Hicks Car Works

News and views of progress at the Illinois Railway Museum

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Vesti la Vestibule

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Work on the vestibule must go on, regardless of the weather. So I spent the day finishing the paint removal and sanding on the center part,...
Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Rolling Ahead

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According to this, advertising is an essential part of the great Cycle of Production, and keeps America strong. I guess that's why we k...
Monday, February 7, 2011

Not-Exactly-Spring Cleaning

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Although we got a couple more inches of snow early Sunday morning I was able to make it out to the winter wonderland that is East Union, Ill...
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Saturday, February 5, 2011

319 Update

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The weather was much milder today, and there were many people at IRM working on various projects. Just a couple of them are shown below. I ...
Thursday, February 3, 2011

Digging Out

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After the big snow, Rod Tu rner and Dave Diamond did a fantastic job of plowing the roads and keeping the place going. Rod stayed over du...
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Monday, January 31, 2011

Cooking up a doughnut

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I was out at IRM on Sunday and spent a few hours working on a "doughnut," although I wouldn't recommend eating this one. The ...
Saturday, January 29, 2011

Another Step Forward

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Today I essentially finished painting the ceiling in the smoker. I may want to do some touch-up later when it's warmer outside and natu...
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Thursday, January 27, 2011

CA&E Photo Donated

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We have just received a framed photo from the CA&E (car 419, to be exact) generously donated by Robert Campbell , who is moving out of s...
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The Electric Crane

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There was more painting in the 319 today. I finished the center panels of the ceiling, as seen here. Only the part above the car cards on ...
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Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Cold weather work

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I was out at the museum for a few hours Sunday afternoon. Despite the big game there was a fair number of people working, but most of the wo...
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Sunday, January 23, 2011

A hack of a different color

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I thought I'd post something that may be of interest to the EJ&E fans among our audience. My wife Bevin was recently in Orland Park...
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Saturday, January 22, 2011

IT 518 Progress

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As is usual on a Saturday, there was lots of activity on various projects today, most of which I won't be able to cover. Suffice it to ...
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