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Dutch Country Rails
Railway & Locomotive Historical Society
2008 Annual Meeting
Dutch Country Rails
May 28 June 1, 2008
Strasburg, PA
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njoy the Pennsylvania Dutch Country with
its colorful Amish wagons and beautiful
naturally-maintained farm country. This event
will be held in the Strasburg, Pennsylvania area from
May 28 through June 1. Planned highlights of the
gathering include a full
day at the Strasburg
Railroad with much
steam action and a
visit to the world class
Pennsylvania Railroad
Museum.
At the annual banquet,
our guest speaker
will be Bill Middleton, Americas most prolific rail
history author. There will be an optional excursion to
Philadelphia over Amtraks Keystone Service and a
tour of representative SEPTA commuter lines out of
Philadelphia.
The Lancaster Host Hotel
The Lancaster Host
Hotel has reserved
a block of rooms for
R&LHS members at
a special rate of $99
(plus tax) per room
(double or king) per
night.
To secure this special rate, please contact:
The Lancaster Host Resort and Conference Center,
2300 Lincoln Highway East
Lancaster, PA 17602,
Via telephone at (717) 299-5500
Or on the Web at www.lancasterhost.com.
Social hour hors doeuvres (cash bar) and
presentation on May 28.
Visit to National Toy Train Museum Thursday
morning, May 29.
Visit to Pennsylvania Railroad Museum Thursday
afternoon, May 29.
Presentation on Pennsylvania Railroad historical
archives by Kurt Bell, museum archivist.
Full day at Strasburg Railroad on Friday, May 30
including shop tour and two round trips,
plus possible extras.
Annual Banquet, with Amish buffet at hotel Friday,
May 30 evening.
Optional excursion trip to Philadelphia on
Saturday, May 31
st
.
Annual Society membership breakfast meeting
June 1
st
.
Mail completed form with check payable to New
York Chapter, R&LHS to:**
Dutch Country Rails
Charles M. Smith
3 Princeton Rd.
Strafford-Wayne, PA 19087-2640
** Registration form and payment must be Received
no later than May 20.
For more information, please access www.rlhs.org
(National Meetings tab)
Registration Information
Price, excluding Saturday Philadelphia excursion: $175
Additional for Philadelphia excursion:
$60
Full Program:
$235
Price includes:
Dutch Country Rails
2008 REGISTRATION


Name: _______________________________

(as you wish it to appear on your convention name badge)

Address: _______________________________

City, State, Zip: _______________________________

Phone: _______________________________

Email address: _______________________________

Companion name(s): _______________________________


Number _____ Partial program @ $175: _______

Number _____ Full program @ $235 ea, ________




Mail completed form with check payable to New York Chapter, R&LHS to:**
Dutch Country Rails
Charles M. Smith
3 Princeton Rd.
Strafford-Wayne, PA 19087-2640
** Registration form and payment must be Received no later than May 20.
For more information, please access www.rlhs.org (National Meetings tab) Railway & Locomotive Historical Society
2008 Annual Meeting
Dutch Country Rails
May 28 June 1, 2008
Strasburg, PA
Tentative Events Schedule

Wednesday, May 28
12:00 pm 5:00 pm Convention and hotel check-in
5:00 pm 7:00 pm Social Hour with light hors doeuvres (cash bar)

Guest speaker: Michael Sussman, OnTrackAmerica.org.
Thursday, May 29
8:30 am 9:30 am Convention check-in
9:45 am
Bus departs Hotel for National Toy Train Museum
10:00 am
Bus arrives National Toy Train Museum
11:45 am
Bus departs National Toy Train Museum
12:00 noon

Bus arrives Strasburg RR restaurant for Lunch on
your own
1:30 pm

Arrive Pennsylvania Railroad Museum
(across the street from Strasburg RR)
5:00 pm
Bus departs Pennsylvania Railroad Museum
5:15 pm
Bus arrives Hotel

Dinner on your own
7:30 pm
R&LHS board meeting
Friday, May 30
9:00 am
Bus departs Hotel for Strasburg Railroad
9:15 am

Bus arrives Strasburg RR
Round trip on Strasburg RR
noon
Shop Tour

Round trip Strasburg RR

Lunch on your own
5:00 pm
Bus departs Strasburg RR
5:15 pm
Bus arrives Hotel
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Social Hour (cash bar)
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Banquet
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Guest Speaker, Bill Middleton Saturday, May 31
For those who do not choose the Philadelphia excursion, there are a variety of activities avail-
able at the hotel or nearby. Our hotel is a fully-featured resort, with a golf course, tennis courts,
indoor and outdoor swimming pools and a miniature golf course. Across the street is a fam-
ily amusement park, Dutch Wonderland. Other attractions are nearby. See the hotels website
(http://www.lancasterhost.com) for more information.
7:10 am
Bus departs Hotel for Lancaster Amtrak Station
7:55 am
Depart Lancaster on Amtrak #660
9:09 am
Arrive Philadelphia 30th St. Station
9:30 am - 4:30 pm Touring SEPTA lines to be announced
4:45 pm
Depart Philadelphia on Amtrak #667
5:55 pm
Arrive Lancaster
6:05 pm
Bus departs Lancaster station for hotel
6:25 pm
Bus arrives hotel

Dinner on your own.
Sunday, June 1
9:00 am - 11:00 am Breakfast: Annual Meeting
10:30 am

Presentation by Jerry Angier on 2009 Annual Meeting in
Portland, Maine.
11:00 am
Closing remarks and adjournment