Hicks Car Works

On Friday I was able to pay a brief visit to the... in North Judson, Ind. The museum was closed so I didn't get to see the C&O Berk...

The first thing to do today was to check up on the 308 and 309; everything looked fine. They operated both days over the weekend. On Satur...

Our friend Tom Cornillie found this advertisement for the Illini Railroad Club in a used book store in Oakland, Cal. The year is 1963. To...

Recently my travels took me through Franklin County, Missouri. U.S. 50 through most of Franklin County parallels the old Rock Island St. Lou...

If you had a plan for saving the Camp Grant , sorry, it's too late. The job is always easier if you have the right tools. Here half of ...

A westbound local has pulled into the north track at Wheaton in a light rain and the crew trades jibes with the shop men who will shortly ru...

The Mid-Continent Railway Museum is located in North Freedom, Wisc. just south-west of the Dells. It suffered severe flooding last year wh...

The 308 and 309 operated both days last weekend, and everything went well, I believe. While inspecting the cars today, I noticed a couple o...

For a change of pace, I spent the day operating Illinois Terminal 415 on the museum's streetcar loop. The 308 and 309 were operating o...

Today I managed to replace the return spring in the 308's brake cylinder. To do this, I had to put the car over the pit, so first we mo...

While cleaning up the 277, I came across a couple of interesting items. (L) A tag for a "Prepaid Emergency Shipment" on the North...

I had never been satisfied with the work setup in the 277. Several boards were laid across the tops of the seats on the left side, as seen ...