{"id":698,"date":"2022-01-06T23:39:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-06T23:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.ctcparts.com\/?page_id=698"},"modified":"2022-02-05T19:19:09","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T19:19:09","slug":"custom-fabrication-1-2-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/ctcparts.com\/?page_id=698","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Railway Museum CTC Machine"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"698\" class=\"elementor elementor-698\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0335c76 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0335c76\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-761fc73\" data-id=\"761fc73\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-796c5d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"796c5d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.1 - 02-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><div><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-primary ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-family ), Serif; font-size: 2rem; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-weight );\">Illinois Railway Museum's CTC Machine<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-primary ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-family ), Serif; font-size: 2rem; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-weight );\"><\/span><\/div><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c7940a4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c7940a4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6eed7b2\" data-id=\"6eed7b2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5217c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5217c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.1 - 02-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">In December 2004 Control Train Components was contracted to restore and rebuild two original Union Switch and Signal control machines for the Illinois Railway Museum (IRM) in Union Illinois. The first of which was a small 30 inch machine used by the Union Pacific Railroad to control between Morgan and Ehco Utah, and between Riverdale and Strawberry Utah. This machine was restored to its factory appearance for display in IRM\u2019s recently restored Spaulding Interlocking Tower.<\/span><\/p><p>The second machine which is comprised of a 60 inch and 30 inch section was completely reworked per IRM\u2019s Signal Coordinator Miss Julie Johnson specifications. This machine operates IRM&#8217;s 7 miles plus network of track. You can visit IRM\u2019s web site at: www.irm.org<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c823d90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c823d90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.1 - 02-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"468\" src=\"http:\/\/ctcparts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/irm-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-430\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ctcparts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/irm-1.jpg 800w, http:\/\/ctcparts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/irm-1-300x176.jpg 300w, http:\/\/ctcparts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/irm-1-768x449.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Overview of 60 inch section of a IRM\u2019s custom control machine<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3b7479 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d3b7479\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"616\" src=\"http:\/\/ctcparts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/irm-5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-437\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ctcparts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/irm-5.jpg 800w, http:\/\/ctcparts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/irm-5-300x231.jpg 300w, http:\/\/ctcparts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/irm-5-768x591.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Overview of the restored Union Pacific Morgan to Ehco, and Riverdale to Strawberry Utah machine.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ef91d1d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ef91d1d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Close-up of the 60 inch section\u2019s track diagram in the area of the depot at East Union\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f99738\" data-id=\"1f99738\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-886f92f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"886f92f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"http:\/\/ctcparts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/irm-3-1.jpg\" 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