East Broad Top Pictorial '99

FEBT Spring Exploration, Apr 10-11, 1999

These photos are presented in roughly chronological order. Person and vehicle identifications are always in the order from left to right. All photos taken with a Canon Eos RebelXS camera with either a Tamron 28-80mm lens or a Canon 75-300mm lens. Film is Kodak Gold 100 and Kodak Gold 200 print film, All photos in this section copyright 1999 by William Adams.

Dump Car #12[99apr,12plate] 600x406 (84k)
This is the builder's plate on side dump car #12 in Mt. Union.

Flat Bottomed Hopper [99apr,hop807] 600x405 (97k) - 1200x810 (281k)
This is hopper #807, one of the rare, 2-bay, flat-bottomed hoppers on the EBT, stored in Mt. Union yard.

Water Boxcar #167 [99apr,box167] 600x404 (81k) - 1200x807 (226k)
Steel boxcar #167 was modified to carry water to the RI&C boilers at Robertsdale. It now sits in Mt. Union.

Water Boxcar #167 [99apr,boxint] 326x480 (29k) - 612x900 (66k)
This interior view of boxcar #167 reveals the remains of the roof hatch used for filling.

Shirleysburg [99apr,shirley] 600x404 (80k) - 1200x807 (211k)
This bridge is located just south of the Old Baptist Cemetary in Shirleysburg. Recent rains have really filled the creeks in the region.

Saltillo Station[99apr,salt1] 600x406 (55k) - 1200x812 (149k)
Saltillo station is looking much better after emergency stabilization work. The prop for the overhang is obvious. The internal cables holding the walls together are anchored in the board seen under the eave about midway along the building. Finally, the roofline has had the frightening sag removed by means of internal props.

Wray's Hill Tunnel [99apr,wraye1] 325x480 (53k) - 610x900 (128k)
Wray's Hill tunnel doesn't appear to be in too bad shape. Here the tunnel is lit by a one million candlepower flood.

Wray's Hill Tunnel [99apr,wraye2] 324x480 (55k) - 608x900 (124k)
A telephoto view peering past the initial fall shows a second fall with some fallen timbers, and what appears to be third fall with a debris pile reaching about two thirds of the way to the ceiling.

Sideling Hill Tunnel [99apr,side] 600x403 (46k) - 1200x805 (109k)
Later in the day the rain picked up, turning Sideling Hill tunnel's west portal into a waterfall.

Sideling Hill Tunnel [99apr,ponds] 600x402 (57k)
This is the larger pond above the water column. A smaller pond adjoins it on the far side. In a few more months some of this day's rain (and hail) will be sent back to the sky courtesy of the EBT Mikes.

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