Another year has gone by at the East Broad Top. 2003 was definatly a good year. Much-needed repairs were continued on several shop buildings, including new roofs on the roundhouse and farm house, plus #15's FRA rebuild continues. As in the last two years, I have created a "Best of 2003" gallery for your convenience. This collection of pages includes the 60 very best photographs that were shot by myself over the past year including the Fall Spectacular. This collection of images represents the season the best. I want to thank the entire EBT crew and staff; they are the people responsible for keeping the railroad operating day-to-day. This will probably be the last year I am able to be a regular at the railroad as I will be finishing school and starting a career over the winter.
| May 27 - Repairs to Runk Rd. Bridge | |
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Repairs to this bridge were a must to operate the next weekend. 16 bridge timbers were replaced with brand new ones. M-7 is supplying air to an air hammer to make spiking much faster. |
| June 7 - Opening Day | |
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On a rainy morning surrounded by steam, #14 is turned on the turntable for the first day of the 2003 season. |
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#14 takes on water and the water column. Throughout the year this water column would be plagued with troubles. It was used off and on. |
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The train is now seen heading across the long fill. |
| June 16 - Carl Franz Coal Train Charter | |
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A runby is performed south of McMullen's Summit. |
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Here is a horizontal view near Black's field. |
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Nowadays it is rare that a locomotive be pointing south at the ash pit. #14 is uncoupled from the train, gets water, and has it's fire cleaned out. |
| June 21 - Normal Day | |
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#14 leads train #2 toward Enyeart Road. |
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After turning the train, #14 coasts past the one-of-a-kind shop complex. |
| July 14 - Tender Swap | |
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#14's tender needed taken out of service for repairs. #14 would barrow #15's tender for the remainder of the season. #14's tender sits on the escape track next to the turntable. |
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#15 sits in the roundhouse without her tender. See the section of photos documenting the repairs to the tender here. |
| July 19 - #14 Barrows #15's Tender | |
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Train #2 passes some trees. |
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#14's new paint is evident in this side view. Notice the freshly painted accent paint and cab roof. Also notice the vulcan trucks under #15's tender. #14's tender has arch bar trucks. |
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#14 sits at the station. Here you can see the number "14" on the locomotive and the number "15" on the tender. |
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Inside the roundhouse, #12 and #17's smokebox covers have been reinstalled since performing any work on them is rather pointless now. Chances are these two will never operate again under the present ownership. |
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The FEBT is working today. This shows the repairs they are making to the electrician's shop. |
| August 9 - Community Appreciation Day | |
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McDonald's Grimace visits with the kids today. |
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The FEBT's track crew works hard to bring track three operational. At the end of the day, the track was spiked to the north end of the car shop. |
| August 16 - The Farm House | |
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Today we take a rare look inside the 1860's farm house located in the EBT's yard. The is the first wooden addition to the south looking east. |
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Now on to the second floor of the stone portion. Looking east we see all sorts of pockets and slots for everything a railroad needs. |
Copyright © 2003 Lance Myers. All rights reserved.
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