Intermountain Chapter NRHS - Events Schedule

Welcome to the Events Schedule page for the Intermountain Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society (NRHS).
For activities sponsored by other organizations, please contact them for particulars.

NEW NOTE: We NOW meet the third Wednesday of every month. The monthly meetings are at the Red Lobster located at 4455 Wadsworth Blvd. in Wheat Ridge. Just south on Wadsworth off I-70. Dinner starts at 5:30pm and the Program will start at 7:00pm.

2018 Upcoming Events

JANUARY
- Tuesday, 2: Board meeting, 7:00pm.
- Wednesday, 17: Dinner meeting. Dinner 5:30pm, Program 7:00pm.
  Program: "The Land Unseen - Cuba" by Joe McMillan. In February 2017, Joe McMillan and John Charles spent 2-1/2 weeks traveling through 14 of Cuba's 15 provinces. They traveled by rail, bus, and rental car. Their tour started in Havana with visits to Old Havana. Don't miss the thousands of old 1950's U.S. automobiles, which still operate in Havana and through out the country. A Cuban Railway Budd RDC cars was assigned to them as they toured the mainlines and some branch lines traveling the length of Cuba visiting sugar mills and cities along the way. On one secondary line, the rode in boxcars converted to passenger cars. Take a ride with them in maroon 1957 Chevy Bel Air and see a mixture of old U.S. and Canadian diesels, plus engines from China and Russia. Ride on a set of Russian motor cars and behind steam at the sugar mill museums.
FEBRUARY
- Wednesday, 21: Dinner meeting. Dinner 5:30pm, Program 7:00pm.
  Program: "Canadian Rail, Vintage Scrabook" presented by Barbara Melby. Visit Canada from 1939 to 1973 from New Brunswick to Vancouver Island. We bring lots of steam and the early diesels in both freight and passenger service featuring Canadian Pacific, Canadian National, Deux Montagnes Electrics, QRL&P Railway, Quebec Central, Esquimalt & Nanaimo, Logging Lines, Pacific Great Eastern, CP Ships.
MARCH
- Tuesday, 6: Board meeting, 7:00pm.
- Wednesday, 21: Dinner meeting. Dinner 5:30pm, Program 7:00pm.
  Program: "High Line of the South Park and Pacific": This is a DVD of the line that ran from Como to Breckenridge and includes footage of a former engineer and valiant others who ran that railroad to its end. In 1859 gold was discovered in "Breck." Jay Gould led the building of this line (where a decent road allows one to drive over this scenic "hill" topping at 11,481 feet.) A memorial site with buildings and other remains as well as a rail car or 2 are located at at the top today and well known Mountain writer, Margaret Coel, and others tell fascinating stories of this railroad. (This 24 minute DVD, may allow discussion and/or another short video can fill an hour of program for the evening.)
APRIL
- Wednesday, 18: Dinner meeting. Dinner 5:30pm, Program 7:00pm.
  Program: "San Francisco Muni Memories": Keith Kirby is a wonderful photographer and you won't want to miss this program.
MAY
- Tuesday, 2: Board meeting, 7:00pm.
- Wednesday, 16: Dinner meeting. Dinner 5:30pm, Program 7:00pm.
  Program: "Writing Rail Guides...How it's done": Dr. Eva J. Hoffman is the author of 16 Route Guides for Amtrak long distant trains. She is also a volunteer with the NPS Trails and Rails Program. She hails from Houston, Texas. Dr. Hoffman holds a BS from Baylor; a MS form the University of Hawaii; and a Ph.D in oceanography from the University of Rhode Island.
  For her first career she conducted environmental chemistry research on oil spills, riverine transport of pollutants to the ocean. When her husband got a job at USGS near Denver, she had to find a second career. She land a job at the EPA regional Office in Denver, where she manage Superfund cleanups in Wyoming and Utah. She specialized in the cleanup of large mining and railroad sites.
  She began writing rail guides shortly before retirement. During retirement, her book writing career is an excuse for riding and watching trains.
- Saturday: 19: 9th Annual Midland Days Symposium "A Hundred Years of the Midland".
  Hosted by the historic John Wesley Ranch - Divide, Colorado (21285 Highway 67 South, just before Mueller State Park)
  Featured Presenters: Art Crawford, Mel McFarland, Tom VanWormer, Dwight Haverkorn
  Moderating and Presenting: David Martinek
  Advanced Reservations: $55.00/person (includes lunch and drawing). Walk-ins welcome but seating and lunch not guaranteed - $60.00 Seating is Limited. Reserve yours today! R.S.V.P. by Sunday, May 4th.
  Call: 719-213-9335 or email:MidlandDays@yahooo.com
JUNE
- Wednesday, 20: Dinner meeting. Dinner 6:00pm, Program 7:00pm.
  Program: TBD
JULY
- Tuesday, 2: Board meeting, 7:00pm.
- No Dinner meeting this month Summer break.
AUGUST
- Wednesday, 15: Dinner meeting. Dinner 5:30pm, Program 7:00pm.
  Program: TBD
SEPTEMBER
- Tuesday, 4: Board meeting, 7:00pm.
- Saturday, 15: Colorado Live Steamers, Byers/Strasburg, Colorado
- Wednesday, 19: Dinner meeting. Dinner 5:30pm, Program 7:00pm.
  Program: Ronald Vander Kooi "California Zephyr the Ultimate Fan Trip"
OCTOBER
- Wednesday, 3: Annual Banquet. 5:00pm to 8:30pm.
  Program: Dr. Tom Noel (aka Dr. Colorado). Dr. Tom will share facts, fictions, and possibly some historical gossip about Denver's railroading history.
NOVEMBER
- Tuesday, 6: Board meeting, 7:00pm.
- Wednesday, 21: Dinner meeting. Dinner 5:30pm, Program 7:00pm.
  Program: Journey to Promontory presented by Richard Luckin. Our program for November is a SPECIAL showing of Richard Luckin’s newest documentary. Imagine for a moment, one of the most important transportation events in America is about to take place. The date is May 10th, 1869, and you sense the excitement in the air.
  This documentary chronicles years of planning, surveying and construction as through interviews with some of America’s leading rail historians and supported with historical images.
DECEMBER
- Wednesday, 19: Dinner meeting. Dinner 5:30pm, Program 7:00pm.
  Program: TBD

Dinner Meeting Reservation Policy

No reservations are required for our regular monthly meetings, though Red Lobster management has been informed to expect 20-25+ people, so plan to attend the program and support the Chapter. When you arrive tell the Red Lobster personnel you're with the railroad club.

For the Annual Banquet reservations must be MAILED, with a CHECK, to the Chapter office by the Reservation Deadline given for the event. There will be NO REFUNDS given after the deadline. Nor will dinner be served to persons without a reservation. Also, if you make a reservation and fail to attend you will be billed as we are charged for no-shows.

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