East Broad Top No. 6, in a very old photo. Locomotive currently lies dismantled in Indiana.

http://abpr2.railfan.net/abprphoto.cgi?january03/01-18-03/EBT6SteamDRColl.jpg
ryarger@rypn.org

Here is how the locomotive looks today. For more photos visit this URL:
http://spikesys.com/EBT/Pics/1999n6.html

> East Broad Top No. 6, in a very old photo.
> Locomotive currently lies dismantled in
> Indiana.


The East Broad Top Railroad Homepage

ebtrr@spikesys.com

> East Broad Top No. 6, in a very old photo.
> Locomotive currently lies dismantled in
> Indiana.

And I might add, has all the asbestos removed avoiding water retention, the wood cab kept indoors under lock and key along with parts that would be easily stolen! Better fate than many steam locomotives have, especially 0-6-0's!

David Farlow
Whitewater Valley RR

hudson.industries@att.net

A possible candidate for the Friends to repatriate in the not so near future?

Gerald W. Kopiasz

> And I might add, has all the asbestos
> removed avoiding water retention, the wood
> cab kept indoors under lock and key along
> with parts that would be easily stolen!
> Better fate than many steam locomotives
> have, especially 0-6-0's!

> David Farlow
> Whitewater Valley RR


hrrhs@aol.com

> A possible candidate for the Friends to
> repatriate in the not so near future?
It's older sibling, #3 is still on the
property, stored indoors.

> It's older sibling, #3 is still on the
> property, stored indoors.

Is EBT 0-6-0 #3 REALLY older than #6? She sure doesn't look older!

Also, the enginehouse at Mt. Union (where #3 resides) was also to be the "home" for the diesel on the new standard gauge Short Line that was to start up operation in the Mt. Union area over EBT right-of-way. Did that start up ever take place?

midlandblb@cs.com

> Is EBT 0-6-0 #3 REALLY older than #6? She
> sure doesn't look older!

No, 6 was built in 1907. 3 dates from 1923 (and was the last new steam locomotive acquired by the EBT and the last to operate in regular service).

> Also, the enginehouse at Mt. Union (where #3
> resides) was also to be the "home"
> for the diesel on the new standard gauge
> Short Line that was to start up operation in
> the Mt. Union area over EBT right-of-way.
> Did that start up ever take place?

Lance Myers can better fill in the details, but IIRC the Mount Union Connecting RR hasn't started regular operations yet. Their diesel locomotive (a chunky two-axle Plymouth) is on the property and is being fixed up for use.

Regards,
Jim Robinson

> Lance Myers can better fill in the details,
> but IIRC the Mount Union Connecting RR
> hasn't started regular operations yet. Their
> diesel locomotive (a chunky two-axle
> Plymouth) is on the property and is being
> fixed up for use.

Our Plymouth 60-ton CR-4 we delivered to Mt Union in September 2002. The prime-mover is currently undergoing an overhaul. I would guess the engine itself will be operational by the end of the year. The locomotive will likely require rewiring sililar to the EBT's M-7.

Mt. Union Connecting
altoona_east@railfanusa.com