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Trip NameDestinationStart Date
2015 Gala Banquet Normandie Farm, Potomac, MD March 22, 2015 RESERVE NOW! 
Vermont Rails 2015 New York, NY; Rutland, VT June 13, 2015 RESERVE NOW! 
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Recent Announcements

  • Rare Photograph of Collinsville Inn Found One of our members recently found a 2" b&w negative of the Collinsville Inn, our 1949 Pennsylvania Passenger car that we are working to restore.  This is a real ...
    Posted Jan 19, 2015, 3:03 PM by James Lilly
  • Keynote for 2015 Gala Announced Our President and Social Committee are jointly pleased to announce that Marc Hoecker, Director of Strategic Planning for Norfolk Southern, will be the keynote speaker at our annual gala. Details ...
    Posted Jan 12, 2015, 4:56 AM by James Lilly
  • Our 2015 Calendar Now Available for Free! Our 2015 Calendar, featuring the Dover Harbor, is now available for download, for free.   To open the calendar, click here.   Then your can print it or download it.  Also, please ...
    Posted Dec 26, 2014, 1:58 PM by James Lilly
  • Virginia Avenue Tunnel Construction Decision On November 4, 2014  the Federal Highway Administration issued the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Virginia Avenue Tunnel Reconstruction Project.   The ROD  is now available at the project website ...
    Posted Nov 9, 2014, 5:08 AM by James Lilly
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Safety Rule of the Month - History Archives
January 2015

 

Rule 100:  Note that the word TERMINAL refers to the originating point from which trains are started. DIVISION POINTS or DIVISION TERMINALS refer to points where engine or engine crews are changed or a change is made in make-up of train. 
Instructions Governing the operation of air brakes, train air signal equipment, and electric lighting of locomotives and passenger cars - Passenger Service -The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co., the Alton Railroad Co., effective April 1, 1941 - assigned to P. O. Butts, Fireman.

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Upcoming Seminars

DateTimeTopicLocationDescription
February 20, 2015 8:00 PM A railroad-related program to be announced. Silver Spring, MD B&O Station Free and open to the public. 
March 20, 2015 8:00 PM A railroad related program to be announced. GWMNM-Alexandria, VA Free and open to the public. 
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