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CHALLENGES OF THE POTOMAC DIVISION

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The staff of the Potomac Division's Potomac Flyer offers a challenge to the Potomac Division membership to share various items with fellow members of the Division. The results of these challenges are shared on this page after publication in the Potomac Flyer.

POTOMAC FLYER EDITION

 CHALLENGE  MONTH

THE CHALLENGE

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS

JUNE - JULY AND AUGUST - SEPTEMBER, 2021
"SHOW ME YOUR LAYOUT"
25
OCTOBER - NOVEMBER, 2021
"SHOW ME YOUR FAVORITE PIECE OF ROLLING STOCK"
15
DECEMBER - JANUARY, 2021/2022
"SHOW ME YOUR FAVORITE TRACK SIDE STRUCTURE"
COME ON BACK AND SEE AFTER THE POTOMAC FLYER IS PUBLISHED.

       Challenge 1 - Show me your Layout

Twenty Five Potomac Division Members participated in Challenge 1 and here are the submissions they made. What started as a simple complete these questions form resulted in a tremendous response from the membership requiring the Potomac Flyer to split the Layout submissions in two parts to publish all of them. The following are the members that submitted layouts and you can see their submission by clicking on their name. You can also see the write up published in the August- September OR October - November 2021 Potomac Flyer, the Potomac Division's Bi-monthly newsletter,  if you left click on the Layout's title found to the right of the layout picture.

Alex  Belida Brian Sheron John Sethian Ron King Bill Lyders
Andrew Dodge Ernie Little Martin Brechbel Tim Tolson
Al Pulgiese Gil Fuchs Max Munger Tom Potthast
Bernie Halloran Jerry Stanley Nick Kalis Robert Prossor
Bill Demas John Paganoni Randolph Ghertler Dale Latham
Bob Rodriguez Ken Nesper Rick Wright Brad Stanford


   Alex Belida's Eureka and South Pass Railroad    Alex Belida's Eureka and South Pass Railroad

       Andrew Dodge's Colorado and Midland Railroad

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        Al Pulgliese's Pugsburg Railroad

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          Bernie Halloran's New York Kittantiny and Western

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5 / 25

         Bill Demas's Westmoreland Railroad

6 / 25

        Bob Rodriguez's Nickel City Line Railroad

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         Brian Sheron's Long Island Railroad

8 / 25

        Ernie Little's Norfolk Southern Connector Railroad

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         Gil Fuchs's Haifa and Jerusalem Railroad

10 / 25

         Jerry Stanley's Hobby Barn YGW

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        John Paganoni's- Central Vermont

12 / 25

        Ken Nesper's Three Layouts

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13 / 25

        John Sethian's PRR Nassau Division

14 / 25

         Martin Brechbiel's South Mountain Branch of the Cumberland Valley Railroad

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15 / 25

         Max Munger's Western Pacific Railroad

16 / 25

         Nicholas Kalis's Oahu Sugar Company 

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         Randolph Ghertler's The Shelf Layout

18 / 25

         Rick Wright's CONUS Lines 

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         Ron King's Misty Creek Railroad

20 / 25

        Tim Tilson's Soo Line  

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         Tom Potthast - Frisco St. Louis Terminal

22 / 25

         Robert Prossor's Pennsylvania Railroad

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         Dale Latham - Piedmont Southern Railroad

24 / 25

         Brad Stanford's NC and StL

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        Bill Lyders's Whitewater and Virginia

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Challenge 2 - Show me your favorite piece of Rolling Stock.

Fifteen Potomac Division Members participated in Challenge 2 and here are the submissions they made. The following are members that made submissions and you can see their submissions by clicking on their name. You can see the write up published in the October - November, 2021 Potomac Flyer, the Potomac Division's Bi-monthly newsletter,  if you left click on the Rolling Stock title found to the right of the picture.

Martin Brechbiel Mat Thompson Stan Knotts Bernie Kempinski
Ernie Little Robert Reid Jim Novaco Mark Gionet
Brian Sheron Michael Fleming Alex Belida Bill Mosteller
Ken Nesper Ron King Paul Hutchins



        Martin Breichbel's Pickle Car

         Ernie Little's Norfolk Southern Hogshead Tobacco Car

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         Brian Sheron's Spent Fuel Transport Car

         Ken Nesper's Wood Reefer

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         Mat Thompson's Hooker Tank Car

         Robert Reid's Ventilated Box Car

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         Michael Fleming's Pullman Passenger Car

         Ron King's Conoco Tank Car

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        Stan Knott's VA&ST Box Car

         Jim Novaco's Snow Plow

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         Alex Belida's Densmore Tank Car

         Paul Hutchin's Norfolk Southern Gondola Car

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         Bernard Kempinski's USMRR Conductor Car

         Mark Gionet's Boston and Maine Milk Car

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        Bill Mosteller's Virginian Gondola 


Challenge 3 - Show me your favorite track structure.

Thirteen Potomac Division Members participated in Challenge 3 and here are the submissions they made. Again several stepped up to the Challenge and the following are the Members that made submissions. You can see the write up published in the December, 2021/January, 2022 Potomac Flyer, the Potomac Division's Bi-monthly newsletter,  if you left click on the Track  side title found to the right of the picture.

Ken Nesper
Alex Belida
Bob Rodriguez
Mark Gionet
Brian Sheron
Martin Brechbiel
Andrew Dodge

Robert Reid
Dale Latham
Ernie Little

John Paganoni
Mat Thompson
Brad Stanford

    Ken Nesper's Trackside Houses

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     Brian Sheron's Trackside Marina

    Robert Reid's Trackside Produce Company

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     John Paganoni's Montville Station

     Alex Belida'a Steam Log Derrick

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    Martin Brechbiel's Coaling Platform, Water Tank, anc Railcart Shed

     Dale Latham's Engine House

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     Mat Thompson's Christopher Paper Mill

     Bob Rodriguez's Dubois, PA Station

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     Andrew Dodge's Engine House on Boreas Pass

     Ernie Little's Girder Bridge

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     Brad Stanford's Coaling Station

     Mark Gionet's Proctor Station

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Thanks to everyone who provided submissions for the Potomac Division Challenges.

 





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