Hicks Car Works

Back in August of 1980, Bob Bruneau asked me to take measurements of a typical rural passenger platform on the CA&E, since he wanted t...

Bill Stewart sends us something else on the IT streamliners... . . . here is a rare (and almost certainly one of a kind) photograph sh...

Our friend Dick Lukin , one of the longest-term members of the Museum, sent us these wonderful recollections  on CSL cars that didn't ...

Streamliner on the line to Peoria  (Scalzo - Mewhinney) When the Illinois Terminal ended mainline passenger service in 1956 and ele...

Frank and I are continuing to make progress on windows for the 18 at home.  Here's the next frame, almost ready for painting. It...

If a detailed physical examination by a specialist shows that most of your interior surfaces have an unusual appearance, a smooth brown coa...

A few weeks ago somebody suggested listing "ones that got away."  That's actually not a bad idea.  Times being what they are,...

Since we're stuck here at home, my wife was going through her old scrapbooks, and came across this: Back when my wife was in high sc...

Now that it's warmed up a bit, we can put a coat of white primer on two new windows for the 18.

Let's get back to the 18.  Last time we looked at the first new window, which I made a year or so ago. It's been a while since ...

While having extra time on my hands, I've been able to finish up something that has been in the works for a while -- a website abou...

While confined to the house, over the next few weeks about the only productive IRM project available will be making some new windows for th...