All Aboard for the Washington, D.C. Chapter NRHS!

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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 

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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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
May

"The use of ballast or other similar objects to chock trucks on platforms or walkways is prohibited."

Rules and Regulations, The Washington Terminal Company, Union Station, Washington, DC. Safety Rule #S-28, January 1, 1968.

 

DEPARTURES BOARD

 No. Date/Time Name      Destination     Special Notes
0516 May. 16, 2008 Chapter Meeting The George Washington Masonic National Memorial

Come early (7:00 PM) and get a chance to take in the spectacular views of the Washington and Alexandria Skyline from atop the Masonic Memorial, then stay for our membership meeting at 8:00 and our program, the "Railroading Slide Show."

0620 June. 20, 2008 Chapter Meeting Silver Spring B&O Station

 

0716 July. 16-18, 2008 Railcamp Scranton, PA

A fun week long overnight camp for high-school students interested in railroads and rail history

0718 July. 18, 2008 Chapter Meeting The George Washington Masonic National Memorial

 

0815 Aug. 15, 2008 Chapter Meeting Silver Spring B&O Station

 

0920 Sep. 20, 2008 Annual Picnic Bowie, MD

Bowie Tower in Historic Bowie

1017 Oct. 17, 2008 Chapter Meeting Silver Spring B&O Station

Annual Photo Contest"

1121 Nov. 21, 2008 Chapter Meeting The George Washington Masonic National Memorial

Alex Mayes, 2007 in Review

1219 Dec. 19, 2008 Chapter Meeting Silver Spring B&O Station

Annual Photo Contest Runoff and Railroad "Shorts" Digital Multimedia Show

         

Dispatcher's Note: Unless otherwise noted, all activities listed are open to the public.

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