The September work session served to keep the momentum going with 40+ volunteers participating on Saturday and Sunday. The weather was much more manageable with highs in the 70’s and only a few brief showers passing through on Sunday afternoon. The window crew cut more glass panes in the stone house, while glazing and painting […]
The August 22nd & 23rd Work Session was another well attended and successful session with 40 attendees on Saturday and 24 attendees on Sunday. The Painting crew was feverishly spreading red about the complex on both days. Final touches were put on the stretch of buildings between the electrical shop and the coal bin. Those […]
This was another very busy weekend in Rockhill Furnace. A total of 36 people attended Saturday with slightly less on Sunday. Lunches were provided for a donation and were well attended at the Trolley Museum pavilion both days. I heard many good comments on the meals. The volunteers were separated into five main groups. One […]
In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Friends of the East Broad Top is cancelling the Work Weekend scheduled for May 16-17, 2020 as well as the Work Week scheduled for May 18-22, 2020. Our first priority must be keeping our volunteers, members, and global community as safe as possible. The work will wait. FEBT leadership will […]
In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Friends of the East Broad Top is cancelling the Work Weekend scheduled for April 4-5, 2020. We would like to thank all of you who turned out on March 14th and 15th to get more done than we have accomplished in any one weekend previously. FEBT is eager to […]
Our March FEBT Rockhill Work days will still take place on March 14th and 15th, 2020. We ask that members who plan to attend take proper precautions. If you are sick, have possibly been exposed to COVID-19 (Coronavirus), or qualify as high risk to this or similar illnesses, please stay home and plan to attend future […]
With the coming rejuvenation of the railroad, the decision was made to shift attention to the shop area during the February work session. The Woodford Brothers will return to the railroad to right the walls that surround the shop alleyway as they did with the blacksmith shop years back. This meant that we needed to […]
The Rockhill Rats spent time Saturday morning replacing the water pump back in its pit by the steam engine in the shop. This is one of two original steam powered sump pumps that had to be removed in order to place a support post in to the pit for roof framing when the boiler house […]
Welcome to our newly redesigned website. Here you can learn more about the East Broad Top Railroad, keep track of the projects that Friends of the East Broad Top (that’s us!) are working on, and learn about how you can become part of preserving the oldest narrow gauge railroad in America! Of all of the […]