Passenger Car Collection at Illinois Railway Museum

Archive for March, 2008

Weekend Update Mar 30 2008

Sunday, March 30th, 2008 Posted in News, Restoration | Comments Off

another "behind the scenes" day this week, as we push forward getting ready for the 2008 season. Mike, Ray, Wayne, and Shelly all continued a push to get the doors built for the CNW 7700 baggage area. Its going to be ...

Dover Strait Page is Started

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008 Posted in Dover Strait, News | Comments Off

A new page has been added featuring the Dover Strait. This car was primed in August and early September then painted a NYC two-tone gray by the end of September 2007. The car will receive more painting details in ...

The streamliner set is moving!

Monday, March 24th, 2008 Posted in News, Streamliners | Comments Off

Still not sure where, but with the barn beginning we need to move There have been several discussions both informal and formal at board meetings, but no final decision yet. Stay tuned we will post when we know more a2a_linkname="The streamliner set is ...

Passenger plan for the new barn

Monday, March 24th, 2008 Posted in News, Restoration | Comments Off

Ok folks so we now have a way to communicate regular updates and add pics and other stuff. First the permit for Barn 11 is in!!!! Congratulations to Dave Diamond for getting it through and all the work it takes ...

A Bit of Winter Update from the Hardy Barn 3 Crew

Sunday, March 23rd, 2008 Posted in News | Comments Off

Sometimes it's hard to know where to start telling a story. Our goal is to get caught up with the passenger car news and projects and stay that way. But at first it won't be exactly chronological in order. The most ...

Hello and Welcome!

Monday, March 17th, 2008 Posted in News | Comments Off

Welcome to the new IRM Passenger Car Department blog. Here is where we will introduce you to our fleet of 55 passenger cars, our volunteers, and the Illinois Railway Museum where we are located. Read About Us. IRM will be open on ...