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November 17, 2014 / Updated December 4, 2014
The nominees are in, and the race is on to determine the best of the best in the 6th Annual Cowcatcher Magazine Gold Rail Awards.
Among the new nominees are the Colorado Railroad Museum for “Best Railroad Museum”, the Rocky Mountain, TECO Train Show and Great Midwest Train Show for “Best Train Show” and the Colorado Model Railroad Museum, Denver Garden Railway Society, Elmhurst Model Railroad Club HO (Elmhurst, IL), Garfield-Clarendon Model Railroad Club (Chicago) and Wichita Toy Train Club (Wichita, KS) for “Best Club Layout, Permanent”.
Two modular railroads are new to “Best Club Layout, Modular”, including Chicago’s North Shore & Western and the Colorado & Great Western from Lakewood, CO.
The Nebraska Central Railway and Austin Western join the field of short lines and regional railroads vying for a Gold Rail Award.
Also, the “Best New Model Railroad Product” category is packed with some of the hottest products to hit the market in 2014. They are: Intermountain SD40-2 N scale Iowa, Chicago & Eastern locomotive; Walthers HO San Francisco Chief Passenger Set, Athearn HO Tank Train, Kato N Amtrak Superliner Transition Sleeper Car, Rapido HO Meat Reefers, Soundtraxx Sound Car System, Atlas HO 42-ft National Steel Coil Car and Broadway Limited’s Address Changer system.
The Austin Western Railroad is among the nominees for “Best Short Line/Regional Railroad” in the 6th Annual Cowcatcher Gold Rail Awards. – Courtesy J.R. Leal
The Durango & Silverton was also nominated to the field of “Best Excursion Railroad”.
A number of returning nominations fill out the ballot, including the Fort Worth & Western Railroad (“Best Short Line/Regional Railroad”), Oklahoma City Train Show (“Best Train Show”), Oklahoma N-Rail (“Best Club Layout, Modular”), Arkansas & Missouri Railroad (“Best Excursion Railroad” and “Best Theme Train”), Kansas City’s Union Station (“Best Railfanning Spot”), Amtrak’s Texas Eagle (“Best Passenger Rail – Passenger Regional”) and Trinity Railway Express (“Best Passenger Rail – Light Rail/Commuter”).
Readers may vote for these and other choices, or write in selections, through Dec. 10. Subscribers who have provided the Cowcatcher an email address will receive an invitation to vote electronically. Other readers and subscribers who have not provided an email address can download a printable ballot at www.cowcatchermagazine.com . Ballots may be mailed in or scanned/emailed to cowcatcher@cowcatchermagazine.com .
Winners will be announced in January/February issue of the Cowcatcher Magazine.
To view the full list of nominees and vote, download the ballot below or take the survey now!
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