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November 20, 2013

NRM Boxcar Move–Phase One

The Niagara Railway Museum Inc. is very pleased to report that our 3 CP Rail boxcars are one step closer to the Museum site in Fort Erie after a successful move out of Niagara Falls today to a temporary storage location in Stevensville.? The cars were secured at 1630 Tuesday night after a very long day for the CP Rail crew that moved them, and our members who were there to make sure everything went well.

The cars are moved for the first time in years on the end of the intermodal cars.

The cars are moved for the first time in years on the end of the intermodal cars.

CP Car Department employees prepare the cars for movement.

CP Car Department employees prepare the cars for movement.

There was a small glitch with the movement, but the Mechanical department anticipated this issue and resolved it in very little time. The boxcars were marshalled on the head end to cut down on the time spent at Brookfield, this allowed the crew to cut off the well cars, and shove down the Fort Erie branch.? The train was led by a hi rail as the line has not seen a train in a few months.

Thanks to the great train crew and mechanical department, the cars arrived safe and sound, and ended a long awaited step for the Niagara Railway Museum Inc.? We are now working to move the cars the final distance to the Museum site by road, which we are hoping will be done by the end of the year.

The pair of GP38-2?s did the work to move all the cars, seen here pulling across Dorchester Rd.

The pair of GP38-2?s did the work to move all the cars, seen here pulling across Dorchester Rd.

The final delivery in Stevensville as the cars are eased into the siding and into the security of the fenced in property

The final delivery in Stevensville as the cars are eased into the siding and into the security of the fenced in property

The NRM expresses its gratitude to those at Canadian Pacific that made this whole move possible.? The train crew did a great job ensuring our cars arrived safely, and the cars were spared any damage under the watchful eye of the mechanical department who anticipated a problem before it was allowed to escalate. We also thank Trinity Industries for allowing us to use the property for temporary storage and loading of the cars for movement to our site.

The cars are safe and sound at the temporary storage location in Stevensville.

The cars are safe and sound at the temporary storage location in Stevensville.

We still have a long road ahead, but will continue to move forward and get all of our equipment on one site.? Information on the final move will be posted here when we have the info available.

We are accepting donations to help offset the cost of the road movement for the cars.? Any donations will receive a charitable tax receipt, along with a plaque on our donor wall inside the display boxcar.? Please contact the Museum if you?d like to contribute.

November 18, 2013

The Boxcars Will Soon Move

The first phase of the long awaited move of the Museum’s 3 CP Rail boxcars will take place on Tuesday November 19th. They will be moving to temporary storage for future forwarding by road to the Museum site.

We are accepting donations to help offset the cost of the road move. If you would like to contribute, please contact the Museum. Donations will receive a charitable tax receipt, and have a plaque on our project donor wall inside the display boxcar.

November 16, 2013

Some small restoration projects and big news!

Ken, Ken and Jim were out at the Museum today working on some planning items, and ended up looking after a couple of small, simple restoration projects.? First off was to plan where equipment will be going, and how it will all fit inside the shop when it arrives.? For years there were 2 signs in the shop that were painted over in plain sight.

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Jim Cherry uses some varsol to remove what we believe was tar covering the lettering on the sign.

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The finished product, visible for the first time in years.

The above sign hung directly below the main shop clock, located above the Shop Foreman office, hence the saying. We have recently acquired an original CN clock, which once repaired, will be placed above the sign replicating the original arrangement.

This is one of the signs on the Whiting 90ton drop table which has been damaged by graffiti.

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After some elbow grease, it’s looking like it did when it was new.

These were both small projects, but are part of the advances made by Museum members this year.

In other news, we have received word that our boxcars will be moving from Niagara Falls very soon. We are hoping to have the cars at the Museum site by the end of the year.? They will make the final part of their journey by road.? This will not be an easy or cheap move and the Niagara Railway Museum Inc. is currently seeking donations to help defray the costs of the move to the shop.? If you would like to help, please contact the Museum.? All donations are eligible for a charitable tax reciept, and donors will recieve a plaque on our donor wall inside the display boxcar .