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Certain Photo Guidelines and Suggestions: 
---Photos showing paperwork underlying the session or job you held.
---A photo of yourself with the host in the layout room.
---At least one photo showing something the host does or provides which you think is worth telling people about, which could be something big or a tiny detail that you appreciated. This is a very important consideration; we would like every submission to have an element of sharing ideas and learnings that other operators can benefit from.

Best Practices:
---Do not allow your activities as Field Reporter to interrupt the session or aggravate your host.
---Remember your OPSIG is focused on operations content, not scenery shots or railfan shots unless your caption ties those photos into a discussion about operations.

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Application for Credit: Field Reporter Achievement﻿

Unlike the other AP Achievement Award applications, please submit your Field Reports via email to submission (X) opsig-ap.org.﻿
--Field Reports are only accepted if their subject is operating sessions that occurred after March 1, 2026. We are looking for applicants to write Field reports for this specific purpose, as compared to gathering info and photos from sessions that occurred before March 1, 2026. ﻿
--In addition, Field Reports must be submitted within 45 days of the session... but to be clear you can submit one at a time, and each submission can be months apart no problem.﻿
The ideal format is a Word document, a PowerPoint presentation, or via similar applications.﻿
1) Your submission must include your full name and address.﻿
2) Indicate whether you are an OPSIG member, this is a members only program.﻿
3) Confirm that you have reviewed the Field Report requirements on this page described on the intro slide and in the Guidelines section.﻿
4) Include all of the session's important details particularly the date and city/state. Scale of railroad and other interesting statistics are welcome. We keep all information confidential. As a reminder, the session date must have been after March 1.﻿
5) Confirm that the Host of the subject session has given permission for you to photograph and write about their session. As a reminder, we will seek additional Host permission later if OPSIG is considering publishing in the Dispatchers Office magazine.﻿
6) If you are sending in a single Field Report, it never hurts to remind us along the lines of "This is my 3rd Field Report submitted" so we can make sure you are getting all of the credit you have earned.﻿

Application for Credit: Field Reporter Achievement

Unlike the other AP Achievement Award applications, please submit your Field Reports via email to submission (X) opsig-ap.org.

--Field Reports are only accepted if their subject is operating sessions that occurred after March 1, 2026. We are looking for applicants to write Field reports for this specific purpose, as compared to gathering info and photos from sessions that occurred before March 1, 2026.

--In addition, Field Reports must be submitted within 45 days of the session... but to be clear you can submit one at a time, and each submission can be months apart no problem.

The ideal format is a Word document, a PowerPoint presentation, or via similar applications.

1) Your submission must include your full name and address.

2) Indicate whether you are an OPSIG member, this is a members only program.

3) Confirm that you have reviewed the Field Report requirements on this page described on the intro slide and in the Guidelines section.

4) Include all of the session's important details particularly the date and city/state. Scale of railroad and other interesting statistics are welcome. We keep all information confidential. As a reminder, the session date must have been after March 1.

5) Confirm that the Host of the subject session has given permission for you to photograph and write about their session. As a reminder, we will seek additional Host permission later if OPSIG is considering publishing in the Dispatchers Office magazine.

6) If you are sending in a single Field Report, it never hurts to remind us along the lines of "This is my 3rd Field Report submitted" so we can make sure you are getting all of the credit you have earned.

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Application for Credit: Field Reporter Achievement

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Unlike the other AP Achievement Award applications, please submit your Field Reports via email to submission (X) opsig-ap.org.

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--Field Reports are only accepted if their subject is operating sessions that occurred after March 1, 2026. We are looking for applicants to write Field reports for this specific purpose, as compared to gathering info and photos from sessions that occurred before March 1, 2026.

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--In addition, Field Reports must be submitted within 45 days of the session... but to be clear you can submit one at a time, and each submission can be months apart no problem.

﻿

The ideal format is a Word document, a PowerPoint presentation, or via similar applications.

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1) Your submission must include your full name and address.

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2) Indicate whether you are an OPSIG member, this is a members only program.

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3) Confirm that you have reviewed the Field Report requirements on this page described on the intro slide and in the Guidelines section.

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4) Include all of the session's important details particularly the date and city/state. Scale of railroad and other interesting statistics are welcome. We keep all information confidential. As a reminder, the session date must have been after March 1.

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5) Confirm that the Host of the subject session has given permission for you to photograph and write about their session. As a reminder, we will seek additional Host permission later if OPSIG is considering publishing in the Dispatchers Office magazine.

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6) If you are sending in a single Field Report, it never hurts to remind us along the lines of "This is my 3rd Field Report submitted" so we can make sure you are getting all of the credit you have earned.

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