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Greensboro Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society |
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Our monthly meetings are held on third Monday nights at 7:00 PM at The Depot, 235-B E. Washington St., Greensboro, NC.
Meetings for 2007:
- Monday 15 Jan. 2007 .
- Monday 19 Feb. 2007 - Program: Gene Lewis presented a slide show on the history of railway express companies.
- Monday 19 March 2007 - Program: Gene Lewis presented a video about railroading in the St. Louis area in 1968.
- Monday 16 April 2007 - Program: Gene Lewis presented a video about the final days of the Virginia and Truckee Railroad in Nevada.
- Monday 21 May 2007 - Program: Bob Carpenter from the Lynchburg Chapter NRHS will be presenting a program on railroading in the Altavista, VA area, and the relationship between Southern and N & W operations there.
- No June meeting
- Monday 16 July 2007 - Program: Membership show-and-tell.
- Monday 20 August 2007 - Program: Brent McKinney from PART will be our guest speaker.
- Monday 17 September 2007
- Monday 15 October 2007
- Monday 19 November 2007 - Annual Election Meeting
- No December meeting
Who We Are, What We Do: From the "glory days" of steam locomotion to today's fast-paced world of high-speed urban transports, railroading has played a key role in developing our vast American landscape. The Greensboro Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society works to preserve this heritage by bringing together a core group of individuals dedicated to reliving the past glories and future possibilities of the world's most exciting form of transportation. Founded in 1977, the Greensboro Chapter is but one of over 160 chapters located throughout the U.S. and Canada. Activities include monthly meetings, a library, trips to places of railroad interest, and railroad excursions on some of the Piedmont's most exciting railway systems. We also enjoy railroad literature, music, poetry, and meeting railroad people. The Greensboro Chapter serves vicinities throughout the Piedmont and draws its members from Greensboro, Burlington, High Point, and as far away as Danville, VA and Raleigh, NC. Family participation is encouraged and visitors are always welcome. Nationally, the NRHS has grown to include over 17,000 men and women of all ages and professions in every state and many foreign countries, making it the nation's largest rail historical society. The NRHS is a non-profit section 501(c)(3) organization, and contributions are tax-deductible.
As a member of the Greensboro Chapter, you will enjoy:
- Memberships in both the National Railway Historical Society and the Greensboro Chapter
- Subscription to the Bulletin, the official publication of NRHS
- Monthly meetings featuring lectures on topics of railroading interest
- An extensive library of printed materials and videos
- Field trips and railway excursions
- Fellowship with people who share your interests in railroading
Our Board
of Directors
| President | Joe Bundy
jbundyjr@triad.rr.com |
| Vice-President | Judy Mays
ke4mow@att.net |
| National Director | Harry Clapp
hclapp8345@aol.com |
| Secretary | Dick Coe
Richardlcoe@aol.com |
| Treasurer | vacant |
| Director-At-Large | Allan Freidel
alfreidel@bellsouth.net |
NCRR Improvement
Updates: Work continues on the improvements
to the NCRR between Greensboro and Charlotte. As of late January 2007,
new switches and interlocking signals were installed to replace switches
and signals at Reid (south of Salisbury) and North Kannapolis.
28 April 2007: Some members of our group visited Burlington, NC to get a "sneak peek" at a caboose that has been pain-stakingly restored by Ann Hobgood. Ann received a donation from our Chapter, as well as a Heritage Grant from the National organization to help finance the restoration of N & W 518654. It is a 1970 Norfolk and Western caboose that had been donated to the City of Burlington by Norfolk Southern in the early 1990's, but not renovated until now. The inside of the caboose has been cleaned and repainted, looking very much as it did in its days in service to the N & W. There are also railroad artifacts and information displays inside. The outside has a fresh paint job and authentic N & W "hamburger" logos and lettering. It's clear that Ann had really done her homework when it came to getting this restoration done right!
There will be
an official ribbon-cutting ceremony for the caboose on Saturday 19 May
at 1:00 PM. RSVP by 15 May 2007 to (336) 222-5030.
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| The restored caboose at Burlington, as seen from Webb Avenue. Just behind it and to the right, in the trees, is the former Southern Railway passenger station. Photographed by Joe Bundy |
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| Our group also visited the NCRR exhibit in the Company Shops station, across the street from the caboose location. There's a great model railroad of what Burlington looked like during its "company shops" days. Photographed by Joe Bundy |
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| Ann Hobgood chats with the group about historical restoration not only of this caboose, but her home, as well. Photographed by Joe Bundy |
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| Members of Greensboro NRHS pose in front of the restored N & W caboose 518654. Pictured here, left to right, are: Jim Patton, Kathy Coe, Jeanette Patton, Charles Sheaman, Ann Hobgood, Harry Clapp, and Dick Coe. Photographed by Joe Bundy |
5 April 2007: Our Chapter is beginning a project with Carolina Model Railroaders to create a museum-type display about the Railway Express Agency, particularly the REA operations that were housed in the building we now call "home". An article about our project appeared in the Greensboro News and Record, which generated offers of donations of artifacts and information about REA from folks in town who remember the Greensboro REA!
Links to Some of Our Favorite Websites:
NC
DOT Rail Division -
For the latest news on railroading in NC
Explore
the A & Y - One of our favorite railroads is the Atlantic &
Yadkin. This website features lots of good information about that line;
it used to be headquartered in Greensboro.
These pages are maintained by Joe Bundy on behalf of the Greensboro Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. Comments and inquiries about these pages may be directed to him at the e-mail address above.