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East Broad Top (EBT), "which was built beginning in 1872, is the only surviving three-foot gauge common carrier railroad east of the Rocky Mountains....Our roundhouse still houses steam locomotives that have called this site home since they were built in the early 1900s. Our machine shop, the largest and most intact belt-driven facility of its kind in the United States, still echoes with the sounds of craftsmanship from a bygone era." [EastBroadTop]
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| Stephen Boothroyd posted old photo of the East Broadtop roundhouse at Orbisonia, PA in the 1970s |
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| Don Richardson commented on Stephen's post 2009 |
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| Chris Ohl, Apr 2025 |
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| Street View, Sep 2023 |
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| 1 of 12 photos posted by Greg Obst A few photos from the shop tour today at the East Broad Top Railroad in Rockhill Furnace, PA. The fellow who gave the tour was super knowledgeable and very accommodating of his time and making sure everyone had their questions answered. It was a great experience. This place is chock full of history. I’ll be posting more photos over the next few days. Chris Nicholson Sr.: I had heard that someone bought the the EAST Broad Top RR, has there been any word as to whether it will be open to the the Public again for Train Rides ? I have had my Children over there for rides a number of Years Ago, Now I would like to take my 10 Grandchildren there for a RR RIDE. IT WAWS ALWAYS A QUITE SCENIC RR RIDE, AND THE WORK BUILDINGS AND RR STATION WERE ALWAYS SOMETHING TO TOUR. I LIVE IN WAYNESBORO, SO IT WOULD NOT TAKE LONG TO GET THERE. |
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| AltoonaWorks posted Slim Gauge Sunday 8/2022 - When you visit the East Broad Top, make sure to do a shop tour if one is available. You won't regret it. www.eastbroadtop.com Bernd Varg shared The East Broad Top Railroad National Historic Landmark in Orbisonia, Pennsylvania, USA Photo: L.R. Myers, 2022 Dustin Lehman: Last time I was there was back in the 90s, with my parents. I see alot of improvements since I was there from this drone photo. Never got to do the shop tour or see the roundhouse tho. Back then the area was chained off to visitors. Did get to ride the trolley tho. My late father would have loved to see this being brought back to life. |
I knew about East Broad Top because it is famous for pulling its trains with steam power.
They have preserved and use six of the railroad's original steam locomotives. [EastBroadTop_SteamLocomotives]
The EBT went south of Mount Union, PA, to this location where it branched and went southwest to Alvan and southeast to Neelyton. [1928 RR Atlas] (The font for the terminal towns is in the smallest font, and I'm not sure about the spelling of Alvan because Google Maps doesn't know about it.)
The trolley museum uses the other EBT branch to here.
They have preserved not only the locomotives, but the equipment necessary to keep them running. This is a wheel lathe. I believe they also do work for other museums to help them keep their steam locomotives running.
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| EastBroadTop_equipment |
Note the lineshafts in the above and following photos.
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| EastBroadTop_ShopTours |
By the 1950s, the southeast branch had already been cut back to today's trolley museum's run. The southwest branch went to what is today call Wood.
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| 1954 Pittsburgh and 1950 Harrisburg Quads @ 250,000 |
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