Annual Awards
ANNUAL AWARDS
Each year the division recognizes members who have made special contributions to our activities:
- Brakeman Award. The Brakeman award recognizes members relatively new to the Division who have made significant contributions.
- Conductor Award. The Conductor award is for those having made on-going contributions for several years.
- Engineer Award. The Engineer award, the Division’s highest award, recognizes a member who has made significant ongoing contributions to the Division for a number of years.
- Certificate of Appreciation. Recognizes an individual or organization for service to the division.
2025 ANNUAL AWARDS
The Brakeman awards was presented to Diana
Watson & Steve Landry
The Conductor award was presented to Scott
Dunlap
The Engineer award was presented to Jim Foley
A Special Brakeman award was presented Walt
Lilles. Over the last 15 plus years he had received
every other commendation and award except this
one. It was overdue!
One last special Award, The Phoenix Award was
presented to Sally Bando & John Falk for raising
the Pilgrimage booklet from the ashes.
(Sorry, no pictures taken this year)
2024 ANNUAL AWARDS
Christopher Clayton – Brakeman award
Jack Spangler – Conductor award
Diana Watson – Engineer award
(Sorry, no pictures taken this year)
2023 ANNUAL AWARDS
Scott Dunlap – Brakeman award
Bob Kelshaw – Conductor award
Mike Deaton – Engineer award
(Sorry, no pictures taken this year)
2022 ANNUAL AWARDS
2021 ANNUAL AWARDS
2020 ANNUAL AWARDS
2019 ANNUAL AWARDS
2018 ANNUAL AWARDS
2017 ANNUAL AWARDS
ANNUAL AWARDS LISTING 2006 - PRESENT
| Year | Brakeman | Conductor | Engineer |
| 2006 | David Gilly | Gary Jarabek | Joe Nichols, Sr. |
| Stephen Leydon | |||
| 2007 | Joe Sullivan | Rick Coble | Ron Gough |
| Bill Zawacki | Scott Povlot | ||
| 2008 | David Gelmini | Randall Watson | John Travis |
| 2009 | Bob Wood | Charlie Crawford | Bob McIntyre |
| 2010 | Norman Lundin | John Stevens | Paul Voelker |
| Ovidiu Trifanescu | Chris White | ||
| 2011 | Chuck & MaryAnn Hoesch | Scott Chatfield | Randall Watson |
| Mike Deaton | |||
| 2012 | James & Sally Bando | Howard Goodwin | Gary Jarabek |
| Greg Williams | |||
| Doug Alexander | |||
| 2013 | Joe & Dottie Maiuro | David Gelmini | Rick Coble |
| Perry Lamb | Joe Gelmini | ||
| Alan Mole | |||
| 2014 | John Falk | George Bloodworth | Howard Goodwin |
| Walt Liles | |||
| 2015 | Royal Bruce | Joe Sullivan | Chris White |
| A. J. Welch | |||
| Tyler Gelmini | Steve Funsten | Walt Liles | |
| 2016 | Jim Travis | Brian Sandberg | |
| Brian Glock | |||
| Bob Kelshaw | |||
| 2017 | Mike Cummings Gary Fish | Royal Bruce John Falk | Perry Lamb Joe Sullivan |
| Sally Bando | |||
| 2018 | Dr. Mike Fleming Jim Datka Diane Martin Charles Mason | James Bando Mike Cummings Gary Fish | David Gelmini Sally Bando |
| Chuck & MaryAnn Hoesch | |||
| Jim Travis | |||
| 2019 | Dr. Paul Schenk | Jim Datka | Jim Travis |
| Jim Foley | Charles Mason | ||
| 2020 | John Bost | Bob Kelshaw | Jim Datka |
| Hank Primas | Jim Foley | Charles Mason | |
| Russ Bundy | Peter Youngblood | Mike Deaton | |
| Doug Alexander | |||
| 2021 | Peter Thomas | Sally Bando | Bob Kelshaw |
| 2022 | – | Peter Thomas | Tom Gordon |
| 2023 | Scott Dunlap | Bob Kelshaw | Mike Deaton |
| 2024 | Christopher Clayton | Jack Spangler | Diana Watson |
