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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

August 2026 program: From Nevada to Steamtown
SD-9 locomotive and 1956 Pontiac Station Wagon HY-Rail Available on YouTube. Doug Scott presents a multimedia program with a musical soundtrack covering recent railfan visits, including the Nevada Northern Railway, UP in Utah, and Amtrak in several states. The finale features UP Big Boy No. 4014 at Steamtown.


July 2026 program: 611 and Friends
Steam locomotive No. 611 Available on YouTube. George Hamlin focuses on N&W 4-6-2 steam locomotive, No. 611. Included are images from the early days of the Southern Railway steam excursion program with engines Nos. 4501, 722, 630, 2716, 750 and in later years with Nos. 611 and 1218.


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.


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 — Our newsletter, Potomac Rail News, has a proud heritage. Some samples:
– October 2024 issue.
– September 2024 issue.
– August 2024 issue.
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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