Since COVID-19 our meetings are a mixture of Zoom, in-person, and hybrid. Keep an eye on the schedule below.
May 13, Board Meeting, 8 p.m., via Zoom
May 20, Zoom info: Meeting ID: 816 7262 5788 Passcode: 547873 Link
May 20, Member Meeting, 8 p.m., in-person, The meeting will be held in the Lecture Hall of the Stella Werner Council Office Building, 100 Maryland Ave, Rockville, MD. Those unable to attend may view the program via Zoom video conference. We plan to open the Zoom meeting about 8:15 p.m. The program should start by 8:30 p.m. Alex Mayes, Shortlines and Regionals. Alex will take the audience on a tour of shortline and regional railroads across the country. Among the many lines covered will be Arkansas & Missouri, Iowa Traction, Western New York & Pennsylvania, and Delaware-Lackawanna.
June 17, Member Meeting, 8 p.m., via Zoom video conference. George Hamlin, Along the RF&P, from the 1960s to 2025. George will share photography from his many experiences along this historic and picturesque main line that connects Richmond VA with Washington D.C.
July 15, Member Meeting, 8 p.m., in-person.
August 12, Board Meeting, 8 p.m., via Zoom.
Programs — Check out our YouTube channel for recent programs.
Renew — You can renew your membership online, using a credit card or PayPal account.
January 2025 program: Rails to the Twin Ports
Available on YouTube. Jim Kleeman presents a program featuring images of his trips to Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin between 1993 and 2023. Railroads featured are: Duluth Missabe and Iron Range , Wisconsin Central, Canadian National, and BNSF.
November 2024 program: Wellsville, Addison & Galeton
Available on YouTube. Tom Nemith, editor of Railpace Magazine, presents a program on the Wellsville, Addison & Galeton Railroad covering its ex-Baltimore & Ohio lines in northern Pennsylvania and southern New York.
October 2024 program: Iowa & Illinois - NRHS conference
Available on YouTube. Doug Scott presents images taken during the NRHS spring 2024 conference activities based out of Cedar Rapids. His presentation includes comprehensive visits to the Iowa Interstate RR and the Railroad Heritage shops in Silvis, IL.
September 2024 program: Fast Trains and Sugar Cane
Available on YouTube. Jim Kleeman presents a look at Florida railroading over the last 15 years. The video features Florida East Coast Railroad, Brightline, Tri-Rail, Florida Central, and U.S. Sugar Corporation.
(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 — We're very proud of our newsletter, Potomac
Rail News.
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Meetings
— We meet the thirdTuesday
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 — There are many parking alternatives for the
membership meeting. See a map with
alternatives.
Visiting our area? — As railfans, we can offer sightseeing
suggestions for visitors to the Washington, D.C.
area. Sample our collective wisdom.
Just for Fun:
Wayne Sherwin uses his digital editing skills to
create some interesting images.
Golden Spike 150th anniversary 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:
Newsletter — We're very proud of our newsletter, Potomac
Rail News. 
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.
