Now Accepting RailCamp 2023 Scholarship Applications
We are now accepting applications for students in grades 9 – 12 to attend RailCamp
James Lilly
December 22, 2022
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All Aboard!
Departures
| Date | Destination | Title | Description | Details | Reserve Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 2023 7:30 PM | On-line Program | History of Potomac Yard | James McDonald will present a glimpse of the rich history of Potomac Yard. Potomac Yard was a freight yard in Alexandria, Virginia built in the early 1900s to serve 6 railroads all which served Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. This included the Southern, Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac, Baltimore and Ohio, Chesapeake and Ohio, Pennsylvania, Atlantic Coast Line, and Seaboard Air Line. It was closed in the 1990s and is now the site of a shopping mall. | Free and open to the public. | Register on-line here now. |
| May 7, 2023 6:00 PM | Army Navy Country Club Arlington, VA | DOVER HARBOR 100th Anniversary Celebration and Banquet | Join us as we celebrate Dover Harbor’s 100th birthday year in 2023! The celebration begins at 6 PM with a social hour (cash bar), followed by a seated dinner. The Dover’s Chief Mechanical Officer (Jim Lilly) and Chief of Onboard Services (Kevin Tankersley) will share remarks on the Dover’s history and their experiences with the car. Whether you’ve worked on the Dover Harbor, travelled as a passenger, or supported behind the scenes, come out to celebrate in 1920s style. | Tickets are just $75.00. Tickets are on-sale now and open to the general public. Complete details are available here. | Reserve on-line now here. |
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Art Deco Passenger Trains
A fun video on passenger trains from the 1930s and 1940s. Our Pullman DOVER HARBOR
James Lilly
October 31, 2022
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Rare DOVER HARBOR Move on New Jersey Transit
Chapter Member Mike Volland caught this video of our Classic Pullman DOVER HARBOR on New
James Lilly
September 29, 2022
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Safety Rule of the Month
February 2023
Rule 14: Hands or feet must not be placed in any part of machinery or apparatus, or in the way of moving parts of machinery or appliances. If necessary to do this, the moveable parts must be blocked so that protection will be afforderd.
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, Safety Rules, Effective May 1, 1920.
Historic 1923 Pullman on the mainlines of America at Mableton, Georgia
Travel a Legend: Pullman Dover Harbor
Historic Rail Photos
The Washington Terminal Project
Railroad Library
The Martin F. O'Rourke Memorial Railroad Library
The Company Store
Ever want your own Pullman reproduction blanket? Or how about one of our Dover Harbor T-Shirts? Come take a walk through the Company Store! We have those items and more.
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DCNRHS 2023 Dover Harbor Calendar
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