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| February 17, 2012 | 8:00 PM | Baltimore & Ohio's Camden Station | Silver Spring, MD B&O Station | David Pfeiffer, the specialist in railroad records at the National Archives, will be covering the history of the B&O's Camden Station. The talk is based on his article, entitled "B&O's Camden Station Rises Again" in the 3rd Quarter 2010 issue of The Sentinel, the journal of the B&O Railroad Historical Society. The illustrated talk covers the history of the station from its completion in 1857 through the Pratt Street riot, the 1877 labor strike, and its inclusion in the Orioles ballpark project, to the sports museum that it is today. Free and open to the public! | | March 16, 2012 | 8:00 PM | The Pullman Company | GWNMM-Alexandria, VA | Pullman is a name that's of haunting familiarity to many of us. What was it? The Pullman Company was founded and built by George M. Pullman into an empire that was synonymous with first class rail travel for decades in the United States. At its peak in the 1930's, the Company operated over 8,000 railroad passenger cars across North America. Mr. Kevin Tankersley will provide an overview of the Pullman Company, and talk about how the Chapter interprets and presents the Pullman experience by operating Dover Harbor today. Free and open to the public! | | April 22, 2012 | 4:00 PM at Washington, D.C. Union Station | DCNRHS Annual Gala | Complete details here. | Keynote Speaker will be Mr. Don Phillips. Open to the Public. Door prizes, great food, cash bar, great views of Union Station. Member recognition and awards too! | | May 19, 2012 | 8:00 PM | Railroad program to be announced later. | GWNMM-Alexandria, VA | Free and open to the public. | | June 15, 2012 | 8:00 PM | Railroad program to be announced later. | Silver Spring, MD B&O Station | Free and open to the public! | | July 20, 2012 | 8:00 PM | Railroad Program to be announced later. | GWNMM-Alexandria, VA | Free and open to the public. | | August 17, 2012 | 8:00 PM | Railroad program to be announced later. | Silver Spring, MD B&O Station | Free and open to the public. | | September 22, 2012 | 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM. | Annual Chapter Picnic | Bowie, MD | Huntington Railroad Museum, Bowie, MD - Our annual joint picnic with Potomac Chapter NRHS. This year's event is hosted by DCNRHS. Attendees are requested to bring a family sized covered dish or $8.00 per person. There should be several trains passing by the site during the event. | | October 19, 2012 | 8:00 PM | A railroad program to be announced. | Silver Spring, MD B&O Station | Free and open to the public | | November 16, 2012 | 8:00 PM | Railroad related program to be announced. | GWNMM-Alexandria, VA | Come see a fantastic and seldom seen perspective, all the kinds of trains one can see from another train! Free and open to the public! | | December 21, 2012 | 8:00 PM | Railroad Program to be announced later. | Silver Spring, MD B&O Station | Free and open to the public.. | | January 18, 2013 | 8:00 PM | Railroad related topic to be announced. | GWNMM-Alexandria, VA | Free and open to the public! |
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