Hi All,
The East Broad Top was briefly running without steam engines, using one of
their diesels to pull the trains. They are all getting some type of repair.
This post is from another Yahoo list. We will have steam power for our visit
next month at the NASG convention.
EAST BROAD TOP Railroad & Coal Co.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Steam Power Returns to Pennsylvania's Historic Narrow Gauge Railroad
1912 Locomotive Resumes Service
Rockhill Furnace, PA, June 29, 2005: The East Broad Top Railroad & Coal Co.,
the oldest operating narrow gauge railroad in the United States, will return
a
historic steam locomotive to service on July 2nd.
East Broad Top Railroad steam locomotive No. 14 was built in October
1912
by the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia, making it today one of the
oldest operating steam locomotives in the United States. The 61-ton
locomotive
spent its entire working career on the central Pennsylvania short line,
hauling coal, stone, and lumber as well as passengers until the East Broad
Top ended
regular operations in 1956. After the East Broad Top reopened as a tourist
railroad in 1960, No. 14 returned to service and has recently been the
mainstay
of the popular excursion trains on the historic narrow gauge line.
Unfortunately, when the East Broad Top began its 46th tourist season
this
year, No. 14 was sidelined by unexpected running gear problems. The narrow
gauge continued operations with modern diesel power, while work began to
return
No. 14 to service. Extensive repairs by railroad equipment specialists
McHugh
Locomotive & Crane, Inc. of Fairless Hills, PA put
the locomotive back into operating condition, and successful road tests were
completed on
June 26.
"It took great work by our own employees and the specialists of the Ann
and J. C. McHugh company to get No. 14 back into service so quickly," said
Stanley Hall, East Broad Top General Manager. "I also want to thank all
those who
helped to support the repairs through our very successful Return of Steam
advance ticket program."
No. 14 will depart for her first official run at 11 a.m. on Saturday,
July 2. The locomotive will carry passengers on a train of original East
Broad
Top freight and passenger cars dating back to the 1880s. Additional runs
will be
made at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., and a similar schedule will be followed every
Saturday and Sunday through the end of October.
East Broad Top trains leave and return from the railroad depot in
Rockhill Furnace, PA. Tickets to ride the train through the scenic Aughwick
Valley
may be purchased at the depot and easy driving directions to Rockhill
Furnace
can be found at www.ebtrr.com/directions.html.
The railroad expects that sister locomotive No. 15 will also return to
service later this summer. A 1914 Baldwin product, No. 15 is in the final
stages
of a major overhaul that has required several years and has cost over a half
million dollars.
About the East Broad Top Railroad & Coal Co.
Originally chartered in 1856, the East Broad Top began service as a
three-foot-gauge common-carrier railroad in 1873. When it ended freight
operations
in 1956, it was the last narrow-gauge railroad east of the Mississippi.
Subsequently acquired by the Kovalchick Salvage Company of Indiana, PA,
limited train
operation resumed in 1960, and steam tourist service has continued in every
year
since that time. In addition to operating the oldest surviving piece of
narrow-gauge trackage in the United States, the railroad's shop complex in
Rockhill
Furnace, PA, is widely recognized as one of the most significant historic
industrial sites in North America. In 1964, the EBT became a U.S. National
Historic Landmark. The railroad was named to Preservation Pennsylvania's
"Pennsylvania at Risk" list in 1992 and the National Trust for Historic
Preservation's
list of most endangered historic sites in 1996. For additional information,
visit
www.ebtrr.com or contact: East Broad Top Railroad, P. O. Box 158, Rockhill
Furnace PA 17249; (814) 447-3011 (telephone); (814) 447-3256 (fax).
Thank You,
Bill Lane
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