East Broad Top Railroad

Half Mile of Track is Reopened for Longer Speeder Rides

During 2004, a brush clearing crew from Friends of the EBT reopened about .2 mile of main track from the coal tipple to Odd Fellows Cemetery Rd. At the crossing is the southern-most switch of the Rockhill yard. During April and May 2006, EBT crews began clearing brush farther south, reopening track that hasn't seen use in several decades. The purpose of this 1/2 mile extension to Rt 475 crossing is to increase the length of speeder car rides on track the train does not run on.

Before the 2006 operating season began, another section of track was reopened but still short of Rt 475 crossing. Once our crews reach Rt 475, our speeder rides will be a 2-mile round trip.

During the spring of 2008 another 300 feet of track was cleared of brush. The brush in this section is quite thick and because of a curve in the track, will take some effort to make operational. Half of this latest effort should be in operation by the June opening.

Looking south, Henry has just dropped a tree and is cutting it up.
Looking north from the new end of track.
As of the end of March 2008, this new cleared track has not been tied yet.