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). We will meet our chartered motor
coach 7:00 AM Saturday at the Fairfax County Government Center parking lot.
Lunch (included) will be at the NRAO Cafe at Green Bank. After lunch we will
have time to explore the Green Bank Science Center and then be met by our tour
guide who will board our bus and give us a detailed tour of the NRAO site and
operation.
Mid afternoon we head
north to Elkins where we will check into spacious rooms at the
new Holiday Inn. From there it is a short walk to the beautifully
restored Elkins Depot and our 5:00 PM departure on the Durbin and
Greenbrier Valley RR Mountain Explorer Dinner Train. Expect an evening of fine dining
inside a historic dining car and a fourˇVhour train ride through small towns and the scenic Monongahela National Forest over former Western
Maryland RR trackage. We will make a stop at the inspirational High Falls of the Cheat.
The next morning begins
with a deluxe continental breakfast at our hotel and early morning
departure for the Cass Scenic RR and the restored historic logging
town of Cass. Arriving at 9:00 AM, passengers will have choice
of two attractions. One, a tour of the Cass RR shops where the
steam locomotives are repaired and serviced and where a graveyard
of fascinating equipment can be seen on sidetracks. The other,
the Cass Showcase, an audio/visual show of the history of Cass,
a railroad and logging museum, and a scale model of the town of
Cass and railroad operations.
At 11:00 our train departs
for our two-hour ride to the top of Bald Knob. The ride is laced
with steep grades and two switchbacks. We will feel the power,
see and smell the smoke and hear the sounds from the steam-powered,
gear-driven Shays that powered logging trains for fifty years.
As we enjoy our provided box lunch the clanking of gears, scream
of the whistle, and ever present clacketyˇVclack
of the rails will transport us to a different era. At the Bald
Knob summit (altitude of 4842 feet) we will make a stop, enjoy a view into two states,
and return by 3:30 PM.
We then re-board our coach
for the trip home. A meal stop is planned along the way (individual
settlement). Our return time is expected to be sometime between
9:00 and 10:00 PM.
Per Person Fares:
includes motor coach, hotel, meals as described in 4 below,
tour and attraction admission charges and gratuities. Snacks will
be served on the bus.
| Fares |
Single |
Double |
Triple |
Quad |
| Member: |
$379 |
$329 |
$314 |
$304 |
| Non Member: |
$409 |
$359 |
$344 |
$334 |
EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT Deduct
$30 per ticket from above fares for tickets purchased
with cash, check or money order by July 31, 2010.
|
CONDITIONS:
1. The Washington
D.C. Chapter, NRHS makes every effort to accommodate the physically
challenged; however, the historic railroad cars we may visit are
not wheelchair accessible. Operator requires those passengers requiring
special assistance from others to travel with someone who is able
to assist them.
2. No refund of purchased tickets after August
10, 2010, other than by operator's cancellation of the trip or
reselling of the space.
3. Reservations are not transferable and
may not be resold without the written consent of the operator.
4. Package includes hotel accommodations in Elkins, Saturday lunch
and dinner, Sunday breakfast and box lunch, tour or attraction
admission charges and tips and gratuities. It does not include
personal incidental charges and Sunday dinner.
5. Schedule and
location of departures and arrivals is subject to change. Passengers
will be notified of such changes as the operator learns of them.
6. Passengers with special dietary needs must notify the reservations
agent in writing at least two weeks in advance of the trip.
7.
A $35 fee will be assessed for all checks returned with insufficient
funds.
For information, call
610-429-5858 or e-mail to dover.agent@dcnrhs.org.
West Virginia
Rail Extravaganza!
Saturday-Sunday, September 11-12, 2010
Name:
___________________________________________________
Address:
__________________________________________________
City, State,
Zip: ____________________________________________
Telephone: ____ Day ____
Evening _____________________________
E-mail address: __________________________________________
Cell Phone number: ______________________________________
PAYMENT METHOD
____ Check payable to Washington DC Chapter, NRHS
____ Charge to my Visa/Mastercard:
Card No.: ________________________________________________
Expiration Date: _________________________________________
Signature: ________________________________________________
Please reserve the following
spaces:
# ____ Member at $____________
= $ ________________
# ____ Nonmember at $
____________ = $ ________________
TOTAL AMOUNT = $ ___________________
Hotel Accommodations:
____ Single ____ Double ____ Triple ____ Quad
Name(s) of ALL
PASSENGERS (Required): ______________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
How I heard about
trip: ____ E-mail ____ Chapter Newsletter
____ Other ____________________________________________________
MAIL
TO: |
WASHINGTON
DC CHAPTER NRHS
c/o Mike Martin, Reservation Agent
503 Mayfield Ave.
West Chester, PA 19380-5211 |
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