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GRAND
PRIZE WINNER. Bob Kaplan won the grand prize
with this entry in the Steam category, "First Independence
Limited at Little Orleans", 1973
Winners in other categories: |
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| Light Electric, Bill Duvall, "Center Door Car" | Heavy Electric, Alex Mayes, "Amtrak's Finest Hour -- The Blizzard of 2000" | ||
| Mainline Diesel Freight, Mike Schaller,
"Along the Columbia River". This view
of a westbound UP freight was taken in August, 2000 near
Hood River, OR. |
Shortline and Branchline, Alex Mayes, "Boston and Maine Memories", (A finalist in the grand prize competition) | ||
| Diesel Passenger, Bob Bitzer, "B&O in the Queen City", Amtrak's West Virginian at Cumberland in 1971. (A finalist in the grand prize competition) | Night and Indoor, Bill Duvall, "Bureau of Engraving Tunnel" | ||
| Foreign, Alex Mayes, "Ready to Depart Saint Moritz" | Mixed Motive Power and Roster, Bob Kaplan, "Dressed Up in their Sunday Best" | ||
| Miscellaneous, Ken Brooks, "Sunset", westbound San Francisco Zephyr in Wyoming, 1978. | Rail Fun, Clay Moritz, "Are You Sure this Is the Right Spot for the Photo Line?" | ||
See our 2000 slide contest winners.
Here are the top finishers in each category of the 2001 slide contest:
| Place | Slide Title | Photographer |
|---|---|---|
| Category 1- Light Electric | ||
| Honorable Mention | Big Red on San Francisco Muni | Bob Kaplan |
| 3rd Place | Visions of Our Past | Bob Bitzer |
| 2nd Place | North Shore's Finest | Ken Brooks |
| 1st Place | Center Door Car | Bill Duvall |
| Category 2 - Heavy Electric | ||
| 3rd Place (Tie) | Muskingham Electric | Bill Duvall |
| 3rd Place (Tie) | AMTRAK in Philadelphia | Marc Laborde |
| 2nd Place | Steam Days on the Pennsy | Bill Hopkins |
| 1st Place | AMTRAK's Finest Hour - The Blizzard of 2000 | Alex Mayes |
| Category 3. - Steam | ||
| 3rd Place (Tie) | WM Scenic No. 734 Approacing Brush Tunnel | Bill Hopkins |
| 3rd Place (Tie) | Winter Glory | Clay Moritz |
| 2nd Place | Morning Steam Express | Bob Bitzer |
| 1st Place | First Independence Ltd. At Little Orleans | Bob Kaplan |
| Category 4 - Mainline Diesel Freight | ||
| Honorable Mention (Tie) | Belen, New Mexico | Marc Laborde |
| Honorable Mention (Tie) | UP Handles It - Power River Coal | Bob Kaplan |
| 3rd Place | Western Maryland Autumn | Bill Duvall |
| 2nd Place | South Bound on the Hudson River Line | Alex Mayes |
| 1st Place | Along the Columbia River | Mike Schaller |
| Category 5 - Shortline & Branchline | ||
| Honorable Mention | North Bound Working Loader at Colwell | Bill Hopkins |
| 3rd Place | Loading Copper Ore at Magma, Arizona | Bob Kaplan |
| 2nd Place | East Washington Railroad | Bill Duvall |
| 1st Place | Boston & Maine Memories | Alex Mayes |
| Category 6 - Diesel Passenger | ||
| 3rd Place (Tie) | Baltimore Bound | Alex Mayes |
| 3rd Place (Tie) | PRR Westbound on Rockville Bridge | Bill Duvall |
| 2nd Place | Surfliner | Mike Schaller |
| 1st Place | B&O in the Queen City | Bob Bitzer |
| Category 7 - Night | ||
| Honorable Mention | Three Historic 4-8-4s Steamed Up | Alex Mayes |
| 3rd Place | A Quiet Wait at the Queen City | Bob Bitzer |
| 2nd Place | AMTRAK Surfliner at San Diego | Alex Mayes |
| 1st Place | Bureau of Engraving Tunnel | Bill Duvall |
| Category 8 - Foreign | ||
| Honorable Mention | Heading for Munich | Alex Mayes |
| 3rd Place | Iarnod Eireann Train Leaving Cork, Ireland | Rudy Volin |
| 2nd Place | Chur-Aros in Chur, Switzerland | Rudy Volin |
| 1st Place | Ready to Depart St. Moritz | Alex Mayes |
| Category 9 - Roster | ||
| Honorable Mention | Crew Change at Cumberland on the WM | Bill Hopkins |
| 3rd Place | On the Ready Track | Bob Kaplan |
| 2nd Place | Getting Ready | Ken Brooks |
| 1st Place | Dressed Up in their Sunday Best | Bob Kaplan |
| Category 10 - Miscellaneous | ||
| Honorable Mention | Restoration at its Finest in Martinsburg, WV | Bob Kaplan |
| 3rd Place | A B&O Artifact Works On | Mike Schaller |
| 2nd Place | A Lonely, Snowy Afternoon at the Tower | Bob Bitzer |
| 1st Place | Sunset | Ken Brooks |
| Category 11 - Rail Fun | ||
| Honorable Mention | Train Should be Bigger Than The Sign | Mike Schaller |
| 3rd Place | You Take the High Road & I'll Take the Low Road | Sidney Earle |
| 2nd Place | This Sure Beats Driving a School Bus | Bill Hopkins |
| 1st Place | Are You Sure this is the Right Spot for the Photo Line? | Clay Moritz |
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