11-23-2013
Joe Kingsbury works on the cupola area of the Illinois Central caboose. It was
discovered around the base to the roof, it had rusted out, leaving a hole for rain
water to get in, an soak down thru the wall, rotting the wood. Preps are being
made to get the display caboose painted both on the inside and outside. More
bondo is required to build up the surface for painting.
Notre Dame & Western 5332 resides in the HVRM shop. During the week of
18 November, for three days, the diesel was moved. What was thought a two
day move, turned into three days, due to the lowboy trailer getting stuck on the
C&I tracks. Eventually the trailer made it over, but the problems were not over.
Unloading the diesel from the lowboy, the PRR flatcar broke the rail, calling
for a new cut piece of rail. Working under the PRR flat car was not easy to do.
Eventually all was replaced an the Porter 65 ton diesel was pulled off the
lowboy.
A massive effort of men and machines. A job well done by all HVRM members
who helped in this short term notice to get it moved before bad weather set in.
Thank you very much. Photos by Les Beckman
Tom Travis
Joe Kingsbury works on the cupola area of the Illinois Central caboose. It was
discovered around the base to the roof, it had rusted out, leaving a hole for rain
water to get in, an soak down thru the wall, rotting the wood. Preps are being
made to get the display caboose painted both on the inside and outside. More
bondo is required to build up the surface for painting.
Notre Dame & Western 5332 resides in the HVRM shop. During the week of
18 November, for three days, the diesel was moved. What was thought a two
day move, turned into three days, due to the lowboy trailer getting stuck on the
C&I tracks. Eventually the trailer made it over, but the problems were not over.
Unloading the diesel from the lowboy, the PRR flatcar broke the rail, calling
for a new cut piece of rail. Working under the PRR flat car was not easy to do.
Eventually all was replaced an the Porter 65 ton diesel was pulled off the
lowboy.
A massive effort of men and machines. A job well done by all HVRM members
who helped in this short term notice to get it moved before bad weather set in.
Thank you very much. Photos by Les Beckman
Tom Travis
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