Remember the Rock, Volume 8, Number 2
This issue is packed with great material! Bill Pollard begins a multi-part study of the causes behind the Rock Island and Pullman Company's fractured relationship. Ira Silverman follows with an account of his travels along the Golden State in the early 1970s. Neal Baucom relates one of his father's stories from 1938; For the modelers, Bob Massey reviews Athearn's Genesis Series GP9, and Richard Steelman scratch builds the coaling tower at Morris, IL.

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Private Varnish, Volume 33 #1 - 137
Chase Gunnoe reports on the AAPRCO 35th Annual Convention in Chattanooga, TN, with coverage of the Chattanooga Limited's journey from Washington, D.C. and return. Borden Black highlights her trip and that of other women on the train, as Our Great Railroad Adventure. Also in this issue: Membership News, Travel Planner, Out and About, as well as PV Market and Trade Members.

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From the Publisher
April 15, 2013

Hey Gang!

It's off the press and arriving in mailboxes now! Remember the Rock Vol. 8 No 2 should be in your hands any day now. It entered the mail system on Friday, April 12 and we've heard that it OSed in Arkansas on the 15th. What better way to cure that visit from the taxman than a new RTR?! So, here's what's inside for you Rock hounds?

Playing Poker with Pullman - Part 1, by Bill Pollard
Starting in 1958, Rock Island Lines did the unthinkable, severing a long-standing relationship with the Pullman Company by taking over operation of most sleep car routes. Noted Rock Island RR historian Bill Pollard traces the cause of the Rock Island and the Pullman Company's fractured relationship. Part 1 of the article includes a 2-page roster of cars, names, types, dates, trains and dispositions. Photos of cars prior and after the split are included, as well as RI company diagrams.

Gold Streaks and Friendly Crews in the Sunflower State, by Ira Silverman
Join the author as he traveled along the Golden State route in Kansas back in early 70s. Plenty of great photography featuring big EMD and GE motive power. The photography is sharp enough in some to see all the details on those piggyback flats back when the RI rolled fast trains through the Kansas trains.

Classic Rock
"What were the Chances." Neal Baucom relates one of his father's favorite stories and illustrates it with an incredible photograph taken near Arkalon, Kansas, in 1938. Very rare view of the 5036!
"Say, Will You Look at That!" A re-examination of a photo starts the search for the interurban that ran alongside the Rock Island in Huchinson, Kansas. Rare postcard views of Hutchinson and the Carey Salt Company.

Rock Island Modeler: Ready to Run Review of Athearn's Genesis series GP9, by Bob Massy
The author helped insure the accuracy of these beautiful models assisting the good folks at Athearn with photos and detailed information. Massey takes a close look at the final result and provides plenty of advice in the event a model becomes damaged due to mishaps while unpacking these gorgeous models. Lots of model and prototype photography.

Summers on the Rock Island by Ramon Villarreal.
The author details his experience working on the Bull Gang at the Pratt, Kansas, roundhouse; including a tangle with a crabby ole engineer.

Rock Island Modeler: Scratch Building the Coaling Tower at Morris, Illinois, by Richard Steelman.
Lavishly illustrated with the author's photography, he guides any modeler through the process of building this 500-ton coaling tower. Also includes rare photographs of the original tower's demise in 1953.

Hope everybody is enjoy the Spring weather. Still pretty chilly up here in NW Illinois. Time to trade the snowmobile for a speeder!

Steve Esposito, Publisher