There is to be a major announcement tomorrow regarding the East Broad Top. It will be released at 11 am, according to their facebook page. There's already a topic over on RYPN.
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Man; I hope this news is what I’ve been wishing for. Ross Rowland posted a brief response over on TO that sure seems positive.
Curt
WOW! Fantastic news! Lots of info at Trains magazine website right now.
Their OFFICAL ANNOUNCEMENT
I wish my dad was alive to hear this news. I took this pic of him standing in front of #15 in the Summer of '84:
It is wonderful to know that #15 will run again and that this scene will again be alive:
I took this pic Summer 2010.
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A great Valentines Day present for narrow gauge steam fans!
Curt
That is great news, indeed!
WOW, I have ridden this line many times. Got into the coal breaker at Mt. Union. Just amazing. Dangerous place to be. I will be there in June.
Hallelujah!! About this time of year around 1980, l attended an "Awakening?" on the EBT and got to ride the gas electric, and then a caboose cupola when a steamer was sent out for the disabled M -1. Would like to repeat that experience 40! years later, in good running M-1.
GREAT NEWS! ☺
Incredible news! I have so many fond memories of this wonderful railroad!
Real deal. Real keeper.
Outstanding news.
I wonder if this announcement might put some new energy into NG offerings in the market, especially B'mann.
Yes in fact the EBT has been sold to a trust and will have limited events this summer and hopefully a full schedule next summer. A lot of work to the steam power and rolling stock is required due to the long term storage they have been in. This summer the events will most likely not be steam powered and one of the steam locos was sold before the trust bought the railroad. Big story on the local news here in State College and I have the press release in an email and would be happy to forward along with a pretty interesting Q&A section. My email is in my profile if anyone is interested. The release even includes the names of the folks behind the trust to include Bennett Levin among others including a past CEO of NS and Amtrak.
I was fortunate to be on one of the last steam trips in 2011. I can't wait for them to bring back the Columbus day weekend train excursions. Taking the night excursion, on a clear night, I have never seen so many stars in the sky. It is truly a place frozen in time.
Wonderful news!
I missed out on riding it - "there's always next year", until there isn't.
I got to ride the EBT just a couple of years before it shut down.
This is great! I will be back.
D.
I imagine all the engines are out of 15 year compliance. It’s going to take a lot of time and money to get up and running. Just the track work is a major undertaking. I hope they succeed.
Great news.
Thanks for posting.
Tom
