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Slide Contest 2003 -- Potomac NRHS

Slide Contest 2003 -- Potomac Chapter NRHS


[Slide contest winner] GRAND PRIZE WINNER. Bill Hopkins won the grand prize with this entry in the Mainline Diesel category, "Santa Fe Freight at Summit of Cajon Pass" in California.

Winners in other categories:

Thumbnail link to photo Light Electric, Bill Duvall, "Catonsville, Maryland", a PCC car in the Baltimore suburbs in 1963. Thumbnail link to photo Heavy Electric (tie), Jim Mixter, "Restored Pennsy GG-1 4935 leads an Amtrak train over the Susquehanna River" at Perryville, MD.
Thumbnail link to photo Heavy Electric (tie), Bill Hopkins, "Big Boys of the Electric Era", a Little Joe leads a Milwaukee Road freight in 1973, one year before the end of electrification in Montana. Thumbnail link to photo Shortline and Branchline Freight, Doug Koontz, "Alcos in the Desert" on the Apache Railway in Arizona.
Thumbnail link to photo Diesel Passenger, Bill Hopkins, "WM Maple Sugar Special at Deal, PA" in 1973 Thumbnail link to photo Night and Indoor, Alex Mayes, "A Classic Lineup at Williams, AZ" from the 2002 NRHS convention.
Thumbnail link to photo Foreign, Teresa Renner, "Working Upgrade Leaving El Rancho" in Guatemala. Thumbnail link to photo Mixed Motive Power and Roster, Teresa Renner, "The Two Stars of the 1994 NRHS Convention" in Atlanta, GA.
Thumbnail link to photo Miscellaneous, Bill Hopkins, "B&O Color Position Light Signal Guarding Old Main Line at Hood, MD" in 2003. Thumbnail link to photo Rail Fun, Bill Duvall, "New Way to Railfan" on the Northeast Corridor in Bowie, MD. Don't try this at home!
Thumbnail link to photo Steam, Bill Hopkins, "WM734 Approaching Brush Tunnel" in 1999.    

See our 2002 slide contest winners.

Complete List of Winners
Place Title Contestant
Category 1 - Light Electric
H.M. Speed Doug Koontz
2nd Tie Johnstown 352 at Wheaton Trolley Museum Bill Hopkins
2nd Tie New Orleans Car 914 near French Quarter Bill Hopkins
1st Catonsville, Maryland Bill Duvall
Category 2 - Heavy Electric
H.M. Sunset at Seabrook Doug Koontz
3rd Tie End of the Day Doug Koontz
3rd Tie The Acela at Bowie Alex Mayes
1st Tie Amtrak GG-1 over the Susquehanna Jim Mixter
1st Tie Big Boys of the Electric Era Bill Hopkins
Category 3 - Steam
H.M. Cold Morning Doug Koontz
3rd Etching the Sky Sidney Earle
2nd 2102 at Union Bridge Bill Duvall
1st WM 734 Approaching Brush Tunnel Bill Hopkins
Category 4 - Mainline & Regional Diesel Freight
H.M. CN Freight Crossing Anderson River Rudy Volin
3rd WM 7449 with B&LE Coke Train Bill Hopkins
2nd Eastbound at Cascade Tunnel Alex Mayes
1st Santa Fe Freight at Summit of Cajon Pass (Grand Prize Winner) Bill Hopkins
Category 5 - Shortline, Branchline & Indust. Frt.
H.M. tie WM Laurel Bark Extra on 2.88% Grade Bill Hopkins
H.M. tie Purple and Boat Doug Koontz
3rd Arizona Central Mike Schaller
2nd WM 241 on East Local Leaving Elkins Bill Hopkins
1st Alcos in the Desert Doug Koontz
Category 6 - Diesel Passenger
H.M. The Spirit of Washington Alex Mayes
3rd Camp Disappointment Doug Koontz
2nd The Coaster Express Alex Mayes
1st WM Maple Sugar Special at Deal, PA Bill Hopkins
Category 7 - Night & Indoor
H.M. Clear at Night Doug Koontz
3rd Final Night for RPOs. - 7 /31/77 Jim Mixter
2nd WM Alco at Cumberland Jim Mixter
1st A Classic Lineup at Williams, Arizona Alex Mayes
Category 8 - Foreign
H.M. Guatemala Freight Train Alex Mayes
3rd Double Header at Apopa Alex Mayes
2nd Melbourne-Sydney XPT Streamliner Jim Mixter
1st Working Upgrade Leaving El Rancho Teresa Renner
Category 9 - Mixed Motive Power & Roster
H.M. Tie UP's New "Waving Flag" Scheme Alex Mayes
H.M. Tie Mac Yard Doug Koontz
2nd Tie Southern E-8s at Ivy City Bill Hopkins
2nd Tie New Home for a Former MARC F-unit Alex Mayes
1st The Two Stars of the 1994 NRHS Conven. Teresa Renner
Category 10 - Miscellaneous
H.M. Rio Grande Galloping Goose Alex Mayes
3rd Ice Station Bowie Tower Alex Mayes
2nd Sunset on the Southern Ry. Doug Koontz
1st CPL Guarding Old Main Line at Hood Bill Hopkins
Category 11 - Rail Fun
H.M. Foamers on the Loose Doug Koontz
3rd Honey - I Shrunk the Train! Alex Mayes
2nd Some Honeymoon this Turned out to Be Jim Mixter
1st New Way to Railfan Bill Duvall

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