Hicks Car Works

News and views of progress at the Illinois Railway Museum

Thursday, September 19, 2013

Keeping On Track

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The only remaining task needed to make the 36 an operating car is to change out the compressor, as we have mentioned previously.  To do thi...
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Out of sight but not out of mind, or painting the bullseye

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  Al writes... I went out to IRM yesterday to see what I could do productively. First I checked on progress with the third rail beams fo...
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Dave's Depots: Union Pacific/Central Pacific/Southern Pacific Depot-Corinne, Utah

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David writes..... For those of you who haven't been there, Promontory Summit, Utah is literally out in the middle of nowhere.  Today,...
Monday, September 16, 2013

Chuck Amstein Photos of Showcase Weekend

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Staff photographer Chuck Amstein has sent in some great images, as usual.   To begin with, you can watch this video of the CA&E train....
Sunday, September 15, 2013

Showcase Report

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Saturday of Showcase Weekend was a big success and a lot of fun for everyone, I think.  The weather was perfect and we had a very good cr...
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Thursday, September 12, 2013

Clear the Track!

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We're scheduled to run all four wood cars in passenger service on Saturday, so there were several things that still needed to be done. ...

Finishing the Pilot or Tours, We Give Tours

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Al writes... I was out to IRM twice this week. Yesterday I did spend some time painting the pilot on the 36  that Randy and John had m...
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