Petersburg Chase

All-Day Trip to Petersburg

On the last Saturday of the month (May – September), we offer an 8-hour trip to Petersburg. This is a longer version of the Trough Trip; it goes further south, to the end of the line, through Moorefield and into Petersburg. It is approximately 76 miles round-trip. There is a layover in Petersburg, about 1 1/2 to 2 hours long. Passengers have time to enjoy the South Side Depot as well as shops and restaurants.

Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad

Moorefield is a town in Hardy County, West Virginia, USA. Moorefield is the county seat of Hardy County. It was originally chartered in 1777 and named for Conrad Moore, who owned the land upon which the town was laid out. Moorefield is located at the confluence of the South Branch Potomac River and the South Fork South Branch Potomac River.

Town of Moorefield, West Virginia

Petersburg is a city in Grant County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 2,423 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Grant County. Petersburg was founded circa 1745 by Jacob Peterson, who owned the area's first merchandising store. It was incorporated in 1910.

City of Petersburg, West Virginia

This is a 29-acre multi-purpose facility, was donated to the county by Patricia Welton Garrett and Judy Welton Feinberg. The donation made sense from a traditional perspective because the property – located in the scenic Petersburgon the banks of the South Branch of the Potomac – has been a playground for local residents for about as long as the valley has been inhabited. Oldtimers remember when the property was used for “jousting” events. In the days prior to the infamous 1985 flood, the park property was home to a collection of summer camps, cabins and mobile homes, all of which washed away in the disaster.

Grant County, West Virginia