Current Update
Thanks to your generous donations, we have completed a tremendously successful 2024 Campaign. We have raised over $360,000, far exceeding our goal of $220,000.
Remember that 2024 Campaign donations beyond the initial $220K goal were targeted toward purchase of track materials for the March to Saltillo. We have raised over $140K toward more track supplies!
Campaign Info
We enter the 2025 fundraising campaign energized by what we’ve accomplished this year and excited with what we can achieve next year. Your continued support will enable new progress that seemed impossible just a few years ago. Our goal is to raise $270,000 to:
- Extend the March to Saltillo
- Proceed with the exterior reconstruction of the Saltillo Station
- Continue the Rockhill Furnace Shops Restoration
- Continue the work to preserve and make accessible the EBT Archives
- Support the restoration of Locomotive 15’s Trailing Truck
If we are fortunate again to exceed our goal in 2025, the additional funds will be used to accelerate selected projects like the March to Saltillo.
Follow the link below to securely donate online to our FEBT Annual Campaign, and continue reading for more details on the 2025 projects.
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Here are the latest updates on the projects included in the 2024 Campaign.
Extend the March to Saltillo
The combined FEBT and EBTF track restoration effort has passed Jordan Summit and is expected to reach the Route 994 crossing by the end of 2024. All track materials were funded by the FEBT Campaign. Building on this progress, track work in 2025 will continue south of the Route 994 crossing. We plan to purchase additional ties, ballast, spikes, plates and other material to enable our track crew to continue the March to Saltillo. We are seeking $75,000 in the 2025 campaign to support this effort Click here to donate.
Proceed with the exterior reconstruction of the Saltillo Station
Detailed design, contractor evaluation, and initial fundraising have been completed. We now want to proceed with the contract to complete the exterior construction of the replica of Saltillo Station. We are seeking $50,000 in the 2025 campaign to complete this phase of the project. Click here to donate.
Continue the Rockhill Furnace Shops Restoration
Great progress has been made in Rockhill Furnace, but there is more to do. We would like to begin needed restorations of store house 2 and the pattern shop. We also want to continue to replace needed shop roofs, and support the next car restoration project. We’d like to raise $40,000 in the 2025 campaign to fund these efforts. Click here to donate.
Continue the work to preserve and make accessible the EBT Archives
During 2024, the EBT archives added the first installments of the EBT corporate minute books and the ICC valuation field notes to the online site, as well as hundreds of additional photos, drawings, and maps. A total of 1,249 entries were added to the online digital catalog. With your financial support, we will continue the archive work in 2025, with a mix of professional archivists and knowledgeable FEBT volunteers. We expect to place on-line additional EBT and Rockhill Iron and Coal Company maps, drawings, and corporate records found in the Orbisonia Depot vaults, plus more pre-1956 photos from FEBT collections.
(Visit the Archives at https://ebtfoundation.org/archives/)
We are seeking to raise $90,000 to continue the archive work in 2024, with a mix of full-time technicians and knowledgeable FEBT volunteers. Click here to donate.
Support the restoration of Locomotive 15’s Trailing Truck
The 2024 FEBT campaign funded a new tender tank for locomotive 15. FEBT will continue to support the restoration of number 15 in 2025. The 2025 FEBT Campaign will contribute
$15,000 toward the needed restoration of engine 15’s trailing truck. Click here to donate.
Our goal is to raise $270,000 in the 2025 Campaign to achieve these exciting objectives. If we are fortunate again to exceed our goal in 2025, the additional funds will be used to accelerate selected projects like the March to Saltillo.
You may donate online (credit card and PayPal accepted) at the FEBT Company Store,
store.febt.org/donate. If you prefer to send a check or money order payable to FEBT, address it to Karen Bulman, FEBT Fundraising Treasurer, P.O. Box 43063, Cincinnati Ohio 45243. FEBT is a designated 501(c)(3) organization and donations are tax-deductible in the U.S.
The 2025 Annual Campaign started October 1, 2024 and runs until September 30, 2025.
Photos courtesy of the EBT Archives, Al Gallo, Dave Bulman, and Matthew Malkiewicz.