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Virginia Railway Express Shop Tour Crossroads Yard March 15, 2014 RESERVE NOW! 
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  • Take the Virtual Amtrak Ivy City Tour On November 10th Amtrak hosted 25 DCNRHS members for a special tour of the Ivy City Railroad Shop complex in Washington, D.C.   Talented Photographer and Videographer Guerin Goldsmith made ...
    Posted Nov 21, 2013, 7:44 PM by James Lilly
  • DCNRHS Featured in Trains Magazine Be sure to check out the feature article about DCNRHS in the December 2013 issue of Trains Magazine. Entitled "Keeping up with the Pullmans" and written by well-known author ...
    Posted Nov 8, 2013, 9:17 AM by James Lilly
  • DCNRHS In the Movies - Our coach Franklin Inn and some of our members are appearing as cast extras in an upcoming documentary film titled "Long Island Railroad Massacre."  The movie premieres in New York ...
    Posted Nov 8, 2013, 8:42 AM by James Lilly
  • Classic Photos of New York Penn Station We found this article while scouring the web.  The article has several classic photos of the late great Pennsylvania Station in New York City.  T
    Posted Oct 28, 2013, 7:24 PM by James Lilly
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Capitol Limited at Washington Union Station - circa 1959
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 PRR GG1 at Union Station- 1964
 
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Safety Rule of the Month - History Archives
November/December 2013

 

“The use of intoxicants by employees while on duty is prohibited. Their use, or the frequenting of places where they are sold, is sufficient to cause dismissal.”

 

General Rule G, Book of Rules, The Washington Terminal Company, effective 12:01 am October 1, 1925.

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Upcoming Seminars

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December 20, 2013 7:30 PM Holiday of Trains with the Northern Virginia Model Railroaders 231 Dominion Road, Vienna, VA 22180.   Enjoy a holiday atmosphere at the Vienna Station home of the Northern Virginia Model Railroaders. Light refreshments will be served as the evening begins with a brief history of the NVMR and the Western North Carolina Railroad that ran 138 miles from Salisbury to Asheville and serves as the prototype for their 50’ x 22’ HO Scale layout. After the short program the layout will be open and operating. Free and open to the public. 
January 17, 2014 8:00 PM Railroad program to be announced later. GWMNM-Alexandria, VA Free and open to the public! 
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