Description

Volume 3 Number 3 – M. Keith Williams, Editor
Published Q3– 2004, 34 pages

The Prospector continues its 2004 series with a richly illustrated and historically diverse issue. Volume 3, Number 3 blends early Rio Grande locomotive history, pioneering piggyback operations, diesel‑era tank car service, and contemporary modeling reviews. The issue also includes a Rio Grande Gallery section featuring member‑submitted photography from the early 2000s.

Contents

• Rio Grande’s Pioneer Piggyback Operations — Jim Eager A detailed history of the D&RGW’s early trailer‑on‑flat‑car (TOFC) experiments beginning in 1940, including equipment conversions, operating practices, and rare period photography.
• Rio Grande Gallery Three member‑submitted photographs documenting Rio Grande freight equipment still in service in 2003–2004.
• N‑Scale Mogul from Atlas — M. Keith Williams A review of Atlas’ N‑scale model of D&RG locomotive No. 3 “Shou‑wa‑no,” including prototype background and model performance.
• Glory in the Rockies: Locomotive Paint Schemes of the Denver & Rio Grande, 1871–1881 — Jim Wilke A richly researched study of the colorful and ornate paint schemes applied to early Rio Grande locomotives during the road’s first decade.
• D&RGW Tank Cars — Part II: Diesel Fuel Distribution Cars of the Early 1970s — Dave Lattimore A follow‑up to Part I (Volume 3, Number 1), examining how the Rio Grande used second‑hand tank cars to distribute diesel fuel across the system in the early 1970s.