East Broad Top Pictorial 2004

FEBT Summer Celebration, June 5-6, 2004

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 200 or Max 400. All photos in this section copyright 2004 by William Adams.

This weekend was the railroad's first operating weekend forthe 2004 season. The FEBT also held events, including tours. Some work was performed on caboose \ no. 28 as well as a quick repair to caboose no. 27.

Caboose 28 [2004jun5,caboose] 600x410 (32k) - 1200x819 (78k)
A look at caboose no. 28, still being worked on. FEBT members were on hand to talk about the work being done to this caboose.

Locomotive 14 [2004jun5,tender] 600x416 (42k) - 1200x832 (120k)
Locomotive 14 is still pulling 15's tender.

Locomotive 14 [2004jun5,141] 600x411 (65k) - 1200x821 (196k)
Locomotive no. 14 pauses with its train on the wye at Colgate Grove.

Locomotive 14 [2004jun5,142] 600x414 (51k) - 1200x828 (128k)
Waiting at the station between trains.

Locomotive 14 [2004jun5,143] 600x410 (44k) - 1200x820 (121k)
Waiting at the station between trains.

Locomotive 14 [2004jun5,144] 600x411 (57k) - 1200x821 (164k)
Waiting at the station between trains.

Locomotive 14 [2004jun5,145] 377x480 (25k) - 707x900 (59k)
A view of the "deckless" cab, a characteristic of all of the EBT's narrow gauge Mikados.

Entering the wye [2004jun5,wye] 600x410 (48k) - 1200x820 (137k)
The train pulls into the wye in Rockhill, past trolley 1875.

Train chasing [2004jun5,passshop] 600x416 (49k) - 1200x832 (140k)
Passing the car shop with restored windows and north end wall.

Roundhouse roof [2004jun5,roundhouse] 600x406 (40k) - 1200x811 (94k)
A glimpse of the underside of the new roof that the EBT put on the roundhouse in the Fall of 2003. The lighter colored portions are new wood. The repairs have strengthened the roof and eliminated the pervasive leaks that were particularly bad around the smokejacks.

Stone house roof [2004jun5,stonehouse] 600x412 (53k) - 1200x824 (141k)
The EBT also had the stone house reroofed in the Fall of 2003. The old roof had begun leaking into the interior. It too is now dry.

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