Announcement about our Railroad Library
DCNRHS Announces Temporary Closure of Library The Washington, D.C. Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society,
James Lilly
08/26/2025
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All Aboard!
Departures...
| Date | Destination | Title | Description | Details | Reserve Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/20/26 07:30 PM | On-line Free Public Progrfam. | Presidential Locomotive No. 4141 | Join us as Robert Holzweiss Talks about Union Pacific Locomotive No. 4141, the diesel-electric locomotive that pulled the President George H. W. Bush Funeral Train and is now part of the George H. W. Bush Presidential Library at Texas A&M. Robert Holzweiss works as an archivist at the Bush Presidential Library and is President of the Railway & Locomotive Historical Society. | The Program is on-line, free, and open to the public. | Registration will open about March 1, 2026. |
| More trip and/or event announcements coming soon. | Stay tuned |
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Washington Terminal History with Mark Shaw
We have been blessed to receive some audio files from Mark Shaw recounting the history
James Lilly
07/13/2025
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Summer and Fall Trips and Events Being Announced
We are pleased to announce that over the next few weeks we will be announcing
James Lilly
07/01/2025
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Safety Rule of the Month
February 2026
Rule 4019. Employees must face object moving or standing, have secure grip on handholds and firm footing when climbing up or down engine, car, scaffold, trestle, ladder or other object, guarding against side obstructions and openings or objects on the ground.
New York Central System Safety Rules, Effective April 1, 1965.
Historic 1923 Pullman on the mainlines of America at Mableton, Georgia
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