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Upcoming events

Since COVID-19 our meetings are a mixture of Zoom, in-person, and hybrid. Keep an eye on the schedule below.

YouTube linkPrograms — Check out our YouTube channel for recent programs.
renewal linkRenew — You can renew your membership online, using a credit card or PayPal account.
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Internal business:

•  Membership meeting minutes
•  Board meeting minutes
•  Chapter bylaws
•  Email voting procedures
•  Archives of prior year minutes
•  Small grants program

June 2026 program: South Central Florida Express
U.S. Sugar steam locomotive Available on YouTube. Mason Cooper focuses on U.S. Sugar commercial and tourist operations recently known for its excursions with restored steam locomotive 4-6-2 #148 operating out of Clewiston, FL on ex-ACL and ex-FEC lines.


May 2026 program: Chasing Rainbows
Milwaukee Road electic locomotives Available on YouTube. John King shares images from several Western trips in the 1980s to document images soon to be fading from the railroad landscape. Includes: Milwaukee Road, Western Pacific, Denver & Rio Grande, and Southern Pacific.


April 2026 program: Shortlines of Discovery
Maryland & Delaware RS3m locomotive at Sudlersville Available on YouTube. Potomac Chapter member Alex Koehler takes viewers on (rail)roads less traveled to discover vintage motive power still moving passengers and freight in the Mid-Atlantic region.                                 


February 2026 program: Chasing Blue Trains
Colorado Pacific Rio Grande train Available on YouTube. Potomac Chapter member Bob Kaplan shares images of regional railroads with blue paints schemes. Covered subject include: Seminole Gulf Railway in SW Florida, the Lake State Railway in Michigan, and the Colorado Pacific Rio Grande.


Clay and Diane
(Clay Moritz and his wife Diane at the Baltimore Streetcar Museum.) After 35 years on the job, Clay has stepped down as editor of Potomac Rail News. October 2024 was his last edition. The newsletter has always been a delight to read. The Potomac Chapter is grateful for Clay's decades of service.

Newsletter linkNewsletter — We're very proud of our newsletter, Potomac Rail News.
– See last month's issue.
– Read the issue from two months ago.
– See the issue from three months ago.
Meetings — We meet the third Tuesday of every month at 8:00 p.m. Sometimes on Zoom. Sometimes in person in downtown Rockville. Check the calendar.
Chapter Information — Learn more about our chapter and how to become a member.
Parking symbolParking — There are many parking alternatives for the membership meeting. See a map with alternatives.
Link to photo page
Photos — See a sample of photos from our chapter.
Visiting our area? — As railfans, we can offer sightseeing suggestions for visitors to the Washington, D.C. area. Sample our collective wisdom.
Fun photo linkJust for Fun: Wayne Sherwin uses his digital editing skills to create some interesting images.

Potomac Chapter is a group of railfans based in the National Capital Area. We are chartered as a branch of the National Railway Historical Society (NRHS). We seek to increase public awareness of railroads and their history.

Contact us: For more information, you can call Vice President John Sery at (301) 431-0088. You can write to us at:

    Potomac Chapter NRHS
    P.O. Box 235
    Kensington, MD 20895-0235

For membership or other information about the chapter e-mail:
Bill Holdsworth, info@potomacnrhs.org

Download a membership form

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