The Blackhawk Chapter was proud to present Robby Gragg of Joliet, Illinois a full scholarship to the 2007 RailCamp at the Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Robby attends Plainfield High School and is an active railfan and photographer. To view some of his work, visit Robby's album on RailPictures.net.

Robby shared his photos and experiences from RailCamp, along with some of his other rail photography, at the October 2007 meeting of the Blackhawk Chapter.

RailCamp is the National Railway Historical Society's highly successful railroad education program for teenagers. RailCamp gives young men and women of all backgrounds and abilities the experience of working on the railroad in both a historic and contemporary setting, helping to spark an interest and a potential career path in railroading and/or railroad preservation.

The Blackhawk Chapter strongly believes that RailCamp will help encourage and develop the next generation of railfans and historians, so that our efforts to research and preserve America's railroad history will continue. The Blackhawk Chapter is one of only a handful of NRHS chapters that offer a full RailCamp scholarship.