Theme announcement for Trackside with Trains.com vol. 148

The theme for 148 will be: Tangent track. To be clear, this is track that has no curvature.

The deadline for volume 148 reader submissions is Thursday, September 23.

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

  • Your image must be relevant to the round’s theme.
  • Only .jpgs will be accepted. PLEASE NO SCANS, only digital images. Images must be no larger than 1024 pixels wide.
  • E-mail your image to trackside@trains.com. 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 148, so the e-mail subject line should read, “Trackside vol. 148 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.