East Broad Top Pictorial 2004

FEBT Rockhill Restoration, November 6-7, 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 Max 400. All photos in this section copyright 2004 by William Adams.

This was an FEBT Rockhill Restoration work weekend.

Removing Sashes [2004nov6,removal] 328x480 (31k) - 615x900 (72k)
Removing sashes from the west side of the paint shop.

Clearing Vines [2004nov6,vines] 600x409 (56k) - 1200x817 (155k)
Some members of the brush crew clear poison ivy and other vines from the side of the paint shop. These not only grew in through broken windows, but even between the frames and the brickwork.

Boarding the Windows [2004nov6,boarding] 600x412 (58k) - 1200x824 (156k)
With the sashes removed for restoration, the openings are sealed for the winter.

Paintshop [2004nov6,paintshop] 600x413 (53k) - 1200x826 (146k)
The paintshop is bundled up for the winter.

Electrical Service [2004nov6,electrical] 325x480 (38k) - 610x900 (84k)
New electrical service being installed by a volunteer (who is also an electrician).

Hopper [2004nov6,hopper1] 600x410 (59k) - 1200x820 (157k)
Work on side dump hopper 802 gets underway.

Hopper [2004nov6,hopper2] 329x480 (30k) - 616x900 (70k)
The first of many rivets are removed so the wasted sheets can be replaced. In the background is EBT #14's tender, being rebuilt by EBT employees.

Hopper [2004nov6,hopper3] 600x412 (50k) - 1200x823 (142k)
Still grinding. This is going to take about 8 months.

Parking [2004nov6,cars] 600x408 (62k) - 1200x815 (173k)
Volunteers' cars. Only remarkable because this was the first time we parked by the newly leased paint shop.

Long Shed [2004nov6,shed] 600x412 (57k) - 1200x823 (159k)
The long shed had a rough preceding winter, so volunteers went aloft to reattach the metal roofing.

Boiler House [2004nov6,boilerhouse] 600x414 (44k) - 1200x828 (120k)
The boiler house crew buttoned up the north wall with a tarp.


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