Greetings,
After a whirlwind of mad activity to get ready for the movement of Notre Dame & Western
5332 with happen Monday and Tuesday (11/12 NOV). The equipment needed for
loading the engine at ND, was loaded on Cory's drop trailer, rail, Richards tractor, other
big equipment yesterday morning. Mark's pickup truck was loaded with smaller items,
spike malls, spikes, torching equipment, threaded rod etc. All was loaded up
quickly before noon. The convoy leaves at 6am from North Judson to South Bends
Notre Dame campus, steam plant. The truck an drop trailer from Michigan City
will be there ready to load. The moving company has secured all the moving
permits, escort, Indiana State Police, etc. Loading will be on Monday, with movement
to North Judson on Tuesday. The route is quite long, no exact time frame for
observation. Upon arrival in North Judson, it will be off loaded if time permits.
Tuesday may be the best day to observe the unloading, but I can't guarantee it.
If the sun goes down before getting it done, it may be more dangerous for everyone.
Other work going on Saturday, Fred and Joe working on the IC caboose, grinding
the cupola area and taking off the walk way around the cupola on the south side
to get at the holes in the metal that leak the water. Only way to get at it was removal
of the walk way.
Joe Baker worked on electrical in the west shop getting rid of a flexible conduit
line to above the south entrance door and installation of another electrical outlet
inside the middle shop area. A switch will be installed for the exhaust fan in the
peak of the middle building, to do away with plug in electrical cords.
The electrical man lift was moved from the east shop to the IC caboose, set
up on the south side, to sand the upper portion of the caboose side. It was moved
out of the way, as ladders seem to work better. Next week we will move
the man lift into the west shop on the new concrete pad poured a couple of weeks
ago, waiting for equipment to be put into the west shop area for restoration.
The man lift has not been used in years, scaffolding and ladders have sufficed
for any work on sides of cars. The lift is in excellent shape, cleaned the platform
of years of debris, and works great.
November meeting was held in a short period of time, nothing much to note.
After the meeting, mostly everyone left the museum, only to return Monday
morning to South Bend and Tuesday await the arrival of the diesel engine.
Tom Travis
After a whirlwind of mad activity to get ready for the movement of Notre Dame & Western
5332 with happen Monday and Tuesday (11/12 NOV). The equipment needed for
loading the engine at ND, was loaded on Cory's drop trailer, rail, Richards tractor, other
big equipment yesterday morning. Mark's pickup truck was loaded with smaller items,
spike malls, spikes, torching equipment, threaded rod etc. All was loaded up
quickly before noon. The convoy leaves at 6am from North Judson to South Bends
Notre Dame campus, steam plant. The truck an drop trailer from Michigan City
will be there ready to load. The moving company has secured all the moving
permits, escort, Indiana State Police, etc. Loading will be on Monday, with movement
to North Judson on Tuesday. The route is quite long, no exact time frame for
observation. Upon arrival in North Judson, it will be off loaded if time permits.
Tuesday may be the best day to observe the unloading, but I can't guarantee it.
If the sun goes down before getting it done, it may be more dangerous for everyone.
Other work going on Saturday, Fred and Joe working on the IC caboose, grinding
the cupola area and taking off the walk way around the cupola on the south side
to get at the holes in the metal that leak the water. Only way to get at it was removal
of the walk way.
Joe Baker worked on electrical in the west shop getting rid of a flexible conduit
line to above the south entrance door and installation of another electrical outlet
inside the middle shop area. A switch will be installed for the exhaust fan in the
peak of the middle building, to do away with plug in electrical cords.
The electrical man lift was moved from the east shop to the IC caboose, set
up on the south side, to sand the upper portion of the caboose side. It was moved
out of the way, as ladders seem to work better. Next week we will move
the man lift into the west shop on the new concrete pad poured a couple of weeks
ago, waiting for equipment to be put into the west shop area for restoration.
The man lift has not been used in years, scaffolding and ladders have sufficed
for any work on sides of cars. The lift is in excellent shape, cleaned the platform
of years of debris, and works great.
November meeting was held in a short period of time, nothing much to note.
After the meeting, mostly everyone left the museum, only to return Monday
morning to South Bend and Tuesday await the arrival of the diesel engine.
Tom Travis
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