2016 Gold Rail Awards Nominees

BEST TRAIN SHOW

Oklahoma City Train Show – Oklahoma City, OK

Dallas Area Train Show – Plano, TX

Great Midwest Train Show – Wheaton, IL

San Antonio Model Railroad Association Jamboree – San Antonio, TX

Trainfest – Milwaukee, WI

Rocky Mountain Train Show – Denver, CO

BEST CLUB LAYOUT, PERMANENT

Colorado Model Railroad Museum – Greely, CO

San Antonio Model Railroad Association San Antonio & Northern – San Antonio, TX

Crescent Lines – New Orleans, LA

Kansas City Garden Railroad Society – Olathe, KS

South Canadian Ntrak Club – Oklahoma City, OK

Elmhurst Model Railroad Club HO – Elmhurst, IL

BEST CLUB LAYOUT, MODULAR

Ark-La-Tex Model Railroad Club – Shreveport, LA

Oklahoma N-Rail – Oklahoma City, OK

Colorado Narrow Gauge – Milwaukee, WI

Elk Canyon & Western – Dallas, TX

Trinity N-Trak – Fort Worth, TX

Gulf Western Modular Railroad Society – Corpus Christi, TX

North Shore & Western Modular Club – Chicago, IL

Colorado & Great Western – Lakewood, CO

BEST EXCURSION RAILROAD

Durango & Silverton – Durango, CO

Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad – Chama, NM

Arkansas & Missouri Railroad – Springdale, AR

Austin Steam Train Association – Cedar Park, TX

Grapevine Vintage Railroad – Grapevine, TX

Texas State Railroad – Palestine/Rusk, TX

BEST EXCURSION RAILROAD, THEME TRAIN

North Pole Express, Grapevine Vintage Railroad – Grapevine, TX

Fall Foliage Express, Arkansas & Missouri Railroad – Springdale, AR

Polar Express, Texas Sate Railroad – Palestine, TX

Ghost Train, Jefferson Steam Train – Jefferson, TX

North Pole Flyer, Austin Steam Train Association – Cedar Park, TX

Polar Express, Durango & Silverton – Durango, CO

BEST RAILFANNING SPOT

Saginaw Depot – Saginaw, TX

Kansas City Union Station – Kansas City, MO

Rosenberg Railroad Museum – Rosenberg, TX

Golden Spike Tower – North Platte, NE

Rochelle Railroad Park – Rochelle, IL

UP/BNSF Joint Line – Denver, CO

BEST RAILROAD MUSEUM

Illinois Railway Museum – Union, IL

Museum of Transportation – St. Louis, MO

National Railroad Museum – Green Bay, WI

Rosenberg Railroad Museum – Rosenberg, TX

Colorado Railroad Museum – Golden, CO

Galveston Railroad Museum – Galveston, TX

BEST SHORTLINE/REGIONAL RAILROAD

Fort Worth & Western Railroad – Fort Worth, TX

Arkansas & Missouri Railroad – Springdale, AR

Farmrail – Clinton, OK

Austin Western Railroad – Austin, TX

Burlington Junction Railway – Burlington, IA

Great Western Railway – Loveland, CO

Red River Valley & Western – Breckenridge, MN

BEST RAIL SPECIAL EVENT

National N Scale Convention – Kansas City, MO

Galesburg Railroad Days – Gailsburg, IL

“24-Hours at Saginaw” – Saginaw, TX

Railfest – North Platte, NE

Mid-Continent/NMRA Convention – Omaha, NE

LSR/NMRA Convention – Arlington, TX

BEST NEW MODEL RAILROAD PRODUCT

ScaleTrains.com HO UP “Big Blow” Turbine

Athearn HO Genesis Mt. 4-4-8-4 Daylight Steam Locomotive

Kato N 4-8-4 UP Steam Locomotive

Rapido HO Amtrak F40-PH Locomotive

InterMountain HO Bathtub Gondola

Trainworx N Scale Tractors and Trailers

Lionel O Train Set With Lion Chief Control

Broadway Limited HO 2-10-4 T&P Steam Locomotive

Tangent HO Steel Coil Loads

BEST PASSENGER RAIL, REGIONAL

Amtrak Texas Eagle

Amtrak Southwest Chief

Amtrak City of New Orleans

Amtrak California Zephyr

Amtrak Sunset Limited

Amtrak Heartland Flyer

BEST PASSENGER RAIL, COMMUTER/LIGHT RAIL

Trinity Railway Express

Dallas Area Rapid Transit

Denver RTD

MetroLink St. Louis

Chicago METRA

Houston MetroRail

Chicago Transit

Minneapolis/St. Paul METRO

BEST MODEL TRAIN STORE (WRITE-IN)