Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
Schedule 13G
Under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.
)*
ABC RAIL PRODUCTS CORP
(Name of Issue)
COMMON
(Title of Class of Securities)
000752105
(Cusip number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this
statement [ ]. (A fee
is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a
previous statement on file
reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of
the class of
securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no
amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or
less of such class)
(See Rule 13d-7).
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a
reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject
class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which
would alter the
disclosure provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page
shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities in that
section of the Act but shall be subject to all other
provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
Cusip Number: 000752105 13G Page 2
1. Investment Advisers, Inc.
2. Check the appropriate box if a member of a group:
(a) [ ] (b) [ X ]
3. SEC Use only
4. Citizenship or place of
organization:
Delaware
5. Sole voting power: 603,500
6. Shared voting power: 197,000
7. Sole Dispositive power: 603,500
8. Shared dispositive power: 197,000
9. Aggregate amount beneficially owned
by each reporting person: 800,500
10. Percent of class represented by amount
in Row 9: 8.92%
11. Type of Person Reporting*: IA
Item 1. (a) Name of Issuer: ABC RAIL PRODUCTS CORP
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive
Offices: 200 SOUTH MICHIGAN AVENUE
SUITE 1300
CHICAGO, IL 60604-2402
Item 2. (a) Investment Advisors, Inc.
(b) 3700 First Bank Place, Box 357,
Minneapolis, MN 55440
(c) Delaware
(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common
(e) Cusip Number: 000752105
Item 3 (e) Investment Advisor registered under
Section 203 of the
Investment Advisors Act of 1940.
Item 4. (a) Amount beneficially owned: 800,500
(b) Percent of Class: 8.92%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(I) Sole power to vote: 603,500
(ii) Shared power to vote: 197,000
(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct
disposition of: 603,500
(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct disposition
of: 197,000
Item 5. his statement is being filed to
report the fact that as of the date hereof the
reporting person has ceased to be the
beneficial owner of more than five percent of the
class of securities, check the following: [ ]
Item 6. The shares referred to in this
filing are held by various custodian banks for
various clients of Investment Advisors, Inc.
None of the individual clients or custodian banks
holds more than 5% or more of the shares.
Item 7. Not applicable.
Item 8. Not applicable.
Item 9. Not applicable.
Item 10. Certification
By signing below I certify that, to the best
of my knowledge and belief, the
securities referred to above were acquired in
the ordinary course of business
and were not acquired for the purpose of and
do not have the effect of changing
or influencing the control of the issuer of
such securities and were not
acquired in connection with or as a
participant in any transaction having such
purposes or effect.
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of
my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the infraction set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: 1/30/98
/s/ Kelly Thomas Coughlin
Kelly Thomas Coughlin
Vice President
Director of Compliance
