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The Crescent City Special Atlanta GA, New Orleans LA October 11, 2017 RESERVE NOW 
Tidewater Traveler Williamsburg, Newport News October 21, 2017 RESERVE NOW! 
Tidewater Traveler – Garden Sense Williamsburg, Newport News October 22, 2017 SOLD OUT 
Dover Harbor Chefs' Table Washington Union Station October 27, 2017 SOLD OUT! 
Dover Harbor Chefs' Table Washington Union Station October 28, 2017 SOLD OUT 
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Recent Announcements

  • October 20 Program Free and Open to the Public On October 20 at the former B&O Station in Silver Spring (8100 Georgia Avenue), Alex Mayes will present "2016 in Review - Part 1"  This narrated program cover major rail ...
    Posted Oct 2, 2017, 4:19 PM by James Lilly
  • Racing the Sunset on the former B&O One of our youngest members, Mason, 13, went railfanning and camping trackside just east of Orleans, West Virginia on September 25, 2017 along the former B&O Railroad (now CSX ...
    Posted Oct 1, 2017, 8:44 PM by James Lilly
  • Chapter Picnic Comes Roaring Back Thanks to the Library Committee's sponsorship and hardwork, the DCNRHS members' picnic returned this year on September 16 as a great success.  The event was held at the Chapter ...
    Posted Oct 1, 2017, 8:18 PM by James Lilly
  • Our 2017 RailCamper in His Own Words. Cadence Hinnant was the winner of our 2017 RailCamp Scholarship.  Cadence wrote a report on his adventure at RailCamp 25 June - 1 July 2017.  You can read his report here
    Posted Oct 1, 2017, 8:04 PM by James Lilly
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October 2017

"#13. When possible avoid walking through escaping steam."

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Upcoming Seminars

DateTimeTopicLocationDescription
October 20, 2017 8:00 PM 2016 in Review - Part 1 Silver Spring, MD B&O Station Noted rail photographer Alex Mayes will present the program covering several major rail events he attended plus other railfanning exploits during the first half of 2016. The program begins with a trip to the Northeast Corridor following winter storm Jonas which swept through the mid-Atlantic region in January, and then the opening day of the new D.C. Streetcar System in February. April includes the “Farewell to the 734” excursion on the Western Maryland Scenic, and the beginning of the series of ex-Norfolk & Western Class J No. 611 trips in Virginia and North Carolina. The next segment covers the annual convention of the Southern Railway Historical Association in North Carolina, and the final public excursions pulled by N&W 611 between Manassas and Front Royal in June. The program concludes with a ten day trip to Arizona which includes chasing the Grand Canyon Railway’s train between Williams and the south rim of the canyon, visits to Union Pacific’s ex-Southern Pacific Sunset Line and BNSF in Northern Arizona, and a visit to the Copper Basin Railway. Free and open to the public. 
November 17, 2017 8:00 PM Railroad related topic to be announced. GWMNM-Alexandria, VA Free and open to the public. 
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