Winter Spectacular - 1980

Shade Gap Electric Rwy

E.B.T. 15 charges through historic Orbisonia on the East Broad Top Railroad.

Night Moves. The little EBT yard is a busy place on a cool autumn evening. Locomotive #15 has just arrived from Shade Gap with a short freight and is about to put her consist on a siding a... (more)

Storm light on an icon. The last operational steam locomotive on the East Broad Top Railroad pauses at the servicing pit under a dark and threatening sky that pretty much reflects the line'... (more)

Bound for Robertsdale. An EBT hopper train passes the coal tipple and water plug at the south end of the Orbisonia Yard, enroute to the mines near Robertsdale, PA. Although EBT's histori... (more)

Sunrise at EBT. A colorful fall sunrise in Orbisonia, Pennsylvania finds EBT Mikado #15 reporting for duty in the yard that has been her home for 96 years.

In a scene repeated countless times when the EBT was a common carrier, 2 crew members give #15 a spin on the Armstrong turntable at Orbisonia. While the table has hook-ups to be operated with air,... (more)

With the black smoke obscuring the consist, it's difficult to tell whether this was 1955 or 1995. OK, the vehicle's in the right background give it away, but timeless images can still be obtained ... (more)

It's 6:27 and the last up train from Mt. Union has just arrived at the depot.

A mixed freight heads back to Orbisonia.

#15 moves slowly past a water plug in the Rockhill Furnace shop complex.

Cold iron - With fires dropped long ago, EBT #17 and #18 wait on a siding next to the Rockhill Furnance shop complex.

#15 is ready to do a spot of switching to get the formation ready for the days excursions.

The mid day service has just returned to Orbisonia. It has stopped just short of the switch that that needs to be thrown for it to enter the wye.