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2013 Potomac Chapter PIcnic
Where: Griffith Park at City Hall
(One block from B&O Station)
29 S Summit Ave
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
When: Saturday, October 5, 2013
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Food: Burgers, Hotdogs, Fixings, Soft Drinks
Cost: $8 per person (12 or over) or
Your party may bring a pot luck dish (salad, side, or desert) to share
Accomodations: Shelter, Tables, Restrooms, Parking, Playground equipment, Tennis Courts
Other help needed: Charcoal grills, Set up and clean up help
RSVP: By Thursday, Sept 20. Call Potomac Chapter phone (301) 251-9461 or email Potomac_Rail_Picnic@hotmail.com.
Please indicate number in party, what pot luck dish you're planning to bring (if any) and whatever other help you may wish to offer.

2014 Dues Increase

NRHS Board of Directors has approved an $11 increase, from $39 to $50, in the national dues for 2014. The Potomac Chapter has outlined its concerns about this increase in a letter to the NRHS president.

NRHS President Greg Molloy has recently issued two letters on this topic, announcing the increase and outlining the future of the organization. You can also read Greg's PowerPoint presentation from the summer meetings.

In response to the dues increase, the Potomac Chapter has created an Associate option for those people who want to participate in Chapter activities, but don’t want to maintain their membership in the NRHS.

Chapter Information — Learn more about our chapter and how to become a member.
Visiting our area? — As railfans, we can offer sightseeing suggestions for visitors to the Washington, D.C. area. Sample our collective wisdom.
 

 

UPCOMING EVENTS

Link to photo pagePhotos — See a sample of photos from our chapter.

Internal business:

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


Links to other rail-oriented web sites.
N&W 611Donate to the campaign to Fire Up 611 for the 2014 Norfolk Southern Steam Exursion Program. The chapter will match member contributions dollar for dollar. The deadline is October 15.

The Virginia Museum of Transportation recetnly announced a campaign to raise funds to the J-Class steam engine which operated on many excursions in this area from 1982 to 1993. The campaign will raise money for a complete mechanical restoration and construction of a new mechanical shop. Read more.

Donate online using the button below or mail your check to the chapter at:
  Potomac Chapter NRHS
  P.O. Box 235
  Kensington, MD 20895-0235

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 PM in the Montgomery Country Executive Office building, 101 Monroe Street, Rockville, MD. We welcome visitors. Get directions.
Publications — We offer several publications for sale.
Read chapter member Bob Cohen's history of railroading in the Washington, D.C. area.
Parking symbolParking — There are many parking alternatives for the membership meeting. See a map with alternatives.
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: You can call our chapter phone line at 301-251-9461 . You can write to us at:

Potomac Chapter NRHS
P.O. Box 235
Kensington, MD 20895-0235
E-mail our Webmaster:
Bill Holdsworth mailto:w.holdsworth AT verizon DOT net
For membership information e-mail
Rick Davidson mailto:rdavidsonjr AT cox DOT net
 

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