Progress

Our Achievements through 2021

With the initial multi-million dollar investment from private donors and the invaluable help of the volunteers of the Friends of the East Broad Top, the Foundation has made significant progress in a variety of areas including:

Trackwork
  • Rebuilt ALL existing tourist era track, using a crew of hired locally and aided by a cadre of dedicated FEBT volunteers
  • Acquired and converted a tamper to fit the EBT's narrow gauge rails and began upgrading track to exceed FRA standards
Rolling Stock and Equipment
  • Hired a Master Mechanic and began the restoration of two historic steam locomotives,  work that will happen largely on-site will full-time local employees
  • Began restoring antique passenger and freight cars
  • Completed annual inspections and made mechanical/cosmetic repairs to all active operating passenger cars
Shop Complex Restoration
  • Structurally stabilized the one-of-a-kind main shop complex and returned its overhead lineshaft system to operation for nearly 2,000 visitors
  • Begun installing fire-suppression system in the roundhouse and machine shop
  • Acquired the Rockhill Furnace Post Office property to protect the viewscape of Meadow St.
Operations
  • Created "joint-ticket" options with the Rockhill Trolley Museum
  • Reopened for regular train service in May of 2021
  • Carried over 10,000 passengers on a variety of excursion trains and special events
  • Initiated the process of obtaining professionally driven “Master Plan” for the railroad and the EBT Foundation

20 Months of Progress

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Photos by Matthew Malkiewicz

421 Meadow St.

Rockhill Furnace, PA 17249

(814) 447-3285

info@eastbroadtop.com

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THE EBT FOUNDATION INC. IS A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT, EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION.