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Upcoming Seminars & Programs

Date	Time	Topic	Location	Description
April 16, 2021	7:30 PM	When Atlanta Took the Train	On-line Program. Register now!	Join us for the story of passenger rail in Atlanta, from the growth of the city around downtown train stations into the Amtrak era. Presenter: Lloyd Neal of the Southeastern Railway Museum. Free and open to the public.
May 21, 2021	7:30 PM	A Railroad Related Topic to Be Announced		Free and Open to the Public.

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Upcoming Trips - Join Us!

Trip Name	Destination	Start Date
Charter Operations open. Trip operations in the planning stages.	Stay tuned.	April 1, 2021	COVID-19 (CORONAVIRUS) National Emergency Update

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Recent Announcements

DCNRHS receives $12,000 Grant. On behalf of DCNRHS, the Operations & Equipment Committee is please to announce that we have been awarded a $12,000 grant for the DOVER HARBOR. This will help us complete ...
Posted Mar 31, 2021, 4:07 PM by James Lilly
Library is Open! After a year long shutdown, our Library has reopened in accordance with City of Bowie policy. For complete details see their press release. Museum hours are 12 to 1 ...
Posted Apr 2, 2021, 2:12 PM by James Lilly
Thundering Rails... "America is a land of trains" Enjoy this 1948 American Association of Railroads promotional video "Thundering Rails".
Posted Mar 16, 2021, 7:24 PM by James Lilly
Southern Railway Serves the South - 1950s Film We think you'll enjoy this vintage 1950s film of the Southern Railway, one of the heritage railways that served Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
Posted Feb 24, 2021, 3:05 PM by James Lilly

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Safety Rule of the Month - History Archives

April 2021

Rule 15. The explosion of one torpedo is a signal to stop; the explosion of two not more than 200 and not less than 100 feet apart is a signal to reduce speed and look out for a stop signal.

Torpedoes must not be placed near stations or public crossings, not where persons are liable to be injured by them.

Grand Trunk Railway System Effective June 18, 1911.

Safety Rule Archives

Historic 1923 Pullman on the mainlines of America at Mableton, Georgia

Travel a Legend: Pullman Dover Harbor

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WRECK OF THE FEDERAL AT UNION STATION 1953

We are often asked about the Wreck of the Federal at Union Station which happened January 15, 1953. The Federal was an express overnight train from Boston to Washington that became a runaway and crashed into Union Station 5 days before the first Eisenhower Inaugural. We have a detailed article on the incident you can read, as well as a YouTube Video about it by an individual who was there that day.