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Trip NameDestinationStart Date
Star City Special Roanoke May 25, 2018 RESERVE NOW! 
The Washington Special Washington, DC May 26, 2018 RESERVE NOW! 
Boston Getaway Boston August 2, 2018 RESERVE NOW! 
Pennsylvania Steam Adventure Martinsburg, PA August 25, 2018 RESERVE NOW! 
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Recent Announcements

  • The Glory Days - The Golden Age of Railroading - Indianapolis During the Golden Age of Railroading, approximated from the 1920s til about 1950s, heavyweight Passenger sleeping cars were perhaps a many times a day occurrence at Indianapolis, Indiana's beautiful ...
    Posted May 18, 2018, 6:24 PM by James Lilly
  • Amtrak Changes and Private Cars and DCNRHS - Our Trips and Charters are Running! Many folks have asked how the recent changes at Amtrak involving private cars, charters, and excursion will affect DCNRHS' trips and charter.  We are very much aware of the changes ...
    Posted Apr 29, 2018, 11:17 AM by James Lilly
  • DCNRHS Receives $15,000 Grant from The UPS Foundation FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETeam UPS Volunteers work painting the side of the an REA Baggage Car - August 12,  2017Washington, D.C. - April 20 - The National Railway Historical Society, Washington ...
    Posted Apr 18, 2018, 3:29 PM by James Lilly
  • Want to See the Inside of the Tunnel under Capitol Hill? One of our members shot this video on a recent train trip.   It provides the unusual view of the tracks from a train as it travels from Washington, D.C ...
    Posted Apr 18, 2018, 2:58 PM by James Lilly
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Safety Rule of the Month - History Archives
May 2018

"Rule 132: Hand brakes on all equipment must be released before application of air brakes. Air brakes must not be applied to detached cars except to prevent accident."

The Washington Terminal Company, Safety Rules for the Guidance of Employees, effective October 1, 1925.

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Upcoming Seminars

DateTimeTopicLocationDescription
June 15, 2018 8:00 PM Social History of Eastern Baltimore County Silver Spring, MD B&O Station Author Elmer J. Hall, a retired educator and Sparrows Point native, who has written a quartet of books chronicling the social history of the once heavily industrialized eastern Baltimore County peninsula. Free and open to the public. 
July 20, 2018 8:00 PM A railroad related topic to be announced. GWMNM-Alexandria, VA Free and open to the public. 
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