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Blue Ridge Chapter, NRHS 2012
Calendar of Events
54TH Anniversary of the
Blue Ridge Chapter
A Virginia’s Rail
Heritage Region Partner
Compiled By
Norris Deyerle,
Blue Ridge Chapter, NRHS Chairman of Virginia’s Rail
Heritage Region Partners
Newly added events since last month printed in
“Bold Italics”.
Notice: The NRHS is the lead member of
a new group of railway heritage groups and preservationists
that list their upcoming events on their new website,
RHICalendar@nrhs.com. I urge our friends with the other
railway historical groups and museums to take advantage of
this new NRHS service. There is no cost to subscribe to this
service. This is a website that will help us all get the
word out about our events!
January 2012
Now Through 1-08-12: Bevell’s Ace
Hardware in the heart of downtown Blackstone, Va. will
present its annual “Trains For Christmas” commencing the
Friday after Thanksgiving Day thru January 8, 2012. “O”
Gauge trains will operate during normal store hours. Free
and open to the public. This model train layout is one of
the nicest that you will ever see! It’s displayed so small
children can enjoy it. Courtesy of Robin R. Shavers
01-07 & 08-12: {Saturday & Sunday} 2012 NRHS Winter
Conference, Williamsburg, Va.
01-11-12: {Wednesday} BRC, NRHS
Monthly Meeting, Ed Fielding slide show
01-15-12: {Sunday} Virginia Train Collectors Train Meet,
Nansemond-Suffolk Academy, 3373 Pruden Blvd. {Rt. 460}
Suffolk, Va. 23434, Contact: Stuart Gordon, 804-798-3739
between 5:00 pm & 9:00 pm. Info: www.vatraincollectors.com
01-21-12: {Saturday} Great Lehigh
Valley Train Meet, Location: Merchant Square Mall. Info:
http://valleygoto.com, email:
info@lehighvalleytrainmeet.com
01-25-12: {Wednesday} BRC, NRHS “Fun Meeting”, Special Guest
Bob Flippen, “N&W High Bridge 1914 Const. Photos”
click here for more
information
February 2012
02-08-12: {Wednesday} BRC, NRHS
Monthly Meeting, Dale Diacont slide show “2011 Year in
Review”
02-18 & 19-12: {Saturday & Sunday} C&OHS
“George Washington’s Train Show” Sat. 10:00 am – 4:00 pm,
Sun. Noon – 4:00 pm, Admission $5.00 per person, Clifton
Forge Armory, Clifton Forge, Va. Info: 540-862-2210
02-25 & 26-12: {Saturday & Sunday}
Spring Thaw Train Show, Allentown Fairgrounds Ag Hall,
Allentown, Pa. Info:
www.allentowntrainmeet.com
March 2012
03-14-12: {Wednesday} BRC, NRHS
Monthly Meeting, Wayland Moore presentation
03-28-12: {Wednesday} BRC, NRHS “Fun Meeting”, Aubrey Wiley,
“Restoring A 100 Yr. Old VGN Motor Car”
April 2012
04-11-12: {Wednesday} BRC, NRHS
Monthly Meeting, Skip Hansberry Slide presentation
04-21-12: {Saturday} Buckeye
Railroadiana Show, Ohio Expo Center, Info:
www.gserr.com
May 2012
05-09-12: {Wednesday} BRC, NRHS
Monthly Meeting, Kurt Reisweber presentation
05-23-12: {Wednesday} BRC, NRHS “Fun
Meeting”
June 2012
06-13-12: {Wednesday} BRC, NRHS
Monthly Meeting, Steve Hutchison presentation
06-18 {Monday} Through 6-24-12:
{Sunday} NRHS National Convention 2012, Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
Info:
www.nrhs.org
06-21 {Thursday} Through 6-24-11
{Sunday}: N&WHS 2012 Convention, “Mainline To Norfolk”,
Location: Lynchburg, Va. Info:
conv2012@earthlink.net and
www.nwhs.org, Contact: Charlie Long, H. {434} 239-3521,
C. {434} 660-6989
06-23-11: {Saturday} North Carolina
Railroad Show, Location: Metrolina Expo Trade Center, Info:
www.gserr.com
July 2012
07-11-12: {Wednesday} BRC, NRHS
Monthly Meeting, Fred Mayer presentation
07-25-12: {Wednesday} BRC, NRHS “Fun
Meeting”
August 2012
08-08-12: {Wednesday} BRC, NRHS Monthly Meeting, Dale
Diacont, Green Mountain, Vermont Railroad, Mt. Washington
Cog Railroad and the D&H.
08-11-12: {Saturday} Lynchburg Rail
Day 2012, BRC, NRHS
September 2012
09-12-12: {Wednesday} BRC, NRHS
Monthly Meeting, Norris Deyerle presentation
09-16-12: {Sunday} BRC, NRHS Summer
Picnic
09-26-12: {Wednesday} BRC, NRHS “Fun
Meeting”
October 2012
10-10-12: {Wednesday} BRC, NRHS
Monthly Meeting, Kurt Reisweber
November 2012
11-14-12: {Wednesday} BRC, NRHS Monthly Meeting, Wayland
Moore
11-21-12: No November “Fun Meeting”
due to Thanksgiving
December 2012
12-01-12: {Saturday} BRC, NRHS Annual
Christmas Banquet, Altavista, Va.
12-12-12: {Wednesday} BRC, NRHS Monthly Meeting, Rick-2
Johnson, presentation
12-22-12: {Saturday} BRC, NRHS Kemper
Street Station Christmas Gathering
Railroad Related Events Information: Visit:
www.varailheritage.org,
www.vmt.org,
www.linkmuseum.org,
www.roanokenrhs.org,
www.nwhs.org,
www.cohs.org,
www.vatraincollectors.com,
www.klnl.org,
www.nhvry.org,
www.norfolksouthernhs.org, www.RailServe.com,
www.trains.com,
www.TrainFinder.com,
www.gserr.com or
RHICalendar@nrhs.com.
Norfolk Southern/TVRM Steam Excursion Website:
http://www.21stcenturysteam.com
Steam Train Events in the United States and Canada:
www.diary.svsfilm.com
Railroad Historical Information And Related Photos:
www.hawkinsrails.net
Danville & Western Ry. Website: Railway operated in
Southwestern Virginia between Danville and Stuart.
http://southern-railway.railfan.net/dw/
Additional links to other NRHS Chapters, Railroad Historical
Societies and Museums available at
www.blueridgenrhs.org
Virginia Museum Of Transportation Rail Cam:
http://www.nwhs.org/cam/vmt
Roanoke, Va. Rail Cam:
http://128.173.197.94:443/RRCmov
Lynchburg Rail Day 2012 {Saturday} August 11, 2012
Radio Change in the Area –
Attention scanner users! Have you wondered why you no
longer hear trains and dispatchers talking on the former N&W
in the Lynchburg and Altavista area? There’s a good reason
for that. After years and years of being on AAR Channel 71,
161.190, the former N&W between Crewe and Roanoke now uses
AAR Channel 62, 161.025! So, program this frequency into
your scanner and you will be back in business again. It is
thought that the frequency change was made in preparation
for the FCC-mandated change to narrow-band radio which needs
to be in place by 2013.
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