Hicks Car Works

News and views of progress at the Illinois Railway Museum

Tuesday, April 2, 2019

When You Need A Plumber...

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All joking aside, Gregg Wolfersheim continues to make impressive progress on the UP doodlebug. A few more things for the M-35 project...
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Monday, April 1, 2019

Robo-Motormen™ Are Here!

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By now everybody is familiar with the concept of self-driving automobiles.  The next step forward is the development of self-operating elec...
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Sunday, March 31, 2019

Car Shop Report

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This week I went out to the Museum on Sunday afternoon, mainly so I could meet up with Bob Sundelin to work on the 309 bearing project.  I ...
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Friday, March 29, 2019

Jumpy Nerves

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Do you have jumpy nerves?  Who doesn't?  But we have the cure for all your problems, here at Hicks Car Works --  upset stomach, boredom...

Visit to Strahorn Library

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One of IRM's better kept secrets, at least from the casual visitor, is our array of library holdings of railroad-related printed materi...
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Thursday, March 28, 2019

Doodlebug Report

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Gregg Wolfersheim sends us another UP doodlebug update. The first ceiling panel was stripped and primed for the M-35 project. Here i...
Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Wednesday Report

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Another productive Wednesday has come and gone.  Pit time is valuable, so I pulled the 308 over to Barn 4 to finish up the inspection proce...
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