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Spring 2002 NRHS Board of Directors Meeting Weekend
Harrisburg, PA
April 11 - 14, 2002

The spring national meeting of the Board of Directors of the NRHS is at the Harrisburg, PA Hilton Hotel and Towers. Besides business meetings, there will be several rail history related events and a gala banquet.

The highlight of the weekend is a circle rail trip on Saturday from Harrisburg to Philadelphia on routes of the former Pennsylvania Railroad. on the electrified Pennsylvania RR main, to Perryville along the Northeast Corridor, rare mileage up the "Port Road" along and across the Susquehanna River to Enola Yard, then across the Susequehanna River on the Rockville Bridge, the longest stone-arch railroad bridge in the world, and back into Harrisburg. The trip, about 8 hours in length, is in honor of the Rockville bridge which celebrates its 100th year of service on April 2nd. The motive power for the trip will be the E8's shown above, repainted and beautifully restored in the classic Pennsylvania Railroad livery.

The events will be covered by NRHS Staff and reported on here, daily.

The spring meeting was hosted by Harrisburg Chapter NRHS. The events:

Date Meeting Event
April 12 - 8:00 am Regional Vice Presidents Meeting
April 12 - 12:30 pm Middletown & Hummelstown RR Special (SOLD OUT)
April 12 - 8:00 pm Officers/Service Directors Meeting
April 13 - 7:30 am Rockville Limited Circle Trip (SOLD OUT)
(the above link is a complete trip report and train consist and will be essentially the same as Sunday).
April 13 - 4:00 pm Pre-board Meeting
April 13 - 6:00 pm Banquet
April 14 - 7:30 am Rockville Limited Circle Trip (SOLD OUT)
(the above link is to a picture of the Rockville Limited at Harris Tower on Sunday afternoon).
April 14 - 8:30 am Board of Directors Meeting

Harris Tower, originally built by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1930, will be open for tours during the weekend. Harrisburg Chapter acquired the railroad structure in 1991 and is in the process of restoring it.

 

Harris Tower
The original pneumatic switch mechanism is preserved inside the top level of tower - It took four men each shift to operate during the heaviest years of rail travel. There are about 100 levers. External View of Harris Tower - Former PRR (now Amtrak) station is visible in the background on the left. Harris tower controlled the convergence of several lines.

* Photo by Kevin J. Tankersley
* Rockville Limited & Harris Tower Photos by J. Lilly

 

 

 
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