The East Broad Top Railroad was a 3′ gauge coal hauler than ran from Broad Top Mountain to the Pennsylvania Railroad in Mount Union, PA. Built in , 3 views 2 minutes ago. Back in February of this year, I visited the @EastBroadTopRailroad for their Winter Spectacular event. I got a special tour from
East Broad Top Railroad memories: a railroader’s life
The East Broad Top Railroad (reporting mark EBT) was a thirty three mile long narrow gauge short line that ran from a Conrail connection at Mount Union, Pennsylvania, to Orbsonia and Robertsdale, Pennsylvania. This short line was a freight carrier during its early years, carrying mostly coal to Mount Union. Starting Bachmann Trains Online Store East Broad Top - Freight set [] - The East Broad Top Railroad and Coal Company began operation in to mine and transport coal from the Broad Top Mountain in central Pennsylvania. When the mines closed in , the railroad was purchased by a company which operated About. Located in the heart of Central PA, America's oldest operating narrow gauge railroad offers steam-powered train rides, guided tours of a remarkably intact 19th Century belt-driven machine shop complex, special events, and much more! Construction of the East Broad Top Railroad began in The EBT tracks run close alongside US as you leave Mt. Union and it's southern suburb, Allenport, but soon diverge to the east to follow the Aughwick Creek bed. Approximately miles after leaving town, look on your left for the Aughwick Mills Rd, which gives access to the EBT's reinforced concrete 4-arch bridge When the last of the coal mines closed in , the East Broad Top was purchased by the Kovalchick Salvage Company of Indiana, Pa. Despite being in the scrap business, the company left the railroad intact and in reopened a portion of the line for steam-powered tourist trains that proved widely popular. With rails just
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Number: 9 Name: Blacklog Date Built: 2/ Date Purchased: Date Sold: Line Built for: Coeur D'Alene Railway and navigation Company Disposition: Builder: Baldwin Model: Serial Number: Style: coal fired steam Type: Mogul Wheel Arrangement: Track Gauge: 3' Tractive Effort: 14, I created this song parody and music video inspired by the works of Saul Bass. I wrote the song five and a half years ago and been working on this video every since. I hope you enjoy this musical lesson about the East Broad Top Railroad! East Broad Top Railroad No. 18, a Mikado type that was built in It is the last and most powerful narrow gauge steamer bought by the EBT, and is still the largest loco on the line. As with its siblings it was a primary locomotive during the last years of the railroad. #18 broke down near the end of common carrier operations ROCKHILL FURNACE, PA - The John H. Emery Rail Heritage Trust, a prominent supporter of historic passenger-rail projects across the U.S., has granted $15, for roof repairs