Nevada
Northern #40 at Tunnel 1 -- The Grand Prize winner was
taken by Alex Mayes. Nevada
Northern #40 at Tunnel 1 -- The Grand Prize winner was
taken by Alex Mayes.
This photo took first place in the steam category as well. See winners in other categories below.
Winners in other categories: |
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Light Electric (tie), Alex Mayes, Classic Cable Cars on Powell St. |  |
Light Electric (tie), Alex Mayes, Vintage PCC on S.F. Embarcadero |
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Heavy Electric, Alex Mayes, Washington Bound |  |
Mainline Diesel, Alex Mayes, Utah Railway Ascending the Grade |
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Shortline and Branchline Freight, Alex Mayes, MD Midland's Union Bridge/Highfield Run |  |
Diesel Passenger, Alex Mayes, A Cold Day on Marias Pass |
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Night and Indoor, Bill Hopkins, D.C. Transit at Night |  |
Foreign, Sydney Earle, Skirting the Edge |
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Roster, Sydney Earle, Reborn |  |
Miscellaneous, Alex Mayes, Semaphores at Sunset |
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Rail Fun, Jim Mixter, Boy, I hope there's cell phone service out here! | ||
See our 2007 slide contest winners.
| 2008
Slide Contest Winners |
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| Category/Place | Slide Title | Contestant |
| Category 1 – Light Electric | ||
| 1st - Tie | Classic Cable Cars on Powell St. | Alex Mayes |
| 1st - Tie | Vintage PCC on S.F. Embarcadero | Alex Mayes |
| 3rd | A Perfect Reflection | Bob Bitzer |
| Hon. Men. | DC Transit 766 37 Years Ago | Bill Hopkins |
| Category 2 – Heavy Electric | ||
| 1st | Washington Bound | Alex Mayes |
| 2nd | MARC at Bowie | Alex Mayes |
| 3rd - Tie | Electric-Powered Freights Leaving Enola Yard | Bill Hopkins |
| 3rd - Tie | Train 172 "The Senator" Passes | Bill Hopkins |
| Hon. Men. | Congressional Ltd. At Colonia, NJ | Rudy Volin |
| Category 3 – Steam | ||
| 1st | Nevada Northern #40 at Tunnel 1 | Alex Mayes |
| 2nd | Etching the Sky | Sidney Earle |
| 3rd | Reading 2102 at Granite, PA | Rudy Volin |
| Hon. Men. | Photo Freight on the Heber Valley | Teresa Renner |
| Category 4 – Mainline Diesel Freight | ||
| 1st | Utah Railway Ascending the Grade | Alex Mayes |
| 2nd - Tie | Conrail Coal at Fredericktown, PA | Bill Hopkins |
| 2nd - Tie | Autumn on the RF&P | Teresa Renner |
| Hon. Men. | Westbound at Randolph Tunnel | Alex Mayes |
| Category 5 – Shortline Diesel Freight | ||
| 1st | MD Midland's Union Bridge/Highfield Run | Alex Mayes |
| 2nd | Sierra RR on Cooperstown Trestle | Bob Bitzer |
| 3rd | Front Royal Bound | Teresa Renner |
| Hon. Men. | CSX K-591 on the Shenandoah Sub | Rudy Volin |
| Category 6 – Diesel Passenger | ||
| 1st | A Cold Day on Marias Pass | Alex Mayes |
| 2nd | NP#1 - The Mainstreeter at St. Paul | Bill Hopkins |
| 3rd | Doodlebug! | Bob Bitzer |
| Hon. Men. | Auto Train on the ex-RF&P | Jim Mixter |
| Category 7 – Night & Indoor | ||
| 1st | D.C. Transit at Night | Bill Hopkins |
| 2nd | Blasting Through Rock Cut | Alex Mayes |
| 3rd | Alexandria Yards | Teresa Renner |
| Hon. Men. | Santa Fe F-Units - Amtrak Super Chief | Jim Mixter |
| Category 8 – Foreign | ||
| 1st | Skirting the Edge | Sidney Earle |
| 2nd | Prague, Czech Republic 2997 | Jim Mixter |
| 3rd | Upper Northwest | Sidney Earle |
| Hon. Men. - Tie | Ont. Northlander North of Gravenhurst | Alex Mayes |
| Hon. Men. - Tie | Southbound on the New Market Sub. | Alex Mayes |
| Category 9 – Roster | ||
| 1st | Reborn | Sidney Earle |
| 2nd | Ready Track 30 Years Ago at Ivy City | Bill Hopkins |
| 3rd | Nevada Northern #40 at East Ely | Alex Mayes |
| Hon. Men. | Laying Over at Front Royal | Teresa Renner |
| Category 10 – Miscellaneous | ||
| 1st | Semaphores at Sunset | Alex Mayes |
| 2nd | Latticework of Steel at Union Station | Jim Mixter |
| 3rd | Signals in the Snow at East Avalon | Bill Hopkins |
| Hon. Men. | 1st Class Service - Rio Grande Zephyr | Bob Bitzer |
| Category 11 – Rail Fun | ||
| 1st | Boy, I hope there's cell phone service out here! | Jim Mixter |
| 2nd | Even man's best friend is a train watcher | Bob Bitzer |
| 3rd | Give her a little more juice, Barney, I think she'll break loose this time. | Alex Mayes |
| Hon. Men. - Tie | If you aren't a Railfan, can you trespass? | Rudy Volin |
| Hon. Men. - Tie | Class 5 Tornado Hits Strasburg | Alex Mayes |