Railcamp Camp Description

It was the Summer of 2010, I had recently discovered a camp online called "Railcamp" after stumbling upon a video about the camp, this particular camp was hosted by the State of West Virginia's Operation Lifesaver Agency. I have always had an interest in trains since I was very young, I lived right beside a Mainline until when I was around 3 years old. One day, I was browsing on the internet and found a YouTube video about Railcamp. This immediately caught my attention. The camp was supposed to last about a week in late June/Early July. This camp would be full of interesting surprises. The drive to the camp was about 5 hours long and approximately 300 miles. The Camp was located in an unincorporated community called "Cabins", in West Virginia.

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
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