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Slide Contest 2004 -- Potomac NRHS

Slide Contest 2004 -- Potomac Chapter NRHS


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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Winners in other categories:

Thumbnail link to photo Light Electric, Bob Bitzer, "Vintage CTA", in 1988. Thumbnail link to photo Heavy Electric, Mike Schaller, "MARC Snowplow Extra" with AEM7 #4902 in action on the Northeast Corridor in 2003.
Thumbnail link to photo Diesel Passenger (tie), Doug Koontz, "River Street" with New Georgia RR E8A #6902. Thumbnail link to photo Shortline and Branchline Freight, Alex Mayes, "Minnesota Ore Hauler" with LTV F9 #4213 (formerly Erie Mining) in 1996.
Thumbnail link to photo Diesel Passenger (tie), Alex Mayes, "Westbound in Byers Canyon" showing the California Zephyr in Colorado in 2003. Thumbnail link to photo Night and Indoor, Alex Mayes, "A Santa Fe 4-8-4 and Friend" from the 2002 NRHS convention at the Grand Canyon.
Thumbnail link to photo Foreign, Bill Hopkins, "Algoma Central at Frater, Ont." led by GP40-2 #201 in 1991. Thumbnail link to photo Mainline Diesel, Mike Schaller, "NS at Markham" as GE C40-9W #9118 leads a freight past the historic depot in Virginia.
Thumbnail link to photo Miscellaneous, Alex Mayes, "A Plow Extra on the Metropolitan Sub" at Point of Rocks in 2003. Thumbnail link to photo Rail Fun, Mike Schaller, "Call Mechanical. For Some Reason, It Won’t Work" (This SD45-2 for the Trona Railway in California has seen better days.)

See our 2003 slide contest winners.

Complete List of Winners
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. UP’s 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. F’s 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 Won’t Work Mike Schaller
2nd I’ve Been Working on the Railroad Clay Moritz
3rd Can’t Wait Doug Koontz
H.M. Carl Frantz’s Brush Cutters Ride In Style Bill Hopkins

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