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. All photos in this section copyright 2000 by William Adams.
First Train [2000jun3,14train]
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#14 has the honor of operating the first weekend of the season. This is
the morning train pulling into Obrisonia station to board passengers.
Tour [2000jun3,round1]
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General Manager Stanely Hall leads a special tour through the shops,
beginning in the roundhouse. Public tours are typically available during the
Fall Spectacular.
EBT #17 [2000jun3,round2]
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Maintenance is underway on #17 in anticipation of this year's Fall Spectacular.
#17 Smokebox [2000jun3,17smoke]
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The interior of #17's smokebox.
Coach Aughwick [2000jun3,aughcoach]
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This car was being built from scratch on a D&RGW flatcar frame to match
the look of the early EBT coaches (predating #8). It was hoped that it
would take some of the day to day stress off the historic cars and afford
major repairs to them. The project was put on hold because of insufficient
funds.
Flue Tube Swager [2000jun3,flue]
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This equipment in the Blacksmith shop is still used to work boiler flue tubes.
The gas-fired kiln on the left is used to heat the ends of the tubes,
which are then worked by the belling tool and press on the right. A flue
tube can be seen in place on the belling tool. The HABS/HAER drawings
of the Blacksmith shop have an excellent illustration of how these tools
are used to put new ends onto the flue tubes.
Blacksmith Shop [2000jun3,bsmith]
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Miscellaneous stock and tools in the Blacksmith shop.
Steam Hammer [2000jun3,hammer]
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The large steam hammer in the Blacksmith shop. The operator stood behind
it while everyone else cleared the building.
Tempering Oven [2000jun3,temper]
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This oven was used to temper the steel used to fabricate the locomotives'
leaf springs. Spring work is well illustrated in the HABS/HAER drawings.
Electrical Generator [2000jun3,elecgen1]
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This Westinghouse generator in the machine shop supplied DC power to
the shops, station, and town.
Electrical Generator [2000jun3,elecgen2]
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This is the steam engine that drove the electrical generator.
Wrenches [2000jun3,wrenches]
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The often photographed rack of homemade wrenches in the machine shop.
Machine Shop [2000jun3,shop1]
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The machine shop, looking east toward the boilers.
Machine Shop [2000jun3,shop2]
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A door with original safety posters in the machine shop.
Car Shop [2000jun3,carshop1]
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The north end of the car shop, with 2 ft gauge shop cart and wooden overhead
pulleys.
Car Shop [2000jun3,carshop2]
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The center of the car shop.
Car Shop [2000jun3,carshop3]
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Another view of the north end of the car shop.
Car Shop [2000jun3,carshop4]
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A third view of the north end of the car shop.
Runk Rd [2000jun3,runk1]
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A less popular view of the fill at Runk Rd.
Blacklog Creek [2000jun3,blacklog]
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The second train of the day crosses Blacklog Creek heading back to the station.
Rockhill Yard [2000jun3,yard1]
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A train heads down the main beside the newly repainted operable hoppers.
Operable hoppers [2000jun3,yard2]
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The freshly repainted hoppers, still awaiting lettering.
Roberstdale Wye [2000jun3,robwye]
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Can anyone spot the wye track?
Rockhill Yard [2000jun3,yard3]
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The Rockhill shop complex.
Flatcar [2000jun3,flat1]
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This flatcar is on the track to the top of the coal dock, the main is
below to the right.
Flatcar [2000jun3,flat2]
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Another view of the same flatcar.
Roof of #8 [2000jun3,carroof]
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A quick look at the roof of coach #8 from the coal dock.
#14 at Colgate Grove [2000jun3,grove1]
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The second train of the day at Colgate Grove.
#14 at Colgate Grove [2000jun3,grove2]
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The second train of the day at Colgate Grove.
From the Caboose [2000jun3,roof1]
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The view from the caboose.
From the Caboose [2000jun3,roof2]
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The view from the caboose on the fill at Runk Rd.
#14 at Colgate Grove [2000jun3,grove3]
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#14 at the grove on Sunday.
Sold Hopper [2000jun3,movedhop1]
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This hole was the location of one of 5 hoppers sold to the C&TS RR.
It is just north of the connection of the engine house lead to the main.
Sold Hopper [2000jun3,movedhop2]
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This hole was the location of one of 5 hoppers sold to the C&TS RR.
In the foreground is the enginehouse lead from the left meeting the mainline.
Sold Hopper [2000jun3,not available]
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These holes were the location of two of 5 hoppers sold to the C&TS RR. The
hoppers were lifted up and over the two tracks of hoppers to the left
onto a 'low-boy' highway semi-trailer. This site is between the enginehouse
lead and the timber transfer site. This image is a composite of two separate
photographs.
Sold Hopper [2000jun3,movedhop4]
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This hole was the location of one of 5 hoppers sold to the C&TS RR.
This is just north of the timber transfer site.
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