| 1. | The contest is
annual; eligible entries are photographs taken at the preceding Cass Railfan Weekend event or other
MSR&LHA event during the prior year and that was open to the public. |
| 2. | The winner will be selected from among
the finalists by
majority audience vote at the Cass Railfan Weekend evening program.
Click here
to see the winning photos and a selection of other
entries. |
| 3. | All
participants in the current or the immediate past Cass Railfan Weekend
or other MSR&LHA sponsored public events in the prior year
are eligible contestants. There are no limits on participation by prior
winners. |
| 4. | Entries
must be submitted by mail or package delivery to the contest
coordinator and must be received no later than 10 calendar days prior
to the start of Railfan Weekend. A contestant may submit up to three
entries. The current contest coordinator is Chad Thompson, 4571
Marlwood Way, Virginia Beach VA 23462. |
| 5. | Only
prints, color or black and white, measuring no less
than four inches and no more than 12 inches in the larger dimension,
will be considered for awards. |
| 6. | Photographic
subjects may be, trains, equipment,
structures, or people in any combination; anything that conveys the
drama and spirit of Railfan Weekend is suitable. |
| 7. | All
entries must be the original work of the contestant. |
| 8. | All prints
entered become the property of the
MSR&LHA, which retains perpetual rights to reproduce contest
entries in its publications for historical and publicity purposes.
MSR&LHA further can assign to the State of West Virginia
additional specific publication rights. The photographer is free to use
his/her contest pictures in any way not infringing on
the publication rights of MSR&LHA and West Virginia. |
| 9. | MSR&LHA
publication of contest entries
will credit
the photographer. |
| 10. | MSR&LHA
Board of Directors reserves the right to
determine the appropriate number of finalists in the final contest
voting by the Railfan Weekend audience. |
| 11. | First
prize is $100.00. There will be only one monetary
award per year. The winner does not have to be present or registered
for Railfan Weekend to receive the
monetary prize. |
| 12. | If additional prizes
are to be awarded, the additional
prizes and eligibility conditions for their award will be announced by
an authorized MSR&LHA official prior to the final contest vote. |
| 13. | If you
have questions about the Contest please
contact Chad Thompson at contest@msrlha.org. |
