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You've found the website of the most fun group of rail enthusiasts you'll ever meet! We have monthly get-togethers with presentations on interesting railway topics, plus picnics, excursions, gatherings at active railway sites, an informative monthly newsletter, and our own rolling stock! Click on the links on the left to find out more!

Chessie members and friends pose for a picture at the Culpeper, Virginia, depot shortly after stepping off Amtrak's outbound Cardinal from Washington, DC, on March 16, 2008, during the CRA's annual observance of Saint Patrick's Day. After enjoying lunch, dessert and coffee at several establishments in town, the group caught the inbound Cardinal back to Washington that evening. Ray Saunders photo.

On July 6, 2011, author Elmer Hall gave us a presentation on his book about the Patapsco & Back Rivers Railroad, and on Wednesday, June 6, he will return to do a presentation on his two other books: Diary of a Mill Town: Recollections of the Bungalows and Sparrows Point, Maryland and Shipbuilding at the Sparrows Point Yard. On this occasion, we'll meet at the National Capital Trolley Museum, 1313 Bonifant Road, Colesville, MD 20905-5955. Come early - the first trolley ride will take place at 7:35 and the second will run at 8 p.m.