Time to Renew Your DCNRHS Membership
It’s that time of year to renew your membership with DCNRHS by making a tax-deductible
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10/08/2025
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All Aboard!
Departures...
| Date | Destination | Title | Description | Details | Reserve Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/25/26 1:30 PM | Washington DC | Amtrak Ivy City Shop Tour | Two and a half hours, behind the scenes tour of Amtrak’s Washington, D.C. Ivy City Shop complex. | See trip flier here for full details. | SOLD OUT! Sign up for waiting list here. |
| 06/13/26 9:15AM | Dulles (Sterling), VA | Washington Metro Shop Tour (Dulles Rail Facility) | One and a half hour, behind the scenes walking tour of Metro’s newest shop facility on the Silver Line. | See trip flier here for full details. | Reserve here now! |
| 04/26/26 10:00AM | Doswell and Gordonsville VA | The Doswell Special | Special, rare-mileage Virginia Scenic Railway excursion departing from Louisa, Virginia traveling over approximately fifty miles of the Buckingham Branch Railway (former C&O Railway) to Doswell and Gordonsville through the scenic countryside of Central Virginia. Lunch is included and will be served aboard the train while enroute. | See trip flier here for full details. | Reserve here. |
| 04/25/26 10:00 AM | Washington DC | Amtrak Ivy City Shop Tour | Two and a half hours, behind the scenes tour of Amtrak’s Washington, D.C. Ivy City Shop complex. | See trip flier here for full details. | SOLD OUT! Sign up for waiting list here. |
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Washington Terminal History with Mark Shaw
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Safety Rule of the Month
April 2026
Rule 51. Stepping or walking on rail, derail, frog, switch, interlocking equipment, retarder, loose wheel detectors or defective equipment detectors is prohibited.
Chessie System Safety Rules, Effective June 15, 1979
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