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Hicks Car Works: In Memoriam: Cindy Nauer
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News and views of progress at the Illinois Railway Museum. Thursday, May 21, 2015. In Memoriam: Cindy Nauer. With great sadness we must report the death of Cindy Nauer, widow of the late Jim Nauer, and Scott's mother. Jim died two years ago after a long struggle with cancer, and Cindy died suddenly last Saturday, at home. A visitation will be held today (Thursday, May 21) at the Marengo-Union Funeral Home on 20 in Marengo, from 4 to 7 PM. Please keep the Nauer family in your prayers. IRM Tour Guide "IRMA".
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Hicks Car Works: Variety Show
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News and views of progress at the Illinois Railway Museum. Thursday, August 6, 2015. We have lots of variety to display from the last two days. There's no easy way to organize all this activity, so here goes:. The side sill needed a second coat of blue. The lighting in the barn isn't very good for this application, so I wound up doing most of it with a brush in one hand and a flashlight in the other. Much better! And look, one of the numbers still needs black outlining. The grid box castings are now black.
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Hicks Car Works: CA&E Photo Album
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News and views of progress at the Illinois Railway Museum. Wednesday, June 4, 2008. Click on the photo to see the full size version. See also this photo album. Web site, and the Ronald Delhaye collection here. Note: Some of these will be links to photos elsewhere on the Web I wanted to comment on. Let me know if any of these links become broken. Car 20 in 1934 at Laramie. Photo by Ed Frank, Jr. From the Julie Johnson. Car 36 at Laramie in 1933. Photo by Ed Frank Jr. From the Julie Johnson collection.
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Hicks Car Works: Individual Car Histories
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News and views of progress at the Illinois Railway Museum. Thursday, January 1, 2009. All of these cars are in the IRM collection. Aurora Elgin and Fox River Electric:. Lightweight interurban built 1923 by St. Louis; currently in storage. Chicago Aurora and Elgin:. Interurban coach built 1902 by Stephenson; being restored, operated occasionally. Interurban coach built 1906 by Niles; operates regularly. Interurban coach built 1907 by Hicks; operates regularly. For the above CA&E wood cars. History of Hick...
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Hicks Car Works: The Extravaganza, in Bullet Points
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News and views of progress at the Illinois Railway Museum. Sunday, August 2, 2015. The Extravaganza, in Bullet Points. The 25th Annual Transport Extravaganza was a big success. I don't have access to the official figures, but it seemed that we probably had more vintage vehicles and more visitors than ever before. The weather was pretty near perfect. I was too busy to take pictures - sorry! I sure hope others will send in their submissions, as there were lots of interesting cars on display. FAQ on Canvas ...
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Hicks Car Works: Dixie Flyer, Departing Track One
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News and views of progress at the Illinois Railway Museum. Wednesday, August 5, 2015. Dixie Flyer, Departing Track One. What are you doing this Saturday? If you answered "I'm going out to IRM to ride the only restored Indiana Railroad high-speed car, of course" then you win the prize! Posted by Frank Hicks. Randy, was there every any thought given to mounting a second front facing trolley pole on the 65? August 6, 2015 at 6:18 PM. August 6, 2015 at 6:56 PM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The Reims P...
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Hicks Car Works: Dixie Flyer
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News and views of progress at the Illinois Railway Museum. Saturday, August 8, 2015. The Dixie Flyer was a big success. IRM's first car, Indiana Railroad 65, operated all day with its newly reupholstered seats, with capacity crowds on each trip. For much of the time, we were operating on 45-minute headways, which is basically load and go. Jon Fenlaciki. Was there and that's why he gets the big bucks. He'll be sending us a great selection of photos soon, I'm sure, and we'll post them then. The Johnson Pho...
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April 2013 Minutes | The Pennyrail Online Edition
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The Pennyrail Online Edition. West Kentucky Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. UP T149 at Madisonville, Ky by Jim Pearson. CSX Q645 at Earlington Ky by Jim Pearson. CSX Work Train at Trenton, Ky by Jim Pearson. Video Action on the Henderson Subdivison by Rick Bivins. CSX P925-13 At Caskey and Mortons Junction by Jim Pearson. Click to eMail Us. MINUTES: Approved of the March meeting. DIRECTOR REPORT: Wallace had no report. July 16 - Adam...
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Hicks Car Works: Steam Page
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News and views of progress at the Illinois Railway Museum. Thursday, April 17, 2008. Note: all of these pictures are going to be displayed at small size to save space. You just have to click on each one to see the full size. Each one is a link). Moscow Camden and San Augustine. Mystery Locomotive (UH P91). N and W 578. N and W 611. N and W 1218. NC and StL 576. Texas and St. Louis 18. NKP 765 - 1980. On May 6, 1980, this Nickel Plate Berk. Then it went to the turntable to be turned:. In motion didn't tur...
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October 2012 Minutes | The Pennyrail Online Edition
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The Pennyrail Online Edition. West Kentucky Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. UP T149 at Madisonville, Ky by Jim Pearson. CSX Q645 at Earlington Ky by Jim Pearson. CSX Work Train at Trenton, Ky by Jim Pearson. Video Action on the Henderson Subdivison by Rick Bivins. CSX P925-13 At Caskey and Mortons Junction by Jim Pearson. Click to eMail Us. Minutes of September meeting approved. Treasurer’s report read and approved. Members Present: ...
