Shaker Heights Rapid Transit 63, preserved at the Illinois Railway Museum.</div></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Headline image: It’s 1953 and car 63 is in front of Snelling Shops in Minneapolis. Twin City Rapid Transit’s Superintendent of Power and Equipment, Frank S. Morgan, stands in front of the car following its rebuilding as a multiple-unit car and repainting in Shaker Heights yellow. Minnesota Streetcar Museum.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><h4 style="text-align: center;"><b>Acknowledgements</b></h4><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Thanks to Aaron Isaacs, Steve Heister, Norm Krentel, and Art Peterson for providing photos for this article, and to Aaron Isaacs and Bill Wall for providing information on car 63’s history.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><h4 style="text-align: center;"><b>Part I: Twin City Rapid Transit’s PCCs</b></h4><div><div>The story of the development of the PCC car is well known and will not be repeated. Suffice to say that a street railway industry consortium called the Electric Railway Presidents’ Conference Committee spent several years in the early and mid-1930s developing a standardized, modern, streamlined streetcar, and the first of these so-called PCC cars, or PCCs, rolled off the production lines in 1936. By the time America entered WWII, there were nearly 2,000 PCC cars in service in cities across North America.</div><div><br /></div><div>St. Louis Public Service ordered 100 PCC cars in 1941 that were radically different from the other cars in operation. They used no compressed air at all but used dynamic braking and electrically activated drum brakes. They also had small “standee windows,” smaller side windows that provided a window for each seat and angled front windows to reduce glare. These changes, and others, would be incorporated into a new standard PCC design developed during WWII. This “1945 model,” colloquially known as the postwar style, would be purchased in even greater numbers than the prewar cars.</div><div><br /></div><div>One city that needed PCCs more than perhaps any other was actually two cities: Minneapolis and St. Paul. Twin City Rapid Transit (TCRT), the street railway system that operated an extensive network in Minneapolis and St. Paul, did not own a single steel-bodied streetcar in 1944. Its sizable fleet consisted almost entirely of all-wood cars built in the company shops before World War I, with a handful of lightweight cars sheathed in Masonite that dated to the 1920s. TCRT management planned to rationalize its operations after the war, using PCCs to modernize its most heavily used lines while less popular routes were converted to bus operation. At the end of 1944, it ordered 40 PCC cars – still built to the prewar standard with air brakes – but this order was delayed. While TCRT waited, it was able to obtain a single car as a testbed. The car was a hit with TCRT’s riders.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4uLbu3oNrBAfCmoxu0jXrd0_8CTCgNnxDAvh51P9fMwL4IPBbsvesIGZySQqzg2baOIhiQKtW0cKAg-qoXtmiyCfeq-W6uNCOdhHHo6AxN5TYpG8AfmO-cqJHCJ84s8t-iI0N2iQQ9T6gjh292DHVHb9jso-yo3CgyzJGiMjuDtumqT0X1ZDaUJDmKwQ8/s975/msm-10850%204th-Wabasha535.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="975" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4uLbu3oNrBAfCmoxu0jXrd0_8CTCgNnxDAvh51P9fMwL4IPBbsvesIGZySQqzg2baOIhiQKtW0cKAg-qoXtmiyCfeq-W6uNCOdhHHo6AxN5TYpG8AfmO-cqJHCJ84s8t-iI0N2iQQ9T6gjh292DHVHb9jso-yo3CgyzJGiMjuDtumqT0X1ZDaUJDmKwQ8/s320/msm-10850%204th-Wabasha535.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>TCRT car 352, which would later become Shaker Heights 63, is eastbound on 4th Street at Wabasha in downtown St. Paul. The Grand-Mississippi route was modernized with PCC cars when the second order for postwar cars arrived in mid-1947. Minnesota Streetcar Museum.</i></div><div><br /></div><div>When the war ended, TCRT’s order could be built. The benefit was that this delay meant the new cars for TCRT would be all-electric cars built to the 1945 design. The 40 cars in the initial order, numbered 300-339, arrived in the Twin Cities between December 1946 and January 1947. TCRT ordered another 100 cars in two other batches: cars 340-389 were ordered in August 1945 and arrived between August and October 1947 while cars 390-439 were ordered in October 1947 and arrived between May and July 1949.</div><div><br /></div><div>The new TCRT PCCs were built to the PCC standard design with very few customizations. They were 9 feet wide (six inches wider than many cities’ PCC cars), 46 feet 5 inches long, weighed 37,990 pounds, and seated 54 people. They were painted identically to the street railway company’s older cars, overall golden yellow with olive green roof, skirts, and striping. The cars had flat-panel folding doors, rather than more complex “blinker” doors, and were fitted with General Electric 1220E1 motors and GE 17KM12N2 commutator-style controllers. The cars had 2+1 seating, with single seats on the right side of the car, forward of the center doors and 2+2 seating behind the center doors. The first order for 40 cars had a conductor’s station on the left side of the car near the center doors, but it’s thought that the second and third orders lacked this and were set up for single-man operation, which was more typical for PCC cars in most cities.</div><div><br /></div><div>The first order for 40 PCC cars was assigned to the Interurban route that ran along University Avenue between Minneapolis and St. Paul. When the second order for PCCs arrived in mid-1947, PCCs were also assigned to the Bryant-Johnson and Glenwood-4th lines in Minneapolis and to the Grand-Mississippi and Hamline-Cherokee lines in St. Paul. The arrival of the final PCC order in 1949 added PCC cars to the Grand-Monroe, Bloomington-Columbia Heights, Nicollet-2nd Street NE, all of which were in Minneapolis. Later, in 1952, the Como-Harriet and Oak-Harriet lines acquired PCC cars as ridership declined system-wide.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTxTFksbIe73QiamZ5FYbRgNEe7310X6r69W5G4x6RRPiW0scvNpo57qmVI8RjxN4wzUi6wuafDnwFu0Xjo6Wt4zrvW1GLQMFKJ8Fh3K6zjYmjVFeokzS6ignlUGGQM8JviqGSdSVg4Z8UutS5HlZ3kBysssOudis5EKYRRXonN__9-A14VfP7aTG5qYdR/s1024/kpa-tcrt%20357%2042nd%20st%205-24-53%20hms.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="1024" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTxTFksbIe73QiamZ5FYbRgNEe7310X6r69W5G4x6RRPiW0scvNpo57qmVI8RjxN4wzUi6wuafDnwFu0Xjo6Wt4zrvW1GLQMFKJ8Fh3K6zjYmjVFeokzS6ignlUGGQM8JviqGSdSVg4Z8UutS5HlZ3kBysssOudis5EKYRRXonN__9-A14VfP7aTG5qYdR/s320/kpa-tcrt%20357%2042nd%20st%205-24-53%20hms.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>TCRT car 357, sister car to 352, is outbound on the Oak-Harriet route at 42nd Street in St. Paul with picturesque Lake Harriet in the background. This bucolic section of track is still in use today as the Como-Harriet Line of the Minnesota Streetcar Museum. Henry M. Stange Photo, Krambles-Peterson Archive. </i></div><div><br /></div><div>Lines were switched over to PCC operation in their entirety to avoid mixing PCC and older, much slower cars, which would have negated much of the speed advantages of the new cars. TCRT also assigned the new PCC cars only to lines that operated out of certain carbarns. All the company’s PCCs were assigned to routes out of Snelling, Nicollet, or East Side. This helped minimize crew and maintenance staff training requirements as well as reduce parts inventories.</div><div><br /></div><div>The PCC cars were successful in that they reduced costs, sped up schedules, and helped stave off the inevitable declines in ridership that came with the end of WWII, but they weren’t enough. In 1949, there was a hostile takeover of TCRT’s management by stockholders and the new managers decreed that the entire system would convert to bus operation by 1958. That wasn’t good enough for all the stockholders: management changed again in early 1950, and the new TCRT president (who, by the way, would end up going to Federal prison in 1960 for conspiracy, mail fraud, and other crimes) elected to scrap the streetcar system as quickly as possible. Many of the company’s PCC cars were only months old, but already their fate was sealed.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw47d2wrMvsJjgIhtMQPGKcIIXDxC1azWKopoS8SkWmTV8PQcDjQ8ODIIyTiGnic-fxd2jkFJrbqbnSOIzLbsXQO_q5K5LDXdOlccEFaPHUsHHM-XuUx1jTjWPAgd_hDnSUI656AidGGzhYy0ZFVOsx3He60h2a1RLBHMVL17kTepggN5tS9UtrEaoisaE/s1024/msm-2694%2031-Irving.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="1024" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw47d2wrMvsJjgIhtMQPGKcIIXDxC1azWKopoS8SkWmTV8PQcDjQ8ODIIyTiGnic-fxd2jkFJrbqbnSOIzLbsXQO_q5K5LDXdOlccEFaPHUsHHM-XuUx1jTjWPAgd_hDnSUI656AidGGzhYy0ZFVOsx3He60h2a1RLBHMVL17kTepggN5tS9UtrEaoisaE/s320/msm-2694%2031-Irving.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Car 352 is inbound, leaving private right-of-way and about to proceed onto 31st Street in Minneapolis on a stereotypical Minnesota winter day. This trackage was used by the Oak-Harriet and Como-Harriet lines but the car is signed “Loop,” which indicates that it is terminating in downtown Minneapolis. Minnesota Streetcar Museum.</i></div><div><br /></div><div>As the TCRT system constricted the company began an energetic program of finding buyers for its nearly new PCC cars. The first group of cars sold were the first 20 cars from TCRT’s second order. Cars 340-359 were sold in January 1953 to Shaker Heights Rapid Transit, the suburban line out of Cleveland that had purchased 25 new PCC cars from Pullman-Standard in 1947 and was now looking to replace the last of its old lightweight interurban cars. All 20 cars were repainted at TCRT’s Snelling Shops in SHRT yellow with green pin-striping. Cars 340-344 were shipped to Cleveland largely unmodified, numbered SHRT 51-55, but cars 345-359 were rebuilt by TCRT shop forces. They were provided with automatic couplers and high-voltage jumper sockets at both ends and rewired for multiple-unit (MU) operation. These cars, as SHRT 56-70, went to Cleveland in mid-1953.</div><div><br /></div><div>The rest of the TCRT PCC fleet got sold off, too. Public Service Coordinated Transport in Newark, New Jersey, purchased 30 cars in March 1953, and cars 320-339, 360-364, and 415-419 were shipped to New Jersey still in TCRT colors. The remaining 91 cars, including the 1945 air-electric demonstrator, were sold to Mexico City in August 1953. Snelling Shops refurbished and repainted these cars before sending them to Mexico. The last streetcar ran in Minneapolis in June 1954, less than five years after deliveries of new PCC cars had ended.</div></div><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: center;"><b>Part II: Shaker Heights Rapid Transit’s PCCs</b></h4><div><div>When the 20 ex-TCRT cars arrived in Cleveland to enter service on the Shaker Heights line, they joined an eclectic fleet. The newest cars were the 25 Pullman cars built in 1947-1948, which – unlike the TCRT cars – differed significantly from the standard PCC design. Besides their MU capability, they were nearly 4 feet longer than a standard PCC and were also fitted with left-side doors, though SHRT didn’t end up using those. Even so, they were electrically compatible with the MU-capable ex-TCRT cars, and the two PCC fleets were operated largely intermixed. SHRT also ran a collection of ex-Fox River Electric lightweight interurbans, all of which were retired when the TCRT cars arrived, and MU-capable ex-Cleveland Railway center-entrance cars, most of which were retired. It wasn’t until 1960, when SHRT purchased 10 more PCC cars from St. Louis Public Service (SLPS), that the last of the old cars were retired and the system was an all-PCC operation.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYcvw_uqjuyrSV3Zh-DHDf4ho5f6bjDlj_F1FqZ4sboht4txHFR65hbcyp44Hhk36NbtxtK7pP6Tz6YlypFl9jTzq9B4vFwMfyxBJtAp-8HH8_fqgguTEZwI0QdHVoqUnSNlfajL2aIt4DA8z2dLYxhdVsGTCtD7E2FAsKt1E36qJ1QtJZgU-bl2FYXDDN/s1024/kpa-shrt%2063%20wb%20e%2055th%20ca%2011-62%20jwv.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="697" data-original-width="1024" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYcvw_uqjuyrSV3Zh-DHDf4ho5f6bjDlj_F1FqZ4sboht4txHFR65hbcyp44Hhk36NbtxtK7pP6Tz6YlypFl9jTzq9B4vFwMfyxBJtAp-8HH8_fqgguTEZwI0QdHVoqUnSNlfajL2aIt4DA8z2dLYxhdVsGTCtD7E2FAsKt1E36qJ1QtJZgU-bl2FYXDDN/s320/kpa-shrt%2063%20wb%20e%2055th%20ca%2011-62%20jwv.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Car 63 is on the point of a three-car MU train of ex-TCRT PCC cars in November 1962. The train is westbound at East 55th Street. Note the left-hand running, low-level center platform for Shaker Heights cars, and outside high-level platforms for the Cleveland Transit System trains that used this same track. Only the first and third PCCs have their poles up, with the center car being powered via 600V bus jumpers. J.W. Vigrass Photo, Krambles-Peterson Archive.</i></div><div><br /></div><div>For their first two decades, the ex-TCRT cars were largely unmodified. One exception was that in the mid-1960s, the 2+1 seating forward of the center doors was changed. The single seats on the right side of the cars were replaced by double seats salvaged from retired Cleveland trolley buses, increasing the cars’ seating capacity. The cars kept their overall yellow livery, but on many cars the triple green pinstripes at the belt rail were replaced by green/orange/green stripes or a single wider green stripe.</div><div><br /></div><div>By the early 1970s, the SHRT fleet was starting to show its age. The Pullman-Standard cars seemed to have more deterioration issues while the ex-SLPS cars were mechanically troublesome, making the ex-TCRT cars the best cars in service. In 1974 and 1975, SHRT embarked on a program to rehabilitate the 20 ex-TCRT cars. The first, car 51, was outshopped in December 1974 in an entirely new livery of overall orange with an ivory belt rail and maroon pinstriping. The other 19 cars followed over the next year or so and the Pullman-Standard cars were rehabilitated in 1976.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8oACWCDbK3w4lW5aL4lyvMH4e0rQR3lXx2wV96TsT4CyATO08qhh8P7QiERbZS9qqoLj7sCIgjZZyYLoJ2v1Rro7Dmmykg2gGvPadAwJ0dWTM9RGahAAncZWmUou-2T83M082Gh5JDxvLqJ4tGeZ-kvscXt2FyPFRRZ_FULebi_pjIbgDhRanQ-zbs8qz/s1024/msm-10010%20Shaker%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="697" data-original-width="1024" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8oACWCDbK3w4lW5aL4lyvMH4e0rQR3lXx2wV96TsT4CyATO08qhh8P7QiERbZS9qqoLj7sCIgjZZyYLoJ2v1Rro7Dmmykg2gGvPadAwJ0dWTM9RGahAAncZWmUou-2T83M082Gh5JDxvLqJ4tGeZ-kvscXt2FyPFRRZ_FULebi_pjIbgDhRanQ-zbs8qz/s320/msm-10010%20Shaker%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Car 63 is at Lynnfield, the second-to-last stop on the Van Aken line, running solo as a local car sometime in the late 1950s or early 1960s. Minnesota Streetcar Museum.</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRRL-COWVr9JkUV_mEQL24oMGMklSgST-wQvTKEwXqN_M0KFJOBhtHxOxVQWGQ9PlNOR_U40lGk9Mtpli1n2cs2Crm5uGGaYseYStIHn2g2JG5guML5l54kR7APh-TbLZkJH2bg5oSgr7vatzhidnAAU6uN_Q_xIuthZv8AprE1xGz7iTLJWYI5Z7P8E0_/s1024/nkrentel-63-shakerblvd-lee-30dec1963.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="693" data-original-width="1024" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRRL-COWVr9JkUV_mEQL24oMGMklSgST-wQvTKEwXqN_M0KFJOBhtHxOxVQWGQ9PlNOR_U40lGk9Mtpli1n2cs2Crm5uGGaYseYStIHn2g2JG5guML5l54kR7APh-TbLZkJH2bg5oSgr7vatzhidnAAU6uN_Q_xIuthZv8AprE1xGz7iTLJWYI5Z7P8E0_/s320/nkrentel-63-shakerblvd-lee-30dec1963.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The date is December 30, 1963, and IRM volunteers Norm Krentel and John Horachek are paying a visit to the Shaker Heights operation. Car 63, trailed by 67, is inbound at Lee Road on the Shaker Boulevard line running as a Terminal Local. Both cars have recently been repainted in their second SHRT livery, traditional yellow but with a single wider green stripe replacing the triple green pinstripes. Norman Krentel Photo.</i></div><div><br /></div><div>During this period, the city of Shaker Heights was struggling to maintain the suburban railway to Cleveland that it owned. For its part, the city of Cleveland was also having trouble funding its own transit network, Cleveland Transit System (CTS). The solution lay in accessing Federal grant money, but that stipulated the creation of a regional transit authority. As such, in July 1975, the citizens of Cuyahoga County voted to approve the creation of the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA). The new authority took over operations of both CTS and SHRT on October 5, 1975.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Shaker Heights line saw an immediate ridership surge of more than 25% due to newly combined fares with CTS buses and rapid transit. Experiencing a car shortage, GCRTA rented two ex-Illinois Terminal PCC cars from museums in late 1975 and in 1979 the line bought nine PCC cars from Toronto that had originally been built for Cleveland city car service.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie5XjZldI2hWGNUv9xlFj-ud0lofNhj6rJspqVtz0IzOxX9vExvMVlkDTVMnszxxDwqrfzTePmcKKyjeWzlXkECSsFUwIuRj90UE2dbZL6pukhm7C93u23yDl28gYUqMnRg4TJpkovOq9huz4adaS5veu5-KQPfa_rnQSscjg5LlJJXyN_msHzGRes6yw5/s913/lahickey2-63-4march1978.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="609" data-original-width="913" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie5XjZldI2hWGNUv9xlFj-ud0lofNhj6rJspqVtz0IzOxX9vExvMVlkDTVMnszxxDwqrfzTePmcKKyjeWzlXkECSsFUwIuRj90UE2dbZL6pukhm7C93u23yDl28gYUqMnRg4TJpkovOq9huz4adaS5veu5-KQPfa_rnQSscjg5LlJJXyN_msHzGRes6yw5/s320/lahickey2-63-4march1978.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>For whatever reason, there are a lot of photos of car 63 running in the snow. The car is shown here on March 4, 1978, in the brilliant orange livery it acquired in 1975, including the RTA sticker on the car side. C.W. Lahickey Photo.</i></div><div><br /></div><div>The ex-TCRT fleet soldiered on through these upheavals, though not without changes. When the GCRTA took over in 1975, the newly rebuilt orange PCCs acquired large RTA stickers on their flanks. Cars 59 and 65 were destroyed in a head-on collision in 1977 and were replaced by ex-Newark cars 3 and 27, which retained their Newark numbers. Also in 1977, the ex-TCRT cars went through a minor rebuild that included restoration of rear-end marker lights that had been blanked over when the cars were purchased by SHRT and new doors with one-piece, full-height Lexan windows. A short time later, a “gumball” rotating beacon was added on the roof over the motorman’s head. The cars kept their orange livery through these changes.</div><div><br /></div><div>That same year, 1977, GCRTA placed an order with Breda of Italy for 48 modern, articulated light rail vehicles (LRVs) that would replace the entire PCC fleet. The first LRV arrived in October 1979. Mechanical issues and needed right-of-way work delayed final acceptance of most of the LRV fleet until 1982, and in the interim, the PCCs were on borrowed time. The ex-TCRT cars, though, were still the best of the PCC fleet and were considered for possible retention as backup cars. In 1980 and 1981, all 20 ex-TCRT cars were painted in the new RTA livery of overall white with a grey roof and wide red and orange stripes below the windows. Around the same time, 18 of the cars (ex-Newark cars 3 and 27 were excluded) had a pantograph mounted over the front truck. The line’s overhead wire was being rebuilt for the pantographs of the new Breda LRVs, and this modification allowed the ex-TCRT cars to operate either with their original trolley poles or with their new pantographs.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhisQc1rDZ7HuMBZ_aCStx-ooGgvGx-47BsbCuvw3LDwcxxbRTvHZkT0kxJw7z_5Q4IVCh_U672p0BHPOAm6wui5WNBF48YB8DVhuFLN5A7CTtcmIjEbapUnm575NHQybKax0X0IcMy2sK8FEA35mIsLv1QEzLgvhNAky7vzU2JF_6o32lg8fMwYOWHKxIX/s1024/kpa-gcrta%2012-63-840%20e%2055th%20shop%205-84%20wam.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="1024" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhisQc1rDZ7HuMBZ_aCStx-ooGgvGx-47BsbCuvw3LDwcxxbRTvHZkT0kxJw7z_5Q4IVCh_U672p0BHPOAm6wui5WNBF48YB8DVhuFLN5A7CTtcmIjEbapUnm575NHQybKax0X0IcMy2sK8FEA35mIsLv1QEzLgvhNAky7vzU2JF_6o32lg8fMwYOWHKxIX/s320/kpa-gcrta%2012-63-840%20e%2055th%20shop%205-84%20wam.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The RTA’s new Central Rail shop facility opened in 1984. In May of that year, the three generations of Shaker Heights rolling stock – represented by historically preserved center-entrance car 12, PCC 63, and LRV 840 – were posed for photographers. Car 63 sports RTA colors and has its pantograph up. Willis A. McCaleb Photo, Krambles-Peterson Archive.</i></div><div><br /></div><div>As the Breda LRVs entered service over the course of 1982, the PCCs were taken out of service. The Pullman-Standard cars and ex-SLPS cars were all out of service by June of that year. The ex-TCRT cars continued in operation a few more months until the last LRVs were in service, but the PCCs all were retired by the end of 1982. They were retained in operational condition in storage, however, and a few ex-TCRT PCC cars including at least cars 54 and 70 were put back into limited service around Christmas in 1984 and 1985.</div></div><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: center;"><b>Part III: Car 63</b></h4><div><div>One of the cars in the ex-TCRT fleet was car 63, which had been built as car 352, part of TCRT’s second order for PCC cars that was delivered in mid-1947. Car 63 was rebuilt for MU operation at Snelling Shops in 1953 and shipped to SHRT, where it led a career largely similar to the other 14 ex-TCRT MU-capable cars. In 1985, though, it was selected by GCRTA out of the lineup of stored PCC cars and sent to Trolleyville, U.S.A. on long-term lease. Trolleyville was a privately owned trolley museum that operated through a trailer park in North Olmsted, in the Cleveland suburbs. At this time the museum’s founder, Gerald Brookins, had recently died, and the collection was going through some changes (including the sale of ex-SHRT car 306 to IRM).</div><div><br /></div><div>Car 63, in its GCRTA colors but apparently without its modern (and, to the GCRTA, useful) pantograph, was shipped to North Olmsted. It entered service at Trolleyville, though it doesn’t seem to have been used very frequently. It was generally stored outside, so over time the car started to experience rust issues, and its Lexan windows fogged up badly, making it impossible for riders to see out the windows. It was joined in the late 1980s by two Pullman-Standard PCC cars from the SHRT fleet, but it’s thought that unlike car 63, those cars never ran at Trolleyville.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil7pSi4Wo4tgmUwtCYnoBpvdrkQCkHq_o2R6eEKE9C1Dzf4vH4NSg_9AZK2UJ9Ni-MeVFoZidymUfF8Tos-rd4jyqcgCt-ly8nTHhOspjknRfi5uKbbP9ZOvp80KVnNDEK_quhvX-DP6CfnrtXUtnN_vOsvZIGboUf0gep-tTYDysIesiDVPfsxzDcebOB/s1024/sheister-63-pier-march2009.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="685" data-original-width="1024" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil7pSi4Wo4tgmUwtCYnoBpvdrkQCkHq_o2R6eEKE9C1Dzf4vH4NSg_9AZK2UJ9Ni-MeVFoZidymUfF8Tos-rd4jyqcgCt-ly8nTHhOspjknRfi5uKbbP9ZOvp80KVnNDEK_quhvX-DP6CfnrtXUtnN_vOsvZIGboUf0gep-tTYDysIesiDVPfsxzDcebOB/s320/sheister-63-pier-march2009.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Car 63 is shown stored in the warehouse on the Cleveland waterfront in March 2009. It's accompanied by other Shaker Heights cars including PCC 71 to the left and car 304 to the right. Steve Heister Photo.</i></div><div><br /></div><div>Then, in 2001, the Brookins family sold the trailer park, and the museum collection was given five years to leave the premises. After a few years of little activity, an organization called Lake Shore Electric Railway Museum (LSERM) was formed with the goal of working with the City of Cleveland to construct a lakefront trolley museum that would house the collection of cars. In 2006, the Trolleyville collection – car 63 included – was moved to a warehouse located in downtown Cleveland, along the lakefront adjacent to the football stadium. Except for a handful of interurban cars stored on GCRTA tracks, the collection of cars was stored in the warehouse for more than three years while LSERM attempted to gain enough political support to fund the envisioned trolley museum.</div><div><br /></div><div>The political support – or at least, the government money – never appeared. When the recession of 2008 hit, funding was scarcer than ever, and in 2009 LSERM called it quits. Instead of the collection being put up for auction, a consortium of trolley museums was assembled, and cars were sold to interested museums depending on available funding and interest. The money thus collected went to the Brookins family to repay the costs of moving the collection from North Olmsted to Cleveland in 2006.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5czFKArNxH_dQX6P1NIoQqrh7mEZTSRwnoc1WPwiinjJmpFGo_z4eHdj26Six7anIEvh2UzybRr63HJY_XoHTwR4YJVJDxXe9AuMMfJO8Sf4WSK2asHaiGSf-P3wJIU37qjLL5RdDCjvFKAkKAEh6Xa9HTZ7JBjH33jxh6wpKjhh0p-oLaZj9ZtQKS4fI/s640/rhicks-63-arrival-16nov2009.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="406" data-original-width="640" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5czFKArNxH_dQX6P1NIoQqrh7mEZTSRwnoc1WPwiinjJmpFGo_z4eHdj26Six7anIEvh2UzybRr63HJY_XoHTwR4YJVJDxXe9AuMMfJO8Sf4WSK2asHaiGSf-P3wJIU37qjLL5RdDCjvFKAkKAEh6Xa9HTZ7JBjH33jxh6wpKjhh0p-oLaZj9ZtQKS4fI/s320/rhicks-63-arrival-16nov2009.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Car 63 arrived at IRM on the afternoon of November 16, 2009. It is shown here about to turn off Olson Road and enter the museum’s property. Randy Hicks Photo.</i></div><div><br /></div><div>With an impressive collection of restored interurbans and historic streetcars available, the three SHRT PCCs found no takers. Bill Wall of the Shore Line Trolley Museum, who was coordinating the consortium effort, did not receive any bids at all on car 63. Initially, the plan was for the three Shaker Heights PCCs to all be scrapped, with their in-demand wide-tread PCC wheels distributed to various railway museums. But during a multi-museum parts distribution session in Cleveland in November, Bill spoke with IRM volunteer Frank Sirinek about sending car 63 to IRM for preservation instead. Frank spoke with other Electric Car Department volunteers who were on site, then the museum’s Board of Directors was contacted to gain approval, and by the end of the day the car belonged to IRM. Just a few days later, on November 16, 2009, car 63 was trucked from the Cleveland lakefront to Union, IL.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><div>When it arrived at IRM (<b><a href="https://hickscarworks.blogspot.com/2009/11/movers-and-shakers.html">photos here</a></b>), car 63 was largely complete but in tired condition. It was tarped and stored outside but IRM members set about improving the car’s condition. The entire car’s worth of hopelessly fogged Lexan windows was replaced; two Chicago PCC ‘L’ cars had just been scrapped by the East Troy Electric Railroad and IRM had been invited to salvage parts, providing a source for good windows for car 63. The car’s interior was also spruced up. In October 2012, IRM volunteers went through the car’s control system and made some repairs, but the car was still subject to outdoor storage under a tarp.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYrnqF21kP_pH_MI3q4q9FhVfiYbxFBEspauwlrS3prSIglANe9KycQWJYazmgWcgPdiOdsuPEMTafV7vWjEocvM3CxQnKB2zUszpyyHwXubH9gyFTwJi1JFfrFw2bSPseitLS8KZ0Yds7iHcE5hv4tQjEzKYBZA3PaODgGO8pNNCcFaUasJ1utXEJ6Wam/s800/fhicks-63-int-4oct2015.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYrnqF21kP_pH_MI3q4q9FhVfiYbxFBEspauwlrS3prSIglANe9KycQWJYazmgWcgPdiOdsuPEMTafV7vWjEocvM3CxQnKB2zUszpyyHwXubH9gyFTwJi1JFfrFw2bSPseitLS8KZ0Yds7iHcE5hv4tQjEzKYBZA3PaODgGO8pNNCcFaUasJ1utXEJ6Wam/s320/fhicks-63-int-4oct2015.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>After car 63 arrived at IRM, its interior was tidied up by IRM volunteers. The good condition of the interior is evident in this picture, taken on October 4, 2015, after the car’s lights were made operational. Photo by the author.</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh_YUI6vFl1qGN5CG0dx-lhLcnfsLytEAY2eSSgZJzjR5jgTuN3nxNrNgALXpGceWkYWcjZLt3yivleUDJxRlQH6tfUIFlw_KFPDLS84m4RzcK7e6LlOL7Id7NbZwMHE3LRACBkIeQU2L9q309PabUILayjDqD_7Iq3nxeGAd15mKBHUgvmRJHe6Q-Wyhd/s1024/fhicks-63-testrun-4oct2015.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh_YUI6vFl1qGN5CG0dx-lhLcnfsLytEAY2eSSgZJzjR5jgTuN3nxNrNgALXpGceWkYWcjZLt3yivleUDJxRlQH6tfUIFlw_KFPDLS84m4RzcK7e6LlOL7Id7NbZwMHE3LRACBkIeQU2L9q309PabUILayjDqD_7Iq3nxeGAd15mKBHUgvmRJHe6Q-Wyhd/s320/fhicks-63-testrun-4oct2015.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Car 63 ran for the first time at IRM in the fall of 2015. Here, it is appropriately signed “test run” as it proceeds gingerly through Yard 7. Photo by the author.</i></div><div><br /></div><div>The car was finally moved inside in late 2015, after construction of Barns 13 and 14 permitted additional electric cars to be put into indoor storage. At this point, a pole was mounted on the car and after some additional electrical work, it was made operational. Unfortunately, in 2016 the car’s motor-generator (MG) set failed, and it was relegated to static display in Barn 7. There it has remained since. In 2023, though, a rebuilt MG set was acquired and allocated to car 63, and the decision was made to repaint the car in late-1970s colors. With enough funding and volunteer time, car 63 is expected to emerge freshly painted and operational from the shop at IRM sometime in the coming years.</div></div><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: center;"><b>Addendum: How IRM Got Car 63<br /></b><b>by Bill Wall</b></h4><div><div>With the exception of Shaker car 18, everything at the Lake Shore Electric Railway Museum (Trolleyville) had to go. Certain cars were really wanted by certain museums. Lake Shore was not donating anything to anyone except car 18. I mapped out what was available and sketched out where things could go. Money played a role in that, but so did something else. That was what to do with the orphan cars, the ones not selected to go anywhere. So, in some cases, museums agreed to take an orphan or two in exchange for getting something they really wanted. Cars got bundled, all agreed to by the respective involved museums.</div><div><br /></div><div>There were three cars that were destined for salvage of their compromise wheel PCC trucks: Shaker Heights 63, 71, and 76, which were assigned to Electric City Trolley Museum (ECTM). They were to be moved to Northern Ohio Railway Museum (NORM) and parted out there. A deal within the deal was that one set of those trucks was to go to the Western Railway Museum and two sets to ECTM.</div><div><br /></div><div>While on the pier in Cleveland during the great parts divide, a few deals got struck with different cars after the consortium won the bid. First, a deal was struck for Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) Dallas car 3334 to go to McKinney Avenue. A few phone calls and it was done, including storage at IRM. Nearby was car 63 and, feeling sorry for it, I steered Frank Sirinek over to it and mentioned how it would make a great "beater" car on the IRM loop line (having it as a car to beat up on instead of a Chicago streetcar), how it could show a little more Shaker Heights, and so on. Frank got into it, phone calls were made, a voice phone vote taken, and IRM was now getting car 63. It took about an hour from start to finish. ECTM was more than glad to see the car saved (they had taken it as their orphan car) and so it was a done deal. On November 16, 2009, 63 left the pier in Cleveland on board a Silk Road trailer and headed to IRM.</div></div><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: center;"><b>Car 63 Specifications</b></h4><div><div>Builder: St. Louis Car Company (order #1660)</div><div>Year Built: 1947</div><div>Cost New: $20,000</div><div>Length: 46’5”</div><div>Width: 9’0”</div><div>Height: 10’2”</div><div>Weight: 39,400 lbs.</div><div>Seats: 60 (originally 54)</div><div>Doors: Outward folding</div><div>Trucks: Clark B2</div><div>Wheels: 26” super-resilient</div><div>Motors: 4 x GE 1220E1</div><div>Motor Controller: GE 17KM12N2</div><div>Master Controller: GE 17KC64A1</div><div>Backup Controller: GE 17KC30J1</div><div>Line Breaker: GE DB998B3</div><div>Brakes: GE Electric</div><div>Drum Brake Actuator: GE 17MK16F1</div><div>Couplers: OB</div><div>Trolley Catcher: Earll</div></div><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: center;"><b>Bibliography</b></h4><div><div>Carlson, Stephen P., and Fred W. Schneider III. <i>PCC: The Car That Fought Back (Interurbans Special 64)</i>. Glendale: Interurban Press, 1980.</div><div><br /></div><div>Isaacs, Aaron. “The PCC Cars.” <i>Twin City Lines</i> Vol. 18, No. 1 (Winter 2024): 1-24. </div><div><br /></div><div>Schneider III, Fred W., and Stephen P. Carlson. <i>PCC From Coast to Coast (Interurbans Special 86)</i>. Glendale: Interurban Press, 1983.</div><div><br /></div><div>Toman, James. <i>The Shaker Heights Rapid Transit (Interurbans Special 115)</i>. Glendale: Interurban Press, 1990.</div><div><br /></div><div>Toman, James A., and Blaine S. Hays. <i>Cleveland’s Transit Vehicles: Equipment and Technology.</i> Kent: The Kent State University Press, 1996.</div></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><u><a href="https://hickscarworks.blogspot.com/2009/01/individual-car-histories.html">Return to index of individual car histories</a></u></b></div>Frank Hickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577228910617578573noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-22709093870658529452024-03-14T13:20:00.002-05:002024-03-15T15:14:23.010-05:00Weekday Work<p>I was out briefly on Wednesday, mostly to collect parts needed for some of the things I'm doing at home. Here are a few of the active projects:</p><p style="text-align: center;">The new door for the North Shore 213:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPGdSs3Z5D4G4zO4LwCPTiyFVMa9pfBg_MpSGMLSH9yJOXE9s3pq4jr_GjwGIa5wi71LyU42wQ5i7cpKH0qJhvdZtPF1ZVZkZFnuc7zt8XJAKNBgHAXOGyDR-ynXn3GbKHaXUIzxLDp_QwtvyJ7oghAUL1YrPMDppnU0-r4quyVngcNCrCgkkqkG4aC9Bb/s4084/20240313_095701.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1735" data-original-width="4084" height="85" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPGdSs3Z5D4G4zO4LwCPTiyFVMa9pfBg_MpSGMLSH9yJOXE9s3pq4jr_GjwGIa5wi71LyU42wQ5i7cpKH0qJhvdZtPF1ZVZkZFnuc7zt8XJAKNBgHAXOGyDR-ynXn3GbKHaXUIzxLDp_QwtvyJ7oghAUL1YrPMDppnU0-r4quyVngcNCrCgkkqkG4aC9Bb/w200-h85/20240313_095701.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Window frames for the Shaker Heights 18:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzYZpIOZCPJqVxyOEOPXGCmzf7-tW3E6b2UkcIxneF28Bd-gpvkeBAktGKR4HKxvLObl3ljnvcNNGiPkQGp48WvX1GgEubq0aX-8Lw9keICoUnHVKjgkXz-tDpFIBJU04I6h51JjpBJZvbZsSMUpDB7RbDtudPKwCwM2WQTC9GW8FTj_ybuDEvGPPFetYm/s3055/20240313_095728.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1564" data-original-width="3055" height="103" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzYZpIOZCPJqVxyOEOPXGCmzf7-tW3E6b2UkcIxneF28Bd-gpvkeBAktGKR4HKxvLObl3ljnvcNNGiPkQGp48WvX1GgEubq0aX-8Lw9keICoUnHVKjgkXz-tDpFIBJU04I6h51JjpBJZvbZsSMUpDB7RbDtudPKwCwM2WQTC9GW8FTj_ybuDEvGPPFetYm/w200-h103/20240313_095728.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Maybe I should try to get in touch with the project manager for this car and see if he wants help....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Tim Peters</b> continues working on the 1808, of course. Here he's installing spring guards - metal strips to keep the safety springs from chewing into the wood at the corners.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9akQgMW9vYBUJJGGNjflEAU7ivVvQ2vy8CYfN65jY-07oICIWiUX9IaG21yzBVKA_dPOmxgN4XCnDLtbybp8zkSjdJoL0igsq9QDBWqaXIO_tY1lW_lyV5PVKRXCJrRcB48XQkYfWS-BkTf0m_9aGXP2pf3C7PbvFFx_YKC9HzHo1lUSdO4rOaEDoOmSJ/s3598/20240313_100204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3598" data-original-width="1517" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9akQgMW9vYBUJJGGNjflEAU7ivVvQ2vy8CYfN65jY-07oICIWiUX9IaG21yzBVKA_dPOmxgN4XCnDLtbybp8zkSjdJoL0igsq9QDBWqaXIO_tY1lW_lyV5PVKRXCJrRcB48XQkYfWS-BkTf0m_9aGXP2pf3C7PbvFFx_YKC9HzHo1lUSdO4rOaEDoOmSJ/w84-h200/20240313_100204.jpg" width="84" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And the interior ceiling looks stupendous. As usual.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtVFH2HEpoNI_C9CYHHRjazwA_2tyL5fbJbwvXBnzkaxzfeI74OK66HT6xJzA0deHTRvRsX8LsYN61LJ4cI8P2I3ouNz92OcB1DA8FtZjb3zgg6BcEZLM8oDu10mRZcFVS4aEYNHmTByHxFqkxGO0_V7UIFfubPF0-m1BH1B1kZ_X9U2En1WPJ0ptw6YUg/s3787/20240313_100232.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1796" data-original-width="3787" height="95" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtVFH2HEpoNI_C9CYHHRjazwA_2tyL5fbJbwvXBnzkaxzfeI74OK66HT6xJzA0deHTRvRsX8LsYN61LJ4cI8P2I3ouNz92OcB1DA8FtZjb3zgg6BcEZLM8oDu10mRZcFVS4aEYNHmTByHxFqkxGO0_V7UIFfubPF0-m1BH1B1kZ_X9U2En1WPJ0ptw6YUg/w200-h95/20240313_100232.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mostly I wanted to pick up some parts and supplies for working at home, on the seats that we've seen before. I was able to find an arm rest in the 321 that is just what is needed to replace the one in the 319 that was damaged. It just needs to be repainted.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibd7thCbnBwXFOCsxs_S2czCKcEIPhtc3-4-R96RefqZqXkUHEjVSVIcAnbPuL5pj6QV8ceT3W5p2y2eWPisRTa_Kttc8jVTAynktkGZ7GphYSiI7rTgfaB4a2US_lDgHV4ODnw7wZUgrGr7vn0P1LEz8zXqc1Af3K6D4iRiRj2zPbywcLHHXWa6CQIA4a/s2431/20240313_111739.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1807" data-original-width="2431" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibd7thCbnBwXFOCsxs_S2czCKcEIPhtc3-4-R96RefqZqXkUHEjVSVIcAnbPuL5pj6QV8ceT3W5p2y2eWPisRTa_Kttc8jVTAynktkGZ7GphYSiI7rTgfaB4a2US_lDgHV4ODnw7wZUgrGr7vn0P1LEz8zXqc1Af3K6D4iRiRj2zPbywcLHHXWa6CQIA4a/w200-h149/20240313_111739.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr3oV-thAvN-JeNudQBHrjrSAZ0i4Bo1E9jkWxTXycRgOHAHC_z1QpjkoCfwyQwxBiyQ0oWc3BkyKTzcC_SlfQYqfuhu6WcBPBPmHpHdVFDfCjU8JHxaV9pRPfN-jPdCudTVBkJvEzgKYrFXQMn1FHsCmUOXYCs5309uSUzEoYKWec5zkkBmpZYOlWnXZZ/s3755/20230916_155910.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1317" data-original-width="3755" height="70" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr3oV-thAvN-JeNudQBHrjrSAZ0i4Bo1E9jkWxTXycRgOHAHC_z1QpjkoCfwyQwxBiyQ0oWc3BkyKTzcC_SlfQYqfuhu6WcBPBPmHpHdVFDfCjU8JHxaV9pRPfN-jPdCudTVBkJvEzgKYrFXQMn1FHsCmUOXYCs5309uSUzEoYKWec5zkkBmpZYOlWnXZZ/w200-h70/20230916_155910.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And while I was at Barn 11, I noticed Coach Dept. people working on the<i> Palm Lane</i> in Yard 10. This is the recently-acquired Pullman parlor car currently disguised as part of a circus train.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL7xNHHccf8m9jCsg05xt1-sT8JQskV_8tIv3XpA91ym-mnHIyIbq32Mye87XtNDyp0t2AniOvWjFLRrrmjnkcDfe9VQJYulSqVQiQoZJABk2MCo_IlU8ANyaLP2rxbMLkhxP0dRgT8y6dthKmtA-zZ0rcMM_mtVwvBC-WX6Z2BWdxcbTrHRb1XjgkmOL7/s3361/20240313_112656.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1872" data-original-width="3361" height="111" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL7xNHHccf8m9jCsg05xt1-sT8JQskV_8tIv3XpA91ym-mnHIyIbq32Mye87XtNDyp0t2AniOvWjFLRrrmjnkcDfe9VQJYulSqVQiQoZJABk2MCo_IlU8ANyaLP2rxbMLkhxP0dRgT8y6dthKmtA-zZ0rcMM_mtVwvBC-WX6Z2BWdxcbTrHRb1XjgkmOL7/w200-h111/20240313_112656.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It appears to be relatively complete. Here are a couple of the compartments.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh18U6IEjeRTUdlUx9lwIaD5HFqCPqUumGG72vTjBKTBH5Q-BUTfB7_vlcqhtzTXBzyZCl-6bgviu7RYJXb-cyRtebUHRBnk7m50gDAARxfo2JuHtjP95ylWZKZNblw5ICOmbrjhennCeoyR72N16os2cHw7CMQ3eih5Ha5mOx5TVa_nZZ3pBM-yiQ36p_3/s3846/20240313_112717.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1872" data-original-width="3846" height="98" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh18U6IEjeRTUdlUx9lwIaD5HFqCPqUumGG72vTjBKTBH5Q-BUTfB7_vlcqhtzTXBzyZCl-6bgviu7RYJXb-cyRtebUHRBnk7m50gDAARxfo2JuHtjP95ylWZKZNblw5ICOmbrjhennCeoyR72N16os2cHw7CMQ3eih5Ha5mOx5TVa_nZZ3pBM-yiQ36p_3/w200-h98/20240313_112717.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg79Tr2huvMNa6nbBlEuaNf9frBS6sU9gG9ojlTD4xgk8_Gw6Uc1kX5sQO2M6b_lKYUK17bfIrvS85XdBYLVF-tIHBcaC4_6DCwnINp6BGA0aMZlhC3NV98iaKP4tR0ykd0oxg_yuVFQhKWEKDMwdsabtQUs5jjVtDT3uScVPG4qgzq9vKhZKSmRqpl8v27/s4024/20240313_112810.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1872" data-original-width="4024" height="93" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg79Tr2huvMNa6nbBlEuaNf9frBS6sU9gG9ojlTD4xgk8_Gw6Uc1kX5sQO2M6b_lKYUK17bfIrvS85XdBYLVF-tIHBcaC4_6DCwnINp6BGA0aMZlhC3NV98iaKP4tR0ykd0oxg_yuVFQhKWEKDMwdsabtQUs5jjVtDT3uScVPG4qgzq9vKhZKSmRqpl8v27/w200-h93/20240313_112810.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The parlor car chairs were bought by Roger at an auction, I was told.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgywiggytLhBTehVIPQWcT5P3Cpe5VMUUoWXkMYBu93W9PscClZpmXZsux8bjrhaMWmTAXQt_zPNVBhj4oR-gdfbt2kwFHthqLmJmZz8L3nyh8DKPHwQ3KA22LJL1FKPqAoG-bM1PxYt6m9IhpS-I5Ua774hSOFRSScVSP1Yk9S1lhAKf2VF3VKaGfOPrmG/s3971/20240313_112826.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1872" data-original-width="3971" height="94" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgywiggytLhBTehVIPQWcT5P3Cpe5VMUUoWXkMYBu93W9PscClZpmXZsux8bjrhaMWmTAXQt_zPNVBhj4oR-gdfbt2kwFHthqLmJmZz8L3nyh8DKPHwQ3KA22LJL1FKPqAoG-bM1PxYt6m9IhpS-I5Ua774hSOFRSScVSP1Yk9S1lhAKf2VF3VKaGfOPrmG/w200-h94/20240313_112826.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And <b>Tim Fennell</b>, among others, was working on various parts of the car.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTK-NADsKmD5vtiTmvJOhqMKkBAptR7gPThrDXNmxW7eV_zlHNLUyL4JSl0u-xKtWwNeHoXEIW9jeruUvLVxW7WK9h1iAizWB7qDHvgof-177uSZez9pscZw2SGitUrvWJ065E8LA68KqKeqeJ_4da5V7Yob1QdunVW5wQmj9HbTUxoy2_KAXtU4xzGf3M/s3695/20240313_113013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1872" data-original-width="3695" height="101" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTK-NADsKmD5vtiTmvJOhqMKkBAptR7gPThrDXNmxW7eV_zlHNLUyL4JSl0u-xKtWwNeHoXEIW9jeruUvLVxW7WK9h1iAizWB7qDHvgof-177uSZez9pscZw2SGitUrvWJ065E8LA68KqKeqeJ_4da5V7Yob1QdunVW5wQmj9HbTUxoy2_KAXtU4xzGf3M/w200-h101/20240313_113013.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And as always, there were many other things going on that I didn't catch. You just have to be there in person.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Update:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm learning how to make rattan seat backs by trial and error. After starting with something that looked like this:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh8peg6JKvy2n1VmCd1RMKCFpRyRMlvUBGtfDo7KOKSKh0WTkoMz_wY5-EPE0lnVksHpusbFAKecILUzCKi2o1H067Y5i7MJZcGVwXpFUEllNma-eym6ktj6T7bGuS3QL4mO6-7wxxpRwtihyee9OVZ7ZFgq9Kji4UBStwwF_QuDuT4fFJzPRMlgE8mOS-/s2009/20240314_144315.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2009" data-original-width="1761" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh8peg6JKvy2n1VmCd1RMKCFpRyRMlvUBGtfDo7KOKSKh0WTkoMz_wY5-EPE0lnVksHpusbFAKecILUzCKi2o1H067Y5i7MJZcGVwXpFUEllNma-eym6ktj6T7bGuS3QL4mO6-7wxxpRwtihyee9OVZ7ZFgq9Kji4UBStwwF_QuDuT4fFJzPRMlgE8mOS-/w175-h200/20240314_144315.jpg" width="175" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I'm not done, but it now looks like this:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1LO-jhzscYSl8RztPYsO5_O2wX9rnzaf-ZIzS96DMtB2Ig0M_iFWVe2jk-VlzNidKkZWGyverK9X9BgorxvaaUKeJ71iSvyDLF8XgaZkHl-KoGBSCIvlpBwwmjFwIEUcqi8-LsjVWFRTTFnpwE7WixeTbZUhXzDN6pF1YGHzcYI6M8VaQ8qkIuJtWM9tb/s2433/20240314_144203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1872" data-original-width="2433" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1LO-jhzscYSl8RztPYsO5_O2wX9rnzaf-ZIzS96DMtB2Ig0M_iFWVe2jk-VlzNidKkZWGyverK9X9BgorxvaaUKeJ71iSvyDLF8XgaZkHl-KoGBSCIvlpBwwmjFwIEUcqi8-LsjVWFRTTFnpwE7WixeTbZUhXzDN6pF1YGHzcYI6M8VaQ8qkIuJtWM9tb/w200-h154/20240314_144203.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />And my wife is learning how to make the black straps that cover the joints in the rattan. Everybody needs a constructive hobby for their retirement years....<p></p><div style="text-align: center;">And after another day of work, it's ready for a test installation in the 36, I think:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRAvof1fGdjnqGIEUmQyJ2Re2cKU4jJ0PrU1MxXaSqUN0tXeBjprQESDIthvvdQDxOivEdaXM3VZNcvB0xCd9H2BhOZZzHP-HRSNN_yuS0IrUEshVD6AOPfpGL0O5QWvGi7bAlz5kb2cZ81kU0N96YBkSd89QPy0pdBO9zQqPdQvR7oJAQT5BfiBoNZNrb/s3459/20240315_150353.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1590" data-original-width="3459" height="92" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRAvof1fGdjnqGIEUmQyJ2Re2cKU4jJ0PrU1MxXaSqUN0tXeBjprQESDIthvvdQDxOivEdaXM3VZNcvB0xCd9H2BhOZZzHP-HRSNN_yuS0IrUEshVD6AOPfpGL0O5QWvGi7bAlz5kb2cZ81kU0N96YBkSd89QPy0pdBO9zQqPdQvR7oJAQT5BfiBoNZNrb/w200-h92/20240315_150353.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-50059696191583111082024-03-13T17:00:00.003-05:002024-03-13T17:00:00.141-05:00Arizona Transportation Museum<p style="text-align: justify;">On my latest vacation, I had the opportunity to stop in at the Arizona Transportation Museum in downtown Tucson. This is a volunteer organization that also runs the Old Pueblo Trolley site, but that wasn't open when we were there. The mainline railroad part is located in what used to be a storage facility next door to the main SP depot in Tucson. The main depot (not shown) is still in use by Amtrak.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRB9Ju85pNW2djZs3xOBmZX89TMKhEJ4Bai2-6vLl_eMf_gNgoJ6l2W55f8A72zcqX59FOXF6S6tv-87nfuOHcj_JPt0nKes_IynHMEUDc1OaapJM5DGa9qYV1wEtP-iyxQF3CFerACsJt9nw9mY2MaXMiMLEnqB0x_wj27Eokk2hSlnnEVN9JOcmJFKCG/s3835/20240307_144301.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1872" data-original-width="3835" height="98" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRB9Ju85pNW2djZs3xOBmZX89TMKhEJ4Bai2-6vLl_eMf_gNgoJ6l2W55f8A72zcqX59FOXF6S6tv-87nfuOHcj_JPt0nKes_IynHMEUDc1OaapJM5DGa9qYV1wEtP-iyxQF3CFerACsJt9nw9mY2MaXMiMLEnqB0x_wj27Eokk2hSlnnEVN9JOcmJFKCG/w200-h98/20240307_144301.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Inside is a large collection of various artifacts, mostly concentrating on the SP, naturally enough.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNzFPAdoVeNB-TJZb2S5fbUAOKyzh-6loMd8QDkMfIHNnLnVRAsVOMquB_O8gfjur6g6zrB0fiHXjo8H1atFvzyWpHGllaerOzKkC33XmKNjffXgnmmDhOUZuBOB3Jlm1SrwVcMUQrWK7ZuFAVEIfrCoQ2uo2C_UkGdC7CdFkS2GGJtTnOk-rk0N-SjJt0/s3780/20240307_144422.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1720" data-original-width="3780" height="91" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNzFPAdoVeNB-TJZb2S5fbUAOKyzh-6loMd8QDkMfIHNnLnVRAsVOMquB_O8gfjur6g6zrB0fiHXjo8H1atFvzyWpHGllaerOzKkC33XmKNjffXgnmmDhOUZuBOB3Jlm1SrwVcMUQrWK7ZuFAVEIfrCoQ2uo2C_UkGdC7CdFkS2GGJtTnOk-rk0N-SjJt0/w200-h91/20240307_144422.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEjHjCMQdJ3UtQh1YNhUTulLiQLL0p2J6ftaaFxD5i9fYDRByeDbSzQFdtWSch5VoYSDOCNUg4ak_8XMcbwgNYA5pt5yyGG9audIU-1LKpDXh0ksakogjxAIsRN_duRKPyn1iYyEbKGIEykyofQQCkDUPTb76l0faao-YMezx9-JQ3n96hYIub4I1r58Nw/s3620/20240307_144501.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A model of what the station complex used to look like:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA_dwdai3KY8YLCsNJZKkCd6aNqjhTmjCdZRdaQF4Ib8tOblNH7Qh-4vj4SlcZHgj5l6WPvlu5wfJNrj0Q8itXlx-QTsrZH0zY2x0j8B8ZbmtleQ5r8reJXnUT0urzT-u6dZ1Zd4ApEf_vOt46UoyjtQG5D_2BuHd2sCQAu_vo6f9WcwlcHRKGPokKGpC-/s3668/20240307_144600.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1697" data-original-width="3668" height="93" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA_dwdai3KY8YLCsNJZKkCd6aNqjhTmjCdZRdaQF4Ib8tOblNH7Qh-4vj4SlcZHgj5l6WPvlu5wfJNrj0Q8itXlx-QTsrZH0zY2x0j8B8ZbmtleQ5r8reJXnUT0urzT-u6dZ1Zd4ApEf_vOt46UoyjtQG5D_2BuHd2sCQAu_vo6f9WcwlcHRKGPokKGpC-/w200-h93/20240307_144600.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But outside is the main thing, an SP 2-6-0 stored under this excellent roof structure:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDL5Uoizyc4yFvwigliPYNQLo5yu0CEr3Eo6CRkQq40_S2I2cPa7BW7amWPqCXtCj9UAzh4_HNUj4B8F6gIMjmwAjb655qlp9IRBE4wNB1BDiTh66ph0oj4q3jAG-BPMqVXy4JjQG4cxCLNWal70CWDmC7ttM4Abuw51Mdo85B5Nse50RPwHX-VXZsRiiy/s3123/20240307_144758.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1636" data-original-width="3123" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDL5Uoizyc4yFvwigliPYNQLo5yu0CEr3Eo6CRkQq40_S2I2cPa7BW7amWPqCXtCj9UAzh4_HNUj4B8F6gIMjmwAjb655qlp9IRBE4wNB1BDiTh66ph0oj4q3jAG-BPMqVXy4JjQG4cxCLNWal70CWDmC7ttM4Abuw51Mdo85B5Nse50RPwHX-VXZsRiiy/w200-h105/20240307_144758.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The locomotive was built by Schenectady in 1900, just before the formation of Alco. In later years, it was used as a yard switcher at Tucson, and was then a park engine for several years. But it is still in good condition, and they have hopes of making it operational eventually. They plan to UT the boiler, for instance. Luckily it doesn't have a jacket.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqzyRySv1F582_RlSL69BlNolYnwZA8RgFG1pfOnbWtGLLsieoV_vYdvQyR6_Rb7UjSht3hakxa6ATzAw7fcm5dRPl_pJuqAlKjuweMODgDWKvGVqeh4Wb4UgSvowqeOyUl958tG93zoWtJVYjldrKZt-fu9iugIWRFZFoPFrPpA5yerE9Hy1jmp-Mfnaz/s3518/20240307_144822.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1872" data-original-width="3518" height="106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqzyRySv1F582_RlSL69BlNolYnwZA8RgFG1pfOnbWtGLLsieoV_vYdvQyR6_Rb7UjSht3hakxa6ATzAw7fcm5dRPl_pJuqAlKjuweMODgDWKvGVqeh4Wb4UgSvowqeOyUl958tG93zoWtJVYjldrKZt-fu9iugIWRFZFoPFrPpA5yerE9Hy1jmp-Mfnaz/w200-h106/20240307_144822.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd71GslSJD52QMOTdtQqXSSJjaFC-DD5QXKPz0J4Gz8LeTzfqrPWmyPj8SJNMRqxiaCgcbh_-4sKY42eFDy5QTVFMkI1mFywSjUVPY6hwmxZ2G782gW0Y-Gk4guo5B3DLLx9g3Qgb56WLkUr4rt6fymg17QTOaSsMvRnH0K06x9kxC6GHv4fvHsQTBYvwa/s4160/20240307_144901.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="1872" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd71GslSJD52QMOTdtQqXSSJjaFC-DD5QXKPz0J4Gz8LeTzfqrPWmyPj8SJNMRqxiaCgcbh_-4sKY42eFDy5QTVFMkI1mFywSjUVPY6hwmxZ2G782gW0Y-Gk4guo5B3DLLx9g3Qgb56WLkUr4rt6fymg17QTOaSsMvRnH0K06x9kxC6GHv4fvHsQTBYvwa/w90-h200/20240307_144901.jpg" width="90" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjykLr3S15qaZ0RDknINMr65OJXwkIg2UnmdxBUmFmWBdULTOWdixTwooq-THBqr4jUGg-yaybXnRFdFur7T6at0UQARpKrFTCCQBnQPs1Ez_6fG0_S1KYul-7FRtMOMng92f5BuJUd9XoZRGwZOYbN27GfLqWpRmF0gtN7sekzDN0P4mSrWz1IEpHzZVPU/s3719/20240307_144922.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1794" data-original-width="3719" height="96" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjykLr3S15qaZ0RDknINMr65OJXwkIg2UnmdxBUmFmWBdULTOWdixTwooq-THBqr4jUGg-yaybXnRFdFur7T6at0UQARpKrFTCCQBnQPs1Ez_6fG0_S1KYul-7FRtMOMng92f5BuJUd9XoZRGwZOYbN27GfLqWpRmF0gtN7sekzDN0P4mSrWz1IEpHzZVPU/w200-h96/20240307_144922.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTmJDzAFQ69se2fkQCsJYm8fP5XNU0TQcX1gqEEPAXaQg3AaBZGk20CnaJ4yHLO6FTY5lwsEbI7z0FflDvEFgJPCYVOLWr7n5ynfeIqfjvNIHPNxXcz1hXPM4LwTsrjfx6W12u3VOAJA5Y_O4QMayOcP5kWmlAnhGH0wHz5KZc7hwNqidUyCVBDyrjLblp/s3382/20240307_145039.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1872" data-original-width="3382" height="111" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTmJDzAFQ69se2fkQCsJYm8fP5XNU0TQcX1gqEEPAXaQg3AaBZGk20CnaJ4yHLO6FTY5lwsEbI7z0FflDvEFgJPCYVOLWr7n5ynfeIqfjvNIHPNxXcz1hXPM4LwTsrjfx6W12u3VOAJA5Y_O4QMayOcP5kWmlAnhGH0wHz5KZc7hwNqidUyCVBDyrjLblp/w200-h111/20240307_145039.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I thought this was pretty amusing: there's a G gauge layout that runs all the way around the locomotive on the ground. In Arizona you can get away with things like this.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLlk_j3CQNWyGYw_KBomscGmrFPC-cumOh3WSsLkF0NHh_toHR1D7xkN_GCHlJlpGtFD_Q0dezUbqMA8Ym8F8oM5sUqd0BUHIAVVabIxKdiSzVwROmPdNECnYAlvtVPk5YvSv1foydNLpXiQLI1-r8akF4DmPJTsJjRBETEdBAOUpmu2WcrBAqBodO7ywA/s3472/20240307_145045.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1872" data-original-width="3472" height="108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLlk_j3CQNWyGYw_KBomscGmrFPC-cumOh3WSsLkF0NHh_toHR1D7xkN_GCHlJlpGtFD_Q0dezUbqMA8Ym8F8oM5sUqd0BUHIAVVabIxKdiSzVwROmPdNECnYAlvtVPk5YvSv1foydNLpXiQLI1-r8akF4DmPJTsJjRBETEdBAOUpmu2WcrBAqBodO7ywA/w200-h108/20240307_145045.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The cab is open for display. There's a volunteer on duty to keep on eye on things and answer questions. The man I happened to talk to was from Elgin originally, before moving to Tucson, so he was familiar with IRM. It's a small world.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHsj3Mw1RpBHnx8KFatPagfU7V5H9UpEyv6h4-8AzanDBy-_1AvlHHrQkOpQCYFFTSp5-UTUc5O125HuwlrqBg1iN-zQAbeXC9qqViJqbP0oJLkNQudoqXWZarOKiq6mSEDo2sZZSDGVkybOguW83-svUbY_9z9k-VDzTtLBeweTwQEIkgdNjoG74Pyncv/s3345/20240307_145138.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1872" data-original-width="3345" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHsj3Mw1RpBHnx8KFatPagfU7V5H9UpEyv6h4-8AzanDBy-_1AvlHHrQkOpQCYFFTSp5-UTUc5O125HuwlrqBg1iN-zQAbeXC9qqViJqbP0oJLkNQudoqXWZarOKiq6mSEDo2sZZSDGVkybOguW83-svUbY_9z9k-VDzTtLBeweTwQEIkgdNjoG74Pyncv/w200-h112/20240307_145138.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This light string goes into the boiler over the firebox, and you can peer inside and see the staybolts, to a limited extent. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeuKNJ0VLXkBZJJNXB6oR9pwFfZT1DnLDbJS39t8EIXyNxmT9IebILGTptcGJz_IB-NwrfputcC3jEpLdCmjGGw8iqfdszEx4qwwkA3bVUcPjVSEiMDdMjDDM8c7kXIXXwmF0PCiGiMMbBVk8kzxvj3pyNfqlYxgRcZul2HfmklA_WQFhAYhRd-UhyphenhyphenHpoY/s3307/20240307_145154.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1872" data-original-width="3307" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeuKNJ0VLXkBZJJNXB6oR9pwFfZT1DnLDbJS39t8EIXyNxmT9IebILGTptcGJz_IB-NwrfputcC3jEpLdCmjGGw8iqfdszEx4qwwkA3bVUcPjVSEiMDdMjDDM8c7kXIXXwmF0PCiGiMMbBVk8kzxvj3pyNfqlYxgRcZul2HfmklA_WQFhAYhRd-UhyphenhyphenHpoY/w200-h113/20240307_145154.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Also outside is the control stand from a Geep.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCTsuJx0Ofo_PSsqv2V7QU5NVJkC9OqygjbC_M-ojDZa17FtWzeOrs1r03FNDWfPL7xwtCLTUTeIa5dNMaGnTNXnjcuBilImuuA_s63LXudGcUz57Yjf6JgmKv2Mh97wZJjTMYvg16iX5LBNPGvZ9qZRG9KDl5uUOlzyEg4-iXit0ONFkJQ61PSiI-AgNv/s2239/20240307_145556.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2239" data-original-width="1841" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCTsuJx0Ofo_PSsqv2V7QU5NVJkC9OqygjbC_M-ojDZa17FtWzeOrs1r03FNDWfPL7xwtCLTUTeIa5dNMaGnTNXnjcuBilImuuA_s63LXudGcUz57Yjf6JgmKv2Mh97wZJjTMYvg16iX5LBNPGvZ9qZRG9KDl5uUOlzyEg4-iXit0ONFkJQ61PSiI-AgNv/w164-h200/20240307_145556.jpg" width="164" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So that was interesting. But as usual, there's no place like home.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-25249818744431000252024-03-12T07:00:00.005-05:002024-03-12T13:50:51.049-05:00Sunday Report<i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Frank writes...</span></i><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;">It was another beautiful Sunday at the museum, with a high of about 50. I split my time roughly evenly between the two Shaker Heights cars, the 63 and the 18.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh15fLbClfxCI7WFwE1FbqRPcaMyI2P3Ud2t2tLYhkIhfpJMlTnmpMxaFY02u9RwvTCX5i-17q5Slt0gN21HWexhaE3hqLi0moY8LcFCO5bOvYjCTbs_OIg6DcB09XiTJEItgXmd1lVJNBKfyKwwlWmaT0z3KVOQBwy_OfUEzcitTbCZcIlbHwdphMknhEO/s1024/blog01-stencil.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh15fLbClfxCI7WFwE1FbqRPcaMyI2P3Ud2t2tLYhkIhfpJMlTnmpMxaFY02u9RwvTCX5i-17q5Slt0gN21HWexhaE3hqLi0moY8LcFCO5bOvYjCTbs_OIg6DcB09XiTJEItgXmd1lVJNBKfyKwwlWmaT0z3KVOQBwy_OfUEzcitTbCZcIlbHwdphMknhEO/w200-h150/blog01-stencil.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #2b00fe;">I took our sample battery box cover back over to the paint store in Huntley because we hadn't been thrilled with the initial paint match. After some deft mixing work by the store manager, we ended up with a match that I think is much closer. After that, it was time to trace the lettering off the car, as shown above.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2WJR0P9MX4dw2wET9-XPagENKlzSOwBxt1Ko2VgWOH9r7togCHHZ1cMQN0JYx14-P5VLYkpGA1gdLo4VIV9DFFq13hNfXLLQiHx8yZCbzlXXX68P3iw4znPW2JxoUxLQGsXI3_zrPZqwv0k85E0JNPj2EbfIjasV1Fgat7D5L_KNWluPXOA_eP4FlCSPg/s1024/blog02-westbound.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2WJR0P9MX4dw2wET9-XPagENKlzSOwBxt1Ko2VgWOH9r7togCHHZ1cMQN0JYx14-P5VLYkpGA1gdLo4VIV9DFFq13hNfXLLQiHx8yZCbzlXXX68P3iw4znPW2JxoUxLQGsXI3_zrPZqwv0k85E0JNPj2EbfIjasV1Fgat7D5L_KNWluPXOA_eP4FlCSPg/w200-h150/blog02-westbound.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #2b00fe;">There's not a ton of lettering on the 63. The center doors have "Westbound Entrance" next to them (above) and the front doors have "Eastbound Entrance" next to them. There's an RTA emblem, a number in one typeface on the front of the car, and four instances of the car number in an odd squashed typeface at the corners. But that's about it.</span><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>WE NEED YOUR HELP:</b> Anyone a font expert? The "Westbound Entrance" and "Eastbound Entrance" will need to be recreated for the late-1970s era, and this looks like some kind of standard font. If we can figure out what font it is, it should be easy to recreate the lettering using vinyl decals, which is what the car actually used in this era.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHHhPQE3qUjJhPd2taC1Z5Kq2-dhCwKopKrjl1JklymyAxTlTvm5AVA129wBZaU_quUs0XAT3RFYVnEa2zIy2STGoBCL4DrvBFMfVN6ui0h1kDRiY9_KltWTuSCanAT-jgx3TgAudXBrB6sVFjQM8iUDZxv1UMB94D86WaDOlDkKdlcsR15GxlPDGDm2Yt/s1024/blog03-rta.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHHhPQE3qUjJhPd2taC1Z5Kq2-dhCwKopKrjl1JklymyAxTlTvm5AVA129wBZaU_quUs0XAT3RFYVnEa2zIy2STGoBCL4DrvBFMfVN6ui0h1kDRiY9_KltWTuSCanAT-jgx3TgAudXBrB6sVFjQM8iUDZxv1UMB94D86WaDOlDkKdlcsR15GxlPDGDm2Yt/w200-h150/blog03-rta.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #2b00fe;">There's also this RTA emblem. In the late-1970s vermilion livery, the RTA was in red and it was set against a white square.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqU_rHb9Lrwkb7qyMQ41lPpOBREJcINJ_Ic6cF1bjWN37kneuOWUGe90ttvuQ-4UlirDgpg2oclFIsXHbUGybJJXY2XTBujrTKHt2R6qwtKnNcQBmVmBEtl-9J3zoBLKJoPDjaVGadBuIP4tTzJWb1Gd_RtOiTFoqKrypwBx_zptZQca6QQra-e8vDK0BU/s800/blog04-chainprimer.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqU_rHb9Lrwkb7qyMQ41lPpOBREJcINJ_Ic6cF1bjWN37kneuOWUGe90ttvuQ-4UlirDgpg2oclFIsXHbUGybJJXY2XTBujrTKHt2R6qwtKnNcQBmVmBEtl-9J3zoBLKJoPDjaVGadBuIP4tTzJWb1Gd_RtOiTFoqKrypwBx_zptZQca6QQra-e8vDK0BU/w200-h150/blog04-chainprimer.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #2b00fe;">So, that was about it for the 63. On the 18, when I first arrived I sprayed the chains, links, and springs that will hold up the Eclipse fender with primer, as shown above. At the end of the day, they all got sprayed black, as you can see below. With luck, next week I can hang the fender permanently. Well, more or less; it is intended to be removable.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaHEm03uE8mtlst4rz8NiNRcDtsdKAQRwrn0tbb-n7seck5ub3xeAsuH52AkmW-WdxRsQ5z9vzKN0NRcFlE-0X9IRWxd3QrxJSUYeOpEmLvWyF94wBN22ZVrZOSPEwxRgIRqKx7wT7dBV2fSu6Uco2umVZ7wweOYa2eRy67MdohGsygOWL4FQEHcqEBces/s1024/blog05-chainblack.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaHEm03uE8mtlst4rz8NiNRcDtsdKAQRwrn0tbb-n7seck5ub3xeAsuH52AkmW-WdxRsQ5z9vzKN0NRcFlE-0X9IRWxd3QrxJSUYeOpEmLvWyF94wBN22ZVrZOSPEwxRgIRqKx7wT7dBV2fSu6Uco2umVZ7wweOYa2eRy67MdohGsygOWL4FQEHcqEBces/w200-h150/blog05-chainblack.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #2b00fe;">I also removed the next four windows, L11 through L14, and brought L13 and L14 into the shop. These did not go as smoothly as the previous four. L13 is in rough shape and one corner came apart when I removed it from the car; then, because the glass had been glued in with caulk, I managed to break the glass while taking the window apart. Hmm. I got both frames stripped of paint, so next week I'll see if I can cut a new piece of glass and/or repair the corner of the window frame.<br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;">There was plenty of activity, of course, as usual. The Veracruz open car was on the pit for its annual inspection; Greg and Norm were working on chasing down electrical gremlins; Nick, Zach, Jeff and newer volunteer Joseph K were working on electric parts; Matthew was working on the forklift; Jimmy was doing air brake work on the CSL cars; and there were several other people hard at work on various projects.</span></div></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Hey, if you haven't heard, it's just a few weeks until the 2024 Snowflake Special and tickets are mostly sold out. <b><a href="https://irm.org/event/snowflake-special" target="_blank">Reserve yours today while you still can!</a></b></span></div>Frank Hickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577228910617578573noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-23325246723903814252024-03-11T07:44:00.007-05:002024-03-11T11:40:54.803-05:00Doodlebug Update<p style="text-align: center;"><i> <b>Gregg</b> continues his work on the UP M-35. I was out of town so these pictures were somewhat delayed in getting onto the blog. Better late than never...</i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhYiWUUztkif9RoLyJLBC4FM2TUI48AJ6AD6E6l1CQKZ8ffz6A86E2cX8xk3UUh6uaa4DYo1gpJicLt1WXb2Mf0QZzgu8b5-W96vdyg55bY-3Zp8kXhUKWlJzk3gQhxjGZG-zud66XOnd6n-3YPiyCb5HkkGm_0lxG2e6zZZM4prA2OL7oFh15z16Y7VUX/s4000/IMG_20240222_133030961_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhYiWUUztkif9RoLyJLBC4FM2TUI48AJ6AD6E6l1CQKZ8ffz6A86E2cX8xk3UUh6uaa4DYo1gpJicLt1WXb2Mf0QZzgu8b5-W96vdyg55bY-3Zp8kXhUKWlJzk3gQhxjGZG-zud66XOnd6n-3YPiyCb5HkkGm_0lxG2e6zZZM4prA2OL7oFh15z16Y7VUX/w113-h200/IMG_20240222_133030961_HDR.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The outer wall got painted recently in the women's room.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi28kXv6HoxWEpgK8xZv22LZvlTuhxE3rluXbADLmsB7Ue84x5WNfxxZcHWw37_DcUQ59XJlGLKnQ3O9lIil0p8jhJnt2vLbp6mkGudQxAxcH2jRmDp3t2y5I7cV4o2Dk8dGORAT3qOyhMcNkGxu0PvI2IM0syLA6tVkiJnZduI2MfBCkTaBQgFJ_E_mrgb/s4000/IMG_20240222_130021495_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi28kXv6HoxWEpgK8xZv22LZvlTuhxE3rluXbADLmsB7Ue84x5WNfxxZcHWw37_DcUQ59XJlGLKnQ3O9lIil0p8jhJnt2vLbp6mkGudQxAxcH2jRmDp3t2y5I7cV4o2Dk8dGORAT3qOyhMcNkGxu0PvI2IM0syLA6tVkiJnZduI2MfBCkTaBQgFJ_E_mrgb/w113-h200/IMG_20240222_130021495_HDR.jpg" width="113" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The aisle side was stripped of paint and old varnish.<span face=""Segoe UI", "Lucida Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: start;"><br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzTN4hM7fwaUSBfH2QTBSTtmk-UEpylJ2UM-a84km0aP339_Wt_1zklyX5A-2geDB1bb_GLqonF8w1GhnYDTu60MhXJiAM613HxNu-S_nS2g-jqY6KqYB98bK1mnVPNsgM0D1r4LK4bAtaz755tEoK7I4EpaodcUZdyQWAivvxs1jmoBX_DNEPj-mjL-m2/s4000/IMG_20240222_133128858_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzTN4hM7fwaUSBfH2QTBSTtmk-UEpylJ2UM-a84km0aP339_Wt_1zklyX5A-2geDB1bb_GLqonF8w1GhnYDTu60MhXJiAM613HxNu-S_nS2g-jqY6KqYB98bK1mnVPNsgM0D1r4LK4bAtaz755tEoK7I4EpaodcUZdyQWAivvxs1jmoBX_DNEPj-mjL-m2/w113-h200/IMG_20240222_133128858_HDR.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then a coat of primer was applied.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2HcNfKKGw_6Q7Bb_PE7tRADAoBkQvyxI6ayyOOVeQlKGwR5uGMzegAQGGsvNkMlLyajeaG6bZk6p251jAf5hHLD6IWOVa-zICIoAKYte9WuJ798kVEwpcS1MMs0i-fnzh0Qz6GrddVJQBtw59hSR4nI3HFZaEInzUz4dpmmY5wi-yC545Z3hmodxjTX3e/s4000/IMG_20240223_094041429.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2HcNfKKGw_6Q7Bb_PE7tRADAoBkQvyxI6ayyOOVeQlKGwR5uGMzegAQGGsvNkMlLyajeaG6bZk6p251jAf5hHLD6IWOVa-zICIoAKYte9WuJ798kVEwpcS1MMs0i-fnzh0Qz6GrddVJQBtw59hSR4nI3HFZaEInzUz4dpmmY5wi-yC545Z3hmodxjTX3e/w200-h113/IMG_20240223_094041429.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Lucida Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: start;">Another baggage rack was stripped and painted pictured here in the steam shop. It's now ready for installation</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBYIMF_1E5Qt46R4BnaVmb7ncQ3xJSNgWhWy_ng8bc3KG8iMMhU5Zhc2lDyEcgJCQCFlsDyj_0MxJha4QxCQ_mKQpzM-HtDDSR0KTDaqfLUxee0uVzC8p9tA4H-S6J9965Ws7lcskeWVAGwx89RFu7UTA2tSGL8H-XpEBqsLHB0Rv3J4PS5yk7Dc1nr6aD/s4000/IMG_20240225_135124824_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBYIMF_1E5Qt46R4BnaVmb7ncQ3xJSNgWhWy_ng8bc3KG8iMMhU5Zhc2lDyEcgJCQCFlsDyj_0MxJha4QxCQ_mKQpzM-HtDDSR0KTDaqfLUxee0uVzC8p9tA4H-S6J9965Ws7lcskeWVAGwx89RFu7UTA2tSGL8H-XpEBqsLHB0Rv3J4PS5yk7Dc1nr6aD/w113-h200/IMG_20240225_135124824_HDR.jpg" width="113" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Lucida Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: start;">The outer wall on the aisle side getting a coat of tan on the top half. Later, the lower part will get the brown.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMlmSW_VmxCT49UtiF06l2E-rKYyWjwMkJuxL_EUDl57mZ9sWMwqZuWVtQ_eALQWqFupLq6m1FwfJg1dloSWWh7grh5j7vqJgaJNJHSxPvZ2LBPDxRvKj9pThS7KXwi0N2TN-pIfIn5zZ8sXC2WMXjgjICLddaVo-G08eZOUA1sCjG4sU8JQJN5Ff5TekX/s4000/IMG_20240227_120015282_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMlmSW_VmxCT49UtiF06l2E-rKYyWjwMkJuxL_EUDl57mZ9sWMwqZuWVtQ_eALQWqFupLq6m1FwfJg1dloSWWh7grh5j7vqJgaJNJHSxPvZ2LBPDxRvKj9pThS7KXwi0N2TN-pIfIn5zZ8sXC2WMXjgjICLddaVo-G08eZOUA1sCjG4sU8JQJN5Ff5TekX/w200-h113/IMG_20240227_120015282_HDR.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Lucida Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: start;">The wooden toilet seat is being refurbished outside while the weather is cooperating.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVouOYuu2OO_WnZF-QyRs3VO4s5T_tGFyhd1j7meQ_YGjpdhFefemx0Shu-OnfOUkDXfNhhaf6tLUapYefFIieIfTsG794zNZE3i5Wjcws_Ng55uAaC9gJp7sbMxhQoUevYAW2ZIItTlwjOvDN5zBacCwVBKthBtzrlYMcgrEk9vKU5UabmUa-Pn6TF3GF/s3552/IMG_20240227_130931999_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1468" data-original-width="3552" height="83" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVouOYuu2OO_WnZF-QyRs3VO4s5T_tGFyhd1j7meQ_YGjpdhFefemx0Shu-OnfOUkDXfNhhaf6tLUapYefFIieIfTsG794zNZE3i5Wjcws_Ng55uAaC9gJp7sbMxhQoUevYAW2ZIItTlwjOvDN5zBacCwVBKthBtzrlYMcgrEk9vKU5UabmUa-Pn6TF3GF/w200-h83/IMG_20240227_130931999_HDR.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fdfdfd; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Lucida Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: start;">The door for the water cooler by the Men's room is getting painted too. The lower tips are brown with the rest in tan.</span><span style="background-color: #fdfdfd; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Lucida Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: start;"> </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I should point out again that Gregg doesn't have to do anything special to get his project featured on our blog. He just sends us a few pictures with clear, concise captions every so often. And we're glad to publicize anything constructive that's going on at IRM.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-34950627131728832302024-03-08T22:57:00.003-06:002024-03-08T23:05:41.720-06:00Chicago & Southern TractionThere were five interurban lines that ran into Chicago: the three Insull lines that ran into the Loop; the <b><a href="https://hickscarworks.blogspot.com/2022/06/chicago-joliet-electric-railway.html">Chicago & Joliet Electric</a></b>, which ran to Archer and Cicero on the southwest side; and <b><a href="https://hickscarworks.blogspot.com/2022/04/chicago-interurban-traction.html">Chicago & Southern Traction</a></b> (later Chicago & Interurban Traction), which ran to 63rd Street on the south side.<div><br /></div><div>Many thanks to Art Peterson, who has sent a terrific collection of photos of C&ST from the Krambles-Peterson Archive. Caption information mostly comes from the <b><a href="https://hickscarworks.blogspot.com/2022/04/chicago-interurban-traction.html">Stephen Scalzo history</a></b> of the line.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRHq0JZCQvl7cvKjb2Nx1qv1pQ_fZUtjDyqXFIfHBqjzJZPRL58xpViQ0hd4cg9-WoRmet9HB5L3Oe8T8V2lk8vSqdiXvdL76goEL8RKqMbb233HDEH7mNOpbBK64sdNbuITnCzugArGKvmgUa3Ur54fKJr0nE5x55QvAwqAhTtQ2Xme37-qq1S2aIRh-C/s1024/kpa-cet-63-so-park-tmnl-fb.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="1024" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRHq0JZCQvl7cvKjb2Nx1qv1pQ_fZUtjDyqXFIfHBqjzJZPRL58xpViQ0hd4cg9-WoRmet9HB5L3Oe8T8V2lk8vSqdiXvdL76goEL8RKqMbb233HDEH7mNOpbBK64sdNbuITnCzugArGKvmgUa3Ur54fKJr0nE5x55QvAwqAhTtQ2Xme37-qq1S2aIRh-C/s320/kpa-cet-63-so-park-tmnl-fb.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div>Chicago Electric Traction, or CET, was a predecessor of C&ST. Here we see CET open car 63, a 1900-vintage American Car Company product, at the CET terminal at 63rd and South Park (today Martin Luther King Jr Drive). This terminal was no longer used after 1912. The car in the foreground is Calumet Electric Street Railway 124, built in 1904 by Kuhlman and later to become Chicago Surface Lines 2829. Note the stairs up to the South Side Rapid Transit elevated line to Jackson Park.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD7GVGlqugoXWLCUhaD73cb2il7Rc9jPLzsNd97T3-B6YTUV3bfOPDKT5iLwi45utOAVcgWdYJnV_ajwvLOeTTm7f759Kr96aDhSuL7pGjuD20lwvZTORs0yUwn0mdPju03tpaq140ZjNIMZnHiGzCfZEyMNZLEG54TPkYFxi3nXQLVyV3SmEbgaErZJuj/s1024/kpa-cet-66.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="1024" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD7GVGlqugoXWLCUhaD73cb2il7Rc9jPLzsNd97T3-B6YTUV3bfOPDKT5iLwi45utOAVcgWdYJnV_ajwvLOeTTm7f759Kr96aDhSuL7pGjuD20lwvZTORs0yUwn0mdPju03tpaq140ZjNIMZnHiGzCfZEyMNZLEG54TPkYFxi3nXQLVyV3SmEbgaErZJuj/s320/kpa-cet-66.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div>CET 66 was built in 1900 as part of the same order as car 63 shown above. It's signed for Blue Island and includes a board advertising Calumet Grove, an "electric park" amusement park owned by CET and located in Blue Island.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiseMd5fo9dXGXnxVcAYWCSzfbezCTcLN48ZSkfF3hg5lRwuvjdIOT9fJ6wMBDVb1Y_WDp6rMK5SMPuKU_twGCr-dRMfD9FHgU7jwhNV89WS76yXNkdL2cq5FA66c6EKFWI9JIlFkXbxXJWuefbDRCzfX0w8GaYPU5rJkNZJMzVW8xdAIxkp-zyUEwHcuW8/s1024/kpa-cet-73-1907.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="707" data-original-width="1024" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiseMd5fo9dXGXnxVcAYWCSzfbezCTcLN48ZSkfF3hg5lRwuvjdIOT9fJ6wMBDVb1Y_WDp6rMK5SMPuKU_twGCr-dRMfD9FHgU7jwhNV89WS76yXNkdL2cq5FA66c6EKFWI9JIlFkXbxXJWuefbDRCzfX0w8GaYPU5rJkNZJMzVW8xdAIxkp-zyUEwHcuW8/s320/kpa-cet-73-1907.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div>Car 73 was also part of that same 1900 American Car Company order. It's pictured in 1907, location uncertain but possibly 63rd Street judging from what appears to be an elevated railway in the background.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg02dq4t5XBktvCP7U3eHPa6zxkxyBLyY1D1jdz-nwX4GspRiC04mV5c43n1Q3F9jzNAX9siICSA96871HuxGR9f5ZUoymqj4VJpVsc53UgtL2PUL_zEedXsXLjCEc-2lmuB19bIj7l5CVgVBwRfm9Ddv85L0j8LhgBYcsmph4F-EZep90_J86im5rk6tPh/s1024/kpa-cst-4-fb.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="692" data-original-width="1024" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg02dq4t5XBktvCP7U3eHPa6zxkxyBLyY1D1jdz-nwX4GspRiC04mV5c43n1Q3F9jzNAX9siICSA96871HuxGR9f5ZUoymqj4VJpVsc53UgtL2PUL_zEedXsXLjCEc-2lmuB19bIj7l5CVgVBwRfm9Ddv85L0j8LhgBYcsmph4F-EZep90_J86im5rk6tPh/s320/kpa-cst-4-fb.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div>When CET started operations, it wasn't a traditional electric railway, it was a storage battery line. Car 4 was one of the original storage battery cars built in 1896 by Pullman. By the time this photo was taken, sometime after 1901, it had been converted to 600V overhead wire operation. Surviving rosters suggest this car also got a Brill 21E truck, but here it still has the DuPont truck from its storage battery car days.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Hx8PKFkDjkOrH084thF4BrSu4lZDigrUyaBYJDFFuEknZN-EMp3xkTgniMq2QVbl71EQIGxMHMpcr7yis0UuZdFVvZORXCuCsK7PjCpJpdZrwoaW07UNzM-yzSCE1wKsL_WC9S9viOTcGtUh_BKYIRjdXKrcLyllmiaJXrXlaroNKj5tvO1N-Bn2ZSPh/s1024/kpa-cst-126-fb.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="545" data-original-width="1024" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Hx8PKFkDjkOrH084thF4BrSu4lZDigrUyaBYJDFFuEknZN-EMp3xkTgniMq2QVbl71EQIGxMHMpcr7yis0UuZdFVvZORXCuCsK7PjCpJpdZrwoaW07UNzM-yzSCE1wKsL_WC9S9viOTcGtUh_BKYIRjdXKrcLyllmiaJXrXlaroNKj5tvO1N-Bn2ZSPh/s320/kpa-cst-126-fb.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div>From 1907 to 1913, a common sight on short-turn runs from Chicago to intermediate points on the C&ST like Blue Island, Harvey, Chicago Heights, and Crete were the cars of the 126-140 series. They were built in 1907 by Kuhlman and had an odd roof with a faired-in "railroad roof" monitor at the front that was chopped off "deck roof style" at the back. The location is uncertain.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAaTIK11nOYiEzEkvSHQ2Iv0sqtb9EZ3OoCi97LYO4b-g7SGSFJgIlsLIlZQ8oVfOv0I3PFBhtw2jRVpW_DVdiE1FfDmbRuZMdLaGzOXy8B4-TjwJnGorQi5HG7hYJAivOZ6dbzip6X2rbwY4t6iWRvLy4yNf_AYSOWuPLsnzdae-8vRPuZoSdvogzr_lM/s1024/kpa-cst-127-halst-79.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="718" data-original-width="1024" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAaTIK11nOYiEzEkvSHQ2Iv0sqtb9EZ3OoCi97LYO4b-g7SGSFJgIlsLIlZQ8oVfOv0I3PFBhtw2jRVpW_DVdiE1FfDmbRuZMdLaGzOXy8B4-TjwJnGorQi5HG7hYJAivOZ6dbzip6X2rbwY4t6iWRvLy4yNf_AYSOWuPLsnzdae-8vRPuZoSdvogzr_lM/s320/kpa-cst-127-halst-79.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div>This photo is at 79th and Halsted; the building on the right is still there. In the distance on the southbound track is Chicago City Railway 5187, a "Little Brill" built in 1905, while on the northbound track can be seen what appears to be a sprinkler car.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmTtoie0fSkDcLfS5Z9leolFvBC6oZfGfEcn5jUce2yKy1bhMyCyBWj-e7N_BsKEJXS0ffhMNLLSYqJwK-j9Yv5VKLhKqMZAGV6Xf-FmLOY0qpvKCoYP3VMiKgVaElRviqFe0lppsDy1jlL_yIhIl9nO3LCdtke-12pmsHGDUp7_6tdLvd6Vvj8qa7aNET/s1024/kpa-cst-134-gck-6-21-07.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="408" data-original-width="1024" height="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmTtoie0fSkDcLfS5Z9leolFvBC6oZfGfEcn5jUce2yKy1bhMyCyBWj-e7N_BsKEJXS0ffhMNLLSYqJwK-j9Yv5VKLhKqMZAGV6Xf-FmLOY0qpvKCoYP3VMiKgVaElRviqFe0lppsDy1jlL_yIhIl9nO3LCdtke-12pmsHGDUp7_6tdLvd6Vvj8qa7aNET/s320/kpa-cst-134-gck-6-21-07.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div>This builder's photo of C&ST 134 clearly shows the odd roof arrangement. These cars were conveyed to Chicago City Railway in 1913 and rebuilt for double-end operation with pay-as-you-enter (PAYE) fare collection and normal deck roofs. They became Chicago Surface Lines 5651-5665 and were nicknamed "Crete suburban cars" in recognition of their C&ST heritage.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpB6KYtY6UKH-yEisWPxINkZzqwgLTd2ZE60jDIsep8igB5q6lCWO7sSMYO5oEoMHqUV-Kd7ZELwma0gjPZYUW9OGQaFRRikD9Nu0BgAh0xEEdCi8KNAOKJm8bVjjz8WBa8qvgdsbvx2szLPpAoqH-zJ-qFrN6RHO3WLSZupcfPf0ENG44VEsPCOqEAwUu/s1024/kpa-cst-134-int-gck-6-21-07.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="447" data-original-width="1024" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpB6KYtY6UKH-yEisWPxINkZzqwgLTd2ZE60jDIsep8igB5q6lCWO7sSMYO5oEoMHqUV-Kd7ZELwma0gjPZYUW9OGQaFRRikD9Nu0BgAh0xEEdCi8KNAOKJm8bVjjz8WBa8qvgdsbvx2szLPpAoqH-zJ-qFrN6RHO3WLSZupcfPf0ENG44VEsPCOqEAwUu/s320/kpa-cst-134-int-gck-6-21-07.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div>This builder's photo shows the interior of car 134 in 1907. Features like the separate smoking compartment and coal-fired hot-water heat were removed during the CCR rebuilding.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlMPhUYh_Ihp-6UFwjOa3OOB5Jb8GWnQZCAFF3DvA6je8syFh33OVlQZtM-HOI7a4mhAdVlpYWneVD66jfoWWd3CnZoiDkbLhovMAfm1gLjOBEbQ0cxxw8zCqE9xpWg79cSuly4X2DJYvO43DkuYI3c64hfgUYLrDdHvmRT3BhafJIj04wtIyBsKWZ2FyC/s1024/kpa-cst-134-cl-mc-br-matteson-1910.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="586" data-original-width="1024" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlMPhUYh_Ihp-6UFwjOa3OOB5Jb8GWnQZCAFF3DvA6je8syFh33OVlQZtM-HOI7a4mhAdVlpYWneVD66jfoWWd3CnZoiDkbLhovMAfm1gLjOBEbQ0cxxw8zCqE9xpWg79cSuly4X2DJYvO43DkuYI3c64hfgUYLrDdHvmRT3BhafJIj04wtIyBsKWZ2FyC/s320/kpa-cst-134-cl-mc-br-matteson-1910.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div>It's 1910 and car 134, plastered with advertisements for the Kankakee Fair, is on the bridge at Matteson that took the <b><a href="https://hickscarworks.blogspot.com/2021/12/aurora-plainfield-joliet-joliet-eastern.html">Joliet & Southern</a></b> directly over the diamonds where the Illinois Central and Michigan Central crossed. It's likely that car 134 was on the J&S for advertising purposes.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6kUIJNp3HYw0GalBgisLg1HhsHh9Y8Wnd8NseRsOu3J851wH_trwNu6Y_RTNaN1whw-hcEuASbbnuD0ve1ykxehBvISt6mYssNMCy84AGqq8vVDju3-mnBr3Hvje0IVQgTovPIhB8ofTHGVnsMluGgZokmp1nfLoYzbEWrPXtGA7C3tkEBqWC_uNSycAk/s1024/kpa-cst-206-halst-79.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="643" data-original-width="1024" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6kUIJNp3HYw0GalBgisLg1HhsHh9Y8Wnd8NseRsOu3J851wH_trwNu6Y_RTNaN1whw-hcEuASbbnuD0ve1ykxehBvISt6mYssNMCy84AGqq8vVDju3-mnBr3Hvje0IVQgTovPIhB8ofTHGVnsMluGgZokmp1nfLoYzbEWrPXtGA7C3tkEBqWC_uNSycAk/s320/kpa-cst-206-halst-79.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div>Through service from Chicago to Kankakee was mostly held down by the big 200-series heavy interurban cars. Handsome car 206 was built by St. Louis in 1907 and is shown here at 79th and Halsted.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu8IftcTy_agfPB4h2KL2nCIk4TvFvgqB3p63IDn5_NJ0Pjgg54GUc6c7mibH7R4gWUSUcUACTTf60wSVJ149rdkd0llGz6z9EFrWRcW5kkNA-6OH3pGKLJEOah76BBwzYKoEYku-bv_WGVl99uo0HZsQHkKyl-bX0a3HkklG6_dscmakn6dPIlK3Wbbr1/s1024/kpa-cst-302.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="526" data-original-width="1024" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu8IftcTy_agfPB4h2KL2nCIk4TvFvgqB3p63IDn5_NJ0Pjgg54GUc6c7mibH7R4gWUSUcUACTTf60wSVJ149rdkd0llGz6z9EFrWRcW5kkNA-6OH3pGKLJEOah76BBwzYKoEYku-bv_WGVl99uo0HZsQHkKyl-bX0a3HkklG6_dscmakn6dPIlK3Wbbr1/s320/kpa-cst-302.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div>This rare image, though heavily retouched, shows one of the 301-304 series interurban trailers. These cars were built in 1909 by Niles, but only lasted about a year in this configuration before they were motorized. The Baldwin trailer trucks shown were replaced by Brill MCB2X trucks when they were motorized.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFDpykAE4IgOQnpG4WzeKQ1E1Wfq3Y0CmrtgiGxs_t8BIP-JIbi2fEMV9Dv5mVCZCaOq5_hI9DMXqhyphenhyphenSlIYnSurRteuC4zyGVjaQ42Vm7rm2vfp8d6zR8AXt1Pvq6pSCDd9X-KsiiRSOSBnp7capxtW4M-AI8WSvrUfa8OBmXzU7Xn3rwpDFsxcwTD8Fi8/s1024/kpa-cst-line-car-88-vinc.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="568" data-original-width="1024" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFDpykAE4IgOQnpG4WzeKQ1E1Wfq3Y0CmrtgiGxs_t8BIP-JIbi2fEMV9Dv5mVCZCaOq5_hI9DMXqhyphenhyphenSlIYnSurRteuC4zyGVjaQ42Vm7rm2vfp8d6zR8AXt1Pvq6pSCDd9X-KsiiRSOSBnp7capxtW4M-AI8WSvrUfa8OBmXzU7Xn3rwpDFsxcwTD8Fi8/s320/kpa-cst-line-car-88-vinc.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div>This line car was built in 1911 by C&ST as 500 and was renumbered two years later to 50. It was destroyed in a fire in 1924. It's pictured at the company's carbarn at 88th and Vincennes.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpCX1s_JQpuGxq8Mik4MvvOC5egnDA3qY-Y8Z_xEAl-D5RtUevBZh5QLZmOV8OjwwHfsI0O4p1vhIw5Zwj7E7ciVHnpPJuSkq2DeMmJyezhftto2DcshS_LYTT9gFTIj_UmivYPEMAQIuBvN5RmXEDL0K9fJoJqkj9dZ9tCpR_9cXO0IcMk5tgkQKUmqkE/s1024/kpa-cst-port-sub-fire-a-7-8-21.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="1024" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpCX1s_JQpuGxq8Mik4MvvOC5egnDA3qY-Y8Z_xEAl-D5RtUevBZh5QLZmOV8OjwwHfsI0O4p1vhIw5Zwj7E7ciVHnpPJuSkq2DeMmJyezhftto2DcshS_LYTT9gFTIj_UmivYPEMAQIuBvN5RmXEDL0K9fJoJqkj9dZ9tCpR_9cXO0IcMk5tgkQKUmqkE/s320/kpa-cst-port-sub-fire-a-7-8-21.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEUjaiJjC-vhggXt6EA9PWhmmPMBEI7Mv_nDjhqFa9hAFCi2cLD4d6XLHoTlgCNyVsgm1HjbuKdr6YYDr7aUkQydFa-vZy-tp9swxPHvbbZqfeuiBZC0axwq3lWbtN0FPJ8vI-_t2-3M-Nso3c8NDQfN-8Ux5XnShjQEYTsrUzbZJcTzvQONkjBP4OyWNl/s1024/kpa-cst-port-sub-fire-b-7-8-21.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="1024" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEUjaiJjC-vhggXt6EA9PWhmmPMBEI7Mv_nDjhqFa9hAFCi2cLD4d6XLHoTlgCNyVsgm1HjbuKdr6YYDr7aUkQydFa-vZy-tp9swxPHvbbZqfeuiBZC0axwq3lWbtN0FPJ8vI-_t2-3M-Nso3c8NDQfN-8Ux5XnShjQEYTsrUzbZJcTzvQONkjBP4OyWNl/s320/kpa-cst-port-sub-fire-b-7-8-21.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div>The two photos above were taken on July 8, 1921, the day a portable substation parked on a siding at an unknown location caught fire and burned. Judging from the surroundings, this is closer to the south end of the line than the north end. Line car 50 appears to be in the background of the second photo.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfs0oZAIWetFD4j-VXCLp-CAJNl62-bXPN8-uuOqQi5ELJ7Y6En995710LmYNjhQDatD3fMHfmWqBIsLwz9w2pi4hFekb01H0T1STmsqjDa-EJXbbQmKdTXqcEUGlMUm9RbuXRyMvXthDpWNnoFIxSM6ede98XNY7K3AEon9ih7u6p1XRhCOp6KrbeoXX3/s1024/kpa-cst-88-vinc-barn-looks-n-6-12-23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="433" data-original-width="1024" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfs0oZAIWetFD4j-VXCLp-CAJNl62-bXPN8-uuOqQi5ELJ7Y6En995710LmYNjhQDatD3fMHfmWqBIsLwz9w2pi4hFekb01H0T1STmsqjDa-EJXbbQmKdTXqcEUGlMUm9RbuXRyMvXthDpWNnoFIxSM6ede98XNY7K3AEon9ih7u6p1XRhCOp6KrbeoXX3/s320/kpa-cst-88-vinc-barn-looks-n-6-12-23.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">The barn at 88th and Vincennes dated to the line's storage battery days and included both indoor and covered outdoor storage. This photo, taken on July 12, 1923, is looking north toward 88th. The car on the left may be part of the 35-37 (originally 215-217) series built by Jewett in 1911.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br style="text-align: left;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHCWi-zWMrh8HvsjDvcrg99O5hq732Wsrt4RVn-eCHAy3amd258dJbkNkugnBBiIIcF7LNldCMe-hUYr778pY-4kxmIhq7ijoQ0ZM8ADMQnPsYqdPfdaIckV0Fb2HZlVPqwbRMeH2MoOr0k0maxBPxboLN97WXRa5I1eS2n2dpExZWjtb4zwLwmWXawI-y/s1024/kpa-cst-88-vinc-barn-looks-sw-6-12-23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="433" data-original-width="1024" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHCWi-zWMrh8HvsjDvcrg99O5hq732Wsrt4RVn-eCHAy3amd258dJbkNkugnBBiIIcF7LNldCMe-hUYr778pY-4kxmIhq7ijoQ0ZM8ADMQnPsYqdPfdaIckV0Fb2HZlVPqwbRMeH2MoOr0k0maxBPxboLN97WXRa5I1eS2n2dpExZWjtb4zwLwmWXawI-y/s320/kpa-cst-88-vinc-barn-looks-sw-6-12-23.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div>This photo was taken the same day but is looking southwest from the corner of 88th and Vincennes. In the foreground is the office, with storage and machine shop facilities also located at the east end of the building; behind it are several indoor storage tracks in the shop, and the covered car storage shed west of that. This complex was owned by Chicago City Railway or Chicago Surface Lines after 1912 and leased to the C&ST until it quit in the late 1920s, after which CSL used it for a while for car storage.</div>Frank Hickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577228910617578573noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-67813377502723642592024-03-04T20:43:00.002-06:002024-03-04T20:43:20.269-06:00Unseasonable Warmth<i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Frank writes...</span></i><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Sunday was a gorgeous day at the museum, sunny and with a high of around 70 degrees, though with strong winds all day.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW_NleBGPEk7o2IaAhfMfhs-In8sXZ9MtYBtaE1gc312SZKfV9rv57pVhgLbc5hR-XDBrxfYcJgWViTqtQi4KZ2Y_GDylUy7IWuslS4gzvcKsuVFD-2057yxYdWF139GtQw6iwujMHRUHtOuJPKbrDPatqcreblQDMbXpHU5Gj51z5AerjW5R0N6CdfRar/s1024/blog01-fender.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW_NleBGPEk7o2IaAhfMfhs-In8sXZ9MtYBtaE1gc312SZKfV9rv57pVhgLbc5hR-XDBrxfYcJgWViTqtQi4KZ2Y_GDylUy7IWuslS4gzvcKsuVFD-2057yxYdWF139GtQw6iwujMHRUHtOuJPKbrDPatqcreblQDMbXpHU5Gj51z5AerjW5R0N6CdfRar/w150-h200/blog01-fender.jpg" width="150" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #2b00fe;">When I arrived, the two cars east of the 18 were out of the barn because the 4391 was in the finishing stages of its annual inspection over in Barn 4. Joel thoughtfully delayed moving anything back into the barn until I had a chance to get a good look at the Eclipse fender on the 18 from more than two feet away. Thanks to Zach, Joel, and Will, all of whom helped with giving it a good look, taking some measurements, and comparing railhead clearance with other streetcars to come to a conclusion on the fender arrangement.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSoATqDbrTh7xOR_IUFoXNUpwsli_dVBwzzWLBRqkde_aEwHofVWGaiGVvtTkYjyulZoutZsLQFlxMQWIsqpJF2KnMnllQkqE5dCsM5N2X-n_aBp2j_L4WAtJjRkzhgCqMmPkJXGRysQFPG_-M1tDQYqTIT3v_luP3uYyLFILbS_DlGH-I77z1jlWMGrhyphenhyphen/s1024/blog02-fender.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSoATqDbrTh7xOR_IUFoXNUpwsli_dVBwzzWLBRqkde_aEwHofVWGaiGVvtTkYjyulZoutZsLQFlxMQWIsqpJF2KnMnllQkqE5dCsM5N2X-n_aBp2j_L4WAtJjRkzhgCqMmPkJXGRysQFPG_-M1tDQYqTIT3v_luP3uYyLFILbS_DlGH-I77z1jlWMGrhyphenhyphen/w200-h150/blog02-fender.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #2b00fe;">What we decided was that the fender basket is nice and level; it's the fence that's a little cockeyed, but that's almost impossible to fix because it's a factor of castings that can't be adjusted. Looking at in-service photos, it does seem that some of the fenders on these cars were a little wonky, so we'll chalk this up to being authentically imperfect. We also tested things like clearance when folded up and clearance to the headlight, as shown above. Thanks to Will, with whose help - and that of a track bar - I was finally able to get the front coupler centered instead of all the way out at the end of the circle iron.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWbe-jbZYGo7DTwKGH8Io635bxWO2Uswno4h7Nr0TLyKALFNqw2ZmAT0KNPQKl5jm0HWUk_VqXbrPQB04CE3teDVnt8UMTUciV5YRheM4H4-9QbD8b6OMUxWzmni1wnGtc9eLr7sGoWjg4rTJu7OF9XsnWFtzfV3RPbSOUokklU1WLlK4uOHB6FvsTlE5X/s1024/blog03-63primer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWbe-jbZYGo7DTwKGH8Io635bxWO2Uswno4h7Nr0TLyKALFNqw2ZmAT0KNPQKl5jm0HWUk_VqXbrPQB04CE3teDVnt8UMTUciV5YRheM4H4-9QbD8b6OMUxWzmni1wnGtc9eLr7sGoWjg4rTJu7OF9XsnWFtzfV3RPbSOUokklU1WLlK4uOHB6FvsTlE5X/w200-h150/blog03-63primer.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #2b00fe;">After that, given the warm weather, it was time to paint! I spent a while atop a ladder scraping more loose paint off the 63, this time above the windows, and then spent considerably more time atop said ladder applying primer where needed. The car looks a bit unhealthy at the moment, but as the weather warms up (or stays warm!), orange paint will cover this all up.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgF4jAlqSH_hNlzohm4p5_1c92nJDcFGor5dSBt9p-EC0Lx1xveAzuMtkwOjeJmzYvV4Ntd2fGBeBooD-8uql8YB6JWAmXIjWB0jyi2Fy2jo_gnYMbpYop9gdqJD199Yhxta7pddpEIJUwQ9PGYdUWQ02Ftt-M3PncBPvSoHmWdmOiFSD9qGPxcqxYAhmH/s1024/blog04-18windows.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgF4jAlqSH_hNlzohm4p5_1c92nJDcFGor5dSBt9p-EC0Lx1xveAzuMtkwOjeJmzYvV4Ntd2fGBeBooD-8uql8YB6JWAmXIjWB0jyi2Fy2jo_gnYMbpYop9gdqJD199Yhxta7pddpEIJUwQ9PGYdUWQ02Ftt-M3PncBPvSoHmWdmOiFSD9qGPxcqxYAhmH/w200-h150/blog04-18windows.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #2b00fe;">After that, I brought the four repainted windows from the shop back to the 18 and reinstalled them. They're the last four on the left side, and you can contrast them with the rather shoddy-looking un-redone window on the left. There are only about six more to do, and I'll take the next batch out when I have some time. It was pointed out, though, that when I leave the wood shop benches strewn with freshly painted windows on Sunday nights, it prevents the weekday guys from getting anything done. I need to find an out-of-the-way space somewhere in the heated shop I can put windows to dry.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRANP_qlZfGMyFVdvpOEK9roS6L7s52geHnFFjSbq061AsJIRwuFTNrMk6FIThuKNPu4gg4L3IkIMZWQhdsZdCZsn6KnlI6J0Fod4SBhAY4v0uvtyQViuIoKY9s5vUgiFI11Quzm9JNSxSOFXS90t6bpIi5qF_jC04AL6t3i8Z828aw-kkzhFE48sMx1Lq/s1024/blog05-fenderchain.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRANP_qlZfGMyFVdvpOEK9roS6L7s52geHnFFjSbq061AsJIRwuFTNrMk6FIThuKNPu4gg4L3IkIMZWQhdsZdCZsn6KnlI6J0Fod4SBhAY4v0uvtyQViuIoKY9s5vUgiFI11Quzm9JNSxSOFXS90t6bpIi5qF_jC04AL6t3i8Z828aw-kkzhFE48sMx1Lq/w150-h200/blog05-fenderchain.jpg" width="150" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #2b00fe;">After dinner, Nick and Greg helped with rigging up the chains that will support the Eclipse fender permanently. These will use all-new hardware, including new split links, springs and new-old-stock heavy-duty sash chain, since it would really be a bother if the fender fell onto the tracks when the car was moving. I got everything cut to length and ready to prime and paint at a later date.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoKYF4EOxQVVyRgwm4KJcQstlmld2nw07i0hXgziwbCVphLcHbqgwtZclho7rI5qP37bUoZJjpvkqb-3JuqfUgU2bHUpWGsjxENAjx0mc-9QfKMaYIRyrr4hxnFnsvl9m5zlHRnxHRNp768Y0xLFlrvT9M2hcisDcwlsksxYs17gu9b6Ur5ymZ-n225Og8/s1024/blog06-306pit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoKYF4EOxQVVyRgwm4KJcQstlmld2nw07i0hXgziwbCVphLcHbqgwtZclho7rI5qP37bUoZJjpvkqb-3JuqfUgU2bHUpWGsjxENAjx0mc-9QfKMaYIRyrr4hxnFnsvl9m5zlHRnxHRNp768Y0xLFlrvT9M2hcisDcwlsksxYs17gu9b6Ur5ymZ-n225Og8/w200-h150/blog06-306pit.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #2b00fe;">There was a lot of other work going on - the place was a beehive of activity again. For most of the day, the 4391 was on the pit, but late in the afternoon it was switched back over to Barn 7 and the 306 was put on the pit in its place. I don't think those door leaves were there the last time I looked...<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7pBPNU5iV7JWS_-IAfnFJG5KZdACWil41XEVbQPXzuK0TYLzxEiectwJ9JQQRrFyaqxbtJRDt8GurOw5c7mWVMDZwl6kqnfRHW_tfOZPwNtL-lX8OmyQCFQfHSZP7uF2DSdtQoTKWXX-9BOHXOIsj-JHG8q88fLDjTRNozidib7c_25bHaFKYG6rkfXWm/s1024/blog07-streetcars.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7pBPNU5iV7JWS_-IAfnFJG5KZdACWil41XEVbQPXzuK0TYLzxEiectwJ9JQQRrFyaqxbtJRDt8GurOw5c7mWVMDZwl6kqnfRHW_tfOZPwNtL-lX8OmyQCFQfHSZP7uF2DSdtQoTKWXX-9BOHXOIsj-JHG8q88fLDjTRNozidib7c_25bHaFKYG6rkfXWm/w200-h150/blog07-streetcars.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #2b00fe;">"The great blood-and-custard fleet," or something: three Chicago streetcars and a roughly matching Veracruz car (albeit in Columbia Park & Southwestern colors!) sit outside Barn 7 while the indefatigable Joel oils main journals and axle caps. Opening day is in just two weeks!<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqfJPrIheFiyVtd4KJaRpBFwY_YnCs4IR4k35MDztb5T-jzFevNOLBUcbtwAQlAxT4XEcTgVO9oo2YVmg3PTAl3YVG9hKYRMd5-D8pK4vzYboHU7orSiFinoHFVD-MQkJgLxRpJc84Sn9lRnegRGMEGVhiKiDq0ci4z0mhrFMhEAfjdc52arcsaSNCh941/s1024/blog08-65bars.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqfJPrIheFiyVtd4KJaRpBFwY_YnCs4IR4k35MDztb5T-jzFevNOLBUcbtwAQlAxT4XEcTgVO9oo2YVmg3PTAl3YVG9hKYRMd5-D8pK4vzYboHU7orSiFinoHFVD-MQkJgLxRpJc84Sn9lRnegRGMEGVhiKiDq0ci4z0mhrFMhEAfjdc52arcsaSNCh941/w200-h150/blog08-65bars.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #2b00fe;">I also managed to snap this photo of the "mother car," Indiana Railroad 65, which thanks to Jon F has recently had the bars restored to its rear-end windows. This was the car's baggage compartment, but when it left IRR it lost the bars on these windows so it's been nearly 85 years since anyone has seen this. Very cool! In other news, besides the inspection work getting done, Tim was working on the 1808, Bob and others were working on contactors, a few people were over in Barn 2 working on the 415, Richard and the bus guys were working on the Milwaukee Marmon-Herrington trolley bus, and the <i>Electroliner </i>people were working on that car.</span>Frank Hickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577228910617578573noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-12911503933178187952024-03-01T21:40:00.007-06:002024-03-01T21:43:25.312-06:00The Museum of Root Beer<i>A few months ago, we posted a <b><a href="https://hickscarworks.blogspot.com/2021/09/oddball-museums.html">List of Oddball Museums</a></b>. While we are </i>not <i>looking to post a tour of each of these, we couldn't turn down this trip report from Will Knogle. After all, root beer is the official beverage of Hicks Car Works. Thanks, Will!</i><div><br /></div><div><div>While I was in Wisconsin Dells, I was able to make it to the Museum of Root Beer. I was hoping to also make it to the Museum of Torture, which is also in Wisconsin Dells, but it was closed for the winter season. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEoXVLCkCDZAbCaBIxNeo9M32Gk052s6TAQqbl7M6Ibfx4NcY9GiYHx4smcpAO1Zi7Jg8__o-oD8u4LKDKDzZP1LbxvnsZEVR8vwmoYl1lv_OQmrLbWEv7bFCe7w3LC8m-AygM1Di_bWqw5jT1RJgwopl_E-1ohaHLLAWI4TQfjRpDdSHxI6qKD1SnXAYh/s1024/20240128_104909.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="1024" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEoXVLCkCDZAbCaBIxNeo9M32Gk052s6TAQqbl7M6Ibfx4NcY9GiYHx4smcpAO1Zi7Jg8__o-oD8u4LKDKDzZP1LbxvnsZEVR8vwmoYl1lv_OQmrLbWEv7bFCe7w3LC8m-AygM1Di_bWqw5jT1RJgwopl_E-1ohaHLLAWI4TQfjRpDdSHxI6qKD1SnXAYh/w200-h113/20240128_104909.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbE0PkdFNDAOALnk6vwOSGSZ0R2L4xEx0-ram_sAj2hv1U46psPG6d1Bugh75QJA_S0qw092jZJrfDrvv_VnTqcIhVHFFaw6DhiRciCOfDiB0NQ78oz_-jSLPYyMdzt9JnEQQJKXt6iqpaKUSZtiXhGJIhjE1M2Y6XfMVAh6sQ9oBZqGw1bXaZ-xExTKHf/s1024/20240128_105024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="1024" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbE0PkdFNDAOALnk6vwOSGSZ0R2L4xEx0-ram_sAj2hv1U46psPG6d1Bugh75QJA_S0qw092jZJrfDrvv_VnTqcIhVHFFaw6DhiRciCOfDiB0NQ78oz_-jSLPYyMdzt9JnEQQJKXt6iqpaKUSZtiXhGJIhjE1M2Y6XfMVAh6sQ9oBZqGw1bXaZ-xExTKHf/w200-h113/20240128_105024.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>The Museum of Root Beer is a quaint, small museum dedicated to the history of root beer. There were several informative displays on the origins of root beer. Other exhibits focused on the drive-in aspect of various brands of root beer. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjglVWP-QfkkWtZH2oFBUguYAq2hEEQY020tMAO4f6KG7WyGfo8Fi6f9a55_kz_gVu5r_RWR3AFJHXdwWLYPdqiOR3WPZzV0kCiHuaZUrz7Zx46ENXhN4-9cPzTRdYVnQVZq5qBkZSnkSYFY5fSBeuFt9dXdBjFOa5mnEMCCVHaWG1kMDIDB2snhfw8p222/s1024/20240128_105206.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="1024" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjglVWP-QfkkWtZH2oFBUguYAq2hEEQY020tMAO4f6KG7WyGfo8Fi6f9a55_kz_gVu5r_RWR3AFJHXdwWLYPdqiOR3WPZzV0kCiHuaZUrz7Zx46ENXhN4-9cPzTRdYVnQVZq5qBkZSnkSYFY5fSBeuFt9dXdBjFOa5mnEMCCVHaWG1kMDIDB2snhfw8p222/w200-h113/20240128_105206.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioM9eX77p7Dnd7-0Bm7GPcl8kdR28AIv8qeqTYmmm-O5jZJDj6Z_Thv8avc87dicZjAJ9CMuc4QEOF4Tqa4zYRzkwfxS8UWrlOauQkQyMq2d3Qs_jMVanNtJNZv1z8XTtI7MQ7rVQ_ZIT7zqceqrFXk_o6hL4kB1Q8Q9OCEaSDsj1dqMWu7XmQ3VAgFA25/s1024/20240128_105301.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="1024" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioM9eX77p7Dnd7-0Bm7GPcl8kdR28AIv8qeqTYmmm-O5jZJDj6Z_Thv8avc87dicZjAJ9CMuc4QEOF4Tqa4zYRzkwfxS8UWrlOauQkQyMq2d3Qs_jMVanNtJNZv1z8XTtI7MQ7rVQ_ZIT7zqceqrFXk_o6hL4kB1Q8Q9OCEaSDsj1dqMWu7XmQ3VAgFA25/w200-h113/20240128_105301.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>By far the largest and most noticeable exhibit at the museum is the large collection of root beer bottles. From what I understand, their goal is to collect at least one bottle from every manufacturer of root beer. They even had a small theater where you can watch vintage root beer advertisements, which you could rate with a QR code provided. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_L1kyLnSVxZDr64AqWIsAXeYal5DS-1mItyTt7SNo-BPsqc2iP5fTz7m6tB4kpxU0-gjwR1Gq9i7Up9J8G3aAul16xaTzxGz0OjHI8EfEPc-Obrl3mLPDBcf8m3zE7vG7oo_gPJajyvmr91ELUpwS6XNF9LoZLv6bHroqfwp9kSXcOkq1DPQdfNqWpRFZ/s1024/20240128_105540.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="1024" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_L1kyLnSVxZDr64AqWIsAXeYal5DS-1mItyTt7SNo-BPsqc2iP5fTz7m6tB4kpxU0-gjwR1Gq9i7Up9J8G3aAul16xaTzxGz0OjHI8EfEPc-Obrl3mLPDBcf8m3zE7vG7oo_gPJajyvmr91ELUpwS6XNF9LoZLv6bHroqfwp9kSXcOkq1DPQdfNqWpRFZ/w200-h113/20240128_105540.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcOvwJrT8XGzABJ4Q-Lu8QqUU5lGRPosasOe4Rx2KN6charnF0vfJNn0isRXjzk2v7L-jUKOdhwCQAbRQ__87-UBwLuzRfC38OA8jAg5vTJ_8JgNmqdSZgfz44hVfre_dXjY5kYpFLTg6Avlrq24pF49AQSPmNCWykUslr-Mui8WzK4BOboZw7mE2Buz9-/s1024/20240128_110042.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="576" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcOvwJrT8XGzABJ4Q-Lu8QqUU5lGRPosasOe4Rx2KN6charnF0vfJNn0isRXjzk2v7L-jUKOdhwCQAbRQ__87-UBwLuzRfC38OA8jAg5vTJ_8JgNmqdSZgfz44hVfre_dXjY5kYpFLTg6Avlrq24pF49AQSPmNCWykUslr-Mui8WzK4BOboZw7mE2Buz9-/w113-h200/20240128_110042.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The museums gift shop is your typical small soda shop with various brands of soda and root beer available for purchase.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsK5H-IZHsP_7u76mNNiMEFxTuyVF41-yfRkvXVv-gWFjSKtv-41surHXlpiSEogbbvqEfq8EzYK8zWDr6tjGfGahDoSQS9p2eo4YLfUrSOgckO5W6r31yA-28PnxNWDXVYTeeGuaXGg026pfIqKQoR9j7hh9rRc_m7Gkg3vl2wIyLI2fKgQr9GTwfB0i3/s1024/20240128_105928.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="1024" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsK5H-IZHsP_7u76mNNiMEFxTuyVF41-yfRkvXVv-gWFjSKtv-41surHXlpiSEogbbvqEfq8EzYK8zWDr6tjGfGahDoSQS9p2eo4YLfUrSOgckO5W6r31yA-28PnxNWDXVYTeeGuaXGg026pfIqKQoR9j7hh9rRc_m7Gkg3vl2wIyLI2fKgQr9GTwfB0i3/w200-h113/20240128_105928.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div>All in all, the museum was well worth the price of entry $5.50, and I would recommend it to anyone who loves root beer.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><i>And really, who doesn't?</i></div>Frank Hickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577228910617578573noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-36383777119397599412024-02-27T06:00:00.002-06:002024-02-27T06:00:00.344-06:00Springtime Sunday<i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Frank writes...</span></i><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Okay, so it's late February and not springtime - but it felt like springtime on Sunday, with a high temperature around 60, I believe. Sounds like time for some painting!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiDgysTvt4f_VxYCuHsbXZkl7W-i9C0qSHz5U9FMb10X3J4zxCBdONQ63cVHApIe66hvDe5N4lBEGW245qJK67tTy_-ep3ddvonmKXySB0VDwBzH2EHMSsUn9S34WauZGaGWmWeL3AsDultsNcvz5jJbDe2GxGk1HmUZ2bhXsK6ImXxps04WxbfZ2HV9Dd/s1024/blog01-63start.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiDgysTvt4f_VxYCuHsbXZkl7W-i9C0qSHz5U9FMb10X3J4zxCBdONQ63cVHApIe66hvDe5N4lBEGW245qJK67tTy_-ep3ddvonmKXySB0VDwBzH2EHMSsUn9S34WauZGaGWmWeL3AsDultsNcvz5jJbDe2GxGk1HmUZ2bhXsK6ImXxps04WxbfZ2HV9Dd/w200-h150/blog01-63start.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #2b00fe;">We have four ex-Shaker Heights cars, and the two that are destined to be restored as SHRT cars are currently next to each other on track 73. (Coincidentally, the two that aren't destined to be restored as SHRT cars are also next to each other, but on track 41.) The one that's currently distracting me from the 18 is PCC car 63, shown above. I went around the car with white primer, trying to cover anywhere that the paint had popped off and bare metal was visible. Above is shortly after I started.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnYgzeWVcTCtZYxL2-tEgMhy2_MaUdulQ8iqdsFn_k3SghMnZfWl3gNjODULhZIElJBtelI9t1NO-_6MEfi741opwLL8ql_umfaXeY0x3DrcUKXiwN9j5_Uo7D4RNcno2x1waqNmf_oVxrFB07OCdNDT7LCpDi9vIi5I2AZe-ywAUOOJUAMEoZyts-5yOQ/s1024/blog02-63end.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnYgzeWVcTCtZYxL2-tEgMhy2_MaUdulQ8iqdsFn_k3SghMnZfWl3gNjODULhZIElJBtelI9t1NO-_6MEfi741opwLL8ql_umfaXeY0x3DrcUKXiwN9j5_Uo7D4RNcno2x1waqNmf_oVxrFB07OCdNDT7LCpDi9vIi5I2AZe-ywAUOOJUAMEoZyts-5yOQ/w200-h150/blog02-63end.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #2b00fe;">And here's the end of the job. I didn't do the area along the standee windows or the roof, because I hadn't gone along with a paint scraper and knocked off loose paint. That will wait for next time. Ideally, we should also source new windows for those doors; the original Lexan (roughly 1' x 5' x 3/16") is badly fogged and really ought to be replaced at some point.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1eCujKRnljUwEIuPzXvsiM_PnRw3VnuUXhmdnxduY-3y41JdaHlO5ZKIuxAl-jl3jaETNaEBFJwo9llkMxRLmEE8RWpzpBIqq9MrKqqfE39z-JyYqap7HbxH5ZFWZoPpDwI6zHklzNaA9V-btIQVCckTJsyHCMklMNJFZj_ht8DKAr9P7T6YSEdOWTTCG/s800/blog06-orange.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1eCujKRnljUwEIuPzXvsiM_PnRw3VnuUXhmdnxduY-3y41JdaHlO5ZKIuxAl-jl3jaETNaEBFJwo9llkMxRLmEE8RWpzpBIqq9MrKqqfE39z-JyYqap7HbxH5ZFWZoPpDwI6zHklzNaA9V-btIQVCckTJsyHCMklMNJFZj_ht8DKAr9P7T6YSEdOWTTCG/w200-h150/blog06-orange.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #2b00fe;">We took a look at the orange paint for the 63 that the paint shop matched, but it's too dark. You can see a splotch of it pointed out by the arrow. Especially since the entire car will be painted this color, we want to it to be right. We'll go back to the paint store for another try.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiqVP8tZ12evTBVtsCFXmpTuFYQO04rLN9KiYy1u2aSXlKHPt7JTGQ446SQmHyicGNaLO5_vn8AjXfNAJrMooxoadGtepf_S2d2uZdzVNtIJvXSAlAogBKBis5eia2KNLeFqgm7bb0RFCklwhIM9kPq8NHiOymCzWWuXXjrZ1yHEYlNdCesPbEz52dUnro/s1024/blog04-18windows.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiqVP8tZ12evTBVtsCFXmpTuFYQO04rLN9KiYy1u2aSXlKHPt7JTGQ446SQmHyicGNaLO5_vn8AjXfNAJrMooxoadGtepf_S2d2uZdzVNtIJvXSAlAogBKBis5eia2KNLeFqgm7bb0RFCklwhIM9kPq8NHiOymCzWWuXXjrZ1yHEYlNdCesPbEz52dUnro/w200-h150/blog04-18windows.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #2b00fe;">I painted the four windows removed from the 18 <b><a href="https://hickscarworks.blogspot.com/2024/01/back-to-windows.html">a month ago</a></b> with Bankers Cream paint. These are now ready to go back into the car and another batch can come into the shop for refurbishment.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigvGes0KjUXU9hnNAmfPKXRQSv0yqDB2qc3Haio5WgC3Kahhmy2xyJ4ijS33vEcFA8wu1BnDijAmavUloghJVwnU1vOQv6-07FuE1LBQ06s177N6MvtMbUoh6-LKRvmZ4J1o0nSY3l7NlcUbxSRD8sG0cRTAj3U5Jkn0Tb3okD3RjQRpsvGZqUFXQ10AKE/s1024/blog05-18flags.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigvGes0KjUXU9hnNAmfPKXRQSv0yqDB2qc3Haio5WgC3Kahhmy2xyJ4ijS33vEcFA8wu1BnDijAmavUloghJVwnU1vOQv6-07FuE1LBQ06s177N6MvtMbUoh6-LKRvmZ4J1o0nSY3l7NlcUbxSRD8sG0cRTAj3U5Jkn0Tb3okD3RjQRpsvGZqUFXQ10AKE/w150-h200/blog05-18flags.jpg" width="150" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #2b00fe;">In other news, my wife sewed some white flags, which I nailed to old flagstaffs that had shown up with the Brookins collection. The hope is that when car 18 runs this year, it will boast a fender, whistle, and flags that it lacked last year.</span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5dvgvOI3sjlzTt3Q6dbedbWtdOgNm07fIZR9j3CLi4sHcGrcjMWuSZDKf63YFmdB7o33CakxiLeDkS8ZloZXP6sSoVxIVapW6eq9fG0Sl9IZ2t1ru7om57MmOdKPNhgWSmutQuaDjriVitPIzIo0aPNGJSmYVjwaHGzdXg7VbLw4hU8yiVIKrsjCI08r8/s1024/blog03-144pit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5dvgvOI3sjlzTt3Q6dbedbWtdOgNm07fIZR9j3CLi4sHcGrcjMWuSZDKf63YFmdB7o33CakxiLeDkS8ZloZXP6sSoVxIVapW6eq9fG0Sl9IZ2t1ru7om57MmOdKPNhgWSmutQuaDjriVitPIzIo0aPNGJSmYVjwaHGzdXg7VbLw4hU8yiVIKrsjCI08r8/w200-h150/blog03-144pit.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;">There were plenty of other things going on and the place was practically buzzing with activity. Some of the guys were working on inspecting CSL 144, shown here on the inspection pit with Fox River Electric 306 behind it. Others were working on rebuilding the box for the 600V overhead line cutout switches that go next to the substation, plus there was a work crew over in Barn 2 working on the 415 repainting project. The Electroliner crew was hard at work, there were people working on Milwaukee trolley bus 441 over in the Hoffman Garage, and others were working on fixing up electrical parts in the shop.</span></div>Frank Hickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577228910617578573noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-44139524292916911002024-02-26T06:46:00.007-06:002024-02-26T06:46:46.469-06:00Shop Saturday<p style="text-align: center;"> <i><b>Buzz Morisette</b> reports:</i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWAoKjvWpbE4I1TCtYYh9K6fnB1kUmJR3R3fYezdVLlty__JvWsyFraN7ELH2nW7snBuAnzJSIka2mZPyysFhLzcpgOCtuZsT_qheSNFRUaDxH7jb3EIQurvKOVfpZWVvbbMJLVtdEcjZKRQuDqXP-4TJHY6VRWvRo9jYEQXPkex_xYIqF0lJIKmRGBvN_/s1462/matt%20lathe%201%5B40875%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1194" data-original-width="1462" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWAoKjvWpbE4I1TCtYYh9K6fnB1kUmJR3R3fYezdVLlty__JvWsyFraN7ELH2nW7snBuAnzJSIka2mZPyysFhLzcpgOCtuZsT_qheSNFRUaDxH7jb3EIQurvKOVfpZWVvbbMJLVtdEcjZKRQuDqXP-4TJHY6VRWvRo9jYEQXPkex_xYIqF0lJIKmRGBvN_/w200-h163/matt%20lathe%201%5B40875%5D.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP4m1jbCnfmkD-QCADsg-XH4JKMQDKLZJ808x5-c6P-Mz6k8QnEKMhfCSfUecC_1Uy1gohXZr9Uk3s2WD1MpV1Bdnnk84L8qO3Q2mhgnr8itrzelk4g7c4KIi7VdZ3coXN3hH-oqTeriMKwrsC5rtdyNmh8ad1rVhcnO4pvpSZb5CJSw166bon7UTFgc4N/s1719/matt2%5B40876%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1096" data-original-width="1719" height="127" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP4m1jbCnfmkD-QCADsg-XH4JKMQDKLZJ808x5-c6P-Mz6k8QnEKMhfCSfUecC_1Uy1gohXZr9Uk3s2WD1MpV1Bdnnk84L8qO3Q2mhgnr8itrzelk4g7c4KIi7VdZ3coXN3hH-oqTeriMKwrsC5rtdyNmh8ad1rVhcnO4pvpSZb5CJSw166bon7UTFgc4N/w200-h127/matt2%5B40876%5D.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Aptos",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Lots of various projects at the IRM shops on Saturday. I helped
Matt, from the Coach Dept. do some apprentice work on the little wood lathe we
have. He made a replacement lift handle for a mail bag hook on the CB&Q RPO.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-88948372186271693052024-02-22T08:00:00.010-06:002024-02-22T08:00:00.143-06:00Wednesday Bazaar<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For Wednesday we have a wide variety of activities to report, so pull up a chair. On the way to the Museum, I stopped at the Sherwin Williams store in Huntley to pick up the recently matched paint for the <a href="http://www.bera.org/cgi-bin/pnaerc.pl?detail=1207">Shaker Heights PCC 63</a>. As Frank reported last time, he's agreed to give it a cosmetic paint job. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhx7qml_JiB7nUWtkNhz_Ih01n-_N7ACewrRQCQDROZCyoehaxQ8GAhzCGGyP7LX2df1ipf0YC8kjPkEM2Uq8j_kXXQz3U4mhChbLXMT8kAMxfBhmYv3W5YahuUSa2yhUjTve25A88QulasmebOk0sDuHfPFTROQvMgMpWvUdtbNOKquXtNkg4qNUa4bbD/s2933/20240221_115805.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2933" data-original-width="1872" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhx7qml_JiB7nUWtkNhz_Ih01n-_N7ACewrRQCQDROZCyoehaxQ8GAhzCGGyP7LX2df1ipf0YC8kjPkEM2Uq8j_kXXQz3U4mhChbLXMT8kAMxfBhmYv3W5YahuUSa2yhUjTve25A88QulasmebOk0sDuHfPFTROQvMgMpWvUdtbNOKquXtNkg4qNUa4bbD/w127-h200/20240221_115805.jpg" width="127" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a nice color, and when Frank is finished it will certainly look a lot better than it does now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And speaking of paint, here we see <b>Pete</b> finishing up the brand new baggage door for the 213. This may be the biggest door the Car Dept. have ever fabricated.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaMWqMMgYn7QN2woVBFfq6uJm4cnmZrc0fBBoMKocm2afKJqpFM7yKcP_yBbxW28GmuaIHEw9Tv8kGmNsQ3AsHhp0L9Wuy6yTXZznOi-k8mz5sE-ARYUBlE2vqrf2mpuisPbJRn2FPsGd-oJH_3pbbOHTlb08Xb4pAKL7aWXslXi64fNf3ip4Ew9npWC4L/s3415/20240221_095619.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1872" data-original-width="3415" height="109" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaMWqMMgYn7QN2woVBFfq6uJm4cnmZrc0fBBoMKocm2afKJqpFM7yKcP_yBbxW28GmuaIHEw9Tv8kGmNsQ3AsHhp0L9Wuy6yTXZznOi-k8mz5sE-ARYUBlE2vqrf2mpuisPbJRn2FPsGd-oJH_3pbbOHTlb08Xb4pAKL7aWXslXi64fNf3ip4Ew9npWC4L/w200-h109/20240221_095619.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Buzz</b> was working on parts for the Pennsy tool car:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDtDwxkhLXFN7UB2raxrStdO22yAUC6KT6zMq_vlT1yH6YeTj0NpUQlSsKCP2i_70D81yVKyJc22bvbBxh9t4_1ePl3mUumfxkbUJFpSfDsscW1EXvK_CUnVP1duuaowy20mCFIIe4Nomc3mACQJZOHDGLIBdXovL7mpbkWQRBOOsMgLIkypOrFEHOeGQ8/s3314/20240221_143153.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1872" data-original-width="3314" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDtDwxkhLXFN7UB2raxrStdO22yAUC6KT6zMq_vlT1yH6YeTj0NpUQlSsKCP2i_70D81yVKyJc22bvbBxh9t4_1ePl3mUumfxkbUJFpSfDsscW1EXvK_CUnVP1duuaowy20mCFIIe4Nomc3mACQJZOHDGLIBdXovL7mpbkWQRBOOsMgLIkypOrFEHOeGQ8/w200-h113/20240221_143153.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And <b>Tim</b> was installing clerestory windows on the 1808, using the magic lift.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP8Lg2U9ureh8Ouwtkm3zES3x0tUahpa4uqAPZbHkKH0PyuxPz2LtkR42u7PMWhSETTG0ClC-J8iVBpp2zocvKHKSWNKwOrHj1bUewpCuGUflunFYRgQTPkhLTyvCJpdbsfnWI6wKOSPXYkLDhUwVlmUtrYE8fMLy7ePPXWU0aNgSoAzHfEZOTl4rKdVEe/s2773/20240221_120225.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2773" data-original-width="1617" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP8Lg2U9ureh8Ouwtkm3zES3x0tUahpa4uqAPZbHkKH0PyuxPz2LtkR42u7PMWhSETTG0ClC-J8iVBpp2zocvKHKSWNKwOrHj1bUewpCuGUflunFYRgQTPkhLTyvCJpdbsfnWI6wKOSPXYkLDhUwVlmUtrYE8fMLy7ePPXWU0aNgSoAzHfEZOTl4rKdVEe/w117-h200/20240221_120225.jpg" width="117" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Also, some structural repairs have been made.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHuOEH2rOr03EXdgCuxG7lJIio-nwl-4ZgvfL4VpDIFI46lyYQQx7RxkQxNKHYlsujSkXYngl5HahDsTYdE0WLcheISSnqUxLmFaJluvybhAVXaxb9VzToY3HZKIcJPZGpezkRvtdvh7g-nMoQ_hWJeJySQ0NJmMAOokTh0WzJDMeO_l43-9cb_fdSMkCQ/s3333/20240221_142958.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1872" data-original-width="3333" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHuOEH2rOr03EXdgCuxG7lJIio-nwl-4ZgvfL4VpDIFI46lyYQQx7RxkQxNKHYlsujSkXYngl5HahDsTYdE0WLcheISSnqUxLmFaJluvybhAVXaxb9VzToY3HZKIcJPZGpezkRvtdvh7g-nMoQ_hWJeJySQ0NJmMAOokTh0WzJDMeO_l43-9cb_fdSMkCQ/w200-h113/20240221_142958.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Many other people were busy - Fritz, Victor, Bill, Tim, Bob Albertson, Marcus, and several more, but I wasn't fast enough with the camera.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I kept working on seats. In the 319, there are several that are basically in good shape, but could be improved with a coat of black latex. Here's a typical "before" subject.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3oQYdQg8A-Iw5VQ-sSP42ZumFWXNQWDQgJTBUpxjkN7-v-XBjqnNpFHxiA_stdbOKSHXl8riEEoR87RyiH1N60Xm9dqJvZIYkh3MtiLMfuylGwrJJ5p-f0FwI32eN4VH0E3R10s6uVkYnyhsaiIYWE8TIlrTud0bJufdVEYjwKV7Ew67KWqF-d9RylDGY/s3089/20240221_110250.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1872" data-original-width="3089" height="121" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3oQYdQg8A-Iw5VQ-sSP42ZumFWXNQWDQgJTBUpxjkN7-v-XBjqnNpFHxiA_stdbOKSHXl8riEEoR87RyiH1N60Xm9dqJvZIYkh3MtiLMfuylGwrJJ5p-f0FwI32eN4VH0E3R10s6uVkYnyhsaiIYWE8TIlrTud0bJufdVEYjwKV7Ew67KWqF-d9RylDGY/w200-h121/20240221_110250.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">So I painted several backs and a couple of cushions. It's going to look much better.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKZdcnl1cz_jSG0jGvY89dTWytZqZS-6N97HD5-jaMYvskhhN9gNyJE4kU3AP_yAgRF0RAr0sz-8WURyDPu7iIceb67P062HjsLryOkou5ATxDck9QfY5le7K5dm7vxt0GYhJq4vaPqOd71qeC-9MFvpgfNmdD539yG7C8y8pqBuy63RF-q3i8MxEUwZSh/s3674/20240221_110224.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1872" data-original-width="3674" height="102" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKZdcnl1cz_jSG0jGvY89dTWytZqZS-6N97HD5-jaMYvskhhN9gNyJE4kU3AP_yAgRF0RAr0sz-8WURyDPu7iIceb67P062HjsLryOkou5ATxDck9QfY5le7K5dm7vxt0GYhJq4vaPqOd71qeC-9MFvpgfNmdD539yG7C8y8pqBuy63RF-q3i8MxEUwZSh/w200-h102/20240221_110224.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I also finished tightening up all the screws in the backs that were installed last time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Now for another upholstery project -- this one is a little more challenging. Here is what the seat backs in the 36 look like. They are covered in rattan (a special type known as "transit weave") and have two horizontal insets on each side:</div><p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikoqR5ZO_ylu56gFWBhgYBxp8F0HJvj3PLWc90aqLtyt_FBIbnfZ3B-LU0JRlfb6fC_MUqe6xzb3xu0Wml2xxioXgoX1-7MIeMXR26NN-Ks5XhWI4pvlIkAXl-e_WJQOUO2OltgW_Z6pMqQeM8r3a-xbj4W-n_uGK-jtx0LKOuqTrZisBMh5HFBbZ14liA/s3080/20240221_123719.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1872" data-original-width="3080" height="121" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikoqR5ZO_ylu56gFWBhgYBxp8F0HJvj3PLWc90aqLtyt_FBIbnfZ3B-LU0JRlfb6fC_MUqe6xzb3xu0Wml2xxioXgoX1-7MIeMXR26NN-Ks5XhWI4pvlIkAXl-e_WJQOUO2OltgW_Z6pMqQeM8r3a-xbj4W-n_uGK-jtx0LKOuqTrZisBMh5HFBbZ14liA/w200-h121/20240221_123719.jpg" width="200" /></a></p><p>...except for three of them, which were replaced with these flat backs at some point. Instead of rattan, this is actually some sort of plastic and doesn't look at all right. Besides being flat, the backs are too high, so they stick out like sore thumbs. And we didn't get any spare parts with the 36, so I'd like to try to make some new ones.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQKcRQ6ecP0B4sLDHEtIo9vFXAFQ_VTiapJ_V1GSQaTYW3n3ll6JlmPJciK92J76gajYxAiKkM7E_xy9HNnxOejr71TaUWT7EzZ85ksXKYCCt23pfEWsCE706x0RdxalNY2eeoHMBchyphenhyphenmOnJgPtR24ZDkvnpF5VyjiNBOT8f0uJdafLxTgNBES9UIoRUXk/s3041/20240221_123735.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1872" data-original-width="3041" height="123" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQKcRQ6ecP0B4sLDHEtIo9vFXAFQ_VTiapJ_V1GSQaTYW3n3ll6JlmPJciK92J76gajYxAiKkM7E_xy9HNnxOejr71TaUWT7EzZ85ksXKYCCt23pfEWsCE706x0RdxalNY2eeoHMBchyphenhyphenmOnJgPtR24ZDkvnpF5VyjiNBOT8f0uJdafLxTgNBES9UIoRUXk/w200-h123/20240221_123735.jpg" width="200" /></a></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The seat backs in this car are not held in place with screws or anything similar; instead, wedge-shaped castings on the backs and the brackets fit into each other. With enough leverage, you can lift the back straight up and out. Perhaps you can see the casting on the side of the back:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSq8hLkP2I05zSYzFfaT8NqgUu5ycbfaxY_a5fILwEHjOCF_V8ZWeCunmRdNfm87tcZziX4piCZVDABDtnA4vH8JImsqwTSxfcbCrwzhU_ywN416ANO736zUV6esYU_FU0J2loi4gVFVsP-P_pPVn8SFsIOOvuWCP-_DCQUzznK1Z-Nm0ZQLPAAn3QRuro/s3733/20240221_130009.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1872" data-original-width="3733" height="100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSq8hLkP2I05zSYzFfaT8NqgUu5ycbfaxY_a5fILwEHjOCF_V8ZWeCunmRdNfm87tcZziX4piCZVDABDtnA4vH8JImsqwTSxfcbCrwzhU_ywN416ANO736zUV6esYU_FU0J2loi4gVFVsP-P_pPVn8SFsIOOvuWCP-_DCQUzznK1Z-Nm0ZQLPAAn3QRuro/w200-h100/20240221_130009.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A close-up:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP6FtZEP61sNCs-7-4pX1Jsh48m1rMTt3FnC7LrV8JZ0tIyuzZa0Xe64eIuIslA3yzVGjc7CfDP1OpBGhRjcPgDsWGjX_JfjEC_4HgV5UU4UWEk_qKUixlC0b7rKinui9BFCHX-8qTcH_VLmwo8mNtrAp4fxvnql5R6fkcKeEhfQ-CzlIX4FR4pt8JhhHp/s3470/20240221_130016.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3470" data-original-width="1601" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP6FtZEP61sNCs-7-4pX1Jsh48m1rMTt3FnC7LrV8JZ0tIyuzZa0Xe64eIuIslA3yzVGjc7CfDP1OpBGhRjcPgDsWGjX_JfjEC_4HgV5UU4UWEk_qKUixlC0b7rKinui9BFCHX-8qTcH_VLmwo8mNtrAp4fxvnql5R6fkcKeEhfQ-CzlIX4FR4pt8JhhHp/w93-h200/20240221_130016.jpg" width="93" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Notice how the pseudo-rattan is coming loose.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">From measurements, it appeared that the seat backs in the 300 and similar cars are just about the right size and shape. Of course, they're covered in fabric, not rattan, but perhaps that can be corrected. I had taken home a 300 seat back that was in bad condition and started removing the fabric just to see what was underneath. But here it is propped up in place. You have to use your imagination, but it should fit right in. It may appear a little too short, but that's because it's sitting on the cushion and not supported two inches higher for clearance like the actual seat backs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfe2f1CDVYokOA_LyH9YDnrrH2xNw_xk1TFGNj-lxJd7rEyBDijLD9OHzUIe7oK4gfx9sSP5giFfsUNgcwa23oaHRoenc5bbRqn8QIBSQQVbR4tdvS-85FjkkzQDsOUDHiDZiQ2iHxdTga7n0fbRxBWiUHB5lUsTqfgsA17uIFD-xDeu75_0MLG0cWCtmu/s3673/20240221_131414.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1842" data-original-width="3673" height="100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfe2f1CDVYokOA_LyH9YDnrrH2xNw_xk1TFGNj-lxJd7rEyBDijLD9OHzUIe7oK4gfx9sSP5giFfsUNgcwa23oaHRoenc5bbRqn8QIBSQQVbR4tdvS-85FjkkzQDsOUDHiDZiQ2iHxdTga7n0fbRxBWiUHB5lUsTqfgsA17uIFD-xDeu75_0MLG0cWCtmu/w200-h100/20240221_131414.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbgTpnxo6Doi4Dv-pqw0WYNOXu-0R-Ek8bvQJSpYuGiQBuaX-WfHOFmwwL-J6Rh52ncgtgph7SQrkkAl53TXQ2H4qs7MqE82hpMgRxRoSq-pO8O_sJ-qXFqeB9BQlD6f809Q3zYVFkIq29zkMs6sCH4CZ_jmcgeDjCTZJiv4TOzKNW9XpHYnSb4h_9glHv/s3501/20240221_131513.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1872" data-original-width="3501" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbgTpnxo6Doi4Dv-pqw0WYNOXu-0R-Ek8bvQJSpYuGiQBuaX-WfHOFmwwL-J6Rh52ncgtgph7SQrkkAl53TXQ2H4qs7MqE82hpMgRxRoSq-pO8O_sJ-qXFqeB9BQlD6f809Q3zYVFkIq29zkMs6sCH4CZ_jmcgeDjCTZJiv4TOzKNW9XpHYnSb4h_9glHv/w200-h107/20240221_131513.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Several years ago we acquired a couple of rolls of transit-weave rattan, and there should be plenty for this project. Tim's expertise will be critical for success. He has suggested starting off with a small test piece for practice. I've got a few spare nickel seats that should be just right.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But that's not all. I also brought home a seat cushion from the 309 to recover. There's always something that needs to be done, so it never gets dull. Watch this space for results!</div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-38320288218305837792024-02-19T17:15:00.001-06:002024-02-19T17:15:00.243-06:00Today's Mystery<i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Frank writes...</span></i><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;">I was out at the museum on Sunday, but unfortunately failed to take photos of what I was doing. We did get some spare parts put away and took that battery box cover from Shaker Heights 63 over to the paint store to get the vermilion/orange color matched - many thanks to Good Nick for his help with that! The shop was busy with various things happening, including a switch move that saw CRT 1268 moved back out of Barn 4 just a week after it arrived. You'll need to ask Tim what's happening with that. I had hoped to put a coat of cream paint on the 18's windows, but realized the cream paint had been left at home - oops. That will wait until next time.</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzqIqIEpfZaVwo39vzcml5QnLTujPhDK-zAkVO-hqkHsXz2HvllfbTOOA4AdcpUsYpxLEyp5ljE22Z4_7lF0Pss5aPFtbsky8JvRmniO1SvhSs5JINS27wj8lx65ggLfPRl5Bd43slmBN81N9B3OlpH8_wWjH2Lpsk768h8rhyphenhyphenkbrvhMbPWqo1eh9gx68K/s640/blog01-mystery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzqIqIEpfZaVwo39vzcml5QnLTujPhDK-zAkVO-hqkHsXz2HvllfbTOOA4AdcpUsYpxLEyp5ljE22Z4_7lF0Pss5aPFtbsky8JvRmniO1SvhSs5JINS27wj8lx65ggLfPRl5Bd43slmBN81N9B3OlpH8_wWjH2Lpsk768h8rhyphenhyphenkbrvhMbPWqo1eh9gx68K/w200-h150/blog01-mystery.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDFAsNUwl-aPpfNDd0jGHNfeS3NkvBjyNTKGGjnnT26cXE8SVs_C1AbRhLylFfAOvNetMo7R2_sqqRg3vU99-MncSK_51sKifLHYjNWLnA-WxcbEIeWP7j2F-na-3K8vcHF6xaZHQUXibe4WXPUOwE5eHe2fW7QhAKP1hArRmV8ym_ymhfAt_faVxyOsu1/s640/blog02-mystery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDFAsNUwl-aPpfNDd0jGHNfeS3NkvBjyNTKGGjnnT26cXE8SVs_C1AbRhLylFfAOvNetMo7R2_sqqRg3vU99-MncSK_51sKifLHYjNWLnA-WxcbEIeWP7j2F-na-3K8vcHF6xaZHQUXibe4WXPUOwE5eHe2fW7QhAKP1hArRmV8ym_ymhfAt_faVxyOsu1/w200-h150/blog02-mystery.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Anyway, we have here a mystery: this handle (brake handle?) showed up in a collection of items and we can't figure out what it's from. Anyone know?</span></div>Frank Hickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577228910617578573noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-21814854944818512142024-02-17T17:00:00.001-06:002024-02-17T17:00:00.137-06:00Saturday Report<p style="text-align: justify;">Today I did most of the remaining work on installing the reupholstered seats in the 319. I replaced the material on the nickel-seat cushion at home and brought it out. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNr0ZbmFvrUrN5GLLaTyX7FWrkx2hDmMx2MRf7oj-vE8BaxFUGKvgnCcEd1pQlpw8k0fhlPxDktAMTlqWNm4hwdHk8Nto74w4g58eh82UhIi1oCia6mdpOB73XYiInf_RuIy5sFQZAPjPDBUoHTLcGHpxBmivosbPAWkmMS7XvaIk8raADQmBHWbFFsc9J/s3120/20240216_092734.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1843" data-original-width="3120" height="118" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNr0ZbmFvrUrN5GLLaTyX7FWrkx2hDmMx2MRf7oj-vE8BaxFUGKvgnCcEd1pQlpw8k0fhlPxDktAMTlqWNm4hwdHk8Nto74w4g58eh82UhIi1oCia6mdpOB73XYiInf_RuIy5sFQZAPjPDBUoHTLcGHpxBmivosbPAWkmMS7XvaIk8raADQmBHWbFFsc9J/w200-h118/20240216_092734.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Before:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMzQB_9LSml47Vq1kX2nnE8TRJUe8rKU1z52NCWPqe28xFRSgXbovk_Wk5b48IeX0nb7LrhN2N6cU2rXDLynh34RaB-bzMdBL7qRM3nAYSwCSJDuqDJllxCkIHup5b61tkQhO28yye_GEItFc468dpOChWAb7Bxm7yc4QiI4-Zu-3TxEUQqi9feHB4pw9D/s4160/20240216_092839.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1516" data-original-width="4160" height="73" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMzQB_9LSml47Vq1kX2nnE8TRJUe8rKU1z52NCWPqe28xFRSgXbovk_Wk5b48IeX0nb7LrhN2N6cU2rXDLynh34RaB-bzMdBL7qRM3nAYSwCSJDuqDJllxCkIHup5b61tkQhO28yye_GEItFc468dpOChWAb7Bxm7yc4QiI4-Zu-3TxEUQqi9feHB4pw9D/w200-h73/20240216_092839.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6TmlQ5B6nJuYCnTLbkYLdE0xrHiC04KgcVItptnoYa4LAFw9oZpVmcPUYAnrRQriB683b-SIoIRTHXWUFdSn56oVATBCRcPs_p_J8h_U8xd70BNyJr_Q1dmTWQq5qqAKN2fFZnDyKnJypUmtO61ZnG1mbTZW32sKc_NdVaVznZJ2neBCdcBWXU3ScIdNN/s3243/20240216_140615.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1872" data-original-width="3243" height="116" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6TmlQ5B6nJuYCnTLbkYLdE0xrHiC04KgcVItptnoYa4LAFw9oZpVmcPUYAnrRQriB683b-SIoIRTHXWUFdSn56oVATBCRcPs_p_J8h_U8xd70BNyJr_Q1dmTWQq5qqAKN2fFZnDyKnJypUmtO61ZnG1mbTZW32sKc_NdVaVznZJ2neBCdcBWXU3ScIdNN/w200-h116/20240216_140615.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another seat back was replaced, and the seating in the smoker is now complete. and up to CA&E standards.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihijkZ9k32ffCkGD9Jv2LyU0ij8lmgdCa7FO5R1zbSdC9udZO0YLY6nZb9BPz9iteF6JFAJN5BaaRBtVJMLP3lSzaPTPJgRsUookpKOhlK5tWwusGGlYshEvjkxDLnUl3Z-6baCcoqhTyQRl7mFk4iETx7Cokm6strpa4wEsb2flbFkVFnyxiA8l001RtT/s3230/20240217_105518.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1742" data-original-width="3230" height="108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihijkZ9k32ffCkGD9Jv2LyU0ij8lmgdCa7FO5R1zbSdC9udZO0YLY6nZb9BPz9iteF6JFAJN5BaaRBtVJMLP3lSzaPTPJgRsUookpKOhlK5tWwusGGlYshEvjkxDLnUl3Z-6baCcoqhTyQRl7mFk4iETx7Cokm6strpa4wEsb2flbFkVFnyxiA8l001RtT/w200-h108/20240217_105518.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPIdsp9NwecHkfVy4Ke8DliKmGP8FJvCJMIP4IOezy_xaLfBFTEyFifqY-I1KSMLS-kyuANurDhHn8Pz1mH4e4MzKFvkENoqB9D4CgYeEudZ_gX3G554U5oi6qP3J6T8SqgeSi0tpWR44zPsQNNtp2HP3vQots8sn3GXC1jCeJ1VUAkSdi5CQqbCPmOB0C/s2619/20240217_105529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1722" data-original-width="2619" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPIdsp9NwecHkfVy4Ke8DliKmGP8FJvCJMIP4IOezy_xaLfBFTEyFifqY-I1KSMLS-kyuANurDhHn8Pz1mH4e4MzKFvkENoqB9D4CgYeEudZ_gX3G554U5oi6qP3J6T8SqgeSi0tpWR44zPsQNNtp2HP3vQots8sn3GXC1jCeJ1VUAkSdi5CQqbCPmOB0C/w200-h131/20240217_105529.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Then I started installing new seat backs in the main compartment. One interesting improvement is as follows. At the location shown below, opposite the toilet compartment, this car originally had a stationary bench against the wall, as the 308 and 309 still do. But at some point this was replaced by a walkover seat. However, because of the wall construction, this seat frame is different from the rest of those in the 319, and seems to be the same as those in the earlier 300's.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh65C2rfYkZb-qo0QjBJQ1eg1qezL69NCu9_2KWOlSIlbRtThfzfeo24X4Ga5YIQdCj4CEAr4zWgIGgDTjjtcE8s79BcuROhJOTe2p9W6aN3eM2CuCi9I-mImKWh_H3NRNk-6yy4TdZe066uM-2FuwepnNVMUA63AsZRp3tlGJLdHXQb-KpD_qi2r72TwOd/s3237/20240217_111302.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1872" data-original-width="3237" height="116" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh65C2rfYkZb-qo0QjBJQ1eg1qezL69NCu9_2KWOlSIlbRtThfzfeo24X4Ga5YIQdCj4CEAr4zWgIGgDTjjtcE8s79BcuROhJOTe2p9W6aN3eM2CuCi9I-mImKWh_H3NRNk-6yy4TdZe066uM-2FuwepnNVMUA63AsZRp3tlGJLdHXQb-KpD_qi2r72TwOd/w200-h116/20240217_111302.jpg" width="200" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">But the seat back (as received) was not the correct width, and as a result the brackets didn't fit properly, so the seat was always coming out of the track, and among other things some of the wood on the arm rest got chewed up. This has been a constant headache since we got the car. I blame Cleveland, but I really don't know for sure.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP9jccRP8Fg653VvyPUfpdMo6EOWpqM42qygY7C_h8eMkERz4ix9aV7WCNgVZ98PE6McfSw9hm-hGfLX8U2CJFXHqm3Iv2c4gIQkOrFzSmoHnpQBRDQOQEwOG4yvzqCyOFgrCf_Lpl4ktyeocciQ2bywu_gTiTIAHHaLNzs9I0-FmFqDCs_1wbAYKQZSYK/s3893/20240217_111313.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3893" data-original-width="1825" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP9jccRP8Fg653VvyPUfpdMo6EOWpqM42qygY7C_h8eMkERz4ix9aV7WCNgVZ98PE6McfSw9hm-hGfLX8U2CJFXHqm3Iv2c4gIQkOrFzSmoHnpQBRDQOQEwOG4yvzqCyOFgrCf_Lpl4ktyeocciQ2bywu_gTiTIAHHaLNzs9I0-FmFqDCs_1wbAYKQZSYK/w94-h200/20240217_111313.jpg" width="94" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In any case, I realized that I could replace the seat back with one from the 300 that we got from MCRM, and that ought to fit. Here it is after I repainted it at home, and installed it today. It seems to work perfectly, so that's one problem solved. The arm rest needs to be replaced at some point.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHV1hHXzs9dxmk00vlvR2dDSwZ5omJ8YQKvPOyGrTByS5dVMiJx7NgPqa7raCYUSMz4vDsACTJK0syOuK8pCk0BblbTB2DP9mUNMd5ixO9BfSyqxxZIFUavLz6koeXEepMnydAGLbviHr5WB_pNmacEHHrBAh6f5GgRd01Z5Ok6uckTfBfaLYnwRHwAeCI/s3148/20240217_120302.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1872" data-original-width="3148" height="119" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHV1hHXzs9dxmk00vlvR2dDSwZ5omJ8YQKvPOyGrTByS5dVMiJx7NgPqa7raCYUSMz4vDsACTJK0syOuK8pCk0BblbTB2DP9mUNMd5ixO9BfSyqxxZIFUavLz6koeXEepMnydAGLbviHr5WB_pNmacEHHrBAh6f5GgRd01Z5Ok6uckTfBfaLYnwRHwAeCI/w200-h119/20240217_120302.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anyway, all of the new seat backs have been put in place. Getting all the screws tightened up is very time-consuming due the tight clearances, so that's not finished yet. Wait till next time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Of course, several other things were going on. Here's just a small sample from the car shop. <b>Tim</b> continues working on the 1808, and here he shows off all the clerestory windows recently repainted by <b>Fred Zimmerman.</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE-Wf3RR8UNR8-0jeXdcwSux_i3THDeF1eIobp4mM7-4hlrMK-H_RdvRZyIJRATXa7bfBdKn9jMatZ7ewbriy8lodSz2NaxDFqB5bpUOyX67Yx4RreVhsxiRsys1v88FhgwSV63w1K6RfRoT2czROrnIQdDpyD7dXGYURIN3aPtReeW0e708QURPDeXPJ8/s3641/20240217_123914.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="3641" height="100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE-Wf3RR8UNR8-0jeXdcwSux_i3THDeF1eIobp4mM7-4hlrMK-H_RdvRZyIJRATXa7bfBdKn9jMatZ7ewbriy8lodSz2NaxDFqB5bpUOyX67Yx4RreVhsxiRsys1v88FhgwSV63w1K6RfRoT2czROrnIQdDpyD7dXGYURIN3aPtReeW0e708QURPDeXPJ8/w200-h100/20240217_123914.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And <b>Bill </b>was working on windows from one or two of the 4000's. These cars have always put in a lot of mileage since arriving at IRM, and constant maintenance is necessary.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3_02NuHmdmSqClGswlo0zN8vO2yRzlmKoOFYwTHbc0Q3lhkUtDEyDyv8skXjK5_waZAaZ41a2F2EQhP2nepKllZhjVA7AszI1cq0UeDhB5m43dF4wXv-n1qcnCOX_5KkMMc8DnF1-iKRVyjaNcE7tQWQj_AIrp-KbMYKeiTG8RWQEsG531FoK2kR9hD7j/s3672/20240217_124033.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1872" data-original-width="3672" height="102" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3_02NuHmdmSqClGswlo0zN8vO2yRzlmKoOFYwTHbc0Q3lhkUtDEyDyv8skXjK5_waZAaZ41a2F2EQhP2nepKllZhjVA7AszI1cq0UeDhB5m43dF4wXv-n1qcnCOX_5KkMMc8DnF1-iKRVyjaNcE7tQWQj_AIrp-KbMYKeiTG8RWQEsG531FoK2kR9hD7j/w200-h102/20240217_124033.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-50108487036246642312024-02-16T09:00:00.001-06:002024-02-16T09:00:00.246-06:00Doodlebug Update<p style="text-align: center;"><i> <b>Gregg Wolfersheim</b> continues to work on the UP doodlebug, and sends us an update of recent progress:</i></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvNzKZAi2B_GF1jGFMrG-QvFZlM8UzzxTy5ZAS6BSoXeOL6R6t4YSGPvHDTr7znYbKEfmMoKqjMZnuXMY90mwoVZATpPfe7tC5hBhE7vO2K_0BbsvnWFDsFFiDU334zyqZAc2GrVSe_9xGb0c_JApwRj3-HcRTIp8k7lUfY7-JYkn2emB0DpqDO8cApRX7/s3889/IMG_20240209_145257116_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3889" data-original-width="2250" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvNzKZAi2B_GF1jGFMrG-QvFZlM8UzzxTy5ZAS6BSoXeOL6R6t4YSGPvHDTr7znYbKEfmMoKqjMZnuXMY90mwoVZATpPfe7tC5hBhE7vO2K_0BbsvnWFDsFFiDU334zyqZAc2GrVSe_9xGb0c_JApwRj3-HcRTIp8k7lUfY7-JYkn2emB0DpqDO8cApRX7/w116-h200/IMG_20240209_145257116_HDR.jpg" width="116" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Lucida Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; font-size: 13.3333px;">Work continues in the Women's room of the doodlebug. Primer on the back wall. The varnished area is where the mirror goes and the tan area next to it is the drinking cooler location. I'll leave these spots as is for the moment.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC7QkP9M75PY4d4_zyfSlA4uE3SARumQ65iZJmSgAXHWehViPiRloK1NpHidGMy2tP6tgTuIHvoHDnuGc9TXCHBB9VwL1_pDFLXbgvmGlTS9YC26dNtTK7aGKVF-w58G01C2cA_df2jVG_6cHZJThwScpqgCeen-xUuKjNhrUGObXIYVLKyAyuzOrzIoba/s3938/IMG_20240209_145310627_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3938" data-original-width="2250" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC7QkP9M75PY4d4_zyfSlA4uE3SARumQ65iZJmSgAXHWehViPiRloK1NpHidGMy2tP6tgTuIHvoHDnuGc9TXCHBB9VwL1_pDFLXbgvmGlTS9YC26dNtTK7aGKVF-w58G01C2cA_df2jVG_6cHZJThwScpqgCeen-xUuKjNhrUGObXIYVLKyAyuzOrzIoba/w114-h200/IMG_20240209_145310627_HDR.jpg" width="114" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fdfdfd; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Lucida Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: start;">Here, the front wall is getting painted.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBv0df6I_qtqb1vyT7qkPGhPg3xtzftVrzqp58U5OolsXMzvCAEBdQL8g1suO-_32Dff1r_NKpxbto5hZBnLHhNEuICUrp8yjqOyIhXTb8jHqEviSUOXvKgzJweEvUr1sNJqk0PrFymxlKoCJ-kwPGhBJQJc8KVvYwuhYnTBcvLOm14JDA7SN02znIh09o/s3889/IMG_20240214_130837959_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3889" data-original-width="2250" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBv0df6I_qtqb1vyT7qkPGhPg3xtzftVrzqp58U5OolsXMzvCAEBdQL8g1suO-_32Dff1r_NKpxbto5hZBnLHhNEuICUrp8yjqOyIhXTb8jHqEviSUOXvKgzJweEvUr1sNJqk0PrFymxlKoCJ-kwPGhBJQJc8KVvYwuhYnTBcvLOm14JDA7SN02znIh09o/w116-h200/IMG_20240214_130837959_HDR.jpg" width="116" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fdfdfd; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: start;">The rear wall painted and some of the trim reapplied.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fdfdfd; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0hODny9FT6pHpKqvsfORxtH6tmq_H8OfOqPyoY_N9wiUIrpIprKpN7bc0lzKkhdkhK8PSbib7NMdp4B_SC90U7vRqkcQ55vltdaxr11UC8rBJDlynSfMV7J9y8OSI_lDwgx1TcolJ8uBvvO_Wc8eHDotTQmIRloT1g1_Ow0qxtc-W55Z_csrhojJQSD_n/s3958/IMG_20240214_130910822_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3958" data-original-width="2250" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0hODny9FT6pHpKqvsfORxtH6tmq_H8OfOqPyoY_N9wiUIrpIprKpN7bc0lzKkhdkhK8PSbib7NMdp4B_SC90U7vRqkcQ55vltdaxr11UC8rBJDlynSfMV7J9y8OSI_lDwgx1TcolJ8uBvvO_Wc8eHDotTQmIRloT1g1_Ow0qxtc-W55Z_csrhojJQSD_n/w114-h200/IMG_20240214_130910822_HDR.jpg" width="114" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Lucida Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: start;">The front wall also all painted. Next is the outer wall.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-72047061238086680282024-02-15T21:00:00.004-06:002024-02-15T21:00:00.371-06:00Better Living Through Upholstery<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This morning six reupholstered seat backs arrived from Wisconsin, and they look excellent. My thanks to <b>John Sheldon</b> for arranging this and providing the transportation.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0PfmR7REenwQweUThVjqN9hNG15vcjMX4EXlRL3j2OW2SE4F01l05II0N5FaaVFtt7aTktCRTT6VTrdOQFvW2cxCPxkKj-VEWsA0x6WjLuppxKDBMp8uHPYnnbpPGv5PUw9l-N3Lims8gyzQYXnc-N0AHGjc4Zg3D_qNKzYqnU2GL3LkjsvTq-E4GcbFB/s2322/20240215_101802.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="1764" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0PfmR7REenwQweUThVjqN9hNG15vcjMX4EXlRL3j2OW2SE4F01l05II0N5FaaVFtt7aTktCRTT6VTrdOQFvW2cxCPxkKj-VEWsA0x6WjLuppxKDBMp8uHPYnnbpPGv5PUw9l-N3Lims8gyzQYXnc-N0AHGjc4Zg3D_qNKzYqnU2GL3LkjsvTq-E4GcbFB/w152-h200/20240215_101802.jpg" width="152" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In particular, the straps over the seams are very well done.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtVuP80se6xtLHN7tmmn9ZBVpJRYnJUzv0C6ItVjqczfTus1E8B2q3f_hJ3tqyqu0AwF6rbbg4GcAwFSi0mV3ocd1GOWyfDquBSFLaUtefmBk0Tu4wMyXKfUcEn5hXMLn6sAFzsJmm5a8M1Wdy6Xw6H22ChD8GkEF3YW6yoFAq0Sn8b2Dn_-0qongBgIVH/s3953/20240215_101828.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3953" data-original-width="1776" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtVuP80se6xtLHN7tmmn9ZBVpJRYnJUzv0C6ItVjqczfTus1E8B2q3f_hJ3tqyqu0AwF6rbbg4GcAwFSi0mV3ocd1GOWyfDquBSFLaUtefmBk0Tu4wMyXKfUcEn5hXMLn6sAFzsJmm5a8M1Wdy6Xw6H22ChD8GkEF3YW6yoFAq0Sn8b2Dn_-0qongBgIVH/w90-h200/20240215_101828.jpg" width="90" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I needed to attach the brass handles, though, and that took some time. Some of the original brass screws that hold these in place had broken, so that had to be fixed. <b>Tim</b> helped by supplying me with replacement screws from the Sirinek Collection.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja79O-gBsRg3cUxaYe6yVUH-sqLjFlJ5eo-KpYfNrS4I1KDhJ8FUJWcFNW5rrI6rVozOIQ1wMhyphenhyphenohywrHsFU-6rffc3Ds8o3k7K_kPciZPAaSbPoieEY-o4t4p2iYBthBoGJ8EVheJw5e8U64PWj2rpd7QqL0mWMHdFhMGn0SZFA9fbh5G8zmghw7NP57t/s2755/20240215_103643.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2755" data-original-width="1872" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja79O-gBsRg3cUxaYe6yVUH-sqLjFlJ5eo-KpYfNrS4I1KDhJ8FUJWcFNW5rrI6rVozOIQ1wMhyphenhyphenohywrHsFU-6rffc3Ds8o3k7K_kPciZPAaSbPoieEY-o4t4p2iYBthBoGJ8EVheJw5e8U64PWj2rpd7QqL0mWMHdFhMGn0SZFA9fbh5G8zmghw7NP57t/w136-h200/20240215_103643.jpg" width="136" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Meanwhile, John and <b>Gerry </b>were painting more 306 parts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW1uOBkxAWzQ1R8aQQJX7xCQLXTaklDWKlcMZlbmymiMO-kFcMCVDfvxYKQnqq3WiI7QD6_VTbbaAJiA82eWLq3aIQggvgw_WUTC7bDPNVbq_zScC5vbqnYIPGRAJLVjkLmoRt1ufvNkuyw6OJvf7P7Tt_skHBGIGCRsFSKuH5ynEYSWZfudmpbyUVwNei/s3283/20240215_110957.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1872" data-original-width="3283" height="114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW1uOBkxAWzQ1R8aQQJX7xCQLXTaklDWKlcMZlbmymiMO-kFcMCVDfvxYKQnqq3WiI7QD6_VTbbaAJiA82eWLq3aIQggvgw_WUTC7bDPNVbq_zScC5vbqnYIPGRAJLVjkLmoRt1ufvNkuyw6OJvf7P7Tt_skHBGIGCRsFSKuH5ynEYSWZfudmpbyUVwNei/w200-h114/20240215_110957.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Steve </b>and <b>Pax </b>were working on polishing up Liner parts, but somehow my picture of them got lost. Sorry!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Something looks different when you wander into the old ("Lean One") shop. The sliding door in the east wall is open...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDA8nit4m9nIvWRliJY4cl9aeH7nf-MzMQS9VRDKogcPYyZ3sIfHiy39CIfgrKj9JMbc2lB7yyF35k4kBvMgNaBAuG9iXxlAa1IqvcZ9CydNOUNCC4ZtInrUnkDwFI172RXaJy8V3vRofx5DEEqMQQ1kewy2SX5emU0NOXYAUvIEySTDAOM21sym8ZCXA9/s2957/20240215_114225.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1671" data-original-width="2957" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDA8nit4m9nIvWRliJY4cl9aeH7nf-MzMQS9VRDKogcPYyZ3sIfHiy39CIfgrKj9JMbc2lB7yyF35k4kBvMgNaBAuG9iXxlAa1IqvcZ9CydNOUNCC4ZtInrUnkDwFI172RXaJy8V3vRofx5DEEqMQQ1kewy2SX5emU0NOXYAUvIEySTDAOM21sym8ZCXA9/w200-h113/20240215_114225.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And inside, contractors are finishing up work on the Lean-Zero. Notice how the light fixtures are hanging from the ceiling.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGCuSPF67o_kdy_9OOKWSR1hf7VX2zKJrA5C5x5VJGoKIplk17LTikc9KKYr-5Y3bZZbZxswaZixTcOQwOGIFfK921LGOLuriMy_AsGEvKxn4KHNe61mqwcIO2hHHxGmepZkvY3CUSOPnXJ0nDsUjJY1eGHNLHJaFz69Of6iqUzHI4D8GxpvJ_p_ImqFCH/s3408/20240215_114236.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1662" data-original-width="3408" height="98" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGCuSPF67o_kdy_9OOKWSR1hf7VX2zKJrA5C5x5VJGoKIplk17LTikc9KKYr-5Y3bZZbZxswaZixTcOQwOGIFfK921LGOLuriMy_AsGEvKxn4KHNe61mqwcIO2hHHxGmepZkvY3CUSOPnXJ0nDsUjJY1eGHNLHJaFz69Of6iqUzHI4D8GxpvJ_p_ImqFCH/w200-h98/20240215_114236.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finally, I managed to get a handle on all six backs. And then they were taken over to the 319.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7xtMukc-jCIcR8F2K4m7y3PS6H7i1g_iIhXX3UnF4YERUWJIEvlcts-oMrE5IO26x7wFjrGzSNsxEHv0V1zsSrQZzuOchITDJevs4gvIr8pkk6MVhgza-94XtxGNKta_Jt6Zxshe1LB6Rgyja6Nx6DFvjBJjwBr6B2GVEGFTbsoA0WrRwPjgCbA0GwyJs/s2538/20240215_121846.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2538" data-original-width="1872" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7xtMukc-jCIcR8F2K4m7y3PS6H7i1g_iIhXX3UnF4YERUWJIEvlcts-oMrE5IO26x7wFjrGzSNsxEHv0V1zsSrQZzuOchITDJevs4gvIr8pkk6MVhgza-94XtxGNKta_Jt6Zxshe1LB6Rgyja6Nx6DFvjBJjwBr6B2GVEGFTbsoA0WrRwPjgCbA0GwyJs/w148-h200/20240215_121846.jpg" width="148" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While we're in Barn 8, here's some progress that <b>Richard</b> has made on his display of historic rails.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhodys0_l9Yq_gLuSyUyisevqhVaC008TObs23ENI794km2QtGWPbMRiqhnOFLY7jtetIY2aFrVS7qhiuNUgE6-rBz6LL2B0bN-dje8lZMMqxe7gVEiLLE-IVJgz5ulKhtVLzfyxtfsr8r3AX1Qre0cdkZ5NdolduXiN2Y0h0sOtymRvPxQ9bul4t6A4Lsr/s3793/20240215_123835.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="3793" height="86" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhodys0_l9Yq_gLuSyUyisevqhVaC008TObs23ENI794km2QtGWPbMRiqhnOFLY7jtetIY2aFrVS7qhiuNUgE6-rBz6LL2B0bN-dje8lZMMqxe7gVEiLLE-IVJgz5ulKhtVLzfyxtfsr8r3AX1Qre0cdkZ5NdolduXiN2Y0h0sOtymRvPxQ9bul4t6A4Lsr/w200-h86/20240215_123835.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is actually more interesting than you might expect. The explanatory labels are nicely done.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I loaded the new seat backs into the car, and installed one. That took a while, mostly because there's very little clearance between the inner bracket and the wall. I hope to find a better offset screwdriver to make this process easier.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiymu-Cf_iwVVEWomW54KIk3KEZmxyi43fUV6Fy9dSO99WWj5aNIZVkxldRBzNTMfrcIyGOIPFoR-dQysaY31IOlULlg6RbxmkpLxd5dfE6uIN5fdPLzU2AJ65-nrjbqYdw-yJpnKW2h7bpYT_4U7zjQNxbybduPSEMuDMbq_lyYnEAyjsFYGJVo2u8NCSn/s3025/20240215_133631.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1849" data-original-width="3025" height="122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiymu-Cf_iwVVEWomW54KIk3KEZmxyi43fUV6Fy9dSO99WWj5aNIZVkxldRBzNTMfrcIyGOIPFoR-dQysaY31IOlULlg6RbxmkpLxd5dfE6uIN5fdPLzU2AJ65-nrjbqYdw-yJpnKW2h7bpYT_4U7zjQNxbybduPSEMuDMbq_lyYnEAyjsFYGJVo2u8NCSn/w200-h122/20240215_133631.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But the seat certainly looks nice. Next stop, Jewell Road!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgt7EjjP-AJSfdBbjZeUPbkHs_RXDsnMENEqxyOMU14ZKFxWkFiuCGrwlkE9r7QRTjCZIHqMJkaBq7RKfUyr1_oRLnFHT7eGXWSpONzout9UNpF3Dquqaa8DuhGW5CUi48Kb3xHTr7t25Bn5MyJwU1_yB8S1OHcfa-qD5IbPjM2Ou5zrAGRpGoYXZB4ycF6" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1872" data-original-width="2299" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgt7EjjP-AJSfdBbjZeUPbkHs_RXDsnMENEqxyOMU14ZKFxWkFiuCGrwlkE9r7QRTjCZIHqMJkaBq7RKfUyr1_oRLnFHT7eGXWSpONzout9UNpF3Dquqaa8DuhGW5CUi48Kb3xHTr7t25Bn5MyJwU1_yB8S1OHcfa-qD5IbPjM2Ou5zrAGRpGoYXZB4ycF6=w200-h163" width="200" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finally, this nickel-seat cushion was taken home for recovering. That's an easy job.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt8n1UmA7kebadj6QawwefJQyvcoRDfPGltXdgtDKjMr-PGL8a3zYFgAihskTyrUgqE63pRWIC7Pxb-FfnVVZ5Ip5Y2gsnWvw-rj_FQKZ4BGOJ4XIM0NZH2RFjPZhIqV7L_UWsAgqmv9YhINxaMiqQgK55RIhwlXDpV0xNxkXDXm6LJsfW7PnZj-0NWy2P/s2676/20240215_133747.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1784" data-original-width="2676" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt8n1UmA7kebadj6QawwefJQyvcoRDfPGltXdgtDKjMr-PGL8a3zYFgAihskTyrUgqE63pRWIC7Pxb-FfnVVZ5Ip5Y2gsnWvw-rj_FQKZ4BGOJ4XIM0NZH2RFjPZhIqV7L_UWsAgqmv9YhINxaMiqQgK55RIhwlXDpV0xNxkXDXm6LJsfW7PnZj-0NWy2P/w200-h133/20240215_133747.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-36916641637613553792024-02-12T20:27:00.002-06:002024-02-12T20:28:55.513-06:00Sunday Miscellany<i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Frank writes...</span></i><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Sunday was a beautiful day to be out at the museum, sunny and with a high around 50. It was a great day for a switch move, and when I arrived, one was already well underway.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnl2pgVdjz5uxi2i_CPXFbqVunpbmZ_xMBiGDY09RaYB7zGkvL6XmZnFFtX_IfNdfS88V2DAPiXvEnV5ld4VL26D-P8Ma2nSudKGi05hQm4_rHaB46YzsQpw_SLkBYekkzkSVGNWxrh2wXFWOOF8jKA1_pY4K4Ipj9NR28h7HfeBJZBnBihiAVD83XSHC8/s1024/blog01-306.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnl2pgVdjz5uxi2i_CPXFbqVunpbmZ_xMBiGDY09RaYB7zGkvL6XmZnFFtX_IfNdfS88V2DAPiXvEnV5ld4VL26D-P8Ma2nSudKGi05hQm4_rHaB46YzsQpw_SLkBYekkzkSVGNWxrh2wXFWOOF8jKA1_pY4K4Ipj9NR28h7HfeBJZBnBihiAVD83XSHC8/w200-h150/blog01-306.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Now <i>that </i>is a beautiful sight! This was the first time I'd seen the 306 outdoors since it was painted, and boy, did it look great.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpfoHDoH4OAqABU6tHgO3dttoaUCoIe8eswSg9CJJDHC0Ou98R8S7IoQczzHot2KIA3rsQkyxo-pc4MMztymyf3WuxcnOkH6zn0gGZU3YRTDN1FGNZHom6HVLTvUTnEco3vorBq5fN9NKg9DXwaEE06SOqIeAkYe16tJNWuc9cfXzmTq0Ocwwy-M8CSAMA/s1024/blog02-306.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpfoHDoH4OAqABU6tHgO3dttoaUCoIe8eswSg9CJJDHC0Ou98R8S7IoQczzHot2KIA3rsQkyxo-pc4MMztymyf3WuxcnOkH6zn0gGZU3YRTDN1FGNZHom6HVLTvUTnEco3vorBq5fN9NKg9DXwaEE06SOqIeAkYe16tJNWuc9cfXzmTq0Ocwwy-M8CSAMA/w200-h150/blog02-306.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The purpose of the switching was twofold: first, to move the 306 onto the pit to facilitate wiring work underneath the car; and second, to put CRT 1268 into the "Tim Peters berth" at the west end of track 42, while the 1808 was moved one berth east to the "roof booth." The 1808 doesn't need any more roof work, I don't think, but this just puts it and the 1268 next to each other.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFxtlDK-xGbuB5f646SefXDbk3bghvyk2_80k7N_t1Y94BkbkR1wnVF69ym2xJ9vrchWxEUKXr4DY3p4kL1QEgGfytgK0LJtZKBRzbpxQN-e8r8CjYU7voWx1B03qa5Z0tzv7Q2pQvkhB0Dr-tLDnbowv9DWAvKRmNd6IRCGIh1LH0HGqZQeZpJJ7eusE1/s1024/blog03-4223.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFxtlDK-xGbuB5f646SefXDbk3bghvyk2_80k7N_t1Y94BkbkR1wnVF69ym2xJ9vrchWxEUKXr4DY3p4kL1QEgGfytgK0LJtZKBRzbpxQN-e8r8CjYU7voWx1B03qa5Z0tzv7Q2pQvkhB0Dr-tLDnbowv9DWAvKRmNd6IRCGIh1LH0HGqZQeZpJJ7eusE1/w200-h150/blog03-4223.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #2b00fe;">As part of this switching, Cleveland PCC 4223, shown here, was moved one berth west and is now at the northwest corner of Barn 4. The restoration of this car is moving along slowly; I believe they're working on running wiring through the floor troughs.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzfThSiSYdjEVB-Ar8c0ENedwFo1dGZ6F_rvAvHcXNhoJS2uT7_dmrF0m-_JyOdEaOm3xGEcCZmmD9fMbeOFAAq3n1eGJa_cojFFwyYntU3masZ9wJlnFmoPAecntHW8WUZQSoBA5_s8cfxg_bzLCTdYg1lYHjTnQ2gi0zw2OmdXzYSNjH09uc6kXhBwih/s1024/blog04-126.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzfThSiSYdjEVB-Ar8c0ENedwFo1dGZ6F_rvAvHcXNhoJS2uT7_dmrF0m-_JyOdEaOm3xGEcCZmmD9fMbeOFAAq3n1eGJa_cojFFwyYntU3masZ9wJlnFmoPAecntHW8WUZQSoBA5_s8cfxg_bzLCTdYg1lYHjTnQ2gi0zw2OmdXzYSNjH09uc6kXhBwih/w200-h150/blog04-126.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #2b00fe;">I also ambled up to the depot and took a photo of our newest acquisition, Milwaukee Road "Buffeteria" 126. Read all about it <b><a href="https://www.irm.org/in-the-news/buffeteria-arrives-at-irm/" target="_blank">here</a></b>. You can sort-of make them out over the near end of the car in this image, but it's got these nifty smoke ventilators with fins on top so that they rotate like a weathervane and always point in the trailing direction regardless of which way the car is going. That may be common on passenger cars, but it's not something I'd noticed before.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC-a_pd-l5gkG-k4S3Z6jqnMsHje-exhP8fgXquBJ_sqsX7KPaNYuX1-4xTJXwYOHeMsBL-RHhAMP8MuPkmNNMiFtkiCEU6CEBjkiX3SE15TMZDg6DMRDGt4ei0otJNeqgJN2o7biMp8OtU8s8lbsXXeug9YbRNJmqnuZ6fqlSrFoR4I6QPSq5N6FraDfY/s1024/blog05-barn4wall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC-a_pd-l5gkG-k4S3Z6jqnMsHje-exhP8fgXquBJ_sqsX7KPaNYuX1-4xTJXwYOHeMsBL-RHhAMP8MuPkmNNMiFtkiCEU6CEBjkiX3SE15TMZDg6DMRDGt4ei0otJNeqgJN2o7biMp8OtU8s8lbsXXeug9YbRNJmqnuZ6fqlSrFoR4I6QPSq5N6FraDfY/w200-h150/blog05-barn4wall.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Anyway, back to Barn 4. Here we see the 306 deposited on the pit, while alongside, you can see the barn skin that contractors installed on the north wall of Barn 4 on Saturday. This really makes the barn look more modern, or professional, or something. At least until it gets all dirty and cluttered.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1o_cvpUcJgDNehg1MIwXqsp4giwy0XYzfzgjfajcuQmX4Qrf0tZB_omNiwzpqYYc5tw8MQL81yo23O9I7ScTuj2ALexmsWMdcvrF5a3nca21Ks44FRqZoio82tveqHGxBQu2eKkLfMT7WM-WGbv736OQHwBwZMNAk91YmVc8Fm-9MaHNxU_pEVLtAXY-a/s800/blog06-18windows.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1o_cvpUcJgDNehg1MIwXqsp4giwy0XYzfzgjfajcuQmX4Qrf0tZB_omNiwzpqYYc5tw8MQL81yo23O9I7ScTuj2ALexmsWMdcvrF5a3nca21Ks44FRqZoio82tveqHGxBQu2eKkLfMT7WM-WGbv736OQHwBwZMNAk91YmVc8Fm-9MaHNxU_pEVLtAXY-a/w200-h150/blog06-18windows.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #2b00fe;">As for me, my first priority was to get my four windows for the 18 sanded smooth and then primed. Voila. With help from Zach and Richard, I also retrieved some repro advertising cards from storage and put them in the 18's ad card racks, so that makes the interior look slightly better. And Good Nick and Matthew helped move the spare seat cushions for the 18 to the seat cushion storage area.</span><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The switch move featured IT 1565 doing some of the switching, which was the first time in a few years I'd seen it motoring, ever since it went out of service with faulty contactors. That's exciting! Zach was working on bottle valves while Richard was working on the new display of historic rail that he's building over in Barn 8.</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;">After dinner, I conned Nick and Matthew, shown above, into helping a little on the 63. The what now, you ask? Well, the 63 is a Shaker Heights PCC originally built for Minneapolis that IRM acquired from Trolleyville back in 2009. Long term, the car needs a lot of steel work, but for the moment it's complete and in pretty good mechanical/electrical shape. It ran at IRM briefly around a decade ago until its MG set failed. A new MG set is now on hand, and the hope is to install that under the car and get it running again, possibly this year.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAPrdMq2rZaHeiPg6seUSewGOt_p3v51pzKm6SkrKcgzo2Odq_J3zr-eOucZGZlQ-nLb6ExPa-_RSMqoJ2-C1ZKCH36eeXFPOwCoJKmHddNxXRsH6ibZMkTBWta_kHt56byWDRGfVxJpRoStHBCnVQi4_OK5v3AElT1yV5FNDK9FZdkc7Q-pFsaAcqVZUQ/s1024/blog07-63doorremoval.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAPrdMq2rZaHeiPg6seUSewGOt_p3v51pzKm6SkrKcgzo2Odq_J3zr-eOucZGZlQ-nLb6ExPa-_RSMqoJ2-C1ZKCH36eeXFPOwCoJKmHddNxXRsH6ibZMkTBWta_kHt56byWDRGfVxJpRoStHBCnVQi4_OK5v3AElT1yV5FNDK9FZdkc7Q-pFsaAcqVZUQ/w200-h150/blog07-63doorremoval.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #2b00fe;">I have volunteered to improve the car's appearance by painting it - not its "forever" paint job, that can wait until the aforementioned steel work gets done, but a roller job similar to what I did on <b><a href="https://www.irm.org/gallery/KCPS755/aaf" target="_blank">Kansas City 755</a></b> some 20 years ago. And for the paint scheme, we've picked <b><a href="http://rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=4216595" target="_blank">this livery</a></b>, which the car wore from around 1974-1975 until about 1980-1981. It's a brilliant reddish-orange with a grey roof, ivory belt rail stripe, and maroon pinstriping. The livery is accurate for the car as it is currently outfitted, with full-height windows in the doors and a "gumball" light on the roof but no pantograph.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcflFQHKxtfuCna5IUYc9Hlhu9MxufulmDOA2VXOc3xOFHxbBw64KYIy1v0Beg3lWNj5TvYQUESyTxP5H_2nQG0E3iK8drXyoZiMUQ8uP1Gvelp-7U49k0T_fBEw_AuIowxFfSCY13sh0JKFy9x9iM9oiRZRKT_jGKIeTMhmLlQK7aVfO6ZQlc-lxsLInJ/s800/blog08-63vermilion.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcflFQHKxtfuCna5IUYc9Hlhu9MxufulmDOA2VXOc3xOFHxbBw64KYIy1v0Beg3lWNj5TvYQUESyTxP5H_2nQG0E3iK8drXyoZiMUQ8uP1Gvelp-7U49k0T_fBEw_AuIowxFfSCY13sh0JKFy9x9iM9oiRZRKT_jGKIeTMhmLlQK7aVfO6ZQlc-lxsLInJ/w200-h150/blog08-63vermilion.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Anyway, all that said, Nick and Matthew went over to the car to help find a paint sample. And we lucked out - Nick discovered that the insides of the battery box doors still wear a nearly untouched coat of 1970s red-orange, which I've been calling "vermilion." So, they removed the door (in the top photo, Nick is running the screwdriver while Matthew sheds some light on things) and we brought it into the shop, as you can see. The next step will be to get this paint matched, then in the spring and summer I can spot-prime the car as needed and begin painting. Interested in supporting this effort? <b><a href="https://www.irm.org/donations/electric-car-painting-fund/" target="_blank">Every bit helps!</a></b></span></div>Frank Hickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577228910617578573noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-73397849391608900522024-02-10T08:00:00.006-06:002024-02-10T23:09:06.576-06:00The Great East Side Electric Railway SystemThe Great East Side Electric Railway System was the slogan used by the network of electric railways on the Illinois side of the Mississippi, across from St. Louis. The network included four companies: the Alton Granite & St. Louis, which operated interurban and streetcar service between East St. Louis and Alton; the East St. Louis & Suburban, which operated interurban service from East St. Louis to Edwardsville, Lebanon, and Belleville, along with streetcar service in Belleville; the East St. Louis Railway, which operated streetcar service in East St. Louis; and the St. Louis & Belleville Electric, which operated electric freight service between East St. Louis and Belleville. Equipment, especially interurban equipment, was often exchanged freely between the various companies.<div><br /></div><div>Many thanks to Art Peterson, who has kindly sent a truly fascinating trove of photos including shots of all four of these lines from the Krambles-Peterson Archive. Caption information largely comes from the <b><a href="https://hickscarworks.blogspot.com/2020/10/east-st-louis-suburban-railway.html">Stephen Scalzo history</a></b> of these lines.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Part 1: Alton Granite & St. Louis</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg80uxdJzbffs8MTfQvq7Tt5JzofVt7AyNfGiB9U-UgmWbfHgNwLh7HiAvcSQgfbweVJTFkJjcxNWV7X2I05faxe-DeKQriRSuGBcH1pu0PWtwrIOZ8-0IXVv45Zi0T0fueus7TqF3oTyTQC0kkE49p2vntsiNjaF57l6XRoOtrXrLfaHWZmF_9Ojwp9Hfp/s1024/kpa-agsl-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="663" data-original-width="1024" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg80uxdJzbffs8MTfQvq7Tt5JzofVt7AyNfGiB9U-UgmWbfHgNwLh7HiAvcSQgfbweVJTFkJjcxNWV7X2I05faxe-DeKQriRSuGBcH1pu0PWtwrIOZ8-0IXVv45Zi0T0fueus7TqF3oTyTQC0kkE49p2vntsiNjaF57l6XRoOtrXrLfaHWZmF_9Ojwp9Hfp/s320/kpa-agsl-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The oldest interurban cars on the AG&SL were cars 1-8, built in 1898 by St. Louis on order #5. They had originally been built for the St. Louis & Belleville Electric but were sold to the Alton line early in their lives. In 1915, they were rebuilt into parlor cars, at least some with open platforms on the ends as shown in this image of car 2. They also saw regular use on the ESL&S.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSZyXhpKsoky_60VSOPV6VuKNN92Mblk7QY4oRyuOMmXm4u-P0o_Q2fiuwPj1HNrCVptmR93lg1A5h3tc0BQAOICvHWJfvLY8Rn6kD6HvF_uAqB6QCSTFovlJ0cZ6T26Uz0vGRU_BRdOUqbfiKtMhoKsNr_oIm8CEYsLKIlIYF88dy8ItwNRBCi0-zpswh/s1024/kpa-agsl-2-10-allen-pk-12nov1919.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="407" data-original-width="1024" height="127" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSZyXhpKsoky_60VSOPV6VuKNN92Mblk7QY4oRyuOMmXm4u-P0o_Q2fiuwPj1HNrCVptmR93lg1A5h3tc0BQAOICvHWJfvLY8Rn6kD6HvF_uAqB6QCSTFovlJ0cZ6T26Uz0vGRU_BRdOUqbfiKtMhoKsNr_oIm8CEYsLKIlIYF88dy8ItwNRBCi0-zpswh/s320/kpa-agsl-2-10-allen-pk-12nov1919.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On November 12, 1919, two of the Alton line cars were caught at Allen Park. Car 2, on the right, has obviously been rebuilt with closed platforms since the top photo. It's towing control trailer 12, on the left, which was one of four cars numbered 9-12 built by Jewett in 1898. When new, cars 1-12 all had K-control, but they were later rebuilt with GE Type M equipment for MU operation.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoV4S6ypUmqAUW8hylpMT2Txc1wH8UGOnZIisAxY2o20pX_YskcrIIS3-NWCkoIkhfPgA6i2eXm1uxrFRJTAm4uWXDVMsm1uhdItylbBrXGiFmuNmZptxo1a8Gq_BlCam5z3qoUR41zx7xLXT1Jn_bNi8d2dalfhGJV9k0nmebU8t742k8bmED-T_A1f-J/s1024/kpa-agsl-2-20july1918.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="1024" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoV4S6ypUmqAUW8hylpMT2Txc1wH8UGOnZIisAxY2o20pX_YskcrIIS3-NWCkoIkhfPgA6i2eXm1uxrFRJTAm4uWXDVMsm1uhdItylbBrXGiFmuNmZptxo1a8Gq_BlCam5z3qoUR41zx7xLXT1Jn_bNi8d2dalfhGJV9k0nmebU8t742k8bmED-T_A1f-J/s320/kpa-agsl-2-20july1918.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This July 20, 1918, shot is a better view of car 2 after its ends were enclosed. Note that the motorman's cab, however, has remained in the same place, probably six or eight feet in from the end of the car!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTYWHgeoJRw1rfYU0IyntXfGPi5z5r7lgo5yK_RqlHEOs33JriueHYGMTVjBqL4MI7AMNadj8sjqgEaIReE2P1iB8Pv5OWwz8xICyXHacKr_MdZuvNRj4mgZ_Aapp6tuPs1JeTXaJBOjwzSsdrJV72naZ2emRaZ1jsT9JEskBxzdAF5iwJoxYTT8ONN3lq/s1024/kpa-agsl-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="440" data-original-width="1024" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTYWHgeoJRw1rfYU0IyntXfGPi5z5r7lgo5yK_RqlHEOs33JriueHYGMTVjBqL4MI7AMNadj8sjqgEaIReE2P1iB8Pv5OWwz8xICyXHacKr_MdZuvNRj4mgZ_Aapp6tuPs1JeTXaJBOjwzSsdrJV72naZ2emRaZ1jsT9JEskBxzdAF5iwJoxYTT8ONN3lq/s320/kpa-agsl-3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This undated broadside view of car 3 shows it in much the same condition as car 2, apparently rebuilt from open-platform configuration judging by the location of the motorman's cab.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrObFfs4FYAwzhpOFjJFCx5_w_h2lXOipF8hOykPi9-s96xuDoTM4uMzC65Z-9VE2RbgN7mpjQVR8ac2q7VaQEVDbmSc6z5exysrrtx7U9MrCpbWQ9US7KeljQo2T5qqRN_q4-dDhNmyoCN0nZ9pf-3F_8OdGC52tyKAxxo_STwimM_6wsEgsuiMgYsmkO/s1024/kpa-agsl-3-7-eads-br-sta.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="1024" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrObFfs4FYAwzhpOFjJFCx5_w_h2lXOipF8hOykPi9-s96xuDoTM4uMzC65Z-9VE2RbgN7mpjQVR8ac2q7VaQEVDbmSc6z5exysrrtx7U9MrCpbWQ9US7KeljQo2T5qqRN_q4-dDhNmyoCN0nZ9pf-3F_8OdGC52tyKAxxo_STwimM_6wsEgsuiMgYsmkO/s320/kpa-agsl-3-7-eads-br-sta.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Enclosed-platform car 3 leads open-platform car 7 departing the Eads Bridge Station in St. Louis.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzbypvY_Lk6XZlEUDXIMxwHr472IkNQGygVEY3Vgh-1WmFe9bbgTx7SBa_bMRJwebZgt-AK2jCl-kCxSDpKKQ1RWFtU6XyUAUwZ_2GaHXiVgwGs_sLTtYDsZluMyXOSUGdW7a0x0zxIyINjlwVzNgsiyGnlTFbcUVv65wpUns7Hj9x6mPqCJM-EjpWSYOh/s1024/kpa-agsl-6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="435" data-original-width="1024" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzbypvY_Lk6XZlEUDXIMxwHr472IkNQGygVEY3Vgh-1WmFe9bbgTx7SBa_bMRJwebZgt-AK2jCl-kCxSDpKKQ1RWFtU6XyUAUwZ_2GaHXiVgwGs_sLTtYDsZluMyXOSUGdW7a0x0zxIyINjlwVzNgsiyGnlTFbcUVv65wpUns7Hj9x6mPqCJM-EjpWSYOh/s320/kpa-agsl-6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Car 6, shown here, had its motorman's cab located at the end of the car, where you'd expect it. It's uncertain whether this was a later modification, but the car does have steel-sheathed sides in this image.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTRqnZTR7vHoovpt3-LaenpUtlhwZKPrPVeahi_967AwLR2T33MfoK2p1qWgaJF45ccJCI8mMb1SDDPzlBRTmhk5dNCV2MLstHLg5AbJyhrPuuWgXCdPH7mvoyTG17aiGuoCpgahQWSddF2qPnhtkE5zShMG6P7ArpxVCyYRrNKvgXNlYH2gPSuEylvgxd/s971/kpa-agsl-7-nr-eagle-pk-apr1916.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="971" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTRqnZTR7vHoovpt3-LaenpUtlhwZKPrPVeahi_967AwLR2T33MfoK2p1qWgaJF45ccJCI8mMb1SDDPzlBRTmhk5dNCV2MLstHLg5AbJyhrPuuWgXCdPH7mvoyTG17aiGuoCpgahQWSddF2qPnhtkE5zShMG6P7ArpxVCyYRrNKvgXNlYH2gPSuEylvgxd/s320/kpa-agsl-7-nr-eagle-pk-apr1916.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This classic view has open-platform car 7 trailing a three-car train near Eagle Park in April 1916. The other two cars in the train have enclosed platforms.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZkBmwR6iSQ43J71tbu7qSRGYAfnR1rXTvZwjvIng-0Wwf6l7GctagNiQsGIVzoentC_EVVlCGLrJ3eN3C73HtewkLHxqp5khOVC2yIqPEe13wueZ_wS1-Cz6CUPkH3wA1AB2P2ee0KrHT68GWOIIpFzihjFZhUMKXVESsbVTP8t54ENH97o5JL2cJ-S-X/s1001/kpa-agsl-7-collinsville-1917-lbh.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1001" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZkBmwR6iSQ43J71tbu7qSRGYAfnR1rXTvZwjvIng-0Wwf6l7GctagNiQsGIVzoentC_EVVlCGLrJ3eN3C73HtewkLHxqp5khOVC2yIqPEe13wueZ_wS1-Cz6CUPkH3wA1AB2P2ee0KrHT68GWOIIpFzihjFZhUMKXVESsbVTP8t54ENH97o5JL2cJ-S-X/s320/kpa-agsl-7-collinsville-1917-lbh.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This view is dated 1917, but shows car 7 in Collinsville on the ESL&S with its platforms already enclosed. Note that the motorman's cab is at the end of the car, as can be seen by the rooftop bell and whistle.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9jlwa8KV5Ph4g3wO_xe97_JHHntrQXaXf1nxivIRTivlg3hvWfCzYImcPD52KMZM1yNVZuj2aufaX_sC1zIXx5a9aQX012ATC3dQDfNF3JjVfqHoIZaYhnboFnuFoMvuznX3xHri92Uz2ysYTHOEigdgnmWUTgykkKK2tw_0cWAiLHV3ZEhp-lsk4Jvv6/s1024/kpa-agsl-9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="442" data-original-width="1024" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9jlwa8KV5Ph4g3wO_xe97_JHHntrQXaXf1nxivIRTivlg3hvWfCzYImcPD52KMZM1yNVZuj2aufaX_sC1zIXx5a9aQX012ATC3dQDfNF3JjVfqHoIZaYhnboFnuFoMvuznX3xHri92Uz2ysYTHOEigdgnmWUTgykkKK2tw_0cWAiLHV3ZEhp-lsk4Jvv6/s320/kpa-agsl-9.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jewett-built car 9 was a control trailer at the time this photo was taken.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDY-py7ECRog6-PlEo0jQW9oSBUsVgu9CNk-_lMIOnKANT9gatxy20OT2rKVVzZ3XWINXdAfD5jcKRnwhvL9j4gLSpj1NtUATkf8YDaBx1yM6isEYOrsxCItQXnxizeaflilXsOSEi1JOcNxTpOTutkrpL7R_aYilxXgDA3_02D_cG3Jwxr60IDqXLvd4m/s1024/kpa-agsl-12.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="440" data-original-width="1024" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDY-py7ECRog6-PlEo0jQW9oSBUsVgu9CNk-_lMIOnKANT9gatxy20OT2rKVVzZ3XWINXdAfD5jcKRnwhvL9j4gLSpj1NtUATkf8YDaBx1yM6isEYOrsxCItQXnxizeaflilXsOSEi1JOcNxTpOTutkrpL7R_aYilxXgDA3_02D_cG3Jwxr60IDqXLvd4m/s320/kpa-agsl-12.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Car 12, one of the 1898 Jewetts, started life as a motor car, then became a control trailer, and then - judging from this photo - later became a motor car again, this time with an arched roof, steel-sheathed sides, and Peckham trucks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZwgYwGKvhUoKQahyALdAq10EktEJ9K0N6A963iT_VJU09P4AILiHrwIYy5-8rSgNrXFOI2xBxAtfIFtItGliXqKcaSYvNPHoP5TVKuGuOBX4egxp3HX8ciHUTppYnEJ7v5s_ASDwDxjHXWYYClcUhEPkg9kDPNBOGDf6DE-Z9rULyWUAYj5Gw5yTp8b_a/s1024/kpa-agsl-51-cl-french-vill-1916.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="433" data-original-width="1024" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZwgYwGKvhUoKQahyALdAq10EktEJ9K0N6A963iT_VJU09P4AILiHrwIYy5-8rSgNrXFOI2xBxAtfIFtItGliXqKcaSYvNPHoP5TVKuGuOBX4egxp3HX8ciHUTppYnEJ7v5s_ASDwDxjHXWYYClcUhEPkg9kDPNBOGDf6DE-Z9rULyWUAYj5Gw5yTp8b_a/s320/kpa-agsl-51-cl-french-vill-1916.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In 1904, the AG&SL ordered eight cars numbered 51-58 from St. Louis Car Company. These handsome interurban cars saw use all over the AG&SL and ESL&S systems. Here, car 51 leads a 1902 ESL&S car and another 51-series car on a Miners Special at French Village in 1916.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnwKzRLksuGudxRLtDZJJ1cpCmPbuMdzaKf4eB80YAeOjzrWTLTP7yNdlRo_XdlfjBx-5JAYINnp8tFdh0WPYfyA-SDk5_ojC3DfbkQeitFE8y5yRNDOXyzUEPRzdXfQxmh6sqbDaizQfperg7o_u27ivQicPa2DoZLXvKGCTGs98oxr0H1kCu2Apb8XJc/s1024/kpa-agsl-53-c1905.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="606" data-original-width="1024" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnwKzRLksuGudxRLtDZJJ1cpCmPbuMdzaKf4eB80YAeOjzrWTLTP7yNdlRo_XdlfjBx-5JAYINnp8tFdh0WPYfyA-SDk5_ojC3DfbkQeitFE8y5yRNDOXyzUEPRzdXfQxmh6sqbDaizQfperg7o_u27ivQicPa2DoZLXvKGCTGs98oxr0H1kCu2Apb8XJc/s320/kpa-agsl-53-c1905.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Car 53 is shown when still fairly new, in 1905.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimcU4pGwElGTgyeCLZKGag9tdl7puV1TGvike84AeHegy4rvtsbPx-VMcgk0nCGZLi0KwyUvmYZ60FI3Ph95TwT7HGtKl1xPJsb01HoqoJSeUgRR6VRderpxdX4M-DMpuuUZFUuIyf6huTLD3B8ynC64DvL1A5to_CsDSYg6zCiYLup237waK6RudRfvGI/s1024/kpa-agsl-55.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="674" data-original-width="1024" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimcU4pGwElGTgyeCLZKGag9tdl7puV1TGvike84AeHegy4rvtsbPx-VMcgk0nCGZLi0KwyUvmYZ60FI3Ph95TwT7HGtKl1xPJsb01HoqoJSeUgRR6VRderpxdX4M-DMpuuUZFUuIyf6huTLD3B8ynC64DvL1A5to_CsDSYg6zCiYLup237waK6RudRfvGI/s320/kpa-agsl-55.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Car 55 is pictured in its later years, likely trained with another 51-series car.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVxjIb8nLPEK-KEabqivZ7R0aXS2ePyozVg0JU_CyuHe-a5Oh6Imd9Vi-9kHLsdUwA_6RDqMYjWNrUXKj-z-4_8Gn7SjaOhJJThLgVfy_JEHRbaWs94JxbL95vGfgV8iJSuuZlw_DVr55O_G4o9L1mnrvTyKTOYuWFiKzyaW0xlGQziIO0Snd1la9e90Ee/s1024/kpa-agsl-57.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="436" data-original-width="1024" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVxjIb8nLPEK-KEabqivZ7R0aXS2ePyozVg0JU_CyuHe-a5Oh6Imd9Vi-9kHLsdUwA_6RDqMYjWNrUXKj-z-4_8Gn7SjaOhJJThLgVfy_JEHRbaWs94JxbL95vGfgV8iJSuuZlw_DVr55O_G4o9L1mnrvTyKTOYuWFiKzyaW0xlGQziIO0Snd1la9e90Ee/s320/kpa-agsl-57.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This undated broadside view of car 57 shows the car's handsome lines. Compare it with the photo below of car 59, which was built in 1902.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCRmqnsk0hBeDxwxW-Znu4HvZLx2zrYwXOU_4GimghI7nR6v_3xwUl7Z4vT8Z9g0J8dS_gPNAGkyldeYpH_yyXGncxkCUeEVFqucAxFOetrlH5G7iMAEt16JVhGyAiYckT-nGuD89WLaQWMcb0UhOIy3tFqNQvx-lYEtp89r3lFu0gdfaHVPJ2VcwDlQh-/s1024/kpa-agsl-59.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="438" data-original-width="1024" height="137" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCRmqnsk0hBeDxwxW-Znu4HvZLx2zrYwXOU_4GimghI7nR6v_3xwUl7Z4vT8Z9g0J8dS_gPNAGkyldeYpH_yyXGncxkCUeEVFqucAxFOetrlH5G7iMAEt16JVhGyAiYckT-nGuD89WLaQWMcb0UhOIy3tFqNQvx-lYEtp89r3lFu0gdfaHVPJ2VcwDlQh-/s320/kpa-agsl-59.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Car 59 was older than cars 51-58, and was built by St. Louis in 1902 as part of the ESL&S 13-24 series (later 14-25 series).</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7VRMEQb3Or3KkA0vprMm4LE_-vkfLylioQ6by1WVgPs5TrWaRJRNSDpYHoZxsz-s7aS5f6W8vxZ7rfM0XMyqZEHMWu-VUH2u7nkk1tSMBaUBtUbS2azNReUSEJ2d1VT6YXgkeox6fgNk4opC_BjcOjVLUk5eyxBapk1mGswidY9_Td39UykID6m811HvI/s1024/kpa-agsl-61.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="602" data-original-width="1024" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7VRMEQb3Or3KkA0vprMm4LE_-vkfLylioQ6by1WVgPs5TrWaRJRNSDpYHoZxsz-s7aS5f6W8vxZ7rfM0XMyqZEHMWu-VUH2u7nkk1tSMBaUBtUbS2azNReUSEJ2d1VT6YXgkeox6fgNk4opC_BjcOjVLUk5eyxBapk1mGswidY9_Td39UykID6m811HvI/s320/kpa-agsl-61.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The pride of the Alton line were cars 60-64, the "Yellowhammers," which were big center-entrance high-speed cars built by American between 1917 and 1924. Here, car 61 sits in the yard with one of the 4/5/11/15-series cars behind it. Car 61 would end up as Illinois Terminal 101 and is today preserved at IRM, though with quite a few changes. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIToflCXHN_E5fiNYqINK54_UOQSSaY2bwK3t1FuRczVNfhUvRtfwe_KIVDZ-dbvQCHSjkuEoAIZ1PmDVYBvdUc3l9uvQarBSbaNabRaaE9rJAEgwbwngdf5Gq_I01HiGCd1fHeYPpd-UIJx-J7f4Grcp22h234Db_jlXA4k_p1GBXlqgSAxTKzkMewFw5/s1024/kpa-agsl-5-14mar1927.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="758" data-original-width="1024" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIToflCXHN_E5fiNYqINK54_UOQSSaY2bwK3t1FuRczVNfhUvRtfwe_KIVDZ-dbvQCHSjkuEoAIZ1PmDVYBvdUc3l9uvQarBSbaNabRaaE9rJAEgwbwngdf5Gq_I01HiGCd1fHeYPpd-UIJx-J7f4Grcp22h234Db_jlXA4k_p1GBXlqgSAxTKzkMewFw5/s320/kpa-agsl-5-14mar1927.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Between 1922 and 1924, the ESL&S built four center-entrance cars for the Alton line that were similar to the 1917 "Yellowhammers." Numbered 4, 5, 11, and 15, they were lower-speed cars but outwardly similar. On March 14, 1927, car 5 showed off some accident damage it took toward the left end of the car.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisQSEqKoIR0Bfiq_VPM8N9yiz4qL40Bt__XGRyhJ-8SELXsxyfDLpBjgbrV0tu-dKOhS1NW0ZqNt_f1L6A96VGSohEk-OoeuAZPCouBlo-q4g7ZbCN6l0Or9NHtZLDMAM3Fb5g0mq8PkX-d6L8lmfpyZ4JALkbyS7XzUlsCF6sUkxO8QL7TLrg_dPbzQai/s1024/kpa-agsl-5-eads-tmnl-25apr1931-rvm.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="597" data-original-width="1024" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisQSEqKoIR0Bfiq_VPM8N9yiz4qL40Bt__XGRyhJ-8SELXsxyfDLpBjgbrV0tu-dKOhS1NW0ZqNt_f1L6A96VGSohEk-OoeuAZPCouBlo-q4g7ZbCN6l0Or9NHtZLDMAM3Fb5g0mq8PkX-d6L8lmfpyZ4JALkbyS7XzUlsCF6sUkxO8QL7TLrg_dPbzQai/s320/kpa-agsl-5-eads-tmnl-25apr1931-rvm.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's a rainy April 25, 1931, and AG&SL car 5 is at the Eads Bridge Terminal in St. Louis alongside an ESL&S 30-series deck-roof interurban car in this atmospheric Robert V. Mehlenbeck photo.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxxo1I9YzSwm5bqc9WcFDLTf71eyNWVNErFJWis_k_9UnbcV_j8TRbkhzh2dkpvLNSN8W-ri1Q6HHzpJB9I0nY3gKXb6uwdtDJ8sNpAugANihn4qvjesDDq53Aez9VT9tI6gNZ1ccPWwXRIC-ZapqACDMM-16rC0cLLMJZakTj0kplA6yVyskRiGmiFrQB/s994/kpa-agsl-15-2nd-madison-9mar1925.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="994" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxxo1I9YzSwm5bqc9WcFDLTf71eyNWVNErFJWis_k_9UnbcV_j8TRbkhzh2dkpvLNSN8W-ri1Q6HHzpJB9I0nY3gKXb6uwdtDJ8sNpAugANihn4qvjesDDq53Aez9VT9tI6gNZ1ccPWwXRIC-ZapqACDMM-16rC0cLLMJZakTj0kplA6yVyskRiGmiFrQB/s320/kpa-agsl-15-2nd-madison-9mar1925.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The four homebuilt center-entrance cars weren't built in order; car 5 was outshopped in 1922, car 15 in 1923, and cars 4 and 11 in 1924. The four cars ended up being sold to the Illinois Terminal, which numbered them 120-123. Here, car 15 is at 2nd and Madison in Madison, IL, on March 9, 1925, headed south for the Eads Bridge Terminal.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifBniG1zxfQonJgbYRCc_TdJJWiUR8ko6zlVICTVGKaudBQOOXYIF6uUyjdfA1q6qEgVxdW_EAmqgNT310X9S3s0oVceHOSBk7qDv-_6XlGP_cCqWwFQkViHfrzWHhebRxXLRXk_Lvbg97Viz2c7hEOMcL6HamvLrkr11ohXY7AiOsDFS3IyMnAJQsLCvM/s1024/kpa-agsl-15.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="658" data-original-width="1024" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifBniG1zxfQonJgbYRCc_TdJJWiUR8ko6zlVICTVGKaudBQOOXYIF6uUyjdfA1q6qEgVxdW_EAmqgNT310X9S3s0oVceHOSBk7qDv-_6XlGP_cCqWwFQkViHfrzWHhebRxXLRXk_Lvbg97Viz2c7hEOMcL6HamvLrkr11ohXY7AiOsDFS3IyMnAJQsLCvM/s320/kpa-agsl-15.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This roster shot of car 15 is undated and shows it in the company of an ESL&S 30-series interurban car at left rear and Illinois Terminal "bridge car" 956 at right rear.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicitC4Sfm1Ko_6fPvN1jf_1SwaYYZc5G3IW8wrymWaM8J6KgZlEny5NsMH4HusoAgmi0w_aw1_T7-P9aXR8uZejPCI2IybkWfCGuuzX_OJ-L-B7FpPHbwJnj0LLTAot4-r6peioTfDBg-1YAgm52nKL73jFlHOFBBRqz0t3O540CisIzkfNJYNnxlLWb5V/s1024/kpa-esls-82.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="1024" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicitC4Sfm1Ko_6fPvN1jf_1SwaYYZc5G3IW8wrymWaM8J6KgZlEny5NsMH4HusoAgmi0w_aw1_T7-P9aXR8uZejPCI2IybkWfCGuuzX_OJ-L-B7FpPHbwJnj0LLTAot4-r6peioTfDBg-1YAgm52nKL73jFlHOFBBRqz0t3O540CisIzkfNJYNnxlLWb5V/s320/kpa-esls-82.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Car 82 was one of five long trailers, nicknamed "dachshunds," that were built by the ESL&S shops in 1917-1918 by taking pairs of old single-truck city cars and splicing them together. Cars 81-82 were assigned to the AG&SL, while 83-85 went to the ESL&S system.</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpKh7sMXlTM-kictvrEfmQZC2Jrbk6rQfu0xpku1Lm4uzUCUz27v14i4TYjfkMg05-gI-zzO0lJ5rS8VY_sAROc8W4OiWgeHgMkc8neipWKiTSaSpEFcP9lg1rvhg7MLj5ooinfhHUYTqtH-IBEIYG6hp7K4tv0Of4xs2ocT8Z2qYHNdvu1bItajgFh1JR/s1024/kpa-agsl-102.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="712" data-original-width="1024" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpKh7sMXlTM-kictvrEfmQZC2Jrbk6rQfu0xpku1Lm4uzUCUz27v14i4TYjfkMg05-gI-zzO0lJ5rS8VY_sAROc8W4OiWgeHgMkc8neipWKiTSaSpEFcP9lg1rvhg7MLj5ooinfhHUYTqtH-IBEIYG6hp7K4tv0Of4xs2ocT8Z2qYHNdvu1bItajgFh1JR/s320/kpa-agsl-102.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The AG&SL ran city service in a few of the municipalities along its route, most notably Alton. Here, car 102, part of a series of four built in 1900 for the Venice Madison & Granite City, is in operation at an unknown location.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyUTSdaRWj5ClIFsZ5tmzqOioGP4lnjwIRuPvYCkBezLgsqJJlNLhWGdIomK5x9k7KzqINiYcynJsXwyP0RcZc0zh3Yr0qaI0AINWlS5_d1tYW0VbyFG6jg5fUQGun5TvVXlA9ItRHngygWSUuCJg5sE8deVwEaWq-aLYF8P7_rqsWIukNmYDCxVh-GJ4j/s1024/kpa-agsl-995.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="627" data-original-width="1024" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyUTSdaRWj5ClIFsZ5tmzqOioGP4lnjwIRuPvYCkBezLgsqJJlNLhWGdIomK5x9k7KzqINiYcynJsXwyP0RcZc0zh3Yr0qaI0AINWlS5_d1tYW0VbyFG6jg5fUQGun5TvVXlA9ItRHngygWSUuCJg5sE8deVwEaWq-aLYF8P7_rqsWIukNmYDCxVh-GJ4j/s320/kpa-agsl-995.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Line car 995 was built in 1906 by the ESL&S and assigned to the Alton line.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Part 2: East St. Louis & Suburban</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYt_FFSeiCEvYrlyXiECiOikCHLIYKF6uqfw9-J84tDmcT_FX0LXnFgdZHnO2MeaLqbJ8NuCPGmhAJHAmTrUTCbj6CGA_Rw38pRvmkw7kfITKWm0rx-1f22nf-6EqHtfO6MQ0DedAtQs0xswJIlwvqT7_AUUdXi01cK80ZaH-6Nzw7nh9z1EOoJKXsDpWZ/s1024/kpa-esls-19.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="1024" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYt_FFSeiCEvYrlyXiECiOikCHLIYKF6uqfw9-J84tDmcT_FX0LXnFgdZHnO2MeaLqbJ8NuCPGmhAJHAmTrUTCbj6CGA_Rw38pRvmkw7kfITKWm0rx-1f22nf-6EqHtfO6MQ0DedAtQs0xswJIlwvqT7_AUUdXi01cK80ZaH-6Nzw7nh9z1EOoJKXsDpWZ/s320/kpa-esls-19.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The biggest cars on the ESL&S in the early years were the 13-24 series (car 14 was later renumbered 25) built by St. Louis in 1902 on order #261. Car 19, shown here at an unknown location, is an example of what the cars looked like in their early years.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicU87KRsUKJAJhkVEwQWCW8fnO9vjrOGGIjYwHN5njP5x_mBkucr-hsqV88pUDaihcNf2eySpJ76askDoAHYcmvGIWFHkP5xHh-o_snjX5mrZu5c7llXSvBIOPeo5aKRtGt6z98SmqkbqqzjxfaCv4ZFNTdrDdFIJbqp_8Xwu2cd8wsq3Okff9NQ1LHUiG/s1024/kpa-esls-25.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="644" data-original-width="1024" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicU87KRsUKJAJhkVEwQWCW8fnO9vjrOGGIjYwHN5njP5x_mBkucr-hsqV88pUDaihcNf2eySpJ76askDoAHYcmvGIWFHkP5xHh-o_snjX5mrZu5c7llXSvBIOPeo5aKRtGt6z98SmqkbqqzjxfaCv4ZFNTdrDdFIJbqp_8Xwu2cd8wsq3Okff9NQ1LHUiG/s320/kpa-esls-25.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Car 25, shown here, began life as car 13 but was renumbered and rebuilt as a parlor car named "St. Louis." Other cars of this type acquired the names "Mounds" and "Bluffs."<br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDp7_nz8p4S3dO-esLYcLCee4qEDshlsgX5BYfXk9KCHNzExjzs1bN18k3q10PbpBN-rGPeE11McQUEdZJq9LxC5OLOOyBilvZEdE0IZbMBNGvuE42cx6q8wlR1aP5xCQWnRv5yj6vJOnZpCE3fFGz2S5J3wqJtf3OYZqzyzlvC-dNqOJdYvZkdWGQh_-6/s1024/kpa-esls-27-eb-20th-state-25apr1931-rvm.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="422" data-original-width="1024" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDp7_nz8p4S3dO-esLYcLCee4qEDshlsgX5BYfXk9KCHNzExjzs1bN18k3q10PbpBN-rGPeE11McQUEdZJq9LxC5OLOOyBilvZEdE0IZbMBNGvuE42cx6q8wlR1aP5xCQWnRv5yj6vJOnZpCE3fFGz2S5J3wqJtf3OYZqzyzlvC-dNqOJdYvZkdWGQh_-6/s320/kpa-esls-27-eb-20th-state-25apr1931-rvm.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On April 25, 1932, Robert V. Mehlenbeck captured this shot of ESL&S deck-roof interurban car 27 eastbound at 20th and State, headed inbound from the Belleville line. This car was transferred in 1921 from the AG&SL, where it had worn the same number.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtVR1L50obBgJRtGpTPZHucn6aYYL6S-utcIQ4BRzykqqZtSkdYuq5wREBpJoHHMHt8xjobvVlxKMf0PkeVjjsdVHDhJPkIw9H-dOZ2FyqI8RZm2gXYrJw0Unvd-BvsHRWEH7lO9_BBTnoewgx92ASY1GqBmuOEdOKY89vBsIAg8b7eu1HtNcYpoDaR103/s1024/kpa-esls-36-acc-11dec1908.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="1024" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtVR1L50obBgJRtGpTPZHucn6aYYL6S-utcIQ4BRzykqqZtSkdYuq5wREBpJoHHMHt8xjobvVlxKMf0PkeVjjsdVHDhJPkIw9H-dOZ2FyqI8RZm2gXYrJw0Unvd-BvsHRWEH7lO9_BBTnoewgx92ASY1GqBmuOEdOKY89vBsIAg8b7eu1HtNcYpoDaR103/s320/kpa-esls-36-acc-11dec1908.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">ESL&S car 36 is pictured in a 1908 builder's photo. The 30/40-series deck-roof interurban cars formed the core of the ESL&S interurban fleet for most of the line's existence. They were big cars and were fitted with Type M control for MU operation.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHncYy0p5XCJz3hTLtymqnW3DLTLL9OWlRG9Blg38dNR_4jbFF-0q7_jwjU2xu0TVXCmugjdu8UH-58ExTCvX2cXifQEiK4r_2DXbsQVan85i3As-Xd6A2O1MMIn9Xd0xH2dX9mpnn6P08VuOQ0yuyWpfm7kYN8Imai5TlpVINRYVitqiNR8hb3wi4DY0b/s1024/kpa-esls-38.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="436" data-original-width="1024" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHncYy0p5XCJz3hTLtymqnW3DLTLL9OWlRG9Blg38dNR_4jbFF-0q7_jwjU2xu0TVXCmugjdu8UH-58ExTCvX2cXifQEiK4r_2DXbsQVan85i3As-Xd6A2O1MMIn9Xd0xH2dX9mpnn6P08VuOQ0yuyWpfm7kYN8Imai5TlpVINRYVitqiNR8hb3wi4DY0b/s320/kpa-esls-38.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Interurban car 38 is pictured in the yard in East St. Louis.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWREQqCO78lRWB5pcZcbM7yCa3jL3bA8Dz7JdfdSqwDflaLstxjTbEZm9ZQoxe2MrpmhhwaVIsx3apxLxEXI0pY3xnYYkc2m7EA1qIfuOrZlW0z5pFzIHE9CiBwhx_AhkG9qDUCZYxg6IlzQuCRE8WwVrjMYlaQHUp5j-Hb1piv8TyOpwJIG44d7-6e45q/s1024/kpa-esls-50-etc.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="431" data-original-width="1024" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWREQqCO78lRWB5pcZcbM7yCa3jL3bA8Dz7JdfdSqwDflaLstxjTbEZm9ZQoxe2MrpmhhwaVIsx3apxLxEXI0pY3xnYYkc2m7EA1qIfuOrZlW0z5pFzIHE9CiBwhx_AhkG9qDUCZYxg6IlzQuCRE8WwVrjMYlaQHUp5j-Hb1piv8TyOpwJIG44d7-6e45q/s320/kpa-esls-50-etc.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This classic view shows ESL&S interurban car 50 leading a trio of AG&SL 51-series cars with a fifth car bringing up the rear. Although the Alton line cars have more of an interurban "look" with their railroad roofs, they're barely bigger than the ESL&S car, and all five cars look to be trained together.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAI-rXgSJxYy-AESVKOnZFFH7INs5h5kMYmxy7eckKVcUnbsgmhF53teOoYRVOHsBznNyuEoif1xAdHS0zEzhlVBP0mxHl9rYQVr3nwVWxhlH04cOLB_usAOGiYUigtMvo1YjtxAf-_4XOnw25qazeVx6C3FhrpdFc5PygxPuLcWV5RJt8LleioK9HAmwn/s913/kpa-esls-70-slcc-aug1923.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="913" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAI-rXgSJxYy-AESVKOnZFFH7INs5h5kMYmxy7eckKVcUnbsgmhF53teOoYRVOHsBznNyuEoif1xAdHS0zEzhlVBP0mxHl9rYQVr3nwVWxhlH04cOLB_usAOGiYUigtMvo1YjtxAf-_4XOnw25qazeVx6C3FhrpdFc5PygxPuLcWV5RJt8LleioK9HAmwn/s320/kpa-esls-70-slcc-aug1923.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In 1923, the ESL&S ordered four center-entrance cars from St. Louis that were mostly copies of the Pacific Electric's "Hollywood" suburban car design. Differences included the signature ESL&S markers and rooftop headlights as well as a canvas, rather than steel, roof.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy0663dlcYBZ-gBhUfeCnGHBq3NWTuK-TRSX-uZ19LS7QUCOWLOghKuW3tbf3mx1_MaVC-nih-Tgrkk70f7CIaQOfzLcr3_tECRCryhBnjKaIjQ1pXxvYzcUNCSJ65ZjwEfrZtZfvce_eKKtzH0vtHr6OBHDfZYmtyMHIAbg1CKlqNrTwws3JCFHnFH6Zw/s1024/kpa-esls-72-eads-br-rvm.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="571" data-original-width="1024" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy0663dlcYBZ-gBhUfeCnGHBq3NWTuK-TRSX-uZ19LS7QUCOWLOghKuW3tbf3mx1_MaVC-nih-Tgrkk70f7CIaQOfzLcr3_tECRCryhBnjKaIjQ1pXxvYzcUNCSJ65ZjwEfrZtZfvce_eKKtzH0vtHr6OBHDfZYmtyMHIAbg1CKlqNrTwws3JCFHnFH6Zw/s320/kpa-esls-72-eads-br-rvm.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This Robert V. Mehlenbeck photo is undated but was probably taken in the early 1930s. It shows car 72 westbound on the Eads Bridge, approaching the St. Louis terminal. The four 70-series ESL&S cars were later sold to the Illinois Terminal, where they became IT 470-473.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlMciwx3_b0HyHW-kfi4QOxyHk48zOFSXVG6VGoqb9nXsOxClj4tV2u-xRhe_ltIqRrl7OKYdIZ0Y_inOrJMwPH1imYHIoR9rwuUNroHIZ_-YhpzZLrwSJ1XLf5t_yLRSV17lW1b7MhsrYGFTp6s5oTPou3bA0L9hQMznfkYO4e-2yZA5cPRKfrc9lNsJe/s1024/kpa-esls-21.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="1024" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlMciwx3_b0HyHW-kfi4QOxyHk48zOFSXVG6VGoqb9nXsOxClj4tV2u-xRhe_ltIqRrl7OKYdIZ0Y_inOrJMwPH1imYHIoR9rwuUNroHIZ_-YhpzZLrwSJ1XLf5t_yLRSV17lW1b7MhsrYGFTp6s5oTPou3bA0L9hQMznfkYO4e-2yZA5cPRKfrc9lNsJe/s320/kpa-esls-21.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Car 21 is a mystery. It does not appear on any published ESL&S roster. It may have been rebuilt from an ESLR city car.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE-rZGG-Yvls5YzSktlR8z7Moue2YQ96f_rDO8ESgGN1BLgl4xqvUAmtAshcOsoYpSiUMSClSw5B4ba35f02hqugQbVEWKzDOwveFeA5O7DbhNHtJR8CqvmqnjZUSl6xY3RP7Jla0LQi6fx5mNt5O4VvI8IanYbpUmCR_uIBPPsJHaMSHAh-s9nNaoBlML/s1024/kpa-esls-01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="1024" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE-rZGG-Yvls5YzSktlR8z7Moue2YQ96f_rDO8ESgGN1BLgl4xqvUAmtAshcOsoYpSiUMSClSw5B4ba35f02hqugQbVEWKzDOwveFeA5O7DbhNHtJR8CqvmqnjZUSl6xY3RP7Jla0LQi6fx5mNt5O4VvI8IanYbpUmCR_uIBPPsJHaMSHAh-s9nNaoBlML/s320/kpa-esls-01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Express car 01 was built by St. Louis in 1901 and seems to have been used across the entire East Side system at one time or another, including on the SL&BE, AG&SL, and ESL&S.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Part 3: East. St. Louis Railway</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim1-tIMNvB891g_xCcKFNuIuw-Q6byA2nmPsZemQqcnr07OH1lrKYmReRtOBjvRqKMzE8cDoIgId0FRt9mUq3iXcAn7JRv0yIe1b8r9txy6clj1mlnuPxI0N9nU6nSPeiy-NQqP_-cuaRHXfRXTZmVJeBN6j5haUf6fZy2UubrTA3KM3jqlbxwWtEPUemT/s1024/kpa-eslr-283.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="1024" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim1-tIMNvB891g_xCcKFNuIuw-Q6byA2nmPsZemQqcnr07OH1lrKYmReRtOBjvRqKMzE8cDoIgId0FRt9mUq3iXcAn7JRv0yIe1b8r9txy6clj1mlnuPxI0N9nU6nSPeiy-NQqP_-cuaRHXfRXTZmVJeBN6j5haUf6fZy2UubrTA3KM3jqlbxwWtEPUemT/s320/kpa-eslr-283.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">ESLR 283 was one of six cars in the 280-285 series built by American in 1910 on order #902. All six were retired between 1919 and 1925.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSpl5PWOsPfeXF6_Wy2TRVswmtRimnYHYXUpQ64nFAsM0RO4iMy9IXdxJLPGUh0gIksSy2RFlfmVLu4DFQLPAwNx4jY3fhzirKyZy1oMq9kMmQ9Xas7gMlDyHYZQUcAa_mvdxWISnNn3tvEfpsPLidsFB0oo3ulyt77O8swuX5VK3EnYk3tH8Wx55BZ6Y1/s1024/kpa-eslr-300-wb-eads-br-3july1932-rvm.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="418" data-original-width="1024" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSpl5PWOsPfeXF6_Wy2TRVswmtRimnYHYXUpQ64nFAsM0RO4iMy9IXdxJLPGUh0gIksSy2RFlfmVLu4DFQLPAwNx4jY3fhzirKyZy1oMq9kMmQ9Xas7gMlDyHYZQUcAa_mvdxWISnNn3tvEfpsPLidsFB0oo3ulyt77O8swuX5VK3EnYk3tH8Wx55BZ6Y1/s320/kpa-eslr-300-wb-eads-br-3july1932-rvm.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">ESLR 300 is pictured westbound on the Eads Bridge in a July 3, 1932, photo by Robert V. Mehlenbeck. This car was built in 1917 by American as ESLR 650, but was one of several that were modernized by St. Louis Car Company in 1927 and renumbered into the 300-series. This car was sold in 1936 to the Market Street Railway in San Francisco, where it became MSR 755.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI6f59GdnZmJFYNicgJE1vACj-ZnvCIVmF4QAQpON5T6eairXMFgUUScEcApkv0Qli40I3UoXMYVDLbmifvgVu6MN73W7yqOV93gnuhMZPpwaEXTRr8xQP8Ya74rdejDFek1wsDP127eA1wivaIIVhR1HcWmE9j0g9Jy2lr_eXCAR0aFlSopjph_MyNS-6/s964/kpa-eslr-301-354-eads-br-sta-3july1932-rvm.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="964" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI6f59GdnZmJFYNicgJE1vACj-ZnvCIVmF4QAQpON5T6eairXMFgUUScEcApkv0Qli40I3UoXMYVDLbmifvgVu6MN73W7yqOV93gnuhMZPpwaEXTRr8xQP8Ya74rdejDFek1wsDP127eA1wivaIIVhR1HcWmE9j0g9Jy2lr_eXCAR0aFlSopjph_MyNS-6/s320/kpa-eslr-301-354-eads-br-sta-3july1932-rvm.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">ESLR 301 on the right is inbound at the Eads Bridge Terminal while "Rail Sedan" 354 on the left is headed outbound. Car 301 had a similar history to car 300 shown above; it was built as 651 and later became Market Street Railway 756. Car 354 was built in 1927 by St. Louis.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn1xEHjE0nRjNKf-pzkYZ0gpLgeSM6vEfzOSNOgKLOf6Rtv1Hc1y3DTbfmGdmXKRaRrSRAYqyxTr0bJe3dU4JgiMopkMV5BR0aj3YZLoD8fYx4K_r12O0OFqdNmqLUlyMB7GhmEDpWKcCY-rlzOX5_NREeVFxX8SRYLvGTf3gXRDpyCeW7uzKVhRL6xqFl/s1024/kpa-eslr-301-wb-eads-br-3july1932-rvm.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="603" data-original-width="1024" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn1xEHjE0nRjNKf-pzkYZ0gpLgeSM6vEfzOSNOgKLOf6Rtv1Hc1y3DTbfmGdmXKRaRrSRAYqyxTr0bJe3dU4JgiMopkMV5BR0aj3YZLoD8fYx4K_r12O0OFqdNmqLUlyMB7GhmEDpWKcCY-rlzOX5_NREeVFxX8SRYLvGTf3gXRDpyCeW7uzKVhRL6xqFl/s320/kpa-eslr-301-wb-eads-br-3july1932-rvm.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As with the previous two photos, this shot of car 301 on the Eads Bridge was taken on July 3, 1932, by Robert V. Mehlenbeck.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQieEX9Tjwmr6ItLkWIrDKmaT9bJ19s4hY28q1eaEg3TjSc59V4J0BnwXMTjzFLGW_SXybrqRZMMhhM5lg5SbUm78jM_AJiKs0k66F9NMw3rg2jBHROxe-K-zcNEDRKaPQTeaUclfzFwaMAuic4gM_MDcWD-Vi1OvVq7iZq_OPdZDgtM07QD7XazTqDBbE/s965/kpa-eslr-351.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="965" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQieEX9Tjwmr6ItLkWIrDKmaT9bJ19s4hY28q1eaEg3TjSc59V4J0BnwXMTjzFLGW_SXybrqRZMMhhM5lg5SbUm78jM_AJiKs0k66F9NMw3rg2jBHROxe-K-zcNEDRKaPQTeaUclfzFwaMAuic4gM_MDcWD-Vi1OvVq7iZq_OPdZDgtM07QD7XazTqDBbE/s320/kpa-eslr-351.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The "Rail Sedan" was St. Louis Car Company's answer to the moderately successful Brill "Master Unit," but the only buyer for the "Rail Sedan" was ESLR. In 1927, the company ordered five of the automotive-inspired lightweight cars, numbered 350-354. Car 351, shown here, would outlast the ESLR; along with its four sisters, it was sold to the Market Street Railway in 1936, where the cars became MSR 402-406.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Jr8zrxyI5FXy2ikERAoK05XiFUebZ607VdUHNS8AIjy82nIQAjPxp8xqD3K_Rrfznlhyphenhyphen4eJdoiGYA0b8H1Tn5oKOhYc4a6cxwXSKlW7AOuiC3mXc8VXPizlXZXvN0ndFewzYShdBvsoXbwHI2MpcL5Stj-GsDhz3DhcVsy4F8Evzzx3QAsaZu6-48hq0/s1024/kpa-eslr-351-1july1932-wcj.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="1024" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Jr8zrxyI5FXy2ikERAoK05XiFUebZ607VdUHNS8AIjy82nIQAjPxp8xqD3K_Rrfznlhyphenhyphen4eJdoiGYA0b8H1Tn5oKOhYc4a6cxwXSKlW7AOuiC3mXc8VXPizlXZXvN0ndFewzYShdBvsoXbwHI2MpcL5Stj-GsDhz3DhcVsy4F8Evzzx3QAsaZu6-48hq0/s320/kpa-eslr-351-1july1932-wcj.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The date is July 1, 1932, and William C. Janssen has snapped a photo of ESLR "Rail Sedan" 351 in operation at an unknown location.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd4VQRTDWz38wfSTH6lCarPtMK1ESz-70-YA1BTLBrkl-yPrhKG6k-y1nYfkgnJxgw7qRtKlA6vf1i_1d5peHSNrpco4YJnO_0QMigvsN39vehoCIgfRjoA52-YSLrp3AIPKv9Rvdn9HqGvuSN1lNGgo6zTnXrfdu7rsNbP-CaWvZTIY3zlx2ReHk-XgwY/s1024/kpa-eslr-352-collinsville-nr-division-1july1932-rvm.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="580" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd4VQRTDWz38wfSTH6lCarPtMK1ESz-70-YA1BTLBrkl-yPrhKG6k-y1nYfkgnJxgw7qRtKlA6vf1i_1d5peHSNrpco4YJnO_0QMigvsN39vehoCIgfRjoA52-YSLrp3AIPKv9Rvdn9HqGvuSN1lNGgo6zTnXrfdu7rsNbP-CaWvZTIY3zlx2ReHk-XgwY/s320/kpa-eslr-352-collinsville-nr-division-1july1932-rvm.jpg" width="181" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the same date, July 1, 1932, Robert V. Mehlenbeck caught "Rail Sedan" 352 on Collinsville Avenue near Division in East St. Louis. A few of the buildings in the background, including the tall building in the left background, are still there.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTZOdR6RndH4pDjFIOQZvtcbwKL_drob2GH6wg4vd155X-AIWvEAQoYMhPErboTySr_87pYWG0fJdWRXZ43hXiGkMYznsW7Cb8qKbvGD4uQsJEab2VHNEgyaCRwABqm8o7vAaZJXlCI04dCLZo4vQHs3544gHrl8tjZZ1wRSbyYzfjxthZy72d2H53VbV7/s1024/kpa-eslr-353-eads-br-sta-25apr1931-rvm.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="424" data-original-width="1024" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTZOdR6RndH4pDjFIOQZvtcbwKL_drob2GH6wg4vd155X-AIWvEAQoYMhPErboTySr_87pYWG0fJdWRXZ43hXiGkMYznsW7Cb8qKbvGD4uQsJEab2VHNEgyaCRwABqm8o7vAaZJXlCI04dCLZo4vQHs3544gHrl8tjZZ1wRSbyYzfjxthZy72d2H53VbV7/s320/kpa-eslr-353-eads-br-sta-25apr1931-rvm.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On April 25, 1931, Robert V. Mehlenbeck caught "Rail Sedan" 353 at the west end of the Eads Bridge at the St. Louis terminal. Ahead of it is an ESL&S deck-roof interurban car.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnaMu_hyEnAOeXMPZO5FvzZ0KR_FTZoYCTbnSCNDBwR8KNdevbOWvsbHOIbNeXULU9ZxuChB4pZmdDT4MUG7jcBTEcGalPzDbtzPsOc6EXfqm2n7H0K7995vt_Y6ZGkXk24XNPYuTpJ8XEkery1XVTTbV8aUmO33k5NqWlLclpXZOYloEK1Gm5lG4TGN6R/s1024/kpa-eslr-353-wb-eads-br-1july1932-rvm.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="1024" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnaMu_hyEnAOeXMPZO5FvzZ0KR_FTZoYCTbnSCNDBwR8KNdevbOWvsbHOIbNeXULU9ZxuChB4pZmdDT4MUG7jcBTEcGalPzDbtzPsOc6EXfqm2n7H0K7995vt_Y6ZGkXk24XNPYuTpJ8XEkery1XVTTbV8aUmO33k5NqWlLclpXZOYloEK1Gm5lG4TGN6R/s320/kpa-eslr-353-wb-eads-br-1july1932-rvm.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Rail Sedan" 353 is westbound on the Eads Bridge on July 1, 1932, in this Robert V. Mehlenbeck photo.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIrQeljbTB6S5CaT1k9iIlVC1znZmbadK8R09pIO7YlvlLu_wtCezxQ2uKkHd0nbpyOmZR085JQYgbKI-PCZIMqwH5N-xw03jgLFpQ2BAVKBgiqIKOGo_27-BPqmMadHc9IrwJKiLxO4zLOvMPr4D51cLeZ7VoxfUrqOJ_Xq3smvdyTmjmrYlwaFNvW0tF/s1024/kpa-eslr-660-42nd-state-1july1932-rvm.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="1024" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIrQeljbTB6S5CaT1k9iIlVC1znZmbadK8R09pIO7YlvlLu_wtCezxQ2uKkHd0nbpyOmZR085JQYgbKI-PCZIMqwH5N-xw03jgLFpQ2BAVKBgiqIKOGo_27-BPqmMadHc9IrwJKiLxO4zLOvMPr4D51cLeZ7VoxfUrqOJ_Xq3smvdyTmjmrYlwaFNvW0tF/s320/kpa-eslr-660-42nd-state-1july1932-rvm.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In 1924, ESLR ordered four cars numbered 660-663 that were near copies of the standard Milwaukee 800-class lightweight design. They differed from Milwaukee cars slightly, though, notably in their door arrangement. Car 660 is pictured in a Robert V. Mehlenbeck photo on July 1, 1932, at the west end of the State Road/Missouri Avenue line.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3C9n7sSAHZROfhPLKzSq2FHuu11ZtFl2KMJvpzx64U3ORI85bwi1w-eYqzw8EviGxxfbmQVnyFToDK_j23sQCBFSN3JOPWGivlZlvAq3Wd-Lq5YYsk45grvGQiEMgSklHytNezwdfCaZUCbg4lqWNUwYWM6-vvkYo3MtGt2p9mipqxI-S_iyvW4y0OlC4/s1024/kpa-eslr-660-rvm.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="424" data-original-width="1024" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3C9n7sSAHZROfhPLKzSq2FHuu11ZtFl2KMJvpzx64U3ORI85bwi1w-eYqzw8EviGxxfbmQVnyFToDK_j23sQCBFSN3JOPWGivlZlvAq3Wd-Lq5YYsk45grvGQiEMgSklHytNezwdfCaZUCbg4lqWNUwYWM6-vvkYo3MtGt2p9mipqxI-S_iyvW4y0OlC4/s320/kpa-eslr-660-rvm.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In this Robert V. Mehlenbeck photo, car 660 is at Broadway and 3rd Street in East St. Louis. In the background is the bridge over the Terminal Railroad's tracks. The buildings in the background were obliterated by construction of I-64 and Highway 40.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Part 4: St. Louis & Belleville Electric</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIhVSCE3rJmVFObyZEU5DDh6vI8deqmyIG5_s-p0xGXH2XK-mBjWKaz3-KoFDJaZUCjwspwGWYIFgqr5Zq88FYFy7YVoT9jNbwAzTVB_6zyp-gf0syPByzQ_11-_M7xN-beJkbL814ZqDX2kfFkA7c1Sd154JRh7rYtDf7EXVzT2BiiGNJBBOlWuqTeZ8c/s1024/kpa-esls-500.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="759" data-original-width="1024" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIhVSCE3rJmVFObyZEU5DDh6vI8deqmyIG5_s-p0xGXH2XK-mBjWKaz3-KoFDJaZUCjwspwGWYIFgqr5Zq88FYFy7YVoT9jNbwAzTVB_6zyp-gf0syPByzQ_11-_M7xN-beJkbL814ZqDX2kfFkA7c1Sd154JRh7rYtDf7EXVzT2BiiGNJBBOlWuqTeZ8c/s320/kpa-esls-500.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">SL&BE line car 500 was <span style="text-align: left;">former ESL&S, then ESLR, line car 503. It was built by the ESL&S at its Winstanley shops and was purchased by the SL&BE in 1935</span>.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVUUxjD5q_TzjKqn_zeM6GosEPuQhJXmihpJQtCOOR5gwWIi24j_2EPp6QS38NKl_XpI9TYjV-YUXJ_lpaB0HQvy1QXa0G6Za5ZzQZZra1QDthJvtMCJIYc5hOhVLFOeVcD9VPNMI76I0xF35WJBlI7Yqjfo-MePMoxTeIAy3ML0rUe5cOfnaqftdfyEKT/s1024/kpa-slbe-80-ton-550-ge-july1926.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="767" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVUUxjD5q_TzjKqn_zeM6GosEPuQhJXmihpJQtCOOR5gwWIi24j_2EPp6QS38NKl_XpI9TYjV-YUXJ_lpaB0HQvy1QXa0G6Za5ZzQZZra1QDthJvtMCJIYc5hOhVLFOeVcD9VPNMI76I0xF35WJBlI7Yqjfo-MePMoxTeIAy3ML0rUe5cOfnaqftdfyEKT/s320/kpa-slbe-80-ton-550-ge-july1926.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">SL&BE 550 was a standard 50-ton GE steeplecab built in 1926.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjU0sZRKWfG3HJLAo1zQESqgftZ3vCDb0ZO1xvlMZ41coN7lLEKcBz_bNLkkQ7kZtE95SyBuYefBLTI9Zl0sitNs8lR2XGAuyTvBz286YDlBdpHADEzOocWX1Y5Tz5_I6p2JHKTrp_yGTe2rc6UVSknYLZBIE9_X7NYzRqf-cP4CaHtS57oa8DiTpbje0E/s1024/kpa-slbe-600-belleville-30apr1949-wcj.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="435" data-original-width="1024" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjU0sZRKWfG3HJLAo1zQESqgftZ3vCDb0ZO1xvlMZ41coN7lLEKcBz_bNLkkQ7kZtE95SyBuYefBLTI9Zl0sitNs8lR2XGAuyTvBz286YDlBdpHADEzOocWX1Y5Tz5_I6p2JHKTrp_yGTe2rc6UVSknYLZBIE9_X7NYzRqf-cP4CaHtS57oa8DiTpbje0E/s320/kpa-slbe-600-belleville-30apr1949-wcj.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">SL&BE 600 was a unique dual-power electric/gas-electric locomotive built by the St. Louis Car Company in 1938 as Illinois Central 11000 and later sold to the SL&BE, which just operated it as a straight electric, I believe. This April 30, 1949, photo is attributed to William C. Janssen.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJv7tEEV5YLQSU7oaSl4j-AmoAVFrw3Fmf2pkKjzWMcy9YyrVQQ9JKFGuvOCizxyTmrIgNCTBQPzbbPStTb1SAX6MMxBvFjT6E0KeGHBTlRLu13ff98MWLlWwCu9AG9pwlcZO4WxZlKSZKlolm7iCjfsewbozHkDIhoR4VpI4z4vRrvaVuENeooJB5iZrh/s965/kpa-slbe-600-e-stl-30apr1949-gk.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="965" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJv7tEEV5YLQSU7oaSl4j-AmoAVFrw3Fmf2pkKjzWMcy9YyrVQQ9JKFGuvOCizxyTmrIgNCTBQPzbbPStTb1SAX6MMxBvFjT6E0KeGHBTlRLu13ff98MWLlWwCu9AG9pwlcZO4WxZlKSZKlolm7iCjfsewbozHkDIhoR4VpI4z4vRrvaVuENeooJB5iZrh/s320/kpa-slbe-600-e-stl-30apr1949-gk.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And this shot of SL&BE 600, also dated to April 30, 1949, is attributed to George Krambles. This locomotive was later sold to Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting in Flin Flon, Manitoba, where it ended its days in heavily rebuilt form.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Part 5: Terminals and Right-of-Way</span></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzFJ9JwT2h_ser88zZih5zDkYsdb-o9ns-Rg1FKnYVl7zS1LDrb1OYFninDH1miG92YaUIVJuERA7gTrq1tvrIXdHCdEAbt-eAsGLx082yTG4EJU-v1kqx58i-8fRs2GOjoXBNFfXpD4LCul4U2ldjBpRqHWCHZLP6xU344AzytJhq5KNx5ZEKeR2Ltsvv/s1024/kpa-esls-613-21-eads-br-sta-25apr1931-rvm.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="1024" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzFJ9JwT2h_ser88zZih5zDkYsdb-o9ns-Rg1FKnYVl7zS1LDrb1OYFninDH1miG92YaUIVJuERA7gTrq1tvrIXdHCdEAbt-eAsGLx082yTG4EJU-v1kqx58i-8fRs2GOjoXBNFfXpD4LCul4U2ldjBpRqHWCHZLP6xU344AzytJhq5KNx5ZEKeR2Ltsvv/s320/kpa-esls-613-21-eads-br-sta-25apr1931-rvm.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This view of the Eads Bridge Terminal was taken on a rainy April 25, 1932, by Robert V. Mehlenbeck. ESLR car 613 on the left was one of 45 600-series cars built by American in 1917; ESL&S interurban car 21 on the right was rebuilt and modernized from a 30/40-series car.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKsXmf1L4YPSGIqpihv6DE77ZNIxmFD5f5jSBEEPbxBQYvcvQ5uHX3VMHuA4hcZT-lIhCMB1DtXt44mGKC2QLkf7oI0a7E4pWyTCLbKzyd9sKQHyDSPHxnmGCxre7_wHYNHPrrlZ3QBrvtQ2Qnn8qyDwnqN7ExADCx_GkKIIrkfwbjhNx9FevEGHzE5YbM/s1024/kpa-esls-french-vill-jct-1916.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="655" data-original-width="1024" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKsXmf1L4YPSGIqpihv6DE77ZNIxmFD5f5jSBEEPbxBQYvcvQ5uHX3VMHuA4hcZT-lIhCMB1DtXt44mGKC2QLkf7oI0a7E4pWyTCLbKzyd9sKQHyDSPHxnmGCxre7_wHYNHPrrlZ3QBrvtQ2Qnn8qyDwnqN7ExADCx_GkKIIrkfwbjhNx9FevEGHzE5YbM/s320/kpa-esls-french-vill-jct-1916.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This 1916 view of French Village Junction shows where the interurban line to Lebanon joined the north-south line through Caseyville that joined the Belleville and Edwardsville lines of the ESL&S.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicTXDng8kZ5CGhOLbIrSzFDLusBxCt0PrAcLAf4J6mQPjT7QYEGdmH2gnEyV5r4NKzZltq8HklCS_QVuSWcexgeD7cDObjxy3S5FKalJsLrTGySbSTEK0LMrBmkE51eJ1rHLt3CMnmICTcKLBsJpI1OF1MRv8Mv5ElCgHaNAI9Tvw-1SicE8xMJNRLzgEB/s865/kpa-esls-stl-3rd-wash-sta-apr1908.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="865" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicTXDng8kZ5CGhOLbIrSzFDLusBxCt0PrAcLAf4J6mQPjT7QYEGdmH2gnEyV5r4NKzZltq8HklCS_QVuSWcexgeD7cDObjxy3S5FKalJsLrTGySbSTEK0LMrBmkE51eJ1rHLt3CMnmICTcKLBsJpI1OF1MRv8Mv5ElCgHaNAI9Tvw-1SicE8xMJNRLzgEB/s320/kpa-esls-stl-3rd-wash-sta-apr1908.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's April 1908, and a United Railways city car in the foreground is at 3rd and Washington at the west end of the Eads Bridge to pick up passengers from the East Side Lines. The closest of the three cars at the bridge terminal is a rarity: ESLR open car 310, built in 1904 by St. Louis and retired by 1919.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoiMXI9L95BbH4mW3beTjL3jKltKIspcVLNyIU19Q6OYCFbyvEpDV-PQfdnbm8A7-TUfLUPU943Vbxr-Lc0CfAcIQaHc6X7YgNoziCBa2plXXwggk7M_2kLSaQD7hBAhx0_vOpCnwMrF7J4oFB0GTT2iTWq5jnhAp98jYH74EZAE-tgCcVNIVrqecKCkpK/s1024/kpa-esls-stl-eads-br-sta-2july1931-rvm.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="1024" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoiMXI9L95BbH4mW3beTjL3jKltKIspcVLNyIU19Q6OYCFbyvEpDV-PQfdnbm8A7-TUfLUPU943Vbxr-Lc0CfAcIQaHc6X7YgNoziCBa2plXXwggk7M_2kLSaQD7hBAhx0_vOpCnwMrF7J4oFB0GTT2iTWq5jnhAp98jYH74EZAE-tgCcVNIVrqecKCkpK/s320/kpa-esls-stl-eads-br-sta-2july1931-rvm.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Eads Bridge Terminal at the west end of the East Side Electric Railway System is abuzz with activity on July 2, 1931, in this Robert V. Mehlenbeck photo.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn3hf7nfzUkslbyFBRN2gdYKvbU6wrUtBK-kP52T2t_r_8KixB0jAQw2zPclKXIQNxD4yyigYMQU2pgDdFO48AMziPjwY0HmrUygiFv1xOd71C5Gv9KjCsTsMtDoUe9yy1JiRv0cTcbgx-pQIcgNwgHreZteQKYLRWCeSIUN1qrE1gqFFw6VsC-hMF1ULg/s980/kpa-esls-stl-eads-br-sta-july1925.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="980" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn3hf7nfzUkslbyFBRN2gdYKvbU6wrUtBK-kP52T2t_r_8KixB0jAQw2zPclKXIQNxD4yyigYMQU2pgDdFO48AMziPjwY0HmrUygiFv1xOd71C5Gv9KjCsTsMtDoUe9yy1JiRv0cTcbgx-pQIcgNwgHreZteQKYLRWCeSIUN1qrE1gqFFw6VsC-hMF1ULg/s320/kpa-esls-stl-eads-br-sta-july1925.jpg" width="251" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This July 1925 photo shows the "Eads Bridge Trolley Station" from the west, including its impressive lit-up rooftop sign. Underneath giant letters reading "THE ELECTRIC WAY" there is a giant map of the Great East Side Electric Railway System. St. Louis is at bottom center, with Alton at the far left; Edwardsville at top left, with Collinsville to the right of it and Caseyville to the right of that. In the upper right, there's Lebanon under the "W" and Belleville under the "Y," with Edgemont at the junction of those two lines. The bottom right of the map is the East St. Louis Columbia & Waterloo, which wasn't under the corporate umbrella that the rest of the East Side lines were but did run to the Eads Bridge terminal via trackage rights over the ESLR.</div>Frank Hickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577228910617578573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-13242148720922629062024-02-09T09:00:00.001-06:002024-02-09T09:00:00.137-06:00They've Got Our Backs<p style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="text-align: justify;">The big news for Thursday, from my perspective, was getting the 319 seat project into real motion. </span><b style="text-align: justify;">John Sheldon</b><span style="text-align: justify;"> has been instrumental in making this possible. The seat backs will be recovered by the same upholsterer who did all of the seats for the 306. They're located in Walworth, Wisc. which is right on the way home for John. I cut out ten yards of the material we acquired a few years ago with the expert aid of <b>Dick Lukin</b>, and gave it to John. I then removed five more seat backs -- it takes a while -- and helped load them into his truck. When all six are done, they'll be put back in place. Most of the rest of the seats in the 319 are in pretty good shape, and they will be painted as necessary. So that's pretty exciting.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5h_8I7vf0QIusuv4IDKjYilxPZutCaa87pTfvmEOHpfZfWvWDGjtGGKytgw5EyjF32dEJ18Tyn4Cmpxb2Ic_Lpjr7zdQoCZb6uEFho13dLGxavFwsTt9nYwwlnINEpLoCHWfSungmfBgA16Dy_8ZMhMyHQzQInNOvJ6J-VNOSuzd6popz2yGONAeG4_R5/s2980/20240208_141315.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1674" data-original-width="2980" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5h_8I7vf0QIusuv4IDKjYilxPZutCaa87pTfvmEOHpfZfWvWDGjtGGKytgw5EyjF32dEJ18Tyn4Cmpxb2Ic_Lpjr7zdQoCZb6uEFho13dLGxavFwsTt9nYwwlnINEpLoCHWfSungmfBgA16Dy_8ZMhMyHQzQInNOvJ6J-VNOSuzd6popz2yGONAeG4_R5/w200-h113/20240208_141315.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here John is polishing up some more 306 hardware.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp9lforR8dQAVomXXlRhqyrDyXi2FctYBXs_XoYLHIsRIsXSiUn44TNNv09Kx5I4cAQbFmCrt42t-wOz8iz4F5lS3WM-5IWnX909CHoOBzFVFABy7PmARgqSgH2W763i8iiO08RvJ_DfWRl9CnHMQlPE7fxexapUFFfWTFvdNfB_p6cMsA1mJqJzMrsezN/s2707/20240208_103139.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1684" data-original-width="2707" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp9lforR8dQAVomXXlRhqyrDyXi2FctYBXs_XoYLHIsRIsXSiUn44TNNv09Kx5I4cAQbFmCrt42t-wOz8iz4F5lS3WM-5IWnX909CHoOBzFVFABy7PmARgqSgH2W763i8iiO08RvJ_DfWRl9CnHMQlPE7fxexapUFFfWTFvdNfB_p6cMsA1mJqJzMrsezN/w200-h124/20240208_103139.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And he also spent much of the day painting the new walls in Barn 4, along with <b>Tim</b>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ2wk4MlyMqr7Ajx4nP96AegETvozlUZdEQnynu_1xovMyoikChs5H145tRz2GPNlX8eoiCQkUUshzhCkeU-S6mPYTNx2HRyuAV9IaxM5wrpUf99_ScNQBF1AFxCXLwmeSs7947D3CwHJj1sUaEAkkIDwdtiO9pvmRlitdoVypTr80VziaihNFrFupIh9_/s3014/20240208_145652.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3014" data-original-width="3000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ2wk4MlyMqr7Ajx4nP96AegETvozlUZdEQnynu_1xovMyoikChs5H145tRz2GPNlX8eoiCQkUUshzhCkeU-S6mPYTNx2HRyuAV9IaxM5wrpUf99_ScNQBF1AFxCXLwmeSs7947D3CwHJj1sUaEAkkIDwdtiO9pvmRlitdoVypTr80VziaihNFrFupIh9_/w199-h200/20240208_145652.jpg" width="199" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj9psPxpknfh3QVFgKwyZP3EcMcPmPtHfyRniAQEJ5fNU_9tnc-gADR8qedPC555x51-Cebfdk8z1b8p3LUnJiZ7U4uFhnHURDq9ib3N4hBgic-Vk75FLRDFTodxBzp-rlfq8DGHBSq1FXhCTMJMTcIH4BvcJUJDqCzRl-ry13quyKDDiRPEYKal8jfHTG/s2624/20240208_145730.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1217" data-original-width="2624" height="93" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj9psPxpknfh3QVFgKwyZP3EcMcPmPtHfyRniAQEJ5fNU_9tnc-gADR8qedPC555x51-Cebfdk8z1b8p3LUnJiZ7U4uFhnHURDq9ib3N4hBgic-Vk75FLRDFTodxBzp-rlfq8DGHBSq1FXhCTMJMTcIH4BvcJUJDqCzRl-ry13quyKDDiRPEYKal8jfHTG/w200-h93/20240208_145730.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Two photos by Bob Olson</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi32dZAtvE7JYg_jyXVDoy5IZspKS8PE3JzppmWK0HuOVHIi_02L1mT2ABh7gg8qDCxO3MkrBfIREamTl8Nv0Z9-NzwaqPKg0-lwhTR20OgZZ_w4vl5xRp4Jr8I59kU5GOohf7oTVRdjZgJdQAdy3u_pGpGfpNrqwBfr7skDMHgJbXwc3Ehmp8ZR-x338GO/s3345/20240208_143246.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1511" data-original-width="3345" height="91" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi32dZAtvE7JYg_jyXVDoy5IZspKS8PE3JzppmWK0HuOVHIi_02L1mT2ABh7gg8qDCxO3MkrBfIREamTl8Nv0Z9-NzwaqPKg0-lwhTR20OgZZ_w4vl5xRp4Jr8I59kU5GOohf7oTVRdjZgJdQAdy3u_pGpGfpNrqwBfr7skDMHgJbXwc3Ehmp8ZR-x338GO/w200-h91/20240208_143246.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Gerry</b> worked on cleaning up one of the door motors for the 306. He pointed out that we have two, and that's all we will need for the original configuration. There were double doors on the left side of each platform, controlled by these door motors, and a single door on the other side, which was manual. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtFVUDQwLx46-3QGpfxdpkb-ewhGBq3gODEVhzDsllXiIGf52ZFishdtwrRx6TEKnfhhjCGgZIGMGlkO0BW7plhiTjYPooIugk_qvhOViVcnobY8ZtNEMmlRKC7U-VveZOQuKtp2cngXYC7lBTfTjrprjtwsGLAX_5g1yutIyZpGPfY-b3bzDWmgUEkHiu/s1761/20240208_133345.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1007" data-original-width="1761" height="114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtFVUDQwLx46-3QGpfxdpkb-ewhGBq3gODEVhzDsllXiIGf52ZFishdtwrRx6TEKnfhhjCGgZIGMGlkO0BW7plhiTjYPooIugk_qvhOViVcnobY8ZtNEMmlRKC7U-VveZOQuKtp2cngXYC7lBTfTjrprjtwsGLAX_5g1yutIyZpGPfY-b3bzDWmgUEkHiu/w200-h114/20240208_133345.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And speaking of exciting, today as I walked by<b> Steve</b>, who was painting again, <b>Pax</b> suddenly started barking fiercely at me for some reason.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizxMcksSJrshsVjexgybngMNzmOzU-ZGR2zMCJ-OJn-cuVotiUGKFn3g0ULJvNI7igP7GR0tl2678QuQr4EdZcBtunxfz21PPfN-d6gxji9aFZ_11nYiWhqsXpyRrYW1bM9c2Q8acQJJfmq1cmB2jpw1O7Q2AORiaR5psrKWkTypwYHxtFJELT8fZDgQ-s/s2817/20240208_103537.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2817" data-original-width="1872" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizxMcksSJrshsVjexgybngMNzmOzU-ZGR2zMCJ-OJn-cuVotiUGKFn3g0ULJvNI7igP7GR0tl2678QuQr4EdZcBtunxfz21PPfN-d6gxji9aFZ_11nYiWhqsXpyRrYW1bM9c2Q8acQJJfmq1cmB2jpw1O7Q2AORiaR5psrKWkTypwYHxtFJELT8fZDgQ-s/w133-h200/20240208_103537.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But he was soon brought under control. <i>Cave Pacem!</i></div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-19695352615709115522024-02-08T17:00:00.002-06:002024-02-08T17:23:54.441-06:00Be Very Afraid<p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="color: #cc0000;">AN IMPORTANT PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT</span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Brought to you by Hicks Car Works!</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9reUQv3_orsc6q5fobhgOHMF6prkfPDM_yxyG7n9LUY1Fz-PD8ieOUIXJE2cvKG8vPPljemSvD4pZF-0XswR0WdIROdmiQQF_F6eFMuFLzrteMSvhapCyqYKsOI6Kk4w4UpuQ_rKiXWLxD56xK_HP2faz9s1Goy7gJ5TusXFRGnUDseCAI-gOi7r30kYR/s616/GFxGPcVbYAELiAf.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="210" data-original-width="616" height="109" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9reUQv3_orsc6q5fobhgOHMF6prkfPDM_yxyG7n9LUY1Fz-PD8ieOUIXJE2cvKG8vPPljemSvD4pZF-0XswR0WdIROdmiQQF_F6eFMuFLzrteMSvhapCyqYKsOI6Kk4w4UpuQ_rKiXWLxD56xK_HP2faz9s1Goy7gJ5TusXFRGnUDseCAI-gOi7r30kYR/s320/GFxGPcVbYAELiAf.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next time, take the train. Trains never struggle to maintain altitude.</div><br /><b><br /></b><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-92046462260574576362024-02-06T19:00:00.006-06:002024-02-09T08:58:49.975-06:00Tuesday in the Shop<p>As usual, there were several Car Dept. projects going on in the shop today. Here are some pictures of just a few of the activities.</p><p style="text-align: center;">First, let's have another round of our favorite quiz game: <i>MYSTERY PARTS!</i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJHpbnt5Giim2-0c8mPnxV7sG80P58FWB2m9NGBiHwEjbwqVp3rNS4-kaUqgcFBZ5JZTFAkyDxYqnSYNOcEGZZZuBOuV0hdwTEa4xDn7J5wWeSPkPqO4g-CmCdcZx-wAMta4C4ECqI_Kl7HMHCCNB9Ngl9J_sC5DcBoNuYTVlRHh9GthPqjiryImPOh-uG/s3661/20240206_095050.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1342" data-original-width="3661" height="73" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJHpbnt5Giim2-0c8mPnxV7sG80P58FWB2m9NGBiHwEjbwqVp3rNS4-kaUqgcFBZ5JZTFAkyDxYqnSYNOcEGZZZuBOuV0hdwTEa4xDn7J5wWeSPkPqO4g-CmCdcZx-wAMta4C4ECqI_Kl7HMHCCNB9Ngl9J_sC5DcBoNuYTVlRHh9GthPqjiryImPOh-uG/w200-h73/20240206_095050.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Gerry</b> showed me this bracket, or whatever it is, that was found in the 306. Nobody knows for sure what it is, or even whether it was part of the car in its Fox River days.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">UPDATE: <b>Joe Hazinski</b> of FRTM wins the prize for the first part. He writes:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="aptos, aptos_embeddedfont, aptos_msfontservice, calibri, helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;"><i>Your first mystery part is a switch iron hanger. It is hung horizontally under the right-side end window inside on both ends of the car. I can't be sure if it is original to the AE&FR, but a switch iron would be needed on the Fox River Line with all its street running.</i> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNqbGiNjW_f_bXn1oVN_QTSkgYoor7Yw6Mxp9-4WN06bCGG1aoSVuuFMc8ZRoI3j9CVSr1R3SDzWpFUvs1ysp86EpZ3TTHwk-uVJGDwm5MdMzXoCbgTTxyWNJfgPKY7xm9J6cSMa9jcusjY5XMRW9Cn-NK-uFC2QWuBtQsUAeM_-TDIy-65YW6XjdNK9CT/s1903/IMG_5825%20FRTM%20304%20%231%20end%20brake%20stand%20&%20hand%20brake%20after%20first%20clean%20up%207-5-2010.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1768" data-original-width="1903" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNqbGiNjW_f_bXn1oVN_QTSkgYoor7Yw6Mxp9-4WN06bCGG1aoSVuuFMc8ZRoI3j9CVSr1R3SDzWpFUvs1ysp86EpZ3TTHwk-uVJGDwm5MdMzXoCbgTTxyWNJfgPKY7xm9J6cSMa9jcusjY5XMRW9Cn-NK-uFC2QWuBtQsUAeM_-TDIy-65YW6XjdNK9CT/w200-h186/IMG_5825%20FRTM%20304%20%231%20end%20brake%20stand%20&%20hand%20brake%20after%20first%20clean%20up%207-5-2010.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And then we have these two brackets, also found in the 306. Somebody at some point thought it worthwhile to clean them up and repaint them, but again, we don't know where they go. I'd have much better luck at this game if we were dealing with the Chicago division cars.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_kKwfJmyjVtSMieCN6mzfMzh1Ygs37dplWeRbpB-f5XEl224o4-9HQ96mXsRqdn6ltWEO-k6kjiBZWU3GZoE388ABl31bvKoV_72jjr-d32tsG5igQPHJGCdrXNo9s2YFoaaKukIwGkDtZxfv7QPm7jA9dkpQO29b8qxOib4goIi5wpTtLYc4lCUN0U_Q/s2307/20240206_095115.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1734" data-original-width="2307" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_kKwfJmyjVtSMieCN6mzfMzh1Ygs37dplWeRbpB-f5XEl224o4-9HQ96mXsRqdn6ltWEO-k6kjiBZWU3GZoE388ABl31bvKoV_72jjr-d32tsG5igQPHJGCdrXNo9s2YFoaaKukIwGkDtZxfv7QPm7jA9dkpQO29b8qxOib4goIi5wpTtLYc4lCUN0U_Q/w200-h151/20240206_095115.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These parts, at least, are no mystery: they're the brackets for holding the door engines.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJDpAAOHY7Gzbjm7dHTBjLwI_hkg_Chb1tSPv5Drb86gSBALI50ZqmxlXi5YRGA74gp6i9PdHv6cLHsIVnkGCsN0XGie1twvhffVF-7fZ-eyafFHry67v1o5ndlJUiLvSUXA5xNtWxVrdiQWiR62uQi7r3TGqaprOu9BxAPuGQhRhe_ZzpE3rP-Kfvfrr/s1911/20240206_095300.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1911" data-original-width="1577" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJDpAAOHY7Gzbjm7dHTBjLwI_hkg_Chb1tSPv5Drb86gSBALI50ZqmxlXi5YRGA74gp6i9PdHv6cLHsIVnkGCsN0XGie1twvhffVF-7fZ-eyafFHry67v1o5ndlJUiLvSUXA5xNtWxVrdiQWiR62uQi7r3TGqaprOu9BxAPuGQhRhe_ZzpE3rP-Kfvfrr/w165-h200/20240206_095300.jpg" width="165" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And Gerry brought out one of the two door engines we have on hand for the 306.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLPeFKtyce9h8aRJkMFfXs9FK1tjEDW6Ts8pTFLRNlTB71rz20tdEi6vpuISbicDqoZ3mgOXsES4MZmS3Xriwi3D3MvIbkbkeQUdTcCB35pH_c7T_OHQYtKmk5LlqamRPO3ZJVH3vuDmp2bLgDlKXgqmdFTYftNPYBTt6K88n7BWld2cXxkwZPaHhPoZ-p/s3121/20240206_095443.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1670" data-original-width="3121" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLPeFKtyce9h8aRJkMFfXs9FK1tjEDW6Ts8pTFLRNlTB71rz20tdEi6vpuISbicDqoZ3mgOXsES4MZmS3Xriwi3D3MvIbkbkeQUdTcCB35pH_c7T_OHQYtKmk5LlqamRPO3ZJVH3vuDmp2bLgDlKXgqmdFTYftNPYBTt6K88n7BWld2cXxkwZPaHhPoZ-p/w200-h107/20240206_095443.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You will notice that these motors are entirely pneumatic. The top bracket with the tag rotates. The as-built door system was much simpler than the later rebuilding by Shaker.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The next mystery is who are these two guys, and what are they working on? I was afraid to ask.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn10fB3KMrjR77B19-7R76Pi4klDPpVasiDS-PFlHI7lfxfk_UEhWB83sRg6hGgGsoMKXj7leOGCTn5KC77nSreyO3bg6oEOEi1lN0Yl3-hBky7DMfxkLEg8gPm9LRoaoQnjCx-95oH3juz3dp9teCKpytWMoSbAgTRmDFEoR1_owHo76gAM4KMcC3jbWE/s2931/20240206_095725.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1622" data-original-width="2931" height="111" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn10fB3KMrjR77B19-7R76Pi4klDPpVasiDS-PFlHI7lfxfk_UEhWB83sRg6hGgGsoMKXj7leOGCTn5KC77nSreyO3bg6oEOEi1lN0Yl3-hBky7DMfxkLEg8gPm9LRoaoQnjCx-95oH3juz3dp9teCKpytWMoSbAgTRmDFEoR1_owHo76gAM4KMcC3jbWE/w200-h111/20240206_095725.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finally, <b>Steve</b> was working on Liner parts, of course, while <b>Pax</b> stands guard to make sure nobody messes up the beautiful paint job. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7oTgQNqp2SzYBOdupxSbHY5XbFYn6EFyKLExd7hb9joRxgYQ9xuS51H-kEU_4OISQxMJdxsVhKGUg7-emQsSjjfKFLu1OJqbB26FTHbE8RQ4u8qa04g3U8uTXMgWq4GLxjo2lIDG_YXUuc6pWu7iQnJmti1nPIkiVKfPFvaYUU-oEPbTSiKmGuGnqZBbu/s2149/20240206_095817.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2149" data-original-width="1798" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7oTgQNqp2SzYBOdupxSbHY5XbFYn6EFyKLExd7hb9joRxgYQ9xuS51H-kEU_4OISQxMJdxsVhKGUg7-emQsSjjfKFLu1OJqbB26FTHbE8RQ4u8qa04g3U8uTXMgWq4GLxjo2lIDG_YXUuc6pWu7iQnJmti1nPIkiVKfPFvaYUU-oEPbTSiKmGuGnqZBbu/w168-h200/20240206_095817.jpg" width="168" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>And I worked some more on seat parts for the 319, but nothing worth taking a picture of. But by the time revenue service starts, we should have a better selection of seating in the car.<br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-16917653173426482622024-02-04T08:42:00.002-06:002024-02-09T08:59:28.328-06:00Saturday Sample<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A quick sample of some of the things going on at IRM on Saturday afternoon:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A recovered cushion installed in the 319:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYCUHJrZC969BQAjZr6aMa0_VwUqKOrxjNYhD7zNHhuWLdvkpWe4EWmplZ0bVLFzu9QwjAd52uT29VwTQt_OVK4gxJlfRugEJNfy22szZr51Z-3tshyphenhyphenBGcZqQ_K30Ms3MuE-CUcZ_2sRkcN20v4cjIc_G7xCOah8oHIHm1dZ4JeFVw8Ag9st_GTVbwh0dK/s2502/20240203_105840.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1872" data-original-width="2502" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYCUHJrZC969BQAjZr6aMa0_VwUqKOrxjNYhD7zNHhuWLdvkpWe4EWmplZ0bVLFzu9QwjAd52uT29VwTQt_OVK4gxJlfRugEJNfy22szZr51Z-3tshyphenhyphenBGcZqQ_K30Ms3MuE-CUcZ_2sRkcN20v4cjIc_G7xCOah8oHIHm1dZ4JeFVw8Ag9st_GTVbwh0dK/w200-h149/20240203_105840.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The seat backs in the 319 are similar to the lower-numbered 300's, but the cushions are about 2" wider. The backs have a different type of bracket because of this.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKukzXft_XnjOD77BN6OgA3qnh0Pf6_xPl8_2f4qPH1Ib6F0N7h2EgHNsD4_m_xzRMMm0XXK-Cn6K6sdS3UPbXNQlhxG4EIRENknzWXr9yE4PzBrg54MfLY_LhhQjbTbTZIuDiF5SR0Cq2-QHCbpQgQRdH1N0ZTR6dNppTcaIjE9dZ9YKe8O6P0S0fkEg4/s1978/20240203_102223.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1978" data-original-width="1872" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKukzXft_XnjOD77BN6OgA3qnh0Pf6_xPl8_2f4qPH1Ib6F0N7h2EgHNsD4_m_xzRMMm0XXK-Cn6K6sdS3UPbXNQlhxG4EIRENknzWXr9yE4PzBrg54MfLY_LhhQjbTbTZIuDiF5SR0Cq2-QHCbpQgQRdH1N0ZTR6dNppTcaIjE9dZ9YKe8O6P0S0fkEg4/w189-h200/20240203_102223.jpg" width="189" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here's the next back to be replaced....<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg92ODzqxtDJWom3e0_qkZozeLyV3Q7qcJErMBTESO0VeGBGK3EHcHhHtpkdRx9yYL9F-XSXJbpar46poP8OUQ4f3d__dgYKsWt9PVrojxL3MHQmgom9W9_frT4u11smB8Z7lbJ0wd_CfTj-RORyCweIQUQS1Z0dqAE6ntJ77rRTaM2Gk7XMydKmL3Al0FI/s2443/20240203_102200.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="2443" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg92ODzqxtDJWom3e0_qkZozeLyV3Q7qcJErMBTESO0VeGBGK3EHcHhHtpkdRx9yYL9F-XSXJbpar46poP8OUQ4f3d__dgYKsWt9PVrojxL3MHQmgom9W9_frT4u11smB8Z7lbJ0wd_CfTj-RORyCweIQUQS1Z0dqAE6ntJ77rRTaM2Gk7XMydKmL3Al0FI/w200-h150/20240203_102200.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Meanwhile, several other projects were in progress in the shop. <b>Tim</b> is painting a door for the 1808:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4zKb8qMD_PHtYCGqWuiJGeyHIyI3OxkL-PctWXX3bw6IpRO-xO3EUsLjZnR5ywzwoab7EfwMrmjlFSOYRCofTt3KJAiKrIU7l7VcyhQiO-N9h3PeDhshRfhfZ9VNUlpNtNeBJBSiX1dHZZ2Ddr1oRF_q7I88oTX3f0BNpQUgSWb4YfcoO1vSCSfP7IdaG/s3053/20240203_111834.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3053" data-original-width="1872" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4zKb8qMD_PHtYCGqWuiJGeyHIyI3OxkL-PctWXX3bw6IpRO-xO3EUsLjZnR5ywzwoab7EfwMrmjlFSOYRCofTt3KJAiKrIU7l7VcyhQiO-N9h3PeDhshRfhfZ9VNUlpNtNeBJBSiX1dHZZ2Ddr1oRF_q7I88oTX3f0BNpQUgSWb4YfcoO1vSCSfP7IdaG/w123-h200/20240203_111834.jpg" width="123" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Inspection on the 3142:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgViVtuk4ZVbPdcL9WeLaIrCUohbrOf4f5IN_5GEFlPWOoqXCeQV481K40dpyNGp-U98QamN4NKtzfEc2bpjy1b7_uU8tFumnamT0DhesJ3wUjxTGqiwraiMTyYS1B3D5qZXYRH8fMSTpsBPJyO3gUbvNsuAGvcuN8If5y6wJV9v5EsQzMnStJcak9pRv-F/s3050/20240203_115353.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1736" data-original-width="3050" height="114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgViVtuk4ZVbPdcL9WeLaIrCUohbrOf4f5IN_5GEFlPWOoqXCeQV481K40dpyNGp-U98QamN4NKtzfEc2bpjy1b7_uU8tFumnamT0DhesJ3wUjxTGqiwraiMTyYS1B3D5qZXYRH8fMSTpsBPJyO3gUbvNsuAGvcuN8If5y6wJV9v5EsQzMnStJcak9pRv-F/w200-h114/20240203_115353.jpg" width="200" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another view of the new barn extension:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjJjf4x4ntPJYPVz8yHxJ7_fqmfmRAf0X66MvGjslw87bFmZMxy6etUamDG6AGQ2BJP8dz3lHQM3FBlH-0sFNpXZ1s20O0YKQSTNj4pKIQid01Wd2mTHdmpEDF7gL7Tc_hPkm5DbnblCvmOSJW16Z0S4qAZQZLIqbMhpemLymzy6eheyKnU8j2Lg3_v2Gr/s4160/20240203_115333.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1574" data-original-width="4160" height="76" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjJjf4x4ntPJYPVz8yHxJ7_fqmfmRAf0X66MvGjslw87bFmZMxy6etUamDG6AGQ2BJP8dz3lHQM3FBlH-0sFNpXZ1s20O0YKQSTNj4pKIQid01Wd2mTHdmpEDF7gL7Tc_hPkm5DbnblCvmOSJW16Z0S4qAZQZLIqbMhpemLymzy6eheyKnU8j2Lg3_v2Gr/w200-h76/20240203_115333.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHFA0D6evq7EXhSVZF0v1hcD5AXozOj3r8uUeYUJz-0gkOpPYbyRXSZkuWbgnQGyoE23SGeQ7MBUJTXTBW7sqj1_ThCvLTVi3G_nbic_rDaufg0s9OIbnKaP4pvjdRTOCN30YQ6nkrvu5qYrDwAUHl5hdWIN3uzqBtrGiuhouA7v44YZ7jk9-okzJGXdlQ/s3347/20240203_115659.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Fred</b> and<b> Phil</b> were refinishing interior parts for the 306:</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHFA0D6evq7EXhSVZF0v1hcD5AXozOj3r8uUeYUJz-0gkOpPYbyRXSZkuWbgnQGyoE23SGeQ7MBUJTXTBW7sqj1_ThCvLTVi3G_nbic_rDaufg0s9OIbnKaP4pvjdRTOCN30YQ6nkrvu5qYrDwAUHl5hdWIN3uzqBtrGiuhouA7v44YZ7jk9-okzJGXdlQ/s3347/20240203_115659.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1872" data-original-width="3347" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHFA0D6evq7EXhSVZF0v1hcD5AXozOj3r8uUeYUJz-0gkOpPYbyRXSZkuWbgnQGyoE23SGeQ7MBUJTXTBW7sqj1_ThCvLTVi3G_nbic_rDaufg0s9OIbnKaP4pvjdRTOCN30YQ6nkrvu5qYrDwAUHl5hdWIN3uzqBtrGiuhouA7v44YZ7jk9-okzJGXdlQ/w200-h112/20240203_115659.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Victor </b>and <b>Bill</b> were working on parts for the tool car:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTcjuFlV6xwlcDhWqCQmMs4fNqp1hDuYBuxGiiD6IM9XJK8lSONNOG_VoVgk_f80Al06VCz4BYVKPDGF-Vg9PsXykB7wBoOMLHTHQMZ86UyKtUJ9YA4l3JEPcvaNaaKTTQHRfhPlzgZC2suqYBBzK42h1OWSlNYM-yTKYn0ao8ANjrhuqoG80bf6mwxYQ4/s2942/20240203_121259.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2942" data-original-width="1872" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTcjuFlV6xwlcDhWqCQmMs4fNqp1hDuYBuxGiiD6IM9XJK8lSONNOG_VoVgk_f80Al06VCz4BYVKPDGF-Vg9PsXykB7wBoOMLHTHQMZ86UyKtUJ9YA4l3JEPcvaNaaKTTQHRfhPlzgZC2suqYBBzK42h1OWSlNYM-yTKYn0ao8ANjrhuqoG80bf6mwxYQ4/w127-h200/20240203_121259.jpg" width="127" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And finally, work is starting on what will be a new display in Barn 8 of various historical rail sections, seen in front of the display case at the bottom. And presumably there will be explanations of where and when the various types of rail were produced and used.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4HNnbb_pCvezpakuJsItYSp6AEeHlxW4s0FAcTwO_qzLHViJ1hu76ZBRr1MU4akSG6aNV9jaNsCV-dsqOlHsqXZWJaqgtThTEyludZ_AbnHqJQKoayo9VHFOJnQSM4Wuo3jRvb60W2GZk_1nK1SohCBGuKfl4Nl7zxMtiU5kJixbvsxNRiQE9FAhKUmg9/s3235/20240203_120848.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3235" data-original-width="1872" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4HNnbb_pCvezpakuJsItYSp6AEeHlxW4s0FAcTwO_qzLHViJ1hu76ZBRr1MU4akSG6aNV9jaNsCV-dsqOlHsqXZWJaqgtThTEyludZ_AbnHqJQKoayo9VHFOJnQSM4Wuo3jRvb60W2GZk_1nK1SohCBGuKfl4Nl7zxMtiU5kJixbvsxNRiQE9FAhKUmg9/w116-h200/20240203_120848.jpg" width="116" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I should point out that these display cases themselves are museum museum artifacts. They came to us from the Field Museum. And modern high-priced museums like that have generally gotten away from just displaying things in glass cases. Not us, though.</div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-84619265266711026852024-02-01T09:00:00.010-06:002024-02-01T09:00:00.141-06:00Back to Backs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As you might have noticed, I've been away for a while. I was helping out on health care issues with in-laws. But I'm back now, and ready to work on back problems. Our first patient will be the 319.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTILDRcOoFpWwBrTx4DTKmEylctSmGAAskCOA3Yl79BtUtiC9keH72itW-41HOCT6_hF3_lPqNcy02H6Y2p4YARpTJ5w1yc3x-CyO7XauwWKmpvgJa2KbOqVROUIiR7X_PMHrXpOxQMqK43zJQB_BISHiH45RVHye6Uoa5PJKDYMAH-vUL8XQ-lY-CTCZH/s3125/20240131_102608.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1872" data-original-width="3125" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTILDRcOoFpWwBrTx4DTKmEylctSmGAAskCOA3Yl79BtUtiC9keH72itW-41HOCT6_hF3_lPqNcy02H6Y2p4YARpTJ5w1yc3x-CyO7XauwWKmpvgJa2KbOqVROUIiR7X_PMHrXpOxQMqK43zJQB_BISHiH45RVHye6Uoa5PJKDYMAH-vUL8XQ-lY-CTCZH/w200-h120/20240131_102608.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Most of the car's seat backs, as seen here, are still in good condition. But there are several that need repair. The seams have come loose, or the material is torn, and in some cases they were patched up with black duct tape at Cleveland. Ugh.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4doCoJpA3bUipOr2GhXwky2pRyxzg5_DCcWnFXoOoqgEeOVFIwaURNBFAYyfTMrIuXgVOc3srr37NfRITcLFmUXmhnQhH1dy7ZKU0NmRUAZnxTRuI5NQ3xb_q-kAJvG2dWm8fn_s0zFBwroweVzs388rp1AMVPvPmVozcyst7gehqXvXFtXOOWja_l_Tx/s3020/20240131_102639.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1872" data-original-width="3020" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4doCoJpA3bUipOr2GhXwky2pRyxzg5_DCcWnFXoOoqgEeOVFIwaURNBFAYyfTMrIuXgVOc3srr37NfRITcLFmUXmhnQhH1dy7ZKU0NmRUAZnxTRuI5NQ3xb_q-kAJvG2dWm8fn_s0zFBwroweVzs388rp1AMVPvPmVozcyst7gehqXvXFtXOOWja_l_Tx/w200-h124/20240131_102639.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I will be selecting a professional firm to redo them. We already have the correct material for the job. And there are some seat cushions that also need to be redone, but those I can do myself at home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And as usual, there were other projects making progress. Let's start with a visit to the 65, the Museum's first car. Incidentally, it's got the nicest seats in the whole place, I think...</div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyC7rVJO6nmLBPlQdSGOY4N3PB_ebGWaWxtcJsmTWzdAxbD1Qhphwd0OIDcleWe-VVSqLyUKnlhw-Os0dtg7bwbAaIRvLaGWKTwPnsbPpSv8FDlxbU-q0mPwwmRw9jo5BCCsMq-gBLe50_1lLlghURqkYfYOpTcBzYVxJQ2TRGIP0Loh5RuVMRDaD72Lr0/s3386/20240131_110649.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3386" data-original-width="1872" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyC7rVJO6nmLBPlQdSGOY4N3PB_ebGWaWxtcJsmTWzdAxbD1Qhphwd0OIDcleWe-VVSqLyUKnlhw-Os0dtg7bwbAaIRvLaGWKTwPnsbPpSv8FDlxbU-q0mPwwmRw9jo5BCCsMq-gBLe50_1lLlghURqkYfYOpTcBzYVxJQ2TRGIP0Loh5RuVMRDaD72Lr0/w111-h200/20240131_110649.jpg" width="111" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Jon Fenlaciki</b> is working on finally installing the window guards on the inside of the rear baggage compartment. These are needed to keep crates of chickens or whatever from falling out of the car through the back windows. Here Jon shows how they are mounted; the rods needed to be shortened just a bit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguaZ3_pgIgw2Prbpd5WynIpRG5t8DIOV4HvT2d5m_5jVGq5B-GbHsQ-nVj7xL1Sp7k_w1XLv3qFrWU3jMmiOdGKkitUAj2xgL-XWcI5DbPxGcgrQgzcp1tfS_8X2opsOoUt2SIUmAYaIjH6PuVzc-cxHf16c9A1tenBDsOAO6kqSh0aTtkaqryr3S0cwe4/s4160/20240131_110444.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1872" data-original-width="4160" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguaZ3_pgIgw2Prbpd5WynIpRG5t8DIOV4HvT2d5m_5jVGq5B-GbHsQ-nVj7xL1Sp7k_w1XLv3qFrWU3jMmiOdGKkitUAj2xgL-XWcI5DbPxGcgrQgzcp1tfS_8X2opsOoUt2SIUmAYaIjH6PuVzc-cxHf16c9A1tenBDsOAO6kqSh0aTtkaqryr3S0cwe4/w200-h90/20240131_110444.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And a better view of the recently cast frames:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXn0FSWbrW6vAFdE88AOXA-opnG3d009LTfKPrMgbHBZ_WrHGceRg_B5BXiAKCqWZ81FcWXUDFQy_q1fx5Da6RDQD_GjyjwxKoePHBXjmv49iws3HQoN4gc9RrDiDIDYZjPa0Uaw3D7ti_x9TxgzQwPl-627QGUEG1VIxzxgz175vAClOzRcUZjbktbowk/s3356/20240131_110448.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3356" data-original-width="1872" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXn0FSWbrW6vAFdE88AOXA-opnG3d009LTfKPrMgbHBZ_WrHGceRg_B5BXiAKCqWZ81FcWXUDFQy_q1fx5Da6RDQD_GjyjwxKoePHBXjmv49iws3HQoN4gc9RrDiDIDYZjPa0Uaw3D7ti_x9TxgzQwPl-627QGUEG1VIxzxgz175vAClOzRcUZjbktbowk/w111-h200/20240131_110448.jpg" width="111" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Back in the car shop, the first thing we notice is this nicely repainted metal whatever-it-is. What could this possibly be for? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim2iNnX60iBM2j52bY-_U-9ZQ138ruNDgmDFTEs5HvWN4UY9fgpGC1_L1JqKOsuLnNPy9wULa6SOOcWtMb6VKcZMAVN3Z_7_zq7ECOghyphenhyphenujZH2GjmIPzeU3FaLgEGb5qHSR9vTgPN50mSw9PbMp_WSd-SRm3RhsQnWgxltAXdlKo5e6DISHHSMSLcodNIQ/s4160/20240131_111117%5B1%5D.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1872" data-original-width="4160" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim2iNnX60iBM2j52bY-_U-9ZQ138ruNDgmDFTEs5HvWN4UY9fgpGC1_L1JqKOsuLnNPy9wULa6SOOcWtMb6VKcZMAVN3Z_7_zq7ECOghyphenhyphenujZH2GjmIPzeU3FaLgEGb5qHSR9vTgPN50mSw9PbMp_WSd-SRm3RhsQnWgxltAXdlKo5e6DISHHSMSLcodNIQ/w200-h90/20240131_111117%5B1%5D.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Maybe if we turn it upside down.... ah, that makes more sense.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxeSvtL29b1gE9EtubTuO9Om8lwnzMpB74xKSa4btbjWfLUw6WO7LFjmloxVtDJ2hTMz_FtpOoBousTBJxgxU1r3eubwaIcXmgmVghF4NvSuk8pvIgtQeuuHkC0ayGN5dKKT7ib2m2JBUPKtx_bc2rXkmchWNa8ll6BXKTlx5CAo4vVRMeQBV6061dCO13/s3680/20240131_111117.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1872" data-original-width="3680" height="102" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxeSvtL29b1gE9EtubTuO9Om8lwnzMpB74xKSa4btbjWfLUw6WO7LFjmloxVtDJ2hTMz_FtpOoBousTBJxgxU1r3eubwaIcXmgmVghF4NvSuk8pvIgtQeuuHkC0ayGN5dKKT7ib2m2JBUPKtx_bc2rXkmchWNa8ll6BXKTlx5CAo4vVRMeQBV6061dCO13/w200-h102/20240131_111117.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anyhow, out in the barn <b>Tim</b> continues on body repairs to the 1808, as <b>Paul</b> looks on.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVwoR2H3wBapc5qKHsIK9kE-gu3flmiJfylY76abPunKJpkyBb0cPpVXBD0edbIWA40n4I08pxpYqyoqnbisqU3fxUWpm9u5_g2mQOGkQjpruoeaFnC5r8RF8Jd4eU7mSx3p8DbrdvL7tPq086SxDNE4GxUs4Tg8y5gpn5DxAsws9O48FrCdI9gW4urmc_/s2860/20240131_111422.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2860" data-original-width="1872" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVwoR2H3wBapc5qKHsIK9kE-gu3flmiJfylY76abPunKJpkyBb0cPpVXBD0edbIWA40n4I08pxpYqyoqnbisqU3fxUWpm9u5_g2mQOGkQjpruoeaFnC5r8RF8Jd4eU7mSx3p8DbrdvL7tPq086SxDNE4GxUs4Tg8y5gpn5DxAsws9O48FrCdI9gW4urmc_/w131-h200/20240131_111422.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here's a view of the rebuilt barn areas, with the 1702 on track two. I'm standing by the pit, looking southwest in this view.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwCm5m2OmD-YAsg7CR_pTjo2jmwzKkokh0B2dj_YBZL1-3ra4cWfiRWCOY2O8EsjEXATM78JhMved0_jYCR7nMp4XxNxtWvEOxbrvvaMP9FihTarwizhPjOJlynlRdHbNleDlwXEYqAfnsgScdlxE8ndtle4SAZ_eN4YIwXQVzFpqMqc4lFysOB7XXXBX_/s4160/20240131_111814.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1661" data-original-width="4160" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwCm5m2OmD-YAsg7CR_pTjo2jmwzKkokh0B2dj_YBZL1-3ra4cWfiRWCOY2O8EsjEXATM78JhMved0_jYCR7nMp4XxNxtWvEOxbrvvaMP9FihTarwizhPjOJlynlRdHbNleDlwXEYqAfnsgScdlxE8ndtle4SAZ_eN4YIwXQVzFpqMqc4lFysOB7XXXBX_/w200-h80/20240131_111814.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And in the new barn, an electrical contractor was installing the wiring.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-tpzQtYdF8GSBIUZi9GZfV6u2pCdcnFB8NnTEuXDB8aBUqKJ_2u1sfTYe_tIsl_wBNlINsb5fOTWemGs5cC-AT2VOaRc2_iMvm-Ef7K4mZkv3jL3krHgd2hy71tSs41fej8kxKiTjD_6XGvkw0Lizb2bx8sg50D4qVE7Q3rCNeK49hx9P9zG1q2uY1X9Z/s3615/20240131_111844.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1533" data-original-width="3615" height="85" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-tpzQtYdF8GSBIUZi9GZfV6u2pCdcnFB8NnTEuXDB8aBUqKJ_2u1sfTYe_tIsl_wBNlINsb5fOTWemGs5cC-AT2VOaRc2_iMvm-Ef7K4mZkv3jL3krHgd2hy71tSs41fej8kxKiTjD_6XGvkw0Lizb2bx8sg50D4qVE7Q3rCNeK49hx9P9zG1q2uY1X9Z/w200-h85/20240131_111844.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div>As always, there's a lot going on at IRM, even in the dead of winter. Who else can say as much?</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-90449448590699504132024-01-31T13:50:00.002-06:002024-02-28T12:19:31.995-06:00Delayed Weekend Report<p style="text-align: center;"><i> More fascinating details from last weekend, provided by<b> Steven:</b> </i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Object" face=""Segoe UI", "Lucida Sans", sans-serif" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT59_com_zimbra_date" role="link" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: darkblue; cursor: pointer; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: start;">Saturday</span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Lucida Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: start;"> Progress</span></b></p><div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Lucida Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"><div><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT60_com_zimbra_date" role="link" style="color: darkblue; cursor: pointer;">Saturday</span> was inspection class day here in the Car Shop. Joel spent the time going through what needs to be inspected on one of the many revenue streetcars. Mikey, Nathan, Jimmy, and I spent the day going through the car and checking various components.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr46J_Onu_-jJacPrUy0eGddMueIwSjNrmnZUmCsDhst9-ShhHeFouJ6U-7NZLVGXiWi6KAICxk3OfSvqIOG-pGFbsO8H3uvoRuu_QKKJg-g2RVzXAx4-9Z9JNmaackNnQxakXFY7X8NfCefmtkfCCndA_y8_upxFAqS-VJsIMJQ0YMEcc2sGYrwcyfLG_/s4000/20240127_152548.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr46J_Onu_-jJacPrUy0eGddMueIwSjNrmnZUmCsDhst9-ShhHeFouJ6U-7NZLVGXiWi6KAICxk3OfSvqIOG-pGFbsO8H3uvoRuu_QKKJg-g2RVzXAx4-9Z9JNmaackNnQxakXFY7X8NfCefmtkfCCndA_y8_upxFAqS-VJsIMJQ0YMEcc2sGYrwcyfLG_/s320/20240127_152548.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br />First up for me was checking the grids for anything stuck between them and making sure all the nuts were tight. Over time, a few of the nuts start to get a bit loose after hundreds of miles in a circle around the car line. After that, it was time to take a look at all the journal boxes and make sure they were all lubricated correctly.</div><div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Lucida Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtHSYXhIoqfoHDhhhoe5Xcn1snHbJUQWebzTjNVi-XdTRiOngubgVeerYankWyv4TxdLJ3qCfY9Kqr9UMXxkq7l8iCX_al0drN1SunxpNpc4A3GszldjfMGrGTz7kdnAptyQ1OhwTfPc7W0mQiDLp7BCge5yE9kuDJIiDLEyj8wB0xBBna0BmvJy9trvuv/s4000/20240127_153355.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtHSYXhIoqfoHDhhhoe5Xcn1snHbJUQWebzTjNVi-XdTRiOngubgVeerYankWyv4TxdLJ3qCfY9Kqr9UMXxkq7l8iCX_al0drN1SunxpNpc4A3GszldjfMGrGTz7kdnAptyQ1OhwTfPc7W0mQiDLp7BCge5yE9kuDJIiDLEyj8wB0xBBna0BmvJy9trvuv/s320/20240127_153355.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Lucida Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"><div> Next up was inspecting and cleaning each of the controllers. Jimmy worked on those while Mikey, Nathan, and I started taking a look at the motors. Checking the motors was a lot more involved than I had expected; luckily, we were able to work from both the top and bottom of the motors and sometimes wedged a bit inside, as Mikey demonstrated. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXKKGseI6z0SLFOjdohDVdwI_o1OSK8JXeQrd0LkDkTemr90YpAgN2dOmc1uz5F6O0pOhHHEbyh6nw1TyRvZYaB1OnbXfQRZQAHWOg0TQWNUGTfbBAwFiW69EnZ8t0bteD5Kf7t9AYDymjdBYdtFaxcugBMT3srCQ7LHSyuVHQe6iVlSHxhprndfSsWQCr/s4000/20240127_152506.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXKKGseI6z0SLFOjdohDVdwI_o1OSK8JXeQrd0LkDkTemr90YpAgN2dOmc1uz5F6O0pOhHHEbyh6nw1TyRvZYaB1OnbXfQRZQAHWOg0TQWNUGTfbBAwFiW69EnZ8t0bteD5Kf7t9AYDymjdBYdtFaxcugBMT3srCQ7LHSyuVHQe6iVlSHxhprndfSsWQCr/s320/20240127_152506.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7KJc8JGyi3PdX5TzRXixXOYliMgyGO7h_Y4nDGNlZhsdAiz8iUwra1X4g704tKzUH_RE9LuMIWv2zVHTo_z4A_LgLi0Da7DhyphenhyphenM5nRuAT-PAfPqNIs2VGjpIHqx2R1BYcSTrGJ2eUe_ndgBpaXyNse9cfxUNoXVGp0Whjw4bdC5zYhlcfR0M9XYfURWzZS/s4000/20240127_153947.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7KJc8JGyi3PdX5TzRXixXOYliMgyGO7h_Y4nDGNlZhsdAiz8iUwra1X4g704tKzUH_RE9LuMIWv2zVHTo_z4A_LgLi0Da7DhyphenhyphenM5nRuAT-PAfPqNIs2VGjpIHqx2R1BYcSTrGJ2eUe_ndgBpaXyNse9cfxUNoXVGp0Whjw4bdC5zYhlcfR0M9XYfURWzZS/s320/20240127_153947.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJPbHSke0lN5WxTwK8VzCUdcfLB8wZEEe46pQ9ieysQ65Z9D8d7lPzatxgIjy_1eHi_M8Wy-I6BQN5D5kSwFpytAqaTZOEl0WdIyV1YgU6G94TriN-7pkJWZZ4v1LEpQt6k_Y-J_1pAyR4Jov38jeG70WF5sZVKgkz12kpCNCnchfvGnxBRI88YONa6xxU/s4000/20240127_152501.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJPbHSke0lN5WxTwK8VzCUdcfLB8wZEEe46pQ9ieysQ65Z9D8d7lPzatxgIjy_1eHi_M8Wy-I6BQN5D5kSwFpytAqaTZOEl0WdIyV1YgU6G94TriN-7pkJWZZ4v1LEpQt6k_Y-J_1pAyR4Jov38jeG70WF5sZVKgkz12kpCNCnchfvGnxBRI88YONa6xxU/s320/20240127_152501.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhacnqJa1JspzXKk-jq01O5q8QndnqUoqYTTS0gcYKUHEFf5yn7k-T_sis1yBW2uBnuWuZ5TjFmd_VCBcKcF5dmp4IyYECKyVeCgXyntep4idHzIVoGvZdOOL5A6jg0yPu8GtUxVOp5MFTpIc8mv8CYHrcoZSKIQQL_enneSQUODeEjDhe41a14G56aaKy7/s4000/20240127_152517.jpg" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhacnqJa1JspzXKk-jq01O5q8QndnqUoqYTTS0gcYKUHEFf5yn7k-T_sis1yBW2uBnuWuZ5TjFmd_VCBcKcF5dmp4IyYECKyVeCgXyntep4idHzIVoGvZdOOL5A6jg0yPu8GtUxVOp5MFTpIc8mv8CYHrcoZSKIQQL_enneSQUODeEjDhe41a14G56aaKy7/s320/20240127_152517.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsN_mMvJpPPo7M513CID06UU6z7dRBT7Ixf9Lg0FVxKcb1D5NG55IDvMdLw_sd-rBlxPkNkrC57lihtRmypUjOo0fhsUwqEU9lXWqEzE9ZOzM6vKyLiEvooeeNe40Pc6xIirF8p3uboRVNiVaqvnAeU342QmRk53lngC__mWl_cY26GrWCOqfHwg3kPTia/s4000/20240127_152532.jpg" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsN_mMvJpPPo7M513CID06UU6z7dRBT7Ixf9Lg0FVxKcb1D5NG55IDvMdLw_sd-rBlxPkNkrC57lihtRmypUjOo0fhsUwqEU9lXWqEzE9ZOzM6vKyLiEvooeeNe40Pc6xIirF8p3uboRVNiVaqvnAeU342QmRk53lngC__mWl_cY26GrWCOqfHwg3kPTia/s320/20240127_152532.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div> </div><div><div> <br /><div>Due to the size of the pit in the shot, we had to pump up the car and shift it over half way through so we could access the motors on the other end of the car. While we had the car pumped up, we wanted to make sure the compressor was turning on and off at the correct time, among a few other things. Here is a short clip of the compressor pumping air to get us up to the 80 PSI needed for the compressor to stop running.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT62_com_zimbra_date" role="link" style="color: darkblue; cursor: pointer;">Sunday</span> Progress</b> </div></div></div><br /><div>After a bit of a late-night <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT63_com_zimbra_date" role="link" style="color: darkblue; cursor: pointer;">Saturday</span>, we return for some more work to be done <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT64_com_zimbra_date" role="link" style="color: darkblue; cursor: pointer;">Sunday</span>. Within minutes of arriving, I had a project to work on: adding a few washers to the trolley wheel on the east end of 3142. Throughout the last operating season, it was noticed that the wheel on that end of the car had a bit more lateral play in it than it should. After getting up onto the car to take a look at the wheel, I had to get a quick shot from a vantage point that few get to see. The wheel took a bit of time to get apart and reassemble with an extra washer in there, but it did eventually get done. After the wheel was reassembled, it was time to help out with a bit of painting. The shop was busy with people cleaning off various parts and preparing them for painting with glyptal.</div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX0MoWNFsR-tNs1kiDuVrSrU8RtHa2WY4oicImYA2DtbR8qxkqOIQk0Y7xVpkxeR-f8sN7JZokeirBVe5XIeFjIQlo_CFBg07EnPzWFDcwJPCzD8UF9si2s65R1xvmLc5vpBxN5by-2NtTyGi0XQTRLSdf9-CgaKzMmw7WtfRqPAp9W8Ys_c5QCpFVy6h2/s4000/20240128_131447.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX0MoWNFsR-tNs1kiDuVrSrU8RtHa2WY4oicImYA2DtbR8qxkqOIQk0Y7xVpkxeR-f8sN7JZokeirBVe5XIeFjIQlo_CFBg07EnPzWFDcwJPCzD8UF9si2s65R1xvmLc5vpBxN5by-2NtTyGi0XQTRLSdf9-CgaKzMmw7WtfRqPAp9W8Ys_c5QCpFVy6h2/s320/20240128_131447.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFFKODl7wab9HJDEtIV5asK-_oGKUYuaHhsTvIt01F8d92xK2qpQMkyLPJiwdJbd36LWHMAYdQ68n1vcuGSEUKMqwHyg-krUwsno__LfGn4qqapPNBbQV0GNQb3JNrtmZKLYoNBZIDg8vsx3K_hHPVnirvtU1rWsbd0OLyy_1TUxzsuRUdBZCphXgXrUHB/s4000/20240128_145439.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFFKODl7wab9HJDEtIV5asK-_oGKUYuaHhsTvIt01F8d92xK2qpQMkyLPJiwdJbd36LWHMAYdQ68n1vcuGSEUKMqwHyg-krUwsno__LfGn4qqapPNBbQV0GNQb3JNrtmZKLYoNBZIDg8vsx3K_hHPVnirvtU1rWsbd0OLyy_1TUxzsuRUdBZCphXgXrUHB/s320/20240128_145439.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH-uaodO8K2EJjnKWzIE6LpgdqSjsHri4CJyHweVVdAcipIlgPW4FjXvJ8v8K524tm1fbpIbmLgfJadekJRl9gK6hH9qU7q6LSf2hfzc4LtdoaMaosy-OOt-YyeUy7hdI3zeMS8ezNeaE8tlqoh7uqxfrDhVeFCXlAv_v4XaPXUHC2vcyf4gGpFUTBWIYv/s4000/20240128_213854.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH-uaodO8K2EJjnKWzIE6LpgdqSjsHri4CJyHweVVdAcipIlgPW4FjXvJ8v8K524tm1fbpIbmLgfJadekJRl9gK6hH9qU7q6LSf2hfzc4LtdoaMaosy-OOt-YyeUy7hdI3zeMS8ezNeaE8tlqoh7uqxfrDhVeFCXlAv_v4XaPXUHC2vcyf4gGpFUTBWIYv/s320/20240128_213854.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2