Hicks Car Works

News and views of progress at the Illinois Railway Museum

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Secret New Locomotive - Updated!

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In another amazing Hicks Car Works exclusive feature, we bring you IRM's latest locomotive acquisition! It's hidden from public vi...
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The Glory That Was Grease

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As mentioned yesterday, inspection of the 309 was largely completed yesterday. We have a short list of things still to do, but they are min...
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Inspection - Day 1

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Frank and I were able to do most of the inspection work on the 309 today, and everything went well. There are a few items that still need...
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Update on the Sister Car

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I recently received some photos from Karl Johnston via Laddie Vitek of work being performed at the Western Railway Museum in the only other ...
Saturday, May 12, 2012

Several Steps Forward, One Step Back

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Frank and I were both out at the Museum today, with the main intention of getting cars ready for inspection and revenue service. The good ...
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Have a Seat

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How far are you willing to go to get a good seat? We were willing to go 200 miles, and it was worth every penny, I think. As mentioned be...
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Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Quick Report from North Freedom

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Everything has gone well. Our new CA&E seats have been moved to IRM along with several other things. Rod and Nick drove up to LaCrosse...
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Sunday, May 6, 2012

It's About Time!

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Frank writes... I've been working on the 205 for nearly seven years off and on, in between helping with the CA&E cars and other...
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Better Schools

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Be honest now: who wouldn't be in favor of better schools? It took me a while, but I noticed that the 36 had a car card we hadn't se...
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