A couple of weeks ago, three East Broad Top fans visited the Durango & Silverton, in Colorado, for that railroad's winter photo event. We were rewarded with snow, snow, and more snow — the D&S ran plow/flanger trains... https://t.co/fmdzwTK6wf
Came across two photos from the south end of the yard while cleaning up a drive yesterday. The first is almost certainly from the summer of 2011; fireman Nevin Byers is sitting on top of the tender while taking water... https://t.co/ti426Wr9Po
Merry Christmas and best wishes for 2019 to all the East Broad Top's friends and fans! The EBT's employees and volunteers appreciate your support and encouragement. Have a great holiday!
This year’s final public tours of the roundhouse and machine shops take place tomorrow, and have been sold out for some time. About 200 friends and fans will have visited on public tours this year — not bad for a railroad that’s closed. Thanks to all for their enthusiasm.
An unanticipated day of weed-spraying behind the Fairbanks, the brawniest of the EBT’s 1920s speeders. Nicholas Brightbill masterminded the operation, with one rusty speeder-crew volunteer to run the speeder and... https://t.co/h28VzPzMqi
If you’re coming on one of tomorrow’s tours of the roundhouse and shops, the forecast calls for occasional showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Tours will take place in any case, but plan your footwear accordingly.
This weekend brought the EBT’s first events of the new year — a visit Saturday by a group of photographers and then a tour Sunday for folks attending the Heritage Rail Alliance conference in Strasburg. It’s great to see so much enthusiasm for the railroad.