Lone Star Rails 2008 Lone Star Rails 2008

2008 NRHS Convention SCHEDULE-AT-A-GLANCE

Tickets on all events are still available, except for sold-out events.

Sold-out events are:

  • 1812
  • 1813
  • 1950

Due to demand, we have added a new Event 1951 (NOC Tour) which is identical to 1950 (NOC Tour) but begins at 9:00 am instead of 1:00 pm, on Thursday.


Monday, June 16

Train Watching and Welcome BBQ at Saginaw Depot

Tuesday, June 17

Steam - Grapevine Vintage Railroad - "Trinity Star"

Trinity Railway Express Shop Tour

Rail Historian Steve Allen Goen at the T&P Station

Wednesday, June 18

Steam - Texas State Railroad - "Piney Woods Special"

Texas Slideshow Shoot-Out

Night Photo Session at Grapevine with No. 2248

Thursday, June 19

Dallas Electric Rail Tour - "Dallas Limited" with LRVs and streetcars

Dallas Historic Rail Tour - "Dallas Rocket" with RDCs and museum equipment.

Federal Bureau of Engraving and Printing

BNSF Network Operations Center (NOC) Tour

Night Photo Session at Museum of the American Railroad (MARR)

Friday, June 20

Lone Star Rails 2008 "Railroadiana Show"

Seminars: Track I - History
"Great Terminals of Texas and the the Central U.S."
"Over the Range: A History of the Promontory Summit Route"
"T&P 610 and '76 American Freedom Train"
"Fort Worth and Western"

Seminars: Track II - Preservation
"Rails to Paper Trails"
"Fallen Flags, Not Fallen Pages"
"For the Love of Trains"
"NRHS - Back to the Future"

Convention Banquet with guest speaker Pete Rickershauser, BNSF VP of Network Development

Saturday, June 21

Diesel - BNSF Railway Mainline Excursion - "Quanah Zephyr"

380 rare miles on ex-Texas Zephyr route.

Sunday, June 22

Post-Convention Bus to DFW Airport


Please download the convention booklet to learn more details.