Friends of the East Broad Top
Over the years the East Broad Top Railroad has received an enormous amount of support from the all-volunteer Friends of the East Broad Top organization. The Friends of the East Broad Top was established in 1983 and working closely with the Kovalchick family, they abated many of the ravages of time, especially within the shop complex. If not for their efforts, our mission today would be much more difficult.
Current Restoration Projects
- Rockhill Freight Office
- Combination Car 14
- Blacksmith Shop
- Brush Clearing/ Maintenance
- Lumber Shed
- Boxcar 174
- Rockhill Iron and Coal Post Office
- Passenger Cars 18 and 29
Major Projects Completed By the Friends
Rockhill Furnace Structures
- Foundry
- Sand House
- Car Shed
- Section House
- Boiler House
- Boiler Shop
- Machine Shop
- Car Shop
- Coal Dock
- Electrical/ Brake Shop
- Garage
- Roof Canyon
- Generator Room
- Shops Machines
- Paint Shop
- Turntable
Equipment
- Caboose 28
- Hopper 802
- M-3
- Locomotive 15
- Boxcar 168
- Combination Car 16
- Flatcar 119
- Flatcar 108
- Speeder
- Handcar
- Shop Machines
Other Projects
- Robertsdale Station
- Coles Tank
- Saltillo Station
- Track 3
- Paint Shop Lead
- Track 1
- Car Barn Leads
Not only have their members invested more than 60,000 hours of labor physically working on the railroad and its structures in a herculean effort over these past 20 years, but the organization also has provided significant funding for the professional stabilization and rehabilitation of several buildings at the Rockhill Furnace shop complex.
Learn more about the Friends of the East Broad Top at their Official Website
