2021 OGF Train Tournament (FINAL) | O Gauge Forum (2024)

Ha! Your persuasive skills are second only to your selective memory. The REAL reason for withdrawing the YBEE6 is that it won last year by a complete fluke:

And its supporters rightly recognize this and do not wish to expose it to public scrutiny.

So be it. What I want to know is, what is meant by “too close to call” in this year’s rules? Not those wretched dice again . . .

JUSTICE SHALL BE DONE (at last) = AT&SF #3000!!!

P.S. Your bribe is en route.

Rest assured Andy, with the excellent leadership that Tournament Chairman Emile will exercise, a fair "playing court" will be established from the get-go. I do believe that ATSF 3000 is also a favorite of his and that can't hurt.

Bring on that Y6B, we will show you what happens this time.

This Tournament from the get-go Laz is an:

OH BOY!!!!!

There is a lot of steam(hot air ) already on this thread , but this is the year of the Diesel, SD70 I will add, which as everyone who has a copy of the latest CTT magazine knows is also the OGF official motive power .

The SD70, ACe is an excellent choice, a real winner. We liked it so much that we selected it for our OGF Engine # 2022.

It should be a contender.

This should be good fun!

Let Locomotive Madness Begin!!!!

You can nominate any model train you want, from any place or time as long as it is an O Gauge Model Train. You have complete and absolute autonomy.

The conference name “Old South” came from an Annapolis area country club of the same name. It is not intended to limit your choices. The Trains of the Old South Conference are whatever you say they are.

I knew that, thought I would storyline that the Old South would do some hijacking from its northern memebrs.

Oh yes! I love your thinking. You are the perfect man for the job as Commissioner of the Old South!

I second that - and Walter for President! Plus, speaking as a northern member myself, I think that your idea of "Deep South" engines is excellent - although there are some Illinois Central engines that could fall into that category based on where they went to.

But I have a particular interest in 19th century steamers derived from my father's devotion to the study of the Civil War. I've posted this before but this pair of SMC 3 rail O scale steamers (the Texas and the General - I think, as far as I can remember) has pride of place in a display I did some years back, and I'd gladly see something similar in the tourney:

I do believe when voting starts, we (the voters)also look and consider the workhorses of the railroads. Yes, big impressive engines like the BB or they Y6B are massive and impressive to watch. There are also the small, and medium engines that did their work loads and railroads couldn't do without. The yard engines, the medium engines like the 2-6-0s that hauled passenger cars. These, especially the steam engines, outlasted the big massive engines. Same for early Diesels that to this day are still impressive and colofull.

I like to see more classes for voting were the lowly switcher can win in a class when competing against a BB or Y6B. Maybe have a small, medium, large class and a winner in each class.

Pic I took of the "General" when it came to my home town, Momence, Il. in 62