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Trip NameDestinationStart Date
Pennsylvania Steam Adventure Martinsburg, PA August 25, 2018 RESERVE NOW! 
The Steamboat Special New Orleans October 18, 2018 RESERVE NOW! 
Tidewater Traveler-Garden Sense Williamsburg, Newport News October 28, 2018 RESERVE NOW! 
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Recent Announcements

  • Want to see what it looks like under the Hudson River by Rail? One of our members shot this video on a recent train trip.   It provides the unusual view of the tracks from a train as it travels from New York Penn ...
    Posted Jul 1, 2018, 5:06 PM by James Lilly
  • June Program to Feature Local Author Elmer J. Hall The June program will feature distinguished local author, Elmer J. Hall, who has written a quartet of books chronicling the social history of the once heavily industrialized eastern Baltimore County ...
    Posted Jun 2, 2018, 5:32 PM by James Lilly
  • The Glory Days - The Golden Age of Railroading - Indianapolis During the Golden Age of Railroading, approximated from the 1920s til about 1950s, heavyweight Passenger sleeping cars were perhaps a many times a day occurrence at Indianapolis, Indiana's beautiful ...
    Posted May 18, 2018, 6:24 PM by James Lilly
  • Amtrak Changes and Private Cars and DCNRHS - Our Trips and Charters are Running! Many folks have asked how the recent changes at Amtrak involving private cars, charters, and excursion will affect DCNRHS' trips and charter.  We are very much aware of the changes ...
    Posted Apr 29, 2018, 11:17 AM by James Lilly
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Safety Rule of the Month - History Archives
August 2018

"Rule 128: Vestibule platforms opposite blind vestibule side at kitchen end of private cars and dining cars must not be obstructed and must be kept clear of supplies or provisions of any description that would in any way interfere with the operation of the trap and vestibule doors at this location."

The Washington Terminal Company, Safety Rules for the Guidance of Employees, effective October 1, 1925.

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Upcoming Seminars

DateTimeTopicLocationDescription
August 17, 2018 8:00 PM Looking for the Past in a Digital World - Part II Silver Spring, MD B&O Station Rob Mesite will present a photographic railroad exhibition entitled "Looking for the past in a digital world, part II". Rob is a long-time railroad photographer and musician who seeks to recreate classic railroad images in the modern world, visiting Maine’s WW&F, the East Broad Top, Colorado narrow gauges, the Everett Railroad, N&W’s Virginia Creeper by way of the Strasburg Railroad, and several more. Rob can tell a story or two as well. The program is free and open to the public. 
September 8, 2018 9:00 AM Picnic, Book Exchange, and Work Party at Dover Park  On September 8th we will be having a picnic, work session, and library book swap meet and sale at our rail maintenance facility. To attend, send an email to picnic@dcnrhs.org. 
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