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Viewing Album: EBT: East Broad Top Railroad ~ 1960-1967
By:
Thomas C. Ayers
Dates:
8/2/1960 - 9/22/1967
Album Info:
Here are 30 original photos that I took of East Broad Top Railroad locomotives and property near Orbisonia, Pennsylvania, from 1960 to 1967.
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Title:
EBT MoW Handcar, 1960
Description:
EBT. Here is an original photo that I took of two railroad men operating an East Broad Top Railroad Maintenance-of-Way Handcar in Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania, on 02 August 1960. Note the avid Railfan on the right, trying to keep up with the speeding handcar! Also note that there are no tie plates between the rails and the ties. Photo taken adjacent to the EBT Passenger Station.
Photo Date:
8/2/1960
Upload Date:
10/27/2016 3:56:07 AM
Location:
Rockhill Furnace, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
RollingStock,Station,Track
Locomotives:
Views:
131
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0
Title:
Inbound Vista, 1960
Description:
EBT. Here is an original photo that I took while riding an East Broad Top Railroad excursion train in Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania, on 02 August 1960. The engineer slows EBT engine #12 to a crawl as the train pulls into the Passenger Station after making another round-trip sojourn to Colgate Grove and back. Visible in the distance are some of the EBT's shop buildings, twin smoke stacks and all.
Photo Date:
8/2/1960
Upload Date:
10/27/2016 3:57:04 AM
Location:
Rockhill Furnace, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
EBT 12(2-8-2)
Views:
440
Comments:
0
Title:
EBT 12, "Millie," 1960
Description:
EBT. Here is an original photo that I took of an East Broad Top Railroad locomotive in Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania, on 15 August 1960. Shown here is EBT steam engine #12, a 2-8-2 narrow-gauge locomotive named "Millie" that was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during December of 1911.
Photo Date:
8/15/1960
Upload Date:
6/20/2016 11:41:03 PM
Location:
Rockhill Furnace, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
EBT 12(2-8-2)
Views:
560
Comments:
0
Title:
EBT 12, "Millie," 1960
Description:
EBT. Here is an original photo that I took of an East Broad Top Railroad locomotive in Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania, on 15 August 1960. Shown here is EBT steam engine #12, a 2-8-2 narrow-gauge locomotive named "Millie" that was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during December of 1911.
Photo Date:
8/15/1960
Upload Date:
6/20/2016 11:39:37 PM
Location:
Rockhill Furnace, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
EBT 12(2-8-2)
Views:
648
Comments:
0
Title:
EBT 12, 2-8-2, 1960
Description:
EBT. Here is an original photo that I took of an East Broad Top Railroad train in Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania, on 18 August 1960. Shown here is EBT steam engine #12, a 2-8-2 narrow-gauge locomotive named "Millie" that was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during December of 1911. It is pulling a five-car tourist excursion train into the Passenger Station. Note the presence of EBT engine #15 in the distance, backing into the Station,
Photo Date:
8/18/1960
Upload Date:
10/26/2016 3:02:09 AM
Location:
Rockhill Furnace, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
EBT 12(2-8-2)
Views:
466
Comments:
1
Title:
EBT 15, 2-8-2, 1960
Description:
EBT. Here is an original photo that I took of an East Broad Top Railroad locomotive in Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania, on 18 August 1960. Shown here is EBT steam engine #15, a 2-8-2 narrow-gauge locomotive that was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during February of 1914. Its crew has just coupled onto a five-car tourist excursion train and will pull it to the end of the line at Colgate Grove, where they will uncouple #15 from the train and hand it off to EBT engine #12.
Photo Date:
8/18/1960
Upload Date:
10/26/2016 3:11:12 AM
Location:
Rockhill Furnace, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Steam
Locomotives:
EBT 15(2-8-2)
Views:
245
Comments:
0
Title:
EBT 15, 2-8-2, 1960
Description:
EBT. Here is an original photo that I took of an East Broad Top Railroad locomotive in Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania, on 18 August 1960. Shown here is EBT steam engine #15, a 2-8-2 narrow-gauge locomotive that was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during February of 1914. Its crew has just coupled onto a five-car tourist excursion train and will pull it to the end of the line at Colgate Grove, where they will uncouple #15 from the train and hand it off to EBT engine #12.
Photo Date:
8/18/1960
Upload Date:
10/26/2016 3:05:23 AM
Location:
Rockhill Furnace, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Steam
Locomotives:
EBT 15(2-8-2)
Views:
341
Comments:
0
Title:
EBT 12, 2-8-2, 1960
Description:
EBT. Here is an original photo that I took of an East Broad Top Railroad train near in Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania, on 18 August 1960. Shown here is EBT steam engine #12, a 2-8-2 narrow-gauge locomotive named "Millie" that was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during December of 1911. It has just finished pulling a five-car tourist excursion train into the Passenger Station.
Photo Date:
8/18/1960
Upload Date:
10/26/2016 3:07:04 AM
Location:
Rockhill Furnace, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
EBT 12(2-8-2)
Views:
432
Comments:
0
Title:
Thomas Carl Ayers, 1960
Description:
EBT. Here is an original photo of an East Broad Top Railroad locomotive taken in Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania, on 18 August 1960. Shown here is EBT steam engine #12, a 2-8-2 narrow-gauge locomotive named "Millie" that was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during December of 1911. Posing in front of #12 is yours truly, Thomas C. Ayers, at age 14 ~ finally touching a real, live steam locomotive! Photo taken by my mother, Lois (Burket) Ayers.
Photo Date:
8/18/1960
Upload Date:
10/26/2016 3:31:41 AM
Location:
Rockhill Furnace, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Steam
Locomotives:
Views:
728
Comments:
0
Title:
EBT M-1, Doodlebug, 1960
Description:
EBT. Here is an original photo that I took of an East Broad Top Railroad motorized passenger vehicle in Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania, on 18 August 1960. Shown here is EBT Doodlebug #M-1. It was assembled by EBT employees during 1927 from parts supplied by Brill.
Photo Date:
8/18/1960
Upload Date:
10/26/2016 3:35:18 AM
Location:
Rockhill Furnace, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
EBT M-1(Doodlebug)
Views:
843
Comments:
0
Title:
EBT Passenger Station, 1960
Description:
EBT. Here is an original photo that I took of East Broad Top Railroad property in Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania, on 18 August 1960. Shown here is the Passenger Station, "Home of the East Broad Top Railroad." Looks like the next outbound train will have lots and lots of passengers!
Photo Date:
8/18/1960
Upload Date:
10/26/2016 3:37:02 AM
Location:
Rockhill Furnace, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
113
Comments:
0
Title:
EBT Roundhouse, 1960
Description:
EBT. Here is an original photo that I took of East Broad Top Railroad property in Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania, on 18 August 1960. Shown here is a partial view of the locomotive turntable and roundhouse. EBT engines #17 and #18 are being serviced in the Roundhouse, while caboose #27 sits in static display in front of one of the stalls.
Photo Date:
8/18/1960
Upload Date:
10/26/2016 3:38:41 AM
Location:
Rockhill Furnace, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
RollingStock,Steam
Locomotives:
EBT 17(2-8-2)
EBT 18(2-8-2)
Views:
601
Comments:
0
Title:
EBT M-3, Nash Railbus, 1960
Description:
EBT. Here is an original photo that I took of an East Broad Top Railroad motorized vehicle in Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania, on 18 August 1960. Shown here is a partial view of EBT Railbus #M-3, a slightly-modified 1928 Nash automobile.
Photo Date:
8/18/1960
Upload Date:
10/26/2016 4:01:58 AM
Location:
Rockhill Furnace, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
RollingStock
Locomotives:
EBT M-3(Railbus)
Views:
197
Comments:
0
Title:
EBT 12, 2-8-2, 1960
Description:
EBT. Here is an original photo that I took of an East Broad Top Railroad train in Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania, on 18 August 1960. Shown here is EBT steam engine #12, a 2-8-2 narrow-gauge locomotive named "Millie" that was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during December of 1911. It is pulling a five-car tourist excursion train into the Passenger Station.
Photo Date:
8/18/1960
Upload Date:
10/26/2016 4:03:05 AM
Location:
Rockhill Furnace, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
EBT 12(2-8-2)
Views:
487
Comments:
1
Title:
EBT 15, 2-8-2, 1960
Description:
EBT. Here is an original photo that I took of an East Broad Top Railroad locomotive in Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania, on 18 August 1960. Shown here is EBT steam engine #15, a 2-8-2 narrow-gauge locomotive that was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during February of 1914. Its crew is running it backwards to the Passenger Station where it will recouple onto a five-car tourist excursion train and will pull it to the end of the line at Colgate Grove, where they will uncouple #15 from the train and hand it off to EBT engine #12 once again.
Photo Date:
8/18/1960
Upload Date:
10/26/2016 4:04:45 AM
Location:
Rockhill Furnace, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Steam
Locomotives:
EBT 15(2-8-2)
Views:
286
Comments:
0
Title:
EBT 14, 2-8-2, 1961
Description:
EBT. Here is an original photo that I took of an East Broad Top Railroad locomotive in Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania, on 30 August 1961. Shown here is EBT steam engine #14, a 2-8-2 narrow-gauge locomotive built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during October of 1912. In this photo, the locomotive's engineer is preparing #14 for another day's operations pulling excursion trains between Rock Hill Furnace and Colgate Grove and back again.
Photo Date:
8/30/1961
Upload Date:
10/29/2016 2:38:00 AM
Location:
Rockhill Furnace, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
EBT 14(2-8-2)
Views:
235
Comments:
0
Title:
EBT 14, 2-8-2, 1961
Description:
EBT. Here is an original photo that I took of an East Broad Top Railroad locomotive in Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania, on 30 August 1961. Shown here is EBT steam engine #14, a 2-8-2 narrow-gauge locomotive built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during October of 1912. In this photo, the locomotive's engineer and fireman are preparing #14 for another day's operations pulling excursion trains between Rock Hill Furnace and Colgate Grove and back again. ("Red Shift" slide converted to Black & White.)
Photo Date:
8/30/1961
Upload Date:
10/29/2016 2:39:32 AM
Location:
Rockhill Furnace, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
EBT 14(2-8-2)
Views:
198
Comments:
0
Title:
Coupling-Up, 1961
Description:
EBT. Here is an original photo that I took of an East Broad Top Railroad train in Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania, on 30 August 1961. Shown here is the rear coupler of EBT engine #14's tender as it couples onto the four-car excursion train it will shuttle about during the day's excursion runs.
Photo Date:
8/30/1961
Upload Date:
10/29/2016 2:56:12 AM
Location:
Rockhill Furnace, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
EBT 14(2-8-2)
Views:
199
Comments:
0
Title:
EBT 14, 2-8-2, 1961
Description:
EBT. Here is an original photo that I took of an East Broad Top Railroad train in Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania, on 30 August 1961. Shown here is EBT steam engine #14, a 2-8-2 narrow-gauge locomotive built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during October of 1912. In this photo, the locomotive's fireman doubles as a switchman as the train is readied for approach to the Passenger Station for the day's first excursion run.
Photo Date:
8/30/1961
Upload Date:
10/29/2016 3:03:25 AM
Location:
Rockhill Furnace, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
EBT 14(2-8-2)
Views:
242
Comments:
1
Title:
EBT 14, 2-8-2, 1961
Description:
EBT. Here is an original photo that I took of an East Broad Top Railroad train in Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania, on 30 August 1961. Shown here is EBT steam engine #14, a 2-8-2 narrow-gauge locomotive built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during October of 1912. In this photo, it is pulling a four-car train into the Passenger Station for the day's first excursion run.
Photo Date:
8/30/1961
Upload Date:
10/29/2016 3:04:37 AM
Location:
Rockhill Furnace, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
EBT 14(2-8-2)
Views:
230
Comments:
0
Title:
EBT 14, 2-8-2, 1961
Description:
EBT. Here is an original photo that I took of an East Broad Top Railroad locomotive at Colgate Grove, Pennsylvania, on 30 August 1961. Shown here is EBT steam engine #14, a 2-8-2 narrow-gauge locomotive built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during October of 1912. After departing Orbisonia and arriving at Colgate Grove, the locomotive and train crews have stropped the train for a few minutes before turning the train around at the Colgate Grove wye for the return journey to Orbisonia.
Photo Date:
8/30/1961
Upload Date:
10/29/2016 3:05:43 AM
Location:
Shirleysburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
EBT 14(2-8-2)
Views:
198
Comments:
0
Title:
EBT 14, 2-8-2, 1961
Description:
EBT. Here is an original photo that I took of an East Broad Top Railroad locomotive at Colgate Grove, Pennsylvania, on 30 August 1961. Shown here is EBT steam engine #14, a 2-8-2 narrow-gauge locomotive built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during October of 1912. After departing Orbisonia and arriving at Colgate Grove, the locomotive and train crews have stropped the train for a few minutes before turning the train around at the Colgate Grove wye for the return journey to Orbisonia.
Photo Date:
8/30/1961
Upload Date:
10/29/2016 3:21:15 AM
Location:
Shirleysburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
EBT 14(2-8-2)
Views:
216
Comments:
1
Title:
Excursion Train, 1961
Description:
EBT. Here is an original photo that I took of an East Broad Top Railroad train at Colgate Grove, Pennsylvania, on 30 August 1961. Shown here is the four-car excursion train as it begins the turn-around process at the Colgate Grove wye prior to the return journey to Orbisonia.
Photo Date:
8/30/1961
Upload Date:
10/29/2016 3:22:58 AM
Location:
Shirleysburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
RollingStock,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
79
Comments:
0
Title:
EBT 14, 2-8-2, 1961
Description:
EBT. Here is an original photo that I took of an East Broad Top Railroad locomotive at Colgate Grove, Pennsylvania, on 30 August 1961. Shown here is EBT steam engine #14, a 2-8-2 narrow-gauge locomotive built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during October of 1912. After departing Orbisonia and arriving at Colgate Grove, the locomotive and train crews stropped the train for a few minutes before turning the train around at the Colgate Grove wye for the return journey to Orbisonia. Pictured here is the locomotive's engineer as he backs the train around the far leg of the wye to complete the turn-around process.
Photo Date:
8/30/1961
Upload Date:
10/29/2016 3:23:58 AM
Location:
Shirleysburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
EBT 14(2-8-2)
Views:
166
Comments:
0
Title:
Fill 'er Up (#1 of 3), 1961
Description:
EBT. Here is an original photo that I took of an East Broad Top Railroad train near Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania, on 30 August 1961. Shown here is EBT steam engine #14, a 2-8-2 narrow-gauge locomotive built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during October of 1912. In this photo, the locomotive's fireman is beginning the process of filling the locomotive's tender with more water.
Photo Date:
8/30/1961
Upload Date:
10/29/2016 3:39:46 AM
Location:
Rockhill Furnace, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
EBT 14(2-8-2)
Views:
182
Comments:
0
Title:
Fill 'er Up (#2 of 3), 1961
Description:
EBT. Here is an original photo that I took of an East Broad Top Railroad train near Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania, on 30 August 1961. Shown here is EBT steam engine #14, a 2-8-2 narrow-guage locomotive built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during October of 1912. In this photo, the locomotive's fireman is continuing the process of filling the locomotive's tender with more water. I regret to report that I never asked him for his name. Visible in the distance are the twin smoke stacks of the EBT shop buildings in Orbisonia.
Photo Date:
8/30/1961
Upload Date:
10/29/2016 3:54:09 AM
Location:
Rockhill Furnace, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
EBT 14(2-8-2)
Views:
209
Comments:
0
Title:
Fill er Up (#3 of 3), 1961
Description:
EBT. Here is an original photo that I took of an East Broad Top Railroad train near Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania, on 30 August 1961. Shown here is EBT steam engine #14, a 2-8-2 narrow-gauge locomotive built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during October of 1912. In this photo, one of the train crew is completing the process of filling the locomotive's tender with more water.
Photo Date:
8/30/1961
Upload Date:
10/29/2016 3:55:31 AM
Location:
Rockhill Furnace, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
EBT 14(2-8-2)
Views:
174
Comments:
0
Title:
EBT Shop Buildings, 1967
Description:
EBT. Here is an original photo that I took of East Broad Top Railroad property in Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania, during September of 1967. Shown here in the background are some of the EBT's car and locomotive shop buildings. In the foreground is a typical tourist train consist, used only on weekends now that the Summer season is past.
Photo Date:
9/22/1967
Upload Date:
10/26/2016 1:04:31 AM
Location:
Rockhill Furnace, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
RollingStock,Yard,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
111
Comments:
0
Title:
Trolley Museum Cars, 1967
Description:
EBT. Here is an original photo that I took of East Broad Top Railroad property in Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania, during September of 1967. Shown here (in the middle distance) are some of the cars belonging to the Rockhill Trolley Museum. Visible (in the center) is their make-shift rail-ramp for unloading trolley cars from highway trailers. Parked in front of the Freight Office (on the right) is one of the EBT's standard-gauge hopper cars with narrow-gauge trucks under it.
Photo Date:
9/22/1967
Upload Date:
10/26/2016 1:06:08 AM
Location:
Rockhill Furnace, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
Views:
132
Comments:
0
Title:
EBT National Historic Landmark, 1967
Description:
EBT. Here is an original photo that I took of East Broad Top Railroad property in Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania, during September of 1967. Shown here is a brass plaque indicating that the East Broad Top Railroad has been designated as a "Registered National Historic Landmark" by the US Department of the Interior during 1964.
Photo Date:
9/22/1967
Upload Date:
10/26/2016 1:07:54 AM
Location:
Rockhill Furnace, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
94
Comments:
0
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