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New York Chapter National Railway Historical Society

Welcome to the New York Chapter NRHS!

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The New York Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society meets monthly except for July and August. Our regular meeting date is the first Monday of each month, September through June.

NEXT IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL MEETING MONDAY June 3 6:00 p.m.: Paul Gawkowski: Trolleys vs Light Rail; Maine Rail; Amtrak's Pennsylvanian

This month we will meet in person in Manhattan, and also will simulcast the meeting on Zoom.

Details to join the June 3 meeting at 6:00 p.m. in person:

Our meetings in person are held at St. Margaret's House, 49 Fulton St., Manhattan, between Pearl and Cliff Streets on the north side; enter the main door and turn left, proceed past the double doors and into a corridor, where we meet at Meeting Room 3 on the left. St. Margaret's House is convenient to the Fulton St. subway complex; the closest subway lines in the complex are the 2 and 3 lines, and the south (downtown) end of the A and C lines. The J, Z, 4 and 5 lines also serve the complex; the PATH at World Trade Center and the Wall Street ferry piers are also within walking distance, and the SBS bus lines on 1st and 2d Avenues.

As the Chapter does not meet in July and August, the following meeting will be in September, probably the second Monday since the first Monday is Labor Day. The meeting will be announced here once finalized.

Details to join the June 3 meeting at 6:00 p.m. via Zoom:

If you have installed the Zoom application on your computer or mobile device, you should be able to log in by clicking here.

If the above link does not work, use: Meeting ID 853 3031 9659, Password 703250

If you have trouble logging in to the Zoom meeting, email Gary Kazin, gkazin@yahoo.com, who will be hosting the meeting and will be monitoring this email during the meeting.

Our meetings are open to all.

Entertainment at the June 3 meeting will be presented by Paul Gawkowski, who will cover several rail and transit topics: first, a comparison of Light Rail and Trolley operations in several cities: Seattle, Sacramento, Cleveland, and Pittsburgh; next, rail lines in Maine, including the Belfast & Moosehead Lake, the several two-foot-gauge narrow-gauge lines; and, if time allows, Paul wil cover his trip on Amtrak's Pennsylvanian from Pittsburgh to New York - the last remaining passenger train to travel over Horseshoe Curve.

This page last updated May 18, 2024.