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DCNRHS 2020 Banquet Colesville, MD May 17, 2020 COVID-19 (CORONAVIRUS) National Emergency Update 
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Upcoming Seminars & Programs

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April 17, 2020 7:30 PM East Broad Top Railroad (EBT) Then and Now  We will be looking for on-line presentation options. Stay tuned. Nine years after it ceased operation, Pennsylvania’s storied EBT has a new owner, a non-profit foundation organized by a small group of prominent rail-industry figures and longtime EBT fans. This program is free and open to the public. 
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Recent Announcements

  • COVID-19 (CORONAVIRUS) National Emergency Update Updated 3/29/2020 9:40 PM EDT - We will be postponing our May 17th Annual Banquet at the National Capital Trolley Museum.  Stay tuned for a new date for ...
    Posted Mar 29, 2020, 6:34 PM by James Lilly
  • Longing for warmer weather? The photo was taken at Dickerson, MD MARC Station on September 7, 2019.  This is Westbound CSX freight train (Coal) pulled by CSX Locomotive No. 842.  Photo by J. Lilly ...
    Posted Feb 12, 2020, 2:07 PM by James Lilly
  • DCNRHS Loses a Great One DCNRHS board member Erik Delfino passed away suddenly and unexpectedly last week. It’s a huge loss for many of us. Erik was the man behind our library from its ...
    Posted Jan 15, 2020, 8:02 PM by James Lilly
  • Special Time and Location Highlight Special January Public Programming January’s program will feature a new theme, a new date, and a new venue!  DCNRHS is partnering with the Old Greenbelt Theatre in Greenbelt, MD to sponsor train-themed ...
    Posted Dec 31, 2019, 3:30 PM by James Lilly
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Safety Rule of the Month - History Archives
April 2020

Rule 5. [Employees] must not go under an engine or car or pass between cars separated by a short distance, without knowing that proper protection against movement has been afforded

[Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co. Safety Rules, Effective October 1, 1957.]

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Historic 1923 Pullman on the mainlines of America at Mableton, Georgia


 

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Capitol Limited at Washington Union Station - circa 1959
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