Hicks Car Works

News and views of progress at the Illinois Railway Museum

Monday, May 25, 2026

Spectacular Sunday

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On my way to the Museum on Sunday morning it was raining heavily, and I was doubting the weather reports that predicted clear weather.  Are ...
Saturday, May 23, 2026

Friday Prep Work

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 There weren't very many people in the car shop on Friday, but quite a bit got done anyhow. My first task was to get the CA&E train ...
Friday, May 22, 2026

Simms Collection -- Northern Indiana Railway

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The Northern Indiana collection consists of smaller prints than usual for some reason, but I think most of these images turned out pretty we...
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Thursday, May 21, 2026

Monorail Preservation

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I just happened to be passing through downtown Seattle, and since I rode the famous monorail once about sixty years ago, it seemed like a go...
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Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Help Wanted

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It may be hard to believe, but this Sunday is the day before Memorial Day.  Frank and I will be running the CA&E wood cars, 309 and 319,...
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Wednesday Work

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I'm back from a vacation in Alaska, which is why there hasn't been much weekday news.  But I do have some pictures from today.   Mos...
Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Sunday Synopsis and Saturday Switching Supplement

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Frank writes... I'm afraid I didn't get too many pictures on Sunday, but fortunately there was more photogenic action on Saturday an...
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