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. |
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 Donate 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
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 Newsletter — 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 — There are many parking alternatives for the
membership meeting. See a map with
alternatives. |
 Just for Fun:
Wayne Sherwin uses his digital editing skills to
create some interesting images. |
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