IRM Steam Team BENEFIT at Sanfilippo Estate
Saturday, June 11th, 2011 Posted in News | Comments OffSanfilippo Estate as seen on WTTW's Chicago Tonight: IRM Steam Team Benefit at Sanfilippo Estate on Saturday, June 25, 2011 Doors to the Sanfilippo Estate open at 5:00 p.m.. Once inside, you are free to roam through the Estate to see and ...
Shop Update 4/2/11
Saturday, April 2nd, 2011 Posted in News | Comments OffMost of the members in the shop worked to ready the 1630 for its inspection by the FRA inspector. The locomotive passed its hydo today. The reality is that we are weeks away from having the FRA inspector out for ...
Shop Update 3/7/11
Monday, March 7th, 2011 Posted in News | Comments OffEveryone in the shop was focused on getting the 1630 ready for its final testing. The reality is final testing of the locomotive for operation will not take place until May. At this time, many things still need to be ...
Shop Update 2/12/11
Sunday, February 13th, 2011 Posted in News | Comments OffYes. It's been awhile, but I had knee surgery and could not come out to the steam shop. Over the last several weekends a great deal of work has been done on the 428. The second and third driving wheels were ...
Shop Update 10/16/10
Sunday, October 17th, 2010 Posted in News | Comments OffYesterday, the steam team got out to the museum early to put a fire in the 1630. This was done so the the FRA inspector could do a stationary inspection. The inspector wanted to see all three of the safety ...
Shop Update 10/2/10
Sunday, October 3rd, 2010 Posted in News | Comments OffYesterday, the insulation and missing pieces of the jacket were put back on the 1630. The jacket bans were also tightened. In addition, the locomotives whistle was also put back on the engine. Valves inside the cab were tightened. The ...
Shop Update: 9/28/10
Tuesday, September 28th, 2010 Posted in News | Comments OffLast weekend work was done to ready both the 1630 and the 428 for boiler inspections by the FRA inspector. Due to OSHA rules, two inspectors must be present for the inspection to take place. Last Thursday, 9/23/10 another hydrostatic was ...
Shop Update 9/11/10
Sunday, September 12th, 2010 Posted in News | Comments OffThe FRA Inspector was out on Saturday for hydrostatic tests on the 1630 and the 428. The good news is that the 428 passed its test. The bad news is that the 1630 failed. The inspector listed the things that ...
Shop Update 9/4/10
Sunday, September 5th, 2010 Posted in News | Comments OffDue to the holiday weekend, there was a light turnout in the shop. The only major event of the day was that another hydro was done on the 428. Some tightening of plugs appeared to solve many leaks. For all who ...
Shop Update 8/28/10
Saturday, August 28th, 2010 Posted in News | Comments OffToday the members of the steam shop accomplish a number of things. The brakes on the 1630 were tested and passed without incident. Sand also was put into the sanddome of the locomotive. The frame of the screen that goes ...