All Aboard for the Washington, D.C. Chapter NRHS!
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Trips
for 2010
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Sykesville Afternoon
January 30, 2010
(details) |
The
Atlantic City Special
February
27, 2010
(details) |
Tidewater
Traveler
April 17&18, 2010
Two trips
(details) |
Hill City Holiday
Friday, April 23, 2010
to
Sunday, April 25, 2010
(details) |
The Washington Special
Saturday, April 24, 2010
(details) |
The Crescent City Special
April 29 to May 5, 2010
(details) |
West Virginia
Rail Extravaganza
September
11-12, 2010
(details) |
The
Low Country Limited
October 28-31, 2010
(details) |
On behalf of
the over 450 members of our Chapter, welcome
aboard our web site.
We are a diverse group of people with a common interest in rail transportation and its rich and storied history. Membership in our Chapter is fun and
is open to all with our common interest. We
invite you to join our organization.
Over the course of the
year, we conduct a wide variety of activities, including public excursions, train trips, tours, as well as private railroad car journeys aboard the DOVER HARBOR, and monthly meetings.

Our Classic Pullman DOVER HARBOR
"Once there were
thousands, now there is one.."
- Private Varnish Magazine
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We also have a wide variety of programs,
community service projects, and activities with something
to interest everyone, including rail equipment restoration
and operation, excursion train operations, community
service activities, historical research, photography
contests, and railfan outings. With great monuments to
railroading such as Washington
Union Station, great
railfan locations, tourist
railroads, museums, Amtrak, and commuter rail, and
lots of rail history right
here in the local area, the possibilities for Chapter
events and informal get together's are endless. One
of our major projects is the restoration and operation
of the DOVER HARBOR, our classic heavy weight Pullman
passenger car. Built in 1923 and reconfigured in
1934 as a sleeper-buffet-lounge, the car operated in
main line passenger service for 43 years and now is the
only example of a Pullman Company heavy weight revenue
car roaming the main lines of America unrestricted. We
operate the car, often in Amtrak trains, as a living
experience of travel during railroading's Golden Age.
Belonging to the Washington,
D.C. Chapter NRHS is a fantastic way to meet, socialize,
and network with other people in the railfan and railroad
community. Members receive our monthly newsletter, The
TimeTable, as well as the National Railway
Bulletin, which is published by our National organization,
in addition to many other benefits and discounts. If
you are interested in membership, contact the Chapter
or come to one of our activities, such as our monthly
meetings, which are free and open to the public.
The Chapter also operates the Martin
F. O'Rourke Memorial Railroad Library. The Library is
a free reference Library.
If you are a first-time visitor, please use this opportunity to get know us. Check the highlights of our site by taking our Web Site Tour, which departs below. Review the Departures Board to see the latest Chapter happenings. And, don't forget to check out the DOVER HARBOR. Of course, you may use the buttons on the page to navigate the main topics of the site.
Lastly, we invite you
to bookmark our site as one of your favorites and come
back often and to join our Yahoo New group and share
common interest with your fellow railroad fans.
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Washington_DC_NRHS
This news group is to facilitate communications among the members and
friends of the Washington, D.C. Chapter, Inc., National Railway
Historical Society. The Washington, D.C. Chapter, Inc. is a non-profit,
501(c)3 educational organization. Postings to this news group must not
concern partisan political campaigning for individuals. Also prohibited
are commercial advertising, or "recommendations" for commercial entities
of any kind. Postings may concern any activities of the Chapter, the
NRHS, or the railroads in general.
Safety
Rule of the Month
February
“When riding inside of caboose be prepared for sudden starting,
stopping, or slack action by facing direction it is moving, by being
braced and holding or prepared to do so instantly and by moving
about only when necessary in the performance of duty.”
GT Safety Rules: Train, Engine, Yard & Other Employees, effective
July 1, 1973, rule #1502.
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DEPARTURES
BOARD
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| No. |
Date/Time |
Name |
Destination |
Special
Notes |
| 130 |
Jan
30, 2010 |
Sykesville
Afternoon |
Sykesville,
MD |
Join us
for an exploration of the railroad attractions
of the Town of Sykesville, Maryland, the second
horsechanging station on the nascent Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad. |
| 219 |
Feb
19, 2010 |
Chapter
Meeting |
Silver
Spring B&O Station |
"DOVER
HARBOR--What Year Is It?" The premier of
our professionally-produced promotional video,
along with the story of its making. |
| 227 |
Feb.
27, 2010 |
The Atlantic
City Special |
Atlantic
City |
Travel
by train to Atlantic City on this winter-time
oneday group tour to enjoy the fabulous annual
Mummer's Show of Shows at historic Boardwalk
Hall. |
| 318 |
Mar
19, 2010 |
Chapter
Meeting |
The
George Washington Masonic National Memorial |
"History
of D.C. Streetcars - 1862 - 1910" |
| 411 |
Apr
11, 2010 |
Annual
Gala Banquet |
College Park, MD |
"The
Legacy of the Pullman Porter" |
| 417 |
Apr
17, 2010 |
Tidewater
Traveler |
Williamsburg
Newport News
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Experience luxurious rail travel aboard the classic 1930's Pullman lounge/sleeper Dover Harbor |
| 418 |
Apr
18, 2010 |
Tidewater
Traveler |
Williamsburg
Newport News |
Experience
luxurious rail travel aboard the classic 1930's
Pullman lounge/sleeper Dover Harbor |
| 423 |
Apr
23-25, 2010 |
Hill City Holiday |
Lynchburg, VA |
Travel
via the classic 1930s Pullman rail car, Dover
Harbor, into the scenic foothills of the Virginia
Blue Ridge countryside amidst the blooms
of spring to the City of Seven Hills |
| 424 |
Apr
24. 2010 |
The Washington Special |
Washington,
DC
Lynchburg, VA |
Experience
luxurious rail travel aboard the classic 1930’s
Pullman lounge-sleeper Dover Harbor--
travel to the Nations CapitalWashington,
DC for an enjoyable day-long Springtime
rail excursion. |
| 429 |
Apr.
29 to May 5, 2010 |
The Crescent
City Special |
New
Orleans |
Join
the Washington DC Chapter for an extended weekend
of Pullman travel to a fantastic destination,
New Orleans- “The Big Easy”. Dover
Harbor will operate on Amtrak’s Crescent,
and serve as your hotel for four nights at the
centrally located New Orleans Union Passenger
Terminal. |
| 912 |
Sept
11-12, 2010 |
West Virginia Rail Extravaganza |
Elkins
Duirbin |
Join
us for a two-day trip to two of West Virginia's
premier historic rail venues plus a guided tour
of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO). |
| 1028 |
Oct.
28-31, 2010 |
The Low Country Limited |
Savannah
Charleston |
Come
join us this Autumn for a weekend First Class
voyage aboard the classic 1930s Pullman Dover
Harbor railroad car to the charming coastal
Deep South! |
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Dispatcher's
Note: Unless otherwise noted, all activities
listed are open to the public. |
Visit
The
Martin F. O'Rourke Memorial Railroad Library
at Bowie
Tower
Our Mission is "Expanding the public appreciation of railroads and their history through preservation and education." |
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