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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

September 2025 program: Fs, Commuters, and Excursions
Two C&NW commuter trains Available on YouTube. Trains of the 1970s and 1980s: Alex Mayes' presentation highlights passenger and freight trains from those decades. The show includes Southern Railway's Southern Crescent, excursions in Northern Virginia, and a trip to Chicago in 1978.


August 2025 program: Southwest Rails & Music
Steam engine and classic car Available on YouTube. Doug Scott presents a multimedia program backed by musical soundtracks covering his trip to the Southwest in October 2024. The program features BNSF in the Albuquerque area and between Belen and Williams.


July 2025 program: California Dreaming
Santa Fe locomotive in 1980 Available on YouTube. Jim Kleeman's presentation feature images from four decades of railfanning in the Golden State, with a focus on three classic locations: Tehachapi Loop, Cajon Pass, and the Mojave Desert.


June 2025 program: Along the RF&P (1960s to 2025)
Train crossing the RF&P bridge over the Rappahannock River Available on YouTube. George Hamlin shares photography from his many experiences along the historic and picturesque Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac main line that connects Richmond VA with Washington D.C. The images range from the 1960s to 2025.


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.

Golden Spike 150th anniversary celebration
Jupiter (CP#60) at the Golden Spike 150 celebration at Promontory Point UP #119 at the Golden Spike 150 celebration Member Jay Creswell captured these two images at the May 10, 2019 event marking the completion of the transcontinental railroad 150 years earlier. (Click to enlarge.)


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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