My photos of Community Appreciation Day
2003, the 43nd. anniversary of the start of EBT tourist operations, including work by the FEBT restoration
crew that weekend.
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 Orbisonia Station and the Rockhill Roundhouse and shop buildings. The only sign of activity is the smoke and steam rising from the roundhouse chimney. |
 Volunteers from the Friends of the East Broad Top begin work on the north end of the Electrical Shop building. |
 Meanwhile, another FEBT crew resumed rebuilding a passing siding through the yard. Rotted ties were dug out, replaced and respiked. |
 Re-lay 7ft. ties and new spikes with the original rails. |
 We borrowed an air hammer from the Rockhill Trolley Museum. Here Reggie Alford drives some new spikes in. |
 After a heavy rain Saturday night, on Sunday morning the active rail has a light sheen of new rust. |
 Work continues on residing the Electrical Shop. That's FEBT Restoration Director and noted author Lee Rainey on ladder at right. |
 FEBT Webmaster Chris Coleman and his wife Pat at work repairing the Electrical Shop roof. |
 Loco #14's tender is undergoing some maintenance. Meanwhile #14 is using the tender from #15 while hauling the passenger trains. |
 Details of the archbar truck from #14's tender. |
 It's not every day you get to see these truck details clearly. |
 FEBT's display describing the restoration activities at the Store House building. |
 A peek inside the roundhouse shows current progress on the #15 rebuild. |
 Sunday's first train returns to the Meadow St. crossing. |
 A view of the Boiler Room and Car Barn. Note the rebuilt brickwork at the Boiler Room wall. The end of the Car Barn has a coat of white primer. Due to threatening rain, we were unable to paint the Car Barn as planned. |
 The track repair crew pause for the first Sunday train. |
 The original tie was rotted and had to be dug out in chunks. The replacement tie is now ready to be installed. |
 Several ties underneath the south switch of the passing siding had to be replaced. |
 This EBT handcar was used to move replacement ties to where they were needed. |
 Improvements to the lead into the Trolley Barn will permit a tuneup for EBT's M-1 for the 2003 Fall Spectacular. The M-1 weighs 46 tons. |
 Sunday's last train crosses the Runk Rd. bridge on its way back to Rockhill. |
 #14 (with #15's tender) southbound across the long fill. |
 Working uphill towards McMullins Summit. |
 Just past the Enyart Road grade crossing. |
 Just after crossing the Rockhill Furnace bridge, the train approaches the station area. |
 After turning on the wye, the train approaches Orbisonia Station. |
 The train begins to unload. Looks like that kid enjoyed his caboose ride! |
 #14 backs up the passenger train onto the storage siding. |
 #14 pulls forward after uncoupling from the train, to return to the roundhouse. |
 A southbound view of the old bridge and trolley platform. It looks like the highway will be realigned to the right, and the hillside will be cut back. |
 The newly completed Black Log Narrows trolley platform. |
 The old Rt. 522 highway bridge, soon to be replaced. |