East Broad Top Railroad and Coal Company

East Broad Top Railroad
EBT Engine 12 after the railroad was re-opened in 1960.
Nearest cityRockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°14′29″N 77°53′56″W / 40.24139°N 77.89889°W / 40.24139; -77.89889
Area500 acres (200 ha)
NRHP reference No.66000666[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966[1]
Designated NHLDJanuary 28, 1964[2]
East Broad Top Railroad and Coal Company
Overview
HeadquartersRockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania
LocaleHuntingdon County, Pennsylvania
Dates of operation1872–present (operations suspended 1956–1960, 2011–2020)
Technical
Track gauge3 ft (914 mm)
Route map
Norfolk Southern
Pittsburgh–Philadelphia
 Mount Union
Allenport
Adams
Aughwick Mills
Aughwick Mills Bridge
Tuscarora Pump Station
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US 522
Croghan Pike
 EBTF ownership terminus
Shirleysburg
Wye Track
(Former Clay spur)
 Runk Road Bridge
Blacklog Creek Bridge
Orbisonia (Rockhill Furnace)
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PA 994
Meadow St.
 Rockhill Trolley Museum
(Former Shade Gap Branch)
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PA 475
Maddensville Pike
Jordan Cemetery Road
Booher Branch
Pogue Bridge
Pogue
Three Springs
Narco Branch
Saltillo
Fairview
Sideling Hill Tunnel
Kimmel
Coles
Coles Valley branch to Joller
Wray's Hill Tunnel
Rocky Ridge
Rocky Ridge Branch
Cooks
Robertsdale (FEBT Museum)
No. 7 spur
Woodvale
Alvan
EBT #15 excursion train, 2006
East Broad Top #15 in front of Orbisonia Station, 1986
M-1 Gasoline-Electric Motor
Augwick Creek/Aughwick Creek railroad bridge (1986)

The East Broad Top Railroad (EBT) is a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge historic and heritage railroad headquartered in Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania. Operating from 1871 to 1956, it is one of the United States' oldest and best-preserved narrow-gauge railroads, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1964. The railroad is now preserved for use as a tourist attraction until operations ceased in 2011. After a nine-year closure, in February 2020 it was announced that the railroad had been purchased by a non-profit foundation and regular train service resumed in the summer of 2021.[3]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "East Broad Top Railroad". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on October 7, 2012. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  3. ^ "East Broad Top sold, plans full operations by 2021". Retrieved February 14, 2020.