[98sum,14pilot]
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#14 waits at Orbisonia Station between the morning and mid-day trains.
[98sum,14pilot]
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#14 waits at Orbisonia Station between the morning and mid-day trains.
[98sum,14wait]
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#14 continues to wait at Orbisonia Station.
[98sum,28int]
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The conductor's chair in caboose #28.
Orbisonia Station [98sum,orbrear]
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The less-photographed rear of Orbisonia Station.
#20 Orbisonia [98sum,orbprofile]
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At the end of the day, the parlor car Orbisonia is spotted on the coach
track between the blacksmith shop and the turntable.
#5 Mine [98sum,mine5]
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The entrance to mine #5 (aka "slope") at Robertsdale. Except for some
erosion and the fill (shown) where the ATV trail crosses (and of course
lots of trees), the slope and retaining walls are intact for the above-ground
length.
#14 Takes on Water [98sum,14water]
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After the second run of the day, the crew fills #14's tender at the
standpipe by the coal dock. A screen inside the tender hatch keeps out
large debris.
Lumber Shed [98sum,lumbershed]
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This small storage closet is in the the northwest corner of the lumber shed
in Rockhill yard. It opens to the outside.
Shop Tracks [98sum,shoptracks]
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A view of the tracks leading into the shop complex in Rockhill yard. These
tracks lead to the drop area for wheelset replacement.
Parlor Car Orbisonia [98sum,orb20]
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The rear portion of the palror car Orbisonia at Colgate Grove..
rt522 work[98sum,522culv]
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Rt 522 work includes a new culvert in Allenport, south of the new crossing.
The dual guage main/yard lead over the culvert was rebuilt with new ties.
Wheels outside the machine shop [98sum,fernwheels]
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These wheelsets are stored between the machine shop and blacksmith shop.
Rockhill Sheds [98sum,coalsheds]
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These sheds are across the tracks from the coal dock in the Rockhill yard.
Shed interior [98sum,shedint2]
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This is the interior of the southern shed across from the coal dock (the shed
pictured at left in the photo above). It is a composite of two photos.
Shed interior
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This is the interior of the northern shed across from the coal dock (the shed
pictured at right in the photo above). It is a composite of three photos.
Notice that there is no framing, the board and batten walls are the only
support for the roof. At back left is the base of the brick chimney and
in the foreground are two hand drills for boring bolt holes into the rail
webbing. Running across the floor are two wooden rails, presumably for
storing MOW carts and the like.
#12's tender [98sum,12tender]
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#12's tender developed a leak over the winter. Here it is getting a new
steel sheet installed on the bottom rear of the tank. The new portion
runs from side to side, from the coal bunker to the rear of the tank.
Smokejack damage [98sum,smokejack]
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A fire consumed this smokejack on the roundhouse in early summer. It is
currently being repaired.
Mt Union crossing [98sum,522cross]
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The 522 bypass of Mt Union will take 522 across the yard lead south of
of the yard and along the opposite side. Since the bypass is being built
in part with federal funds, the EBT's landmark status requires its
preservation. This means a modern, dual-gauge grade crossing.
Mt Union crossing [98sum,522closeup]
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The existing EBT 100lb rail was not used in the new crossing but replaced
with 132lb rail. This is a closeup of the joint between the two rail types.
page by Bill Adams
