Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad

05/06/2026

TOP 10 in the nation. 🇺🇸🦅

We’re honored to be nominated by USA TODAY’s 10Best for Best Scenic Train Ride—and thanks to you, we’ve made it into the Top 10.

Now we’re reaching for the #1 spot—and we’d truly appreciate your vote.

🗳️ Vote once per day through May 11:
https://10best.usatoday.com/awards/potomac-eagle-scenic-railroad-romney-west-virginia/

If you’ve ridden with us… if you’ve watched eagles move through the canyon… if you’ve shared a meal, a moment, or a memory here—then you already know.

Here are 10 reasons we humbly ask for your vote:

1. Because The Trough is something you don’t just see—you feel it
2. Because bald eagles here aren’t a moment—they’re part of the landscape
3. Because it’s not manufactured—it’s authentic, real, and unchanged
4. Because it’s more than a train ride—it’s a heritage train ride connecting you to the past
5. Because dining together in vintage railcars turns the journey into an experience
6. Because live narration brings the history, culture, and land to life
7. Because it’s living history—you’re not just hearing it, you’re moving through it
8. Because it grounds you in the culture and spirit of Appalachia
9. Because it feels restorative to slow down and take it all in
10. Because if you know… you know

And for those close to home—this experience is part of the essence of Almost Heaven. 💙💛

A place where mountains, river valleys, eagles, and history all still breathe together in one journey.

We’d be honored to have your support.

05/05/2026

Some Mother’s Day gifts aren’t wrapped in boxes.

They look like a day spent together—exploring, laughing, and seeing the world from a whole new perspective on the rails.

May belongs on a scenic train ride. A moving dining experience through West Virginia—wine poured, dinner served, and the river valley and mountains rolling past your window.

Choose your ride in May:
• Trough Canyon
• Sunset Trough
• All Day Petersburg

🦅 Bald eagle nesting season viewing
🌄 Mountains unfolding mile by mile
🍽️ Dining service available onboard

Perfect for Mother’s Day weekend or anytime in May—plus, a little extra flexibility:
🎁 Buy now and use it later, whenever it works for you.

✨ Spring Special: offer expires at the end of May
• 50% off Standard Coach
• $25 off Dining Class (new reservations)
Code: WVSPRING26

Book online at potomaceagle.com or purchase gift cards available by calling 304-424-0736

05/03/2026

🌅 Sunset Trough Returns — Limited May Dates
A 3-hour evening version of our Trough Canyon excursion — May 8 & May 22 only.

✨ Spring Special:
• 50% off Standard Coach
• $25 off Dining Class (May excursions)

🦅 Eagles. Golden light. Unforgettable views.

👉 Watch bald eagles soar at sunset — reserve your seat now
PotomacEagle.com (code WVSPRING26)

05/03/2026

Thank you for helping us search for Rockland!

We are incredibly grateful for the outpouring of support and the many calls we’ve received. Sightings have been reported in the Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg area, and our team is actively following up.

If you spot Rockland, please do not approach or attempt to feed him.

Call us immediately at 865-429-0157 with any information.

Your support is making a difference, please keep the reports coming.

04/30/2026

Check out the and !

04/30/2026

A kitchen that moves 👨‍🍳 🍽️

We asked him what his favorite dish was—and he shared one of his go-to appetizers: Beef Wellington puff pastry.

Signature dishes served with views that move.
Foodie Heaven in Almost Heaven. 💛💙

What would you ask the chef next? 👇

04/30/2026

America’s bird lives here. 🦅
🗳️ Please vote once per day through May 11:
https://10best.usatoday.com/awards/potomac-eagle-scenic-railroad-romney-west-virginia/

In this small slice of Almost Heaven, bald eagles nest, raise their young, and live wild and free, season after season—deep in the Appalachian forest along our route.

It’s all part of the experience aboard Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad, where dining, history, and living wilderness come together.

Select images by Sam Gorski Wildlife Photography, including that unforgettable bald eagle shot. 📸💛💙🤩🤩

We’re honored to be nominated for Best Scenic Train Ride in 10Best—and we’d truly appreciate your vote.

04/29/2026

Dinner tastes better when the view moves. 🍽️

Not your average dinner date—great food, incredible scenery, and maybe even a bald eagle soaring past your window.

Who would you bring? 👇

Inside dining here—see linked reel for outside views.

04/29/2026

! 💙💙💙

The 2-week-old bald eaglet who swallowed a fishing hook more than a week ago and underwent surgery is back in the nest with its family.

On Tuesday, the eaglet, which doubled its weight in 10 days after surgery and rehab in West Virginia, was reunited with its family in their nest below the U.S. Steel Irvin Plant in West Mifflin, along the Monongahela River.

“Good luck to one lucky little eagle,” said Dr. Jesse Fallon, director of veterinary medicine for the Avian Conservation Center of Appalachia in Morgantown, W. Va .

Tamarack Wildlife Center in Crawford County, the educational partner for the U.S. Steel and Glen Hazel bald eagle webcams, determined that the young eaglet could be saved.

Read more at the link in the comments.