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In addition to our regular monthly meetings, the Blue Ridge Chapter also plans occasional special outings and trips. Consult the Departure Board often for up to date information about all of our events.  Also included on this page is information about railfan and railroad events in the greater Mid-Atlantic region.  Have a question or want to add an event? Contact a chapter officer.

 

u Upcoming Chapter Events

  • Lynchburg Rail Day 2010 
    Boonsboro Ruritan Club, Forest, Virginia - Saturday, August 14, 2010 - 9:00 am-4:00 pm

u Recent Chapter Events

  • Christmas Gathering
    Kemper Street Station Christmas Gathering, Lynchburg, Virginia - Saturday, December 19, 2009 - 8:30 pm
  • Virginian RR Outing
    We will leave from the west side of the Fort Hill Village Shopping Center parking lot at 8:30 am. Victoria Railroad Heritage Park; Bevell's Hardware in Blackstone seasonal O gauge display; and Crewe Railroad Museum.

u Upcoming Regional Events

                               Blue Ridge Chapter, NRHS 2010 Calendar of Events
                                                Compiled By Norris Deyerle

 

July 2010:

07-14-10: Regular BRC Monthly Meeting, Dale Diacont, “Winter on the Wasatch 2010”.

07-28-10: BRC “Fun Meeting”

07-31-08-01-10: {Saturday and Sunday} Greenberg Train Show, Maryland State Fairgrounds, 2200 York Road, Timonium, Md. Info: www.GreenbergShows.com Courtesy “Lancaster Dispatcher”

August 2010:

08-05-08-10: C&OHS Annual Conference, Richmond, Va. Info: www.cohs.org

08-07-10: {Saturday} Virginia Train Collectors, Inc. Summer Richmond Train Meet, Chesterfield Fairgrounds Exhibition Hall.   

08-11-10: Regular BRC Monthly Meeting, Fred Mayer, Slides, “Rails Of The Northeast”

08-14-10: {Saturday} Lynchburg Rail Day 2010, Sponsored by the Blue Ridge Chapter, NRHS, Air Conditioned Boonsboro Ruritan Club, Lynchburg, Va. 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. White Elephant Tables, Railroad Slide Shows, Operating Model Layouts on display, Door Prizes and Freshly Prepared Food with Beverages available. Vendor Tables for rent.  Train Show Contacts: Barry Moorefield, H. 434-821-2174 before 9:00 p.m., bmopar@verizon.net, Norris Deyerle, H. 434-237-4912, railcow@msn.com, John Tanner, W. 434-316-9500, H. 434-525-1318, flytrains@verizon.net.  Model and Photography Contest Chairman: Fred Mayer, H. 434-384-2773, barbalin@earthlink.net. The LRD 2010Vendor Registration Form” and “White Elephant Table Guidelines” are available to view and print off on our website. Special LRD hotel rates are available at the Kirkley Hotel in Lynchburg, Va. Visit www.blueridgenrhs.org for more LRD information including the Kirkley Hotel room rates and contact info and to view photos of past Lynchburg Rail Day’s. Vendor Table space is very limited. Please reserve your 8 Foot Vendor Tables at $33.00 each today to assure getting them. 6 Foot tables are sold out.    

 September 2010:

09-04-05-10:  “Railfest 2010”, Steamtown National Historic Site, Scranton, Pa. Info: www.nps.gov/stea. Courtesy “Lancaster Dispatcher” 

09-08-10: Regular BRC Monthly Meeting, Steve Hutchison, Winston-Salem Chapter, NRHS President, DVD, “Trackside Video Memories” 

09-11-12-10: {Saturday and Sunday} “The Great Lehigh Valley Train Meet”, Merchant’s Square Mall, 1901 South 12th. Street, Allentown, Pa. Info: www.valleygoto.com/train.html. Courtesy “Lancaster Dispatcher” 

09-19-10: Annual BRC Picnic, Noon – 4:00 p.m. English Park, Altavista, Va. 

09-22-10: BRC “Fun Meeting”

09-24-26-10: {Friday-Sunday} Ntrak National Show: “The Crossing at the Dan”, Danville, Va. Info: www.trainweb.org/nrmrc/2010show/. Courtesy “Lancaster Dispatcher”

October 2010:

10-13-10: Regular BRC Monthly Meeting, Kurt Reisweber, Historic Railroad Postcards

10-14-16-10: {Thursday thru Saturday} Eastern Division Train Collectors Association Train Meet, York Expo Center, 334 Carlisle Ave., York, Pa, 17404. Info: www.easterntca.org. Courtesy {Lancaster Dispatcher”

10-30-31-10: {Saturday and Sunday} “The Great Scale Model Train Show”, Maryland State Fairgrounds, 2200 York Road, Timonium, Md. Info: www.gsmts.com. Courtesy “Lancaster Dispatcher”     

November 2010:

11-10-10: Regular BRC Monthly Meeting, Blue Ridge Chapter Vice President Charlie Long, DVD

11-13-14-10: Pocahontas Chapter, NRHS Model Train Show, Bluefield, WV

Attention: No BRC “Fun Meeting” due to the Thanksgiving Holiday.

December 2010:

12-04-10: Annual BRC Christmas Banquet, 6:00 p.m. till… Pre-paid reservations required. Guests welcome. Location: Former Southern Railway Depot, Altavista, Va.    

12-08-10: Regular BRC Monthly Meeting, Blue Ridge Chapter President Rick Johnson, Slides

12-18-10: Annual BRC Kemper Street Station Christmas Gathering, Guests welcome. Location: Lynchburg, Va. Amtrak Station.  

Upcoming Railroad Related Events Information: Visit: www.RailServe.com,  www.trains.com or www.gserr.com.   Additional links to other NRHS Chapters, Railroad Historical Societies and Museums available at www.blueridgenrhs.org

Roanoke, Va. Rail Cam: http://128.173.197.94:443/RRCmov

  

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Railroad Related Upcoming Events Information.  Visit: www.RailServe.com or www.trains.com


 

  

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For N&W and Virginian Railway related events
check out www.nwhs.org/events.html


 

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