Theme announcement: Trackside with Trains vol. 167 — Roadside running

[K. P. Harrier]

What does "Roadside running" mean?  Is it perhaps a marathon that follows the tracks?  Or, tracks that follow a roadway?  None of my railroad contacts has even heard the term before!

[Matt Quandt]

Congrats to Tom Nanos for winning vol. 166 of Trackside with his impressive "Dark Sky" shot of a Conrail local making its way back to Manville yard in a downpour.

The theme for volume 167 of Trackside with Trains is: Roadside running.

The deadline for volume  167 reader submissions is Thursday, June 16.



All submissions must meet the following criteria, please use this list as a checklist before you send in your image:

• Image must be relevant to the round’s theme.
• Only .jpgs will be accepted. PLEASE NO SCANS, only digital image. 
Images must be no larger than 1024 pixels wide.
• E-mail your image to [e-mail]. Any image e-mailed to a different address will not be considered.
• When you e-mail your photo, please make the subject line: “Trackside vol. XXX submission.” For example, this round is volume 167, so the e-mail subject line should read, “Trackside vol.  167 submission”
• Images must be received by the deadline stated in each round's theme announcement.
• Your image must have a description. Please limit the description to 200 words or less. Include relevant camera and photo details in your description. View previous “Trackside with Trains.com” rounds for examples.
• Please include your full name and hometown with your submission.

Finally, remember, this is a friendly competition. Participants do not receive compensation. Winners do not receive prizes.