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Issue No. 001 _ 1974

16 pages, 15 photos _ bw | bw

· A Condensed History of the GM&O (GM&O family tree diagram)

· How to Model GM&O's only E-8

· The Midnight Special

· The Alton Route passenger photo gallery

· 1935 Streamline Trains (original consist floor plans for the Abraham Lincoln / Ann Rutledge)

· GM&O Memorabilia (C&A clipart, condensed schedule covers)

· Doug Steurer dedication

Issue No. 002 _ 1974

16 pages, 31 photos _ bw | bw

· Along the Right Of Way (track diagram: JO Tower)

· The Plug (schedule, clipart)

· Strangers on the Plug

· Steam Photo Gallery

Issue No. 003 _ 1975

16 pages, 26 photos _ bw | bw

· An Affair with Alco, Part I {see also: Part II}

· GM&O Up-To-Date (ICG renumbering program list)

· An American Classic

· C&A Steam Locomotives: Atlantics (E-1, E-2 drawings, engineering data)

Issue No. 004 _ 1975

16 pages, 37 photos _ bw | bw

· An Affair with Alco, Part II {see also: Part I} (large bw photo of 1947 Freedom Train)

· Chicago & Alton 2-6-6-2's (drawings, engineering data)

· Where Did All the Varnish Go? (passenger equipment numbers 1969-1972, roster of cars still in private hands)

· Wilmington Station (track diagram)

Issue No. 005 _ 1975

16 pages, 29 photos _ bw | bw

· Modeler's Corner: Diesel Paint Schemes - GM&O and Predecessors (detailed descriptions)

· A Real Crowd Pleaser

· Memorabilia: Dinner in the Diner (examples of dining car china service pieces)

· Passenger timetable cover (Oct. 1946 - Jan. 1947; final timecard 07 Aug. 1972)

Issue No. 006 _ 1976

16 pages, 32 photos _ bw | bw

· Memorabilia Collecting - Why, What & How

· The Way It Was

· Chicago & Alton Class I-6 Pacifics (drawings, engineering data) (additional photos in issue 7)

Issue No. 007 _ 1976

16 pages, 39 photos _ bw | bw

· Memorabilia: Lanterns

· The "Ann" ... Yesterday and Today

· A Chicago & Alton engine that never was (drawings, engineering data for proposed Berkshire)

· Chicago & Alton Class I-6 Pacifics (Alton Class P-16) (con't from issue 6)

Issue No. 008 _ 1976

16 pages, 19 photos _ bw | bw

· The Rebel, Part I {see also: Part II, Part III}

· Gulf, Mobile & Northern Buys Motor Trains of Welded Construction (builder's floor plan of the streamlined Rebel trainset)

· Chicago & Alton Class L-2 Mikados (drawings, engineering data)

· An Incident with the 4373

Issue No. 009 _ 1976

16 pages, 31 photos _ bw | bw

· The Rebel, Part II {see also: Part I, Part III} (builder's photos of frame, prime mover and car interiors before installation of interior trim)

· The Yankee & The Rebel

· Passenger Extra

· What Our Members Are Doing (map of where members live)

Issue No. 010 _ 1977

16 pages, 30 photos _ bw | bw

· The Rebel, Part III {see also: Part I, Part II } (photos of power truck w/ motors installed, engine room, operator's station, underside of pilot with truck removed; builder's drawing of carbody cross-section)

· Chicago & Alton Class L-3 Mikados (drawings, engineering data)

· More photos of Chicago & Alton Class L-2 Mikados

Issue No. 011 _ 1977

16 pages, 28 photos _ bw | bw

· Chasing the Route of the Vanished Puddle-Jumper

· Final Run Completed - April 14, 1960

· A Look in the Hobby Shop Window

Issue No. 012 _ 1977

16 pages, 24 photos _ bw | bw

· GM&O at Night - A Photo Essay

· Along the Right-Of-Way: GM&O's South End Today, Part I

· Gulf Coast Rebel

· On Time!

· Memorabilia: China pattern

· Evolution of an Emblem (C&A logo artwork)

Issue No. 013 _ 1977

16 pages, 46 photos _ c | bw

· Memorabilia: Silver Finery

· Modeler's Corner: Cabooses

· "Mini-Pig"

· Chicago & Alton Class H-8 Consolidations (drawings, engineering data)

Issue No. 014 _ 1978

16 pages, 20 photos _ bw | bw

· GM&O Men & Women: Mr. & Mrs. W.K. Davis

· Modeler's Track: Custom Painting Cars

· Memorabilia: Calendars

· Chicago & Alton Early Pacifics; Class I-1, I-2 and I-3 (drawings, engineering data)

Issue No. 015 _ 1978

16 pages, 32 photos _ bw | bw

· Along the Western Division, Part I {see also: Part II} (complete track schematic of Mexico, MO)

· When the Alton Route went Shopping for a Passenger Fleet, Part I - Coaches {see also: Part II, Part III} (detailed photos of ACF frame and carbody construction)

Issue No. 016 _ 1978

16 pages, 29 photos _ bw | bw

· When the Alton Route went Shopping for a Passenger Fleet, Part II - Parlors {see also: Part I, Part III}

· Motor Cars, Part I - Southern Region {see also: Part II, Part III} (drawings)

Issue No. 017 _ 1978

16 pages, 28 photos _ c | bw

· Chicago & Alton Class G-3 Compound Ten Wheelers (Baldwin erecting drawings, engineering data)

· GM&O F's Retired!

· Along the Western Division, Part II {see also: Part I}

Issue No. 018 _ 1979

16 pages, 22 photos _ bw | bw

· When the Alton Route Went Shopping for a Passenger Fleet, Part III - Sleepers {see also: Part I, Part II}

· It was the GP30's that Led the Parade (drawing)

Issue No. 019 _ 1979

20 pages, 46 photos _ bw | bw

· Steam Power on the Road of Service, Part I {see also: Part II} (drawings)

· Motor Cars, Part II - Northern Region {see also: Part I, Part III} (drawings)

Issue No. 020 _ 1979

20 pages, 25 photos _ bw | bw

· Steam Power on the Road of Service, Part II {see also: Part I} (drawings, GM&N all-time steam engine roster)

· Memorabilia: Passes (25 pass images)

Issue No. 021 _ 1979

24 pages, 52 photos _ c | bw

· The Ubiquitous RS1, Part I {see also: Part II, Part III} (drawings, engineering data)

· Abe 'n Annie, Part I {see also: Part II, Part III} (4-page color "Abraham Lincoln" train advertisement reprint insert)

· Francis, MO - Where the 'Q' Joined the Alton (track diagram)

Issue No. 022 _ 1980

24 pages, 47 photos _ bw | bw

· The Ubiquitous RS1, Part II {see also: Part I, Part III} (drawings, engineering data)

· Abe 'n Annie, Part II {see also: Part I, Part III}

Issue No. 023 _ 1980

16 pages, 28 photos _ bw | bw

· A Look Into the Bloomington Shops

Issue No. 024-25 _ 1980

24 pages, 43 photos _ bw | bw

· Chicago & Alton Class D-7 American Standards (plans, engineering drawings, advertising artwork)

· Modeler's Track

· Just A Railroad

· Abe 'n Annie, Part III {see also: Part I, Part II} (rosters, interior photos)

· Images of Interest

Issue No. 026-27 _ 1981

40 pages, 70 photos _ bw | bw

· Along the Right-Of-Way: Roodhouse - Crossroads of the Western Division

· Memorabilia: Stock and Bond Certificates (9, 1/4 size reproductions)

· The Ubiquitous RS1, Part III {see also: Part I, Part II} (drawings, engineering data, final disposition roster)

· Rebel Route Racer

· Motor Cars, Part III {see also: Part I, Part II} (drawings, roster data)

Issue No. 028-29 _ 1982

40 pages, 73 photos _ bw | bw

· C&A Shops Monument

· Wrecker Cranes on the Alton Route (wrecker roster)

· M&O's 4-6-2 Steam Passenger Power (drawings, engineering data, roster)

· Tragic Drama at Murphysboro

· C&A Glenn Yard Turntable (drawings, dimensional data)

· Ride the Big Rebel (passenger train consists)

· Portrait of Success

· Images of Interest

Issue No. 030 _ 1983

20 pages, 22 photos _ bw | bw

· FD: the story of GM&O 79000 (depressed center flat car specifications, line drawing)

· Booneville memories (Northbound No.6 Prairie State Express consist)

· M&O's "Old 400's": the Introduction of Modern Steam Power (line drawings, tonnage charts, locomotive & tender specification data)

Issue No. 031 _ 1983

20 pages, 27 photos _ bw | bw

· Replacing the cylinder head on Alton 440

· Union memories of the GM&O

· When GM&O F units rescued Amtrak

· Those Enduring E's, Part I {see also: Part II, Part III} (drawings and specs: Alton boxcab No.1200, EA No. 100A, E7's 101-103)

Issue No. 032-33 _ 1983

40 pages, 55 photos _ c | bw

· Alton 1200-1209, the Story of the Aluminum Box Car

· South End Sojourn, Part I {see also: Part II, Part III} (route map of New Orleans/Mobile area)

· Sometimes You Get a Second Chance

· Those Enduring E's, Part II {see also: Part I, Part III}

· GM&O's Cantankerous Baldwins (drawings, engineering data, interior diagrams)

· The New 400's - "Sport Models" of Steam Power (drawings, engineering and roster data)

Issue No. 034 _ 1984

20 pages, 26 photos _ bw | bw

· South End Sojourn, Part II {see also: Part I, Part III} (route map, St. Louis south to Jackson)

· Alton Images of Interest: B&O Lady Baltimore

· GM&O Images of Interest: Work Equipment

· Gulf Coast Rebel Equipment Diagrams, Part I {see also: Part II, Part III} (drawings, engineering data)

Issue No. 035 _ 1984

24 pages, 38 photos _ bw | bw

· South End Sojourn, Part III {see also: Part I, Part II}

· Those Enduring E's, Part III {see also: Part I, Part II}

Issue No. 036-37 _ 1984

44 pages, 72 photos _ c | bw

· Those Not-So-Common M&O Consolidations (drawings, engineering data)

· The Wreck at Ovett (track diagrams)

· Classic Diesels: GM&O's Alco DL-105's and DL-109, Part I {see also: Part II} (ALCO painting diagram, drawing, engineering data)

· Alton Images of Interest

· The Sherman Branch: a Dream that Never Came True (StLP&N route map, track diagrams, ad reprint, loco roster)

Issue No. 038 _ 1985

20 pages, 25 photos _ bw | bw

· RT&N: The Chicago & Alton's Granville Branch (map, timetable page reprints)

· Motive Power of the RT&N

· Classic Diesels: GM&O's Alco DL105's and DL109, Part II {see also: Part I}

Issue No. 039 _ 1985

20 pages, 30 photos _ bw | bw

· Big Reds, Part I [see also: Part II}

· Lest We Forget

· The Burksville Incident (diagrams)

· Gulf Coast Rebel Equipment Diagrams, Part II {see also: Part I, Part III} (drawings, engineering info)

Issue No. 040-41 _ 1985

40 pages, 49 photos _ c | bw

· Discovering the Gulf & Mississippi (route map)

· Big Reds, Part II {see also: Part I} (line drawings, engineering data, GM&O SD40 Nos. 901-921, SD40X No. 950)

· "Dinner Is Now Being Served"; GM&O Menu

· Gulf Coast Rebel Equipment Diagrams, Part III {see also: Part I, Part II} (line drawings, engineering data, disposition of cars)

· Cabooses, Part I (C&A/Alton heritage) {see also: Part II, Part III, Part IV} (line drawings, complete rosters)

· The Head Brakeman's Cabin (line drawing: Alton Q-6 Mikado tender)

Issue No. 042 _ 1986

20 pages, 23 photos _ bw | bw

· The Ingalls Diesel-Electric Locomotive (line drawings, engineering data, Ingalls catalog pages)

Issue No. 043 _ 1986

20 pages, 33 photos _ bw | bw

· Murphysboro Depot: Silent Witness to Change (route map, track diagram)

· Riding Behind the 260's

· Alton Baggage Cars Nos. 400-419 (drawing, roster, interior photos)

Issue No. 044-45 _ 1986

40 pages, 61 photos _ c | bw

· GM&O No. 1900

· The Wrecker Crane's Last Big Lift?

· Mobile & Ohio's 0-6-0 Yard Power (line drawings, engineering specs., M&O 0-6-0 roster)

· In Pursuit of the PA's (line drawings, engineering specs; includes special section on No. 292 former Alco/GE "Spirit of 76" Freedom Train unit)

· Success Story: The West Tennessee Railroad (track plan)

Issue No. 046 _ 1987

24 pages, 13 photos _ bw | bw

· A Look at 1986

· Crossroads of the South (track schematic of Union, MS)

· Memorabilia: Chicago & Alton Timetables (reprints of 30 different timetable covers)

Issue No. 047-48 _ 1987

44 pages, 89 photos _ bw | bw

· Alton: The Bluff City (maps)

· Alton's Electric Railways (maps, roster)

· The Bluff Line: Alton's Short Line (map, timetable)

· Alton's Terminal Railroad: The Illinois Terminal (map)

· The Big Four: Alton's Branch Line (map)

· The Burlington: Alton's Bridge Line (map)

· "She Just Keeps Rollin' Along"

· The Cutoff (track schematics)

· The Old Main (track schematics, map)

· The M&IB&B: Alton's Belt Line (track schematic)

· Alton's Park Train

· Alton trains Nos. 34-35: The Motorcars (timetable, map)

Issue No. 049 _ 1987

16 pages, 30 photos _ c | bw

· LP the Self-Cleaning Pulpwood Cars (drawings, construction photos of frame)

· Of Bridges and Billboards (map of GM&O plate girder bridges in Chicago and the slogans painted on them)

Issue No. 050 _ 1988

20 pages, 37 photos _ bw | bw

· Sparta, Illinois - An Island of Railroading (track diagrams, timetable page)

· Special Feature: GM&O Pulpwood Rack Cars

· The Many Lives of No. 425 (consists)

· Citronelle, Alabama Depot to be Restored

Issue No. 051 _ 1988

28 pages, 26 photos _ bw | bw

· The Jack Line, Part I {see also: Part II, Part III} (maps, building plans, timetable pages, glossary of initials and company names: C&A/Alton predecessors)

· Jackson, Tennessee: Hub of the GM&O (track plan, schedules)

Issue No. 052-53 _ 1988

32 pages, 19 photos _ c | bw

· Train Happy: The Story of a Bloomington Boyhood (ticket reproductions)

· The Pioneers: GM&O's FA's Part I {see also: Part II} (ALCO painting diagram, complete internal drawings and engineering data showing locations of all components, ALCO operation and service manual page reprints)

· Houlka Treasures (map, photos of many types of documents)

Issue No. 054 _ 1989

20 pages, 20 photos _ bw | bw

· The Pioneers: GM&O's FA's, Part II {see also: Part I} (GM&O FA advertisements, diesel locomotive freight train performance reports)

· HM: Alton 61000-61149 Hoppers (complete plans)

Issue No. 055 _ 1989

28 pages, 39 photos _ bw | bw

· Society Caboose No. 2954 Dedication (map)

· The Jack Line, Part II {see also: Part I, Part III} (extensive track diagrams)

Issue No. 056 _ 1989

16 pages, 22 photos _ bw | bw

· Lift Old Glory: Flag Dedication Ceremony, Bloomington Shops

· Kansas City: The Unwanted Line (map, track diagram)

Issue No. 057 _ 1989

16 pages, 12 photos _ bw | bw

· Memorabilia: Chicago & Alton 1885 Rate Sheet (rate sheet copy)

· First Train To Paducah and Tragedy At Westport (maps)

· The Hesitant Hero of Jackson (reprint 1947 Saturday Evening Post feature on Ike Tigrett)

Issue No. 058 _ 1990

20 pages, 19 photos _ bw | bw

· Concerning FA's on Alto Pass (Alto Pass grade diagram)

· Columbus: The Town That Might Have Been (track schematic: Columbus, KY; 1877 M&O timetable)

Issue No. 059-60 _ 1990

36 pages, 41 photos _ bw | bw

· New Orleans and the "Ozone Route" (maps, advertisements, timetables, railroad maps of: New Orleans, Canal Yard, Bogalusa Shops)

Issue No. 061 _ 1990

32 pages, 35 photos _ bw | bw

· The Jack Line, Part III {see also: Part I, Part II} (track diagrams and grade schematics for Hilltop, Tallula, Prentice, Sinclair, Jacksonville, Davis, Woodson, Murrayville, Manchester and Roodhouse)

Issue No. 062 _ 1991

16 pages, 15 photos _ bw | bw

· It Must Have Been About '48 (GM&O Eastern Division grade diagram)

· The GM&O In Mid-Mississippi in 1989