POTOMAC CHALLENGE 9

"SHOW ME YOUR FAVORITE CABOOSE OR MOW CAR"

Ten Division railroaders stepped up to Challenge 9 and here are the submissions they made. The following are the railroaders that made submissions and you can see the write ups published in the December 2022 - January, 2023 Potomac Flyer, the Potomac Division's Bi-monthly newsletter or you can left click on the side title to the right of the picture. Thanks to all who submitted entries.

John Paganoni	John Paganini (2nd entry)	Mat Thompson	Martin Brechbiel
Martin Brechbiel (2nd entry)	Alex Belida	Bob Rodriguez	Rich Steinmann
Bernie Kempinski	Ernie Little

          John Paganoni's Many Cabooses          John Paganoni's MoW Car

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          Mat Thompson's Bay Window Caboose          Martin Brechbiel's MoW Car

          Martin Brechbiel's Bobber Caboose          Alex Belida's D&RGW MoW Cars

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POTOMAC CHALLENGE NUMBER 10

"SHOW ME YOUR FAVORITE CRANE, LOADING DOCK AND ENGINE FACILITY"

Again Ten Division railroaders stepped up to Challenge 10 and here are the submissions they made. The following are the railroaders that made submissions. You can see the write ups published the February - March 2023 Potomac Flyer, the Potomac Division's Bi-monthly newsletter, or if you left click on the side title found to the right of the picture. Thanks to those who submitted entries!

Mat Thompson	Ernie Little	Alex Beilda	Brian Sheron
Rich Steinmann	Chris Jones	Todd Hermann	Chris Jones (2nd entry)
Paul Hutchins	John Paganoni

Eleven Potomac Division members stepped up to show their favorite Billboard or Sign on their Layout. You can see the write ups published in the April - May, 2023 Potomac Flyer, the Potomac Division's Bi-monthly newsletter, or you can left click on the side title found to the right of the picture. The following are the model railroaders that made submissions.

POTOMAC CHALLENGE NUMBER 11

"SHOW ME YOUR FAVORITE BILLBOARD OR SIGN"

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POTOMAC CHALLENGE NUMBER 12

"SHOW ME YOUR FAVORITE MINI SCENE (SCENE WITH PEOPLE AND OR ANIMALS THAT TELLS A SPECIAL STORY"

Seven Potomac Division members and one South Mountain Division member stepped up to Challenge number 12 to show their favorite mini scene on their layout. You can see the write ups in the June - July, 2023 Potomac Flyer, the Potomac Division's bi-monthly newsletter or left click on the side title to the right of the picture. The following are model railroaders that made submissions.

John Paganoni	Marty McGuirk	Alex Belida
Rich Randall	Brian Sheron	Greg Cassidy
Rich Steinmann	Martin Brechbiel

        John Paganoni's Night Scene      Marty McGuirk's Country Store and Gas Station

       Alex Belida's Hauling Oil     Rich Randall's Unexpected Guest

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        Brian Sheron's Marshalls Place        Rich Steinmann's  Dog in Tower

        Greg Cassidy's Depot Coffee        Martin Brechbiel's Break at the Pickle Plant

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POTOMAC CHALLENGE 13

"SHOW ME YOUR MOST FAVORITE MODEL OR LAYOUT FEATURE"

Nine Potomac Division members stepped up to Challenge 13 to show their favorite model or layout feature. You can see the writes up in the August - September, 2023 issue of the Potomac Flyer, the Division's bi-monthly newsletter or left click the side title to the right of the picture. The following are model railroaders who made submissions.

Bernard Kempinski	John Paganoni	Martin Brechbiel
Brian Sheron	Alex Belida	Mat Thompson
Mark Gionet	Ernie Little	Lee Stoermer

         Bernard Kempinski's Pig Pen          John Paganoni's Doyle Sand and Gravel

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          Martin Brechbiel's  Blacksmith Car          Brian Sheron's New York Car float System

          Alex Belida's  South Pass Motor Freight          Mat Thompson's  Oregon Forest

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          Mark Gionet's  Salmon Falls River Bridge          Ernie Little's Coal Loading Building

          Lee Stoermer's Codorus Creek Bridge

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POTOMAC CHALLENGE 14

"SHOW ME YOUR FAVORITE BRIDGE"

Sixteen Potomac Division members stepped up to Challenge 14 to show their favorite bridge. You can see the write ups in the October - November,  2023 issue of the Potomac Flyer, the Division's bi-monthly newsletter or left click the side title to the right of the picture. The following are model railroaders who made submissions.

Mat Thompson	Ernie Little	Stan Knotts	Nigel Phillips
Howard Forman	Ken Nesper	Pete LaGuardia	Bernard Kempinski
Alex Belida	Ben Sullivan	Nicholas Kalis	Chris Jones
Rich Steinmann	Bryan Kidd	Bill Schultheiss	Martin McGuirk

                              Mat Thompson's Favorite Bridges      Ernie Little's Bridge at Hot Springs

      Stan Knott's Narrow Gauge Trestle Bridge     Nigel Phillips' Two Trestles

  

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                    Howard Forman's Bridges       Ken Nesper's Bridge at Port Shepherd

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     Bryan Kidd's C & O Depot

POTOMAC CHALLENGE 17

"FAVORITE REAL TRAIN ENGINE"

Ten Potomac Division and two other MER NMRA members stepped up to Challenge 17 to show their favorite REAL train locomotive. You can see the write ups in the April - May issue of the Potomac Flyer, the Division's bi-monthly newsletter or click on the side title to the right of the picture.

Alex Belida	Greg Cassidy	Mat Thompson	Bill Schultheiss
Stan Knotts	Ernie Little	Bob Gifford	David Arday
Nigel Phillips	Jeff Jordan	Lee Stoermer	Bryan Kidd

       Alex Belida's Steam Locomotives  Greg Cassidy's WM F7

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        Mat Thompson's Prairie 2-6-2      Bill Schultheiss' Vermont Railway GP-38

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                               Stan Knott's WW&F #10                  Ernie Little's Nevada Southern NW2 Switcher

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                             Bob Gifford's Greenbrier 4-8-4         David Arday's WMSRR 2-8-0

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                                   Nigel Phillip's The Wylam Dilly          Jeff Jordan's N&W 611

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              Lee Stoermer's Locomotives     Bryan Kidd's Engine 1309

POTOMAC CHALLENGE 18

"REAL RAILWAY PHOTOS"

Eleven Potomac Division members stepped up to Challenge 18 to show their favorite REAL RAILWAY PHOTOS. You can see the write ups in the June - July issue of the Potomac Flyer, the Division's bi-monthly newsletter or click on the side title to the right of the picture.

Bryan Kidd	Alex Belida	Mark Gionet	Deane Mellander
Jerry Stanley	Lee Stoermer	Rick Wright	Nick Kalis
Bernard Kempinski	John Sethian	Greg Cassidy

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                                              Bryan Kidd's Railroad Engineer                Alex Belida's Turntables

                  Mark Gionet's D&RGW No. 5771          Dean Mellander's Steam Doubleheader

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Twelve Potomac Division members and one other MER NMRA member stepped up to Challenge 19 to show their favorite Kitbashed models. You can see the write ups in the August - September issue of the Potomac Flyer, the Division's bi-monthly newsletter or click on the side title to the right of the picture.

Bernard Kempinski	Nick Kalis	Deane Mellander	Alex Belida
Martin Brechbiel	Mat Thompson	Greg Cassidy	Ernie Little
Brian Sheron	George Stanis	Dale Latham	Lee Stoermer
Ken Wilson

                              Bernard Kempinski's Crane and Ship                                                                                                Nick Kalis's Oahu Sugar Company Tender

  

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                                Deane Mellander's 4-4-0                                                                Alex Belida's Climax

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                                          Martin Brechbiel's Tankers            Mat Thompson's Plant, Stock Cars and Engine

   

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