(Norfolk Southern Corp. issued the following news release on September 4.)
NORFOLK, Va. — Once again Norfolk Southern employees found artistic ways to look at trains in the 10th annual 2004 NS wall calendar contest. Judges from Information Technology, Marketing, Mechanical, Public Relations, Transportation and Visual Communications, spent several days examining photos from across the NS system. The winners included five BLE members. Here are the winners:
Gary Artrip, maintainer, communications and signals, Nitro, W.Va.; Bob Bahrs, utility yard conductor, Secaucus, N.J.; Rick Parsons, manager pricing-auto parts, Norfolk; John Lindquist, conductor, Fort Wayne, Ind.; Bruce Kerr, locomotive engineer, (BLE Division 74) Harrisburg, Pa,; Don Woods, conductor, Charlotte, N.C.; Dave Ori, yardmaster, Cleveland; Casey Thomason, locomotive engineer, (BLE Division 409) Columbus, Ga.; Brian Putman, senior design and industrial development engineer, Atlanta; Eric Augatis, conductor, Allentown, Pa.; Eddie Brouse, yardmaster, Enola, Pa.; G.T. “Snake” Atkinson, locomotive engineer, (BLE Division 52) Baltimore; Jim Haag, locomotive engineer, (BLE Division 74) Enola, Pa.; and Steve Rathke, locomotive engineer, (BLE Division 4) Toledo, Ohio.
“We received a lot of great train photos this year and many perfect three-quarter train views in the calendar contest,” says Rhonda Broom, manager advertising. “This year’s winners proved the importance of composing an entire picture with a train in it.”
NS employees will receive one copy of the calendar from their supervisors.
For others, the 2004 NS wall calendar may be purchased $10.00 (including tax, postage and handling) using a credit card by calling toll-free 1-800-264-4394 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. EST, or by sending a check or money order for that amount to:
Norfolk Southern Calendar
c/o Nyberg-Fletcher
2915 Whittington Ave.
Baltimore, Md. 21230.