CONTEST PAGE

The January contest news is a little thin this month due to the fact that there was no January contest. The reason being, of course, there was the Awards Dinner. A tip of the hat to all those who planned and worked to make the evening very enjoyable. The food was good, the conversations were warm, and the raffle was fun.

The February contest is "Project 20". A small rural station that, in HO scale, can not have a footprint larger than 20 square inches. The 20 square inch maximum applies to just the building. Platforms are not part of the 20 square inch mandate. These stations can be straight kits, kit bashed, or scratch built. They can be two stories with the tower on the second floor and the station below it on the first floor. The 20 square inch mandate is measured at the point where the building touches the ground. Overhangs can be beyond 20 square inches. Let's see what you come up with. The March contest is a second generation diesel. These four or six axle diesels that were purchased from the original owners but now carry the colors and name of its current owner. The name can be your free lanced railroad name or it can carry the name of a real short line railroad that did exist or still currently exists.

That's all I have for now, so I'm going to throw another log on the fire, watch some train videos, and forget about what's happening outside my window on this cold, winter night.