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Trainnews - Estra 280 - East Broad Top Trip Report
Author: Espee99
Date: 11-14-2009 - 13:31
Trainnews - Extra Edition 281 - 11/14/09
Notice - This is an extra edition and is not todays issue. Also note if others want to share their trip reports please send them to trainnews@att.net
Alex Mayes provided a trip report for his trip to the East Broad Top. Enjoy the report. Here is a brief summary and some photos from the East Broad Top Railroad's "Fall Spectacular" which was held Oxctober 9-11.
Displayed in the Orbisonia yard was a privately owned 1929 Dodge Brothers 2 ton truck painted in the EBT's scheme of that era. This truck was not originally owned by the EBT.
Included in this year's Fall Spectacular was a tour of their 19th century machine shop on Friday October 9, 2009. The highlight of the tour was the debut of the historic stationary steam engine in the machine shop which was recently reconditioned and made operational with compressed air by Friends of the East Broad Top volunteers. The stationary steam engine was installed in 1862 and was used to power the machinery and equipment in the main machine shop, the car shop, the foundry, the blacksmith shop, and the boiler shop until the EBT shut down operations in 1956. The civil war era steam engine was made by an unknown manufacturer, as there is no builders' plate, stampings, or other markings to indicate who made it or when. The leader of the FEBT "Boilerhouse Rats" group which restored the steam engine, Jim Bacon, posed for photos beside the steam engine during the tour, which is running on compressed air
The EBT's 19th century machine shop is mostly intact from the way it was left in April 1956 when the railroad shut down operations. The machinery was powered by leather belts which were connected to overhead pulleys on shafts, seen at the top of the photo. The overhead shafts were powered by the steam engine seen in the second photo. During the shop tour we were allowed to tour the shop on our own. I took photos of several of the machines using a tripod with flash. This is a horizontal planer used to mill steel parts.
Three lathes, still connected to the overhead pulleys with wide leather belts.
Another view of the belt-driven lathes.
A massive belt-driven hole punch, used to punch holes in steel plates.
A coal-fired forge, still in use.
A wheel lathe, used to turn wheel sets so the wheels can be trued.
Three foot gauge diesel-mechanical engine M-4 stored in the machine shop. Built by Plymouth in 1947, acquired by EBT in 1977
Interior of the East Broad Top Railroad's historic roundhouse, with their 3-foot gauge 2-8-2 No. 15 steamed up and ready to haul nine empty coal cars to Colgate Grove. This brick roundhouse was built in 1882 to replace a wooden four stall roundhouse built in 1874. The new structure was originally built as a six stall roundhouse, and in 1903 two additional stalls were added.
At 2:00 PM 2-8-2 No. 15 powered an empty coal train consisting of nine restored EBT coal cars and EBT wooden caboose No. 27. The fare for this special run was $125.00, which included the night photo session. Photographers were taken to photo runby locations in another train which ran ahead of this train, which was comprised of an open air car and EBT wooden combine No. 15, and powered by diesel No. M-7, a 55 ton General Electric industrial switcher. This was the first runby, at the overhead bridge a mile north of Orbisonia.
Participants of the "photo coal train" reboarding the passenger train after the second runby.
The is the train which transported participants to the photo runby locations ahead of the steam-powered train. This train was comprised of an open air car and EBT wooden combine No. 15, and powered by diesel No. M-7, a 55 ton General Electric industrial switcher. This photo taken just south of the Runk Road overpass.
Photo runby of the north bound train of coal empties at the Runk Road overpass.
EBT wooden caboose No. 15, coupled to the rear of the steam-powered train of coal empties.
After turning on the wye at Colgate Grove the steam train headed back south. Another runby was held with the "photo coal train" at the Runk Road overpass in ideal lighting.
Another view of the train of coal empties as it was heading south at the Runk Road overpass.
EBT's 2-8-2 No. 17, which has been out of service for several years, was taken out of the roundhouse and placed on display in the Orbisonia yard with several restored vintage freight cars coupled behind.
The first scene of two conducted of the night photo session. This is 2-8-2 No. 15 with a consist of nine empty coal cars posed at the Orbisonia station. Rain was falling at a light pace during this session. Lumedyne strobe lighting provided by myself, which was arranged previously with EBT management.
The second scene of the night photo session, conducted in the Orbisonia yard with Nos. 15 and 17. This session was conducted in a heavy downpour. No. 17 had its headlight on, and with steam drifting over from No. 15, it looked like it was steamed up. The headlights of both engines were turned on for five seconds during the session after the first flash went off. Lumedyne strobe lighting provided by myself, which was arranged previously with EBT management.
Notice - This is an extra edition and is not todays issue. Also note if others want to share their trip reports please send them to trainnews@att.net
Alex Mayes provided a trip report for his trip to the East Broad Top. Enjoy the report. Here is a brief summary and some photos from the East Broad Top Railroad's "Fall Spectacular" which was held Oxctober 9-11.
Displayed in the Orbisonia yard was a privately owned 1929 Dodge Brothers 2 ton truck painted in the EBT's scheme of that era. This truck was not originally owned by the EBT.
Included in this year's Fall Spectacular was a tour of their 19th century machine shop on Friday October 9, 2009. The highlight of the tour was the debut of the historic stationary steam engine in the machine shop which was recently reconditioned and made operational with compressed air by Friends of the East Broad Top volunteers. The stationary steam engine was installed in 1862 and was used to power the machinery and equipment in the main machine shop, the car shop, the foundry, the blacksmith shop, and the boiler shop until the EBT shut down operations in 1956. The civil war era steam engine was made by an unknown manufacturer, as there is no builders' plate, stampings, or other markings to indicate who made it or when. The leader of the FEBT "Boilerhouse Rats" group which restored the steam engine, Jim Bacon, posed for photos beside the steam engine during the tour, which is running on compressed air
The EBT's 19th century machine shop is mostly intact from the way it was left in April 1956 when the railroad shut down operations. The machinery was powered by leather belts which were connected to overhead pulleys on shafts, seen at the top of the photo. The overhead shafts were powered by the steam engine seen in the second photo. During the shop tour we were allowed to tour the shop on our own. I took photos of several of the machines using a tripod with flash. This is a horizontal planer used to mill steel parts.
Three lathes, still connected to the overhead pulleys with wide leather belts.
Another view of the belt-driven lathes.
A massive belt-driven hole punch, used to punch holes in steel plates.
A coal-fired forge, still in use.
A wheel lathe, used to turn wheel sets so the wheels can be trued.
Three foot gauge diesel-mechanical engine M-4 stored in the machine shop. Built by Plymouth in 1947, acquired by EBT in 1977
Interior of the East Broad Top Railroad's historic roundhouse, with their 3-foot gauge 2-8-2 No. 15 steamed up and ready to haul nine empty coal cars to Colgate Grove. This brick roundhouse was built in 1882 to replace a wooden four stall roundhouse built in 1874. The new structure was originally built as a six stall roundhouse, and in 1903 two additional stalls were added.
At 2:00 PM 2-8-2 No. 15 powered an empty coal train consisting of nine restored EBT coal cars and EBT wooden caboose No. 27. The fare for this special run was $125.00, which included the night photo session. Photographers were taken to photo runby locations in another train which ran ahead of this train, which was comprised of an open air car and EBT wooden combine No. 15, and powered by diesel No. M-7, a 55 ton General Electric industrial switcher. This was the first runby, at the overhead bridge a mile north of Orbisonia.
Participants of the "photo coal train" reboarding the passenger train after the second runby.
The is the train which transported participants to the photo runby locations ahead of the steam-powered train. This train was comprised of an open air car and EBT wooden combine No. 15, and powered by diesel No. M-7, a 55 ton General Electric industrial switcher. This photo taken just south of the Runk Road overpass.
Photo runby of the north bound train of coal empties at the Runk Road overpass.
EBT wooden caboose No. 15, coupled to the rear of the steam-powered train of coal empties.
After turning on the wye at Colgate Grove the steam train headed back south. Another runby was held with the "photo coal train" at the Runk Road overpass in ideal lighting.
Another view of the train of coal empties as it was heading south at the Runk Road overpass.
EBT's 2-8-2 No. 17, which has been out of service for several years, was taken out of the roundhouse and placed on display in the Orbisonia yard with several restored vintage freight cars coupled behind.
The first scene of two conducted of the night photo session. This is 2-8-2 No. 15 with a consist of nine empty coal cars posed at the Orbisonia station. Rain was falling at a light pace during this session. Lumedyne strobe lighting provided by myself, which was arranged previously with EBT management.
The second scene of the night photo session, conducted in the Orbisonia yard with Nos. 15 and 17. This session was conducted in a heavy downpour. No. 17 had its headlight on, and with steam drifting over from No. 15, it looked like it was steamed up. The headlights of both engines were turned on for five seconds during the session after the first flash went off. Lumedyne strobe lighting provided by myself, which was arranged previously with EBT management.
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