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	<description>Illinois Railway Museum Steam Department</description>
	<pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 15:22:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Shop Update 8/28/10</title>
		<link>http://irmsteamteam.com/2010/08/28/shop-update-82810/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 00:09:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today 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 into the smoke box of the 1630 was rebuilt and reinstalled.  Gaskets for some of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shop Update 8/22/10</title>
		<link>http://irmsteamteam.com/2010/08/22/shop-update-82210/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 19:02:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, Matt, Bob, and Tom were in the shop tightening valves and calking rivets on the 1630.  They also looked at the air brakes.  It was believed there may be a problem with the brakes, but after testing the brakes, they determined that the brakes were fine.
On Saturday another hydro was done on the 1630.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shop Update 8/14/10</title>
		<link>http://irmsteamteam.com/2010/08/15/shop-update-81410/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:16:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Saturday a few things were accomplished in the steam shop.  Work was done to permanently install the new compressor in the boxcar by the steam lead.  Due to unexpected problems, the compressor is still not in its permanent place.
A third hydro test was done on the 1630.  Although many of the leaks have been stopped, there are still [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shop Update 8/7/10</title>
		<link>http://irmsteamteam.com/2010/08/08/shop-update-8710/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2010 16:32:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, a second hyro was done on the 1630.  Those doing the test discovered various leaks.  Valves were lapped and tightened while others still need to be lapped.  The plan is to do a third hydro in the next two weeks.  The hydro test took up most of the day.
The non-working compressor in the boxcar, along the steam lead, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shop Update 8/1/10</title>
		<link>http://irmsteamteam.com/2010/08/01/shop-update-8110/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 15:23:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, a great deal of work went on related to getting the 1630 operational.  Valves were lapped in preparation of a second hydro.  In addition, the draw bar was put back on the locomotive.   Afterwards the hoses that carry water from the tender to the locomotive were also put on the engine.  Doing these things took [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shop Update 7/25/10</title>
		<link>http://irmsteamteam.com/2010/07/25/shop-update-72510/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 23:17:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, we did a test hydro on the 1630.  We quickly discovered there are a lot of items on the locomotive that need to be tightened and lapped on the locomotive.  This test took up the entire day.  In addition, the diamond plate deck was put on the tender of the 428 and bolted down.
Today, Bob [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shop Update 7/21/10</title>
		<link>http://irmsteamteam.com/2010/07/21/shop-update-72110/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:12:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bob and Jim worked in the shop today putting the plugs into the 1630&#8217;s boiler so it can be given a hydro test.  It took four hours to put 20 plugs back into the boiler.  Part of the reason was that not all the shafts on the plugs were the same size so the right [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shop Update 7/18/10</title>
		<link>http://irmsteamteam.com/2010/07/18/shop-update-71810/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:08:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Saturday the missing brake shoes were put in place on the driving wheels of the 1630.  We also removed the caps for the fire box arch tubes and cleaned the threads.  We did the same to the fittings on the locomotive. 
The major event of the day was the moving of the 1630 from the south end of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shop Update 7/10/10</title>
		<link>http://irmsteamteam.com/2010/07/10/shop-update-71010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 02:31:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, everyone in the shop concentrated on one thing. Since so many Steam Team members were involved in the work, I apologize for not naming everyone.
The one goal we had today was getting the rear driving wheels back on the 1630.  Glen, Nigel, Rick, Ralph, and Jim arrived early.  They were soon joined by Matt. They [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shop Update 6/26/10</title>
		<link>http://irmsteamteam.com/2010/06/27/shop-update-62610/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 17:52:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Saturday, the big event was moving the Shay from the Steam Shop into Barn 9.  This was done because the Shay has no front coupler and must be out of the way when the 1630 is moved.  The coupler was removed as part of the restoration project.  Ralph ran the crane with a ground crew of Nigel, [...]]]></description>
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