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| Grand Prize Winners Bob Bitzer and Doug Koontz shared the grand prize in the chapter's 2004 slide contest with their classic steam images. Bob Bitzer was the winner in the Mixed Motive Power and Roster category with 'EBT Trio', a 1997 shot which displayed three workhorses for the East Broad Top Railroad. Doug Koontz won the Steam category by capturing '611 on a Cold Morning' in 1997. |
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Light Electric, Bob Bitzer, "Vintage CTA", in 1988. | ![]() |
Heavy Electric, Mike Schaller, "MARC Snowplow Extra" with AEM7 #4902 in action on the Northeast Corridor in 2003. |
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Diesel Passenger (tie), Doug Koontz, "River Street" with New Georgia RR E8A #6902. | ![]() |
Shortline and Branchline Freight, Alex Mayes, "Minnesota Ore Hauler" with LTV F9 #4213 (formerly Erie Mining) in 1996. |
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Diesel Passenger (tie), Alex Mayes, "Westbound in Byers Canyon" showing the California Zephyr in Colorado in 2003. | ![]() |
Night and Indoor, Alex Mayes, "A Santa Fe 4-8-4 and Friend" from the 2002 NRHS convention at the Grand Canyon. |
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Foreign, Bill Hopkins, "Algoma Central at Frater, Ont." led by GP40-2 #201 in 1991. | ![]() |
Mainline Diesel, Mike Schaller, "NS at Markham" as GE C40-9W #9118 leads a freight past the historic depot in Virginia. |
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Miscellaneous, Alex Mayes, "A Plow Extra on the Metropolitan Sub" at Point of Rocks in 2003. | ![]() |
Rail Fun, Mike Schaller, "Call Mechanical. For Some Reason, It Wont Work" (This SD45-2 for the Trona Railway in California has seen better days.) |
See our 2003 slide contest winners.
| Complete List of Winners | ||
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| Place | Title | Contestant |
| Category 1 - Light Electric | ||
| 1st | Vintage CTA | Bob Bitzer |
| 2nd | Pittsburgh Skyline | Bill Duvall |
| 3rd | Autumn Colors and Trolley Cars | Bob Bitzer |
| H.M. | Liberty Bell Limited | Rudy Volin |
| Category 2 - Heavy Electric | ||
| 1st | MARC Snowplow Extra | Mike Schaller |
| 2nd | Milwaukee Road Runs at Night | Bill Hopkins |
| 3rd | Amtrak's finest hour | Alex Mayes |
| H.M. | Triple-Headed GG-1s on Freight | Jim Mixter |
| Category 3 - Steam | ||
| 1st | 611 on a Cold Morning | Doug Koontz |
| 2nd | Express to Mt. Union | Bob Bitzer |
| 3rd | Crossin' the James | Bob Bitzer |
| H.M. | WM Scenic #734 at Frostburg | Rudy Volin |
| Category 4 - Mainline & Regional Diesel Freight | ||
| 1st | NS at Markham | Mike Schaller |
| 2nd | Q137 Making Up Time at Harpers Ferry | Bill Hopkins |
| 3rd | Over / Under | Doug Koontz |
| H.M. | Surprise at Kesler Bridge | Stan Short |
| Category 5 - Shortline, Branchline & Indust. Frt. | ||
| 1st | Minnesota Ore Hauler | Alex Mayes |
| 2nd | Downtown Bethesda | Bill Duvall |
| 3rd | WM's "Digger" at Gersel, WV | Bill Hopkins |
| H.M.Tie | Railroading in Vermont | Bob Bitzer |
| H.M.Tie | D&H's Local -- The Slate Picker | Bill Hopkins |
| Category 6 - Diesel Passenger | ||
| 1st Tie | River Street | Doug Koontz |
| 1st Tie | Westbound in Byers Canyon | Alex Mayes |
| 3rd | Boston & Maine at Whitfield, NH | Rudy Volin |
| H.M. | UPs Finest Climbing Soldier Summit | Teresa Renner |
| Category 7 - Night & Indoor | ||
| 1st | A Santa Fe 4-8-4 and Friend | Alex Mayes |
| 2nd | Holiday Train in Steamtown | Mike Schaller |
| 3rd | A Trolley Trio | Bob Bitzer |
| H.M. | Fs In a Line | Doug Koontz |
| Category 8 - Foreign | ||
| 1st | Algoma Central at Frater, Ont. | Bill Hopkins |
| 2nd | GO | Bob Bitzer |
| 3rd | Riding High Above Beaver Lake | Alex Mayes |
| H.M. | Cisco Crossing | Doug Koontz |
| Category 9 - Mixed Motive Power & Roster | ||
| 1st | EBT Trio | Bob Bitzer |
| 2nd | D&H Engine Terminal, Whitehall, New York | Bill Hopkins |
| 3rd | Snowbound In Brunswick | Teresa Renner |
| H.M. | Sabine River & Northwestern Jeep | Jim Mixter |
| Category 10 - Miscellaneous | ||
| 1st | A plow Extra on the Metropolitan Sub | Alex Mayes |
| 2nd | City of New Orleans Backing into Chicago | Jim Mixter |
| 3rd Tie | Dispatcher, Jacksonville | Doug Koontz |
| 3rd Tie | Winter Wonderland on the MET | Paul Woodring |
| 3rd Tie | Searchlight Sunrise | Stan Short |
| Category 11 - Rail Fun | ||
| 1st | Call Mechanical. For Some Reason, It Wont Work | Mike Schaller |
| 2nd | Ive Been Working on the Railroad | Clay Moritz |
| 3rd | Cant Wait | Doug Koontz |
| H.M. | Carl Frantzs Brush Cutters Ride In Style | Bill Hopkins |
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