Hicks Car Works

News and views of progress at the Illinois Railway Museum

Monday, August 24, 2015

Another year finished

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Frank writes... I got out to IRM late on Sunday afternoon again, just in time to witness the close of another successful Day Out With Thom...
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Saturday, August 22, 2015

East Union: Summer of 2015

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 By now this shouldn't need much explanation: the last half of August is taken up with Thomas.  That means big crowds of happy peopl...
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Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Barn Raising

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We'll start with some CA&E news, as usual.  I was able to install the rebuilt grid box on the 36 and connect it.  Then, with the he...
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Monday, August 17, 2015

Better Together

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Frank writes... I wasn't able to make it out to IRM on Sunday until 4:30 in the afternoon, so I missed most of the Thomas-related fest...
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Saturday, August 15, 2015

He's the One!

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About twenty years ago, I happened to go to a Board meeting with a friend of mine, and a proposal was submitted that IRM should try hosting...
Friday, August 14, 2015

From Floor to Ceiling

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 Time for a quick report on the last two days' worth of work.  There's lots of activity at the Museum, mostly with getting ready fo...
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Tuesday, August 11, 2015

IRM Video

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Chuck Amstein has posted ten minutes of great video of IRM action last Saturday, of the 65 and the trolley bus loop dedication, followed b...
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Monday, August 10, 2015

Visit to MOT

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 Frank and I visited the Museum of Transportation in Kirkwood (near St. Louis) in 1995, and the photos from that trip recently came to ligh...
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