Volume III Complete in One Year Binder S15.95 pp AUGUST 1979- Volume III, Number 1 FEBRUARY 1980 - Volume III, Number 4 Monon Alco Rs-2 SP T -284-6-0 Monon RS-2 from a Hobbytown RS-3 Sandy River Today Mexican Box Cars ATSF Combine-waycar Southern Pacific's P-1 4-6-2 RI Road SWitc her Modernizing SP P-1 Reading 1877 Freight Station USRA Composite Gondola RI Center Flow Hopper First Generation ATSF Baldwin Switchers ATSF Decals B & LE SD-9 #821 OCTOBER 1979 - Volume III, Number 2 Erie-Lackawanna Alco Century C-424 APRIL 1980 - Volume III, Number 5 B & M RPO SP & S GP-9's Fourteen A TSF Engines NP Motor Car House GN Steam Era Flat Car WM 4-6-6-4 Locomoti ves Ann Arbor Box Car ATSF Bx-3 & Bx-6 Box Cars (part 1) Sn2 SR & RL Locomotive 0& H Cement/Hopper/ Box Car 0& H Gondola JUNE 1980 - Volume III, Number 6 DECEMBER 1979 - Volume III, Number 3 MeC GP-38's Frisco NW-2's Operational Rotating Beacon in HO MKT 40' OF Box Car B & LE Bay Window Caboose SRR 36' Tru ss Rod Box Car Detail's West Plug Door Box Car CB & Q Waycars Wabash Steel Gondola Cotton Belt HI-Cube Box Car ATSF Bx-3 and Bx-6 Box Cars (part 2) Poplar Trees MKT 113000 Series Flat Car KCM & 0 Box Car In addition to the above, each Issue contains book reviews and a popular Questions and Answers column where reader's probing questions are answered by the experts on the PM Staff. 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Psgr.·Colden Siale. 87-192 Mopac Stum. a Goth.e Style R R Dala Sheel Capy . AC t "C" 8 7·53 Mdw.ukee Cab Diesels. 87· 123 "Block COlh ic Alphabet & Nos . Platu BUilders Plalu. 87-193 Data w/ln~pec t ion Dots. Colhlc Oitli! tWhih 87·54 rrelght C~rs ::3 (ituorte4). UP We C~n 87.12"·1 ~ & 2" SIII plng. & Black) Blitck & Yellow Inspecl ion Dots. Southern PHII.c fflelghl . Hydra·Cushlon "C", 87·3 Han"'e II. Pa"hc. Buffalo Creek.lll'14e Union 87· 125 Rud,ng CalS. Yellow & Creen StriPS. Carbide. 117· 194 SP are Cars. 87·126 SP City/ O... ertan4 Psg •. Clrs·Postwilr. Red 87·195 SP&S Modern Diuels (Yellow & Creen). 117-4 ~~o;; : ~~:~~b~·~:~·a~·~f~:c .. Na~aIO . cr, PIE. 81·55 Lelte"nl· ~Ol, Te , Repubhc . ~~~~~fM;;~~. ~:A .( ~~l~rci~~) · 8&0 Chessie, 87·196 SPIS SWItchers (Blac.). 87· 121 S.nta Fe Scout PSlr. Can. 117-5 40 It. P'Uybuk Vans C.C .. Sel, REA, RIo 0& RCW Citb Dluels Bl ack or Yellow StrIPS. 117-197 Eilr'y20IhCenI.SiRns. C'.Jnde. WM , MONON, n, PC , LN, 111 · 128 Sitnlit Fe AR Ser ... Tilnk Cilrs. MoPa,. Assorle" freIght ::5 ( p"v~'~ n.me). l OC , 87·1')8 late 20lh Cent. Signs. 81·6 SuboardCoutllne fffight. Af&P. Welch Gl itln, TP&W . 87· 129 Toledo Peolla & Western Locos. 87·199 O&RCW Cilbooses (Orange). I 87·1 Uruon Polcoh, height Automated R.A • UPR R 87·58 A.ssorle" rre;ghl ::6 (RR ) CN&W, frisco, NYC. 87· 130 Wutern MarylanO Hoods. 87·200 OIRCW CitbooSeS (Oritn ge & Sitve!) Stlle/d, Aulom"l!!d Railwa y Map. Slate 0' Maine. BAR . 87· 131 Mlssabe Hoods. 87·201 SP Blac k Widow. [ 's, F's. CP·9, S0.9, Trilln lou,ng l ocomollhn, Kl&l. Coos 6.y. long 87·59 RIO Cran"e So. NC locos & Caboo~es . 87· 132 NOltheln PaClhc Hoo"s (Cothic). Mu ler. 8tH. Plcke"", lumber, elc . 87·60 0 & RCW Stum Locos & Caboosu. 87· 1JJ No.thern Pacilic Hoods (Roman ). 87·202 " Esten4ed Roman SP Style IS'" , 6". SanlaFtF'f1Ih1.SuperShockControl, Shlp 117·9 87-61 l & N. P~S$ . & fleight . 87·134 R.R. Data ::2 (Yellow). BUII"e!s Plates, Dilta 87·203 " El lende" Romln SP Slyle 12",9" & 3" & Tlnt1. 87·62 Soulhe.n Cit) l ocomotl"'es. Cold & White In 'l'tllow & Re". 87·204 SP Sunset lid. Pus. 117· 10 Union Pacd,c freight 0970), UP srueld, Bt Stripe. 87· 135 Nor(olk Southern Hoods . SotCII,C , OF 81·205 "ssorled No . Boards Clear on Blick. 87·6] Union Paclhc Stram locos. 117 · 136 Santa Fe 40' Map Reel>!IS. 87·11 Southern Pacllic locomotIves (970). SP 87-206 Rlliroad WIY SIgns. lettering Crey Aoman Sty It . erty & Rtd 81-64 San ta Fe Steam locomotl"'U. 87· 137 FlISco Modern BOJ Cus(Yellow) 87·207 NM Pass. Clrs. 8]·65 Dluels Soulhern Pacl ',c Med. Slum locos. 87·138 KanusCilySouthelnCabs. 17·208 NP Pus Cars. Santa fe LOCOmotives (1970). Slut & Yellow 87·66 Pennsyl ... anll Slum lOCOS . ' 87· tJ9 Klnus Cily Sou thern PsgI. Car,. 87·209 K"sel Sleel & Trona 1014 Fre lghl Ho04) 81·67 PennsySlnlO leStllPeDlesels. 87· 140 FlOl/da Easl Coasl Ho04s & Cabs·Modern. 87·210 hlende4 CothlC . NY . OH & H Shle. 87· 13 Soulhern rteltlll " Servu Ihe Sou lh" WI'lI te. 87·68 New Haven Cab Diesels &1 · 141 [MD Demos. £'s. f's & SD45. B I .c~ . Re4 lelleHnt. Big JOhn, OF 87·211 WP Swllches 87-69 "R .R. Roman Alphlbt1 & Nos 87· 142 rial/dol [ast Coul [arl~ Hoods. Soulhern frlltlll " Creen Light". WIllIe Lei­ 17·212 WP Caboosu 81·14 8].70 lellng. OF "R .R. GothIC Alphlbet & Nos. 87· 143 Nor lhern Pacdlc SWltchel!. 8]·213 Chicago RU. Burhnglon Hood D,uels. Re4. WhIte & Crey 87·71 S.P. SI"pe Swt tchelS. Tigel Stripes. 87· 144 Reefer/ Freight ASSaIlment . Ru4ing, Ou · 87-214·.. " & 6 ~ Stupes. bUQue. Miller. Armour. ["'ans. Diesels 87·72 San la Fe Warbonnet DleselS. £3 / [6. PA 's, 81·215 ATSf 50' 8Gl c.n Super Chief' [I CaD Re4 & Silver. 87· 16 Elle Lack ...... itnnd Oluels. Maroon & Yelow 87· 145 Dllvtr Min ing Ole u ls . (Bo.Ca rRed) leltellng. 87·1] o & RCW NC Cars. 87·146 KansH City Soulheln Modern Diuels. 81 ·216 ATsr SO' ~ c.n Chit!. Seoul G•• nd unJ'Oll Pacific Frull hpren Mech . Ateltrs 81·74 Mopac Hood Oluels Ok . Blue w/ Eagle. 8]· 147 [rie Mining Co. 87·211 Assorttd Frt'lhlc.n 19 blbm; Aoc~ IsI.n4 Dluels . Maloon & Yellow, Re4 & 8]·75 Southern Pitclhc Huvy Stum. 87· 148 Kansas Clly Soulhern SWllchers (Ie ... ised 81·218 Assorted f rtttN c.n '10 1I,,1bm; Yellow D,UtIS 81·16 C & 0 MedIum Stum. Yellow lellering. 3179) 81·219 Cotton Bdl Centr.1 rlftlht Roc~ hl.n4 f lelihl Block Lellers Black & 87-77 Santa re f ·l C.bs. 87·149 F,,«o Mode,n BOl CIIS. Black & While. Ship Wh llt lelle"ni 81 ·220 Wtsttfn PK.llc Gefter.1 frttlht WI Ltlltftnl 81·78 NYC Medium Stum.