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Ft. Eustis Limited Ft. Eustis, VA June 1, 2013 Reserve Now 
Tidewater Traveler-Garden Sense Williamsburg, Newport News June 9, 2013 Reserve Now 
Metro Greenbelt Shop Tour Metro Greenbelt Shop June 29, 2013 Reserve Now 
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Recent Announcements

  • Mission Accomplished - Homeward Bound After a weekend at Grand Central Terminal in New York City as a guest of the Metro North Railroad, Dover Harbor returned home on 5/13/2013 behind Amtrak's ...
    Posted May 14, 2013, 6:16 AM by James Lilly
  • RF&P Action at Possum Point Power Plant, April 1990 DCNRHS Member Guerin Goldsmith has provided us this wonderful video of action on the Richmond Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad at Possum Point, VA in April 1990.  We hope you will ...
    Posted May 7, 2013, 8:29 PM by James Lilly
  • Dover Harbor Ready for Grand Central We have great news!  Our classic Pullman Dover Harbor has had the steel that failed last fall replaced, been inspected by Amtrak, and cleared for the rails.  She will debut ...
    Posted Apr 24, 2013, 5:00 PM by James Lilly
  • Circus Train at St. Denis, MD One of our intrepid photographers caught the Blue Unit Train of the Ringling Bros. And Barnum & Bailey Circus at St. Denis, MD on 3/25/13. It was a dreary ...
    Posted Mar 25, 2013, 4:17 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
May 2013

"In order that passengers occupying sleeping cars in Union Station at night may not be disturbed employees must do their work as quietly as possible, avoiding unnecessary noise in the station. Enginemen and firemen must prevent engines from blowing off at the safety valves while in the train shed." 

Rule 134, Book of Rules, The Washington Terminal Company, effective 12:01 am, October 1, 1925. 

Upcoming Seminars

DateTimeTopicLocationDescription
June 21, 2013 8:00 PM Railroad Museums in the Netherlands Part II: Trams, Trolleys and Industrial Narrow Gauge Silver Spring, MD B&O Station Hans Plugge will present a digital program on his 2012 trip to the Netherlands. This edition will feature tramways - steam/diesel operations whether on broad or narrow gauge that were planned independent of the national railroad system. A short vignette of a trolley museum is also included. Industrial narrow gauge will be discussed, mostly 60 cm/ 2ft (with some 16 in) showing a variety of steam /diesel locomotives among the 200 plus preserved. Free and open to the public. 
July 19, 2013 8:00 PM Network Centric Railway Operations GWMNM-Alexandria, VA Network Centric Railway Operations, a forward looking perspective on railway operations, PTC, and how networks of sensors and computers will transform railroading. Presented by Steven R. Ditmeyer, Principal Transportation Technology and Economics. Free and open to the public. - BONUS - Come at 7:00pm and get a chance to visit the observation deck of the Masonic Memorial, for FREE! Beautiful views of Norhern Virginia and DC. 
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