The Eagle Train

We drove to Romney, West Virginia, early this morning to ride on a scenic railway through the valley and gorge of the south fork of the Potomac river.

There was a substantial queue when we arrived and the long train quickly filled up.

The vintage carriages were quite comfortable and the seats had backs which could be lifted to slide from front to back of the seat to enable seats to face either way.

At the start of the journey the weather was a little cloudy.

There was quite a difference when the sky cleared..

There are two pairs of Bald Eagles nesting in the canyon and we had occasional glimpses from a distance.  Then we were lucky enough to see one 'fishing' in the shallow river.  David captured some photos..

I particularly like this one where the Eagle appears to be looking at his reflection in the water..

After an hour and a half we reached the end of the canyon at Sycamore Bridge..

The views on each side of the bridge were impressive.

Then the train was on its way back.  At the very end was an observation car and a fully open truck with a bench seat down the middle. At each end of the canyon the train stopped to allow 80 passengers to move off the train into the open wagon.  We passed on that one but enjoyed the wide open windows on the train.