James Lilly
12/22/2024
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All Aboard!
Departures...
| Date | Destination | Title | Description | Details | Reserve Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/07/25 08:00 AM | Manassas Railway Festival, Manassas Virginia | Manassas Railway Festival | Help DCNRHS staff a table and promote our programs at the annual Manassas Railway Festival | Contact Lisa at 571-637-3920 to volunteer. | General information about the festival is available here. |
| 06/21/25 09:15 AM | Dover Park | DOVER HARBOR Orientation | The orientation is open to all chapter members who want to learn and have a hands-on opportunity with our Pullman. Attendance is a prerequisite for those who want to volunteer for crew assignments. Volunteering is not a requirement to attend this session, however new volunteers are always welcome! This six-hour information-filled session will be held aboard Dover Harbor at Dover Park siding in Jessup MD. The session will have a lunch break and end at 3:30 pm. | Members-only event. Registration required. Space is limited. | Reserve your space on-line here. |
| 9/20/2025, 11:00AM | Rockhill Furnace PA | Narrow Gauge to Ragtime! | DCNRHS is making a day outing to Pennsylvania to visit the East Broad Top Railroad in Pennsylvania on a musical weekend! This is a great tour package which will include by special arrangement a very rare ride on the EBT’s 1927 M-1 gas-electric doodlebug over recently refurbished track south of Orbisonia, an EBT shop complex tour, a trolley ride on the Shade Gap Electric Railway, and a ticket on that weekend’s special three hour early evening Ragtime at the Railroad Dinner Train—part of the Central Pennsylvania Ragtime and American Music Festival (https://www.rockhillragtime.com/). Reservations for this special package must close one month before the trip which we expect to be popular--- do not wait to book or you’ll miss the train! | See flier (here) for full details on the DCNRHS website. | Reserve Now here |
| 04/01/25 12:00 AM | More trip and/or event announcements coming soon. | Stay tuned |
Recent News
A Piece of Washington, D.C. Rail History
This is an image of an bond from the Washington Terminal Co. The Washington Terminal
James Lilly
09/28/2024
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Ivy City Historic Photo ~ 1972
From the DCNRHS Collection a view of Ivy City circa 1972.
James Lilly
07/31/2024
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Safety Rule of the Month
May 2025
Rule 42. Hard hat shells can be seriously weakened by the application of brush or spray type paints, or other materials including insect repellents which contain solvents or hydrocarbons. Therefore, such materials must not be used on hard hats.
Chessie System Safety Rules, Effective June 15, 1979
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
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DCNRHS 2025 Dover Harbor Calendar
Please click text above to download your own copy of the 2025 calendar.