After arriving at the camp, I eventually found some other train enthusiasts, referred to as "railfans" and "foamers". I met Andrew from Blue Ridge, Georgia, Noah from Huntington, West Virginia, and Ramon and Anthony from Upstate New York. We interacted with each other the …show more content…
They all ate breakfast in the dining hall after that. The camp had a beautiful view of a tall Rock Face on the side of a mountain. Later that day, the camp staff brought all the campers to the town of Moorefield, where everyone boarded these things called motorcars, also referred to as speeders. These vehicles were once used by Railroad Maintenance employee's to ride out to remote work sites. The motorcars took everyone from Moorefield to the town of Romney, WV. Andrew, Anthony, Ramon and I all rode together, the particular motorcar they rode could only hold 5 occupants, including the operator. Noah had to ride a different motor car because of this. They seen many eagles along the picturesque route of the South Branch Valley Railroad. This particular section of the Railroad ran along another tributary of the