In a scene straight out of the railroad's common carrier days, and could easily be 1943 and not 2023, the East Broad Top's newly restored 2-8-2 Mikado #16 storms upgrade out of Orbisonia, PA with ... (more)

One of my goals for the weekend was to try to get photos that looked "authentic". If there were no people in them, that would be a bonus. This one managed to accomplish both. This shot w... (more)

I had seen multiple people use the barn door here as a prop, but I wanted to try to include more of the barn interior as well. Pretty happy with the results as the Sunday freight crosses the fill ... (more)

In between the 12:00 and 2:00 inter Spectacular excursions, the crew of recently restored EBT Mikado #16 gives the engine a quick look over. The crew is checking the bearing temps the old fashion ... (more)

East Broad Top 16 takes its train around the Wye at Orbisonia, passing a former SEPTA "Brill Bullet" owned by the Rockhill Trolley Museum.

With huge crowds marveling at the revival of steam on "The Old Eastie", E.B.T. no. 16 puts on a marvelous show with the first train of the Winter Spectacular, a recreated freight train, ... (more)

The return of steam might have made the headlines at this year's Winter Spectacular, but stalwart M1 was racking up some mileage too. Here it sits ready to depart the Orbisonia station with anothe... (more)

16 brings another load of passengers back into Orbisonia after taking them for a tour of the recently rehabbed line to Colgate Grove.

16 putting the morning's photo freight away.

Newly restored East Broad Top 16 rests her wheels between sisters 17 and 18 after the first day of the 2023 Winter Spectacular. Two generations worth of younger railfans were present that weekend ... (more)

A few fans get their shots at the East Broad Top's "Winter Spectacular" in February 1981. The M-1 is a Brill Model 250 gas-electric, built in 1927.

Parked Indefinitely, Or Not. East Broad Top Railroad (EBT) 16 (2-8-2, Baldwin, 1916) was sitting inside the roundhouse in Orbisonia, Pennsylvania on the evening of Saturday, November 2, 201... (more)

A Clean House Is A Happy House. A previously overlooked photo from August 13, 2020 tells almost as much of the story as many others from that day that show people or trains. On that day, th... (more)

During the 2022 East Broad Top Winter Spectacular, M-1 heads back into Orbisonia at the beginning of a snow squall. Within the hour the ground will become completely covered in snow. Within two ho... (more)

Is It Dry Yet? Residing at the Rockhill Trolley Museum for over 60 years, former Johnstown Traction Company (PA) double-truck "Birney Safety" Car 311 (Wason, 1922) was originally operated i... (more)