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4501 Crossing Lake Pontchartrain -- The Grand Prize
winner was taken by Jim Mixter in November 1985. The excursion
between New Orleans and Hattiesburg, MS crosses the Lake
Pontchartrain causeway.
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, Teresa Renner, Pacific Electric PCC (at San Francisco in 2007) |  |
Heavy Electric, Bill Hopkins, Milwaukee Electric Stops for a Meet (A "Little Joe" engine near Deer Lodge, MT in 1973) |
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Mainline Diesel, Bill Hopkins, WM Coal Drag at Helmstetters Curve (in 1973) | Image not available | Shortline and Branchline Freight, Bill Hopkins, Pope’s Creek Local at Duley’s Hill |
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Diesel Passenger, Alex Mayes, The California Zephyr at Thompson, Utah |  |
Night and Indoor (tie), Bill Hopkins, Before Day Breaks on the Cartier (A 2001 photo of an ALCO locomotive on the Quebec mining railroad) |
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Night and Indoor (tie), Doug Koontz, MARC at Weverton Color Position Lights |  |
Foreign, Alex Mayes, Heading to Montreal (behind VIA Genesis locomotive #915) |
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Roster, Alex Mayes, Early Morning in Durango |  |
Miscellaneous, Jim Mixter, Sunset from the Sunset Limited (in West Texas in 1981) |
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Rail Fun, Alex Mayes, Does This Line Go to Orbisonia? | ||
See our 2006 slide contest winners.
| 2007
Slide Contest Winners |
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| Category/Place | Slide Title | Contestant |
| Category 1 – Light Electric | ||
| 1st | Pacific Electric PCC | Teresa Renner |
| 2nd | Johnstown 352 of National Capital Trolley Museum | Bill Hopkins |
| 3rd | Car 914 Nears New Orleans French Quarter | Bill Hopkins |
| Hon. Men. | A Milan Streetcar in San Francisco | Teresa Renner |
| Category 2 – Heavy Electric | ||
| 1st | Milwaukee Electric Stops for a Meet | Bill Hopkins |
| 2nd | AMTRAK Out of the Sun | Doug Koontz |
| 3rd | Heading to Washington | Alex Mayes |
| Hon. Men. | New Jersey Transit: “Morning MU” | Jim Mixter |
| Category 3 – Steam | ||
| 1st | 4501 Crossing Lake Pontchartrain | Jim Mixter |
| 2nd | The 1981 New River Excursion | Bill Hopkins |
| 3rd | Western Maryland 734 Approaches Brush Tunnel | Bill Hopkins |
| Hon. Men. | Silverton Bound | Alex Mayes |
| Category 4 – Mainline Diesel Freight | ||
| 1st | WM Coal Drag at Helmstetters Curve | Bill Hopkins |
| 2nd | Frosty | Sidney Earle |
| 3rd – tie | MACs to Mammoth Spring, AR | Doug Koontz |
| 3rd – tie | Westbound on the Former Rio Grande Main | Alex Mayes |
| Category 5 – Shortline Diesel Freight | ||
| 1st | Pope’s Creek Local at Duley’s Hill | Bill Hopkins |
| 2nd – tie | Maryland Midland at Highfield | Teresa Renner |
| 2nd – tie | New Power on the Midland | Doug Koontz |
| 2nd – tie | Tunnel Motors on the loop Creek Branch | Alex Mayes |
| Category 6 – Diesel Passenger | ||
| 1st | The California Zephyr at Thompson, Utah | Alex Mayes |
| 2nd | The Shenandoah Arrives in Rowlesburg | Bill Hopkins |
| 3rd – tie | Alaska Railroad’s “Glacier Discovery” | Alex Mayes |
| 3rd – tie | Metro North in New Haven Garb | Jim Mixter |
| Category 7 – Night & Indoor | ||
| 1st – tie | Before Day Breaks on the Cartier | Bill Hopkins |
| 1st – tie | MARC at Weverton CPLs | Doug Koontz |
| 3rd | Brush Tunnel at Night | Bill Hopkins |
| Hon. Men. | Cincinnati Union Terminal – In Lego Blocks | Jim Mixter |
| Hon. Men. | End of Summer’s Day at Walkersville | John Sery |
| Category 8 – Foreign | ||
| 1st | Heading to Montreal | Alex Mayes |
| 2nd | Cartier Alcos at Tunnel A | Doug Koontz |
| 3rd | Clouded Future | Sidney Earle |
| Hon. Men. | Guatamala RR 2-8-2 Working Upgrade | Alex Mayes |
| Category 9 – Roster | ||
| 1st | Early Morning in Durango | Alex Mayes |
| 2nd | MARC Commuter Service 20 Years Ago | Bill Hopkins |
| 3rd | AMTRAK Pepsi Can Paint Scheme | Jim Mixter |
| Hon. Men. | MGA Sharks at Brownsville Shops | Bill Hopkins |
| Hon. Men. | Santa Fe’s Finest in Texas | Alex Mayes |
| Category 10 – Miscellaneous | ||
| 1st | Sunset from the Sunset Limited | Jim Mixter |
| 2nd | The Light at the End of the Tunnel | Alex Mayes |
| 3rd | Sunset for Color Positions Lights | Jim Mixter |
| Hon. Men. | Heading to Work at HO | Doug Koontz |
| Category 11 – Rail Fun | ||
| 1st | Does This Line go to Orbisonia | Alex Mayes |
| 2nd | Reverse Auto Rack | John Sery |
| 3rd | Sex Education for PCC Cars | Jim Mixter |
| Hon. Men. | The Other CSX Circus Train | John Sery |
| Hon. Men. | The Friends of Randolph Tunnel – Two Strikes and You’re Out | Bill Hopkins |
| Hon. Men. | So this is what Amtrak’s Capitol Ltd. has come to | Rudy Volin |
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