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BOX 860 PM Junction............. ................................. 4 HOMEv,QOD. Il 60430 Now Arriving ............................................. 5 UPS deliveries the PT J editorial office must go to this streel 10 .......................................... address: Company Mail 45 PROTOlYPE MOOElER 2023 RIDGE ROAD. SUITE 2-SE HOMEv,QOD. Il 60430 BUSINESS ADDRESS Address all correspondence regarding subscriptions (includ­ ing neworders and renewals) and business-related matters to: Interurban Press On the cover: Looking every inch like a Standard Railroad of the Wor ld passenger train, P.O. Box 6128 the westbound Penn Central Duquesne roars upgrade past MG tower between Altoo­ Glendale. CA 91205 na and Gallitzin, Pa., during June of 1968. This issue's Prototype Portfolio, beginning on Ie 1987 Interurban Press page 21, examines Pennsy secondary passenger trains. (Inset) A Union Pacific DD35 takes a break at Council Bluffs, Iowa, during September of 1967. Doug Nuckles paints Mac Sebree PRESIDENT and details an Athearn "DD40" to UP specs, starting on page 40 of this issue. Photo­ graphs by Mike Schafer. Jim Walker VICE PRESIDENT F�BRUARY 1987 3 he "Chico Chief' ran in May 1969, than the 4650's (by 31/2 feet, as shown T not May 1970 as stated in your ar­ in the table), they're also two inches ticle. narrower and five inches lower in Robert B. Nicholson height, They are the only series of WP Ft, Madison, Iowa center-flow hoppers that don't require a square Plate C stencil since they are within the tolerances of Plate B. One series of WP center-flow cars was left out . These hoppers, WP Nos, ike Schafer's article on the Santa 11741-1 1750, were built as early as Fe "Little Chiefs" was most in­ M late 1961, and were originally Sacra­ teresting. The "La Junta Chief' train mento Northern 5501-5510, These We welcome letters that provide interesting information. correc­ number combinations were 191/200 cars were of a different design-more tions. or your views on model railroading or PROTOTYPE MODELER. and 201/190, however, Just look at a Mark at top of letter ··To PM Junction·· if it is to be considered for Santa Fe timetable from the later years cylindrical in appearance--and were possible publicalion. Your lull address will be g,ven ONL Y if you of aluminum construction, so request. Because of our limited staff. we are not always able to of the train's operation. Without dig­ answer all mail (although a self·addressed, stamped envelope ging (literally, with a shovel) through Carl W, Shaver w,lI help'), but we do guarantee to read all mail. my own files I can't say which pair was Lombard, Ill, which, It was either 190/191 east of Pueblo and 200/201 to the north or vice versa, Also, F units were the regular power during the final years of operation of A letter from an editor No reservations for Chiefs the La Junta Chief. The consist was ike Schafer's "Little Chiefs of the usually a single F3 or F7, a steam gen­ M Santa Fe" (August 1986 PM) erator car (converted from a smooth­ our September 1986 issue with was very informative and colorful. I side baggage car), a baggage car and Y the TP& W feature just crossed my am planning on modeling Santa Fe's one coach.