East Broad Top Pictorial 2002

FEBT Summer Celebration, June 1-2, 2002

On this opening weekend of operation for the 2002 season, the Friends of the East Broad Top conducted tours of the Rockhill Furnace shops for the public.

Yard tour [2002jun1,yardtour] 600x410 (46k) - 1200x819 (135k)
Christopher Coleman leads an outdoor tour around the yard, discussing the purpose of the various buildings and the history of the yard structures.

Foundry [2002jun1,foundry] 600x413 (32k) - 1200x826 (83k)
The north end of the foundry still has some of the old electrical wiring in place.

Shop tour [2002jun1,shoptour1] 600x410 (38k) - 1200x819 (88k)
Tom Diehl leads a shop tour, seen here in the boiler shop.

Cart [2002jun1,cart1] 600x410 (40k) - 1200x820 (117k)
One of the EBT's carts. This one is interesting for its brake and the different diameter wheelsets.

Another cart [2002jun1,cart2] 600x409 (57k) - 1200x817 (157k)
Standard gauge shops often have narrow gauge shop carts, so what did the narrow gauge EBT have but a 2 foot gauge shop cart!

Saltillo station [2002jun1,salt] 600x407 (50k) - 1200x813 (157k)
Saltillo station.

Car shop [2002jun1,carshop] 600x407 (44k) - 1200x814 (134k)
The previous planning discussions established this east wall of the car shop as one of the first jobs the FEBT restoration crew would tackle. The first work session would be the following weekend, so this is one of the very last pictures of the wall in this familiar but sad state.

Chasing #14 [2002jun1,14lead] 329x480 (41k) - 617x900 (120k)
Number 14 backs down the lead track from the turntable to the main.

Chasing #14 [2002jun1,14prep] 600x408 (67k) - 1200x816 (207k)
The train is made up on the coach track by the roundhouse.

Chasing #14 [2002jun1,14station] 600x409 (48k) - 1200x818 (147k)
The Sunday morning train pulls into the station.

Chasing #14 [2002jun1,14shadow] 600x408 (54k) - 1200x816 (173k)
This dog, "shadow", wasn't too interested in the train, but it sure did like bounding through the long grass.

Chasing #14 [2002jun1,14blacklog] 600x411 (70k) - 1200x821 (213k)
The morning train heads north over Blacklog Creek.

Chasing #14 [2002jun1,fill1] 600x408 (64k) - 1200x816 (205k)
Heading north on the long fill.

Chasing #14 [2002jun1,fill2] 600x406 (79k) - 1200x812 (246k)
Heading south at Runk Rd.

Chasing #14 [2002jun1,fill3] 600x409 (77k) - 1200x817 (241k)
Heading south at Runk Rd.

Chasing #14 [2002jun1,fill4] 600x404 (76k) - 1200x808 (237k)
Heading south at Runk Rd.

Chasing #14 [2002jun1,fill5] 600x408 (66k) - 1200x815 (269k)
Heading south on the long fill.

Boxcar [2002jun1,box1] 600x406 (53k) - 1200x812 (157k)
One of the boxcars in Rockhill Furnace with the door brace.

Boxcar [2002jun1,box2] 600x410 (48k) - 1200x819 (135k)
Two more boxcars in Rockhill Furnace.

Shop tour [2002jun1,shoptour2] 327x480 (43k) - 613x900 (110k)
The amazing machine shop.

Shop tour [2002jun1,shoptour3] 600x408 (34k)
Another shop tour is underway.

Shop tour [2002jun1,shoptour4] 326x480 (40k) - 612x900 (89k)
This view shows the wide main drive pulley and the narrow flywheel, with the boilers on the left and the stationary engine onthe right, surrounded in cribbing that is supporting a failed ceiling beam.

Tool room [2002jun1,toolroom] 600x409 (40k) - 1200x818 (102k)
The tool room that was jacked up and repaired in the spring of 2002 looks far better on the inside than it had. The floor may be still be a bit uneven, but so it was when in use, as evidenced by the custom fitting of the cabinet to the floor angle.

Machine shop belts [2002jun1,belts] 600x409 (62k) - 1200x817 (163k)
A closeup of the overhead belts in the machine shop.

Shed [2002jun1,fire1] 600x412 (54k) - 1200x823 (164k)
This is a garage-sized shed that reportedly house fire equipment. It has doors on both ends, which were enlarged at some point. This is the north wall.

Shed [2002jun1,fire2] 600x406 (46k) - 1200x812 (120k)
This is the south wall.

Shed [2002jun1,fire3] 600x408 (46k) - 1200x816 (131k)
This is the west end.

Shed [2002jun1,fire4] 600x408 (61k) - 1200x816 (170k)
And this is the east end.

page by Bill Adams