I believe that the four new EBT passenger cars are meant to copy the passenger cars that the EBT got from the Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad.

Ted Miles, Friends of the EBT Member

From what I see in the photos they do look nice. Does anyone know who did the design work?

I know the guy who did the design work is the same guy who's done the coaches for the White Pass. I believe the EBT coaches were derived from that basic design, but blending elements of other existing EBT coaches. First all-new coaches for the EBT too, given the others are all second-hand.

Having seen them yesterday and today they're quite impressive. I'm pretty sure there was talk on here a while ago about brush painting vs. spray. Honestly? I don't know how these were painted, but I thought that the PVC siding looked brush painted. They're sharp, they're clean, and should be invaluable to the railroad as a whole. If I didn't know I was looking at a new-build steel car with PVC siding and some nice details to look the part? I honestly might have mistaken the two coaches being prepped for service now for actual wooden coaches.

And they certainly grab the look of the BRB&L coaches. Few tweaks, trolley pole and some traction motors and you could have a decent enough stand-in for one of their EMU conversions...

folks,
I believe the four new EBT passenger cars built for the East Broadtop Railroad are based on the Boston, Revere & Lynn Railroad cars that have been on the railroad since the
1920s. Their numbers are in the same series as the existing passenger cars.

Ted Miles, Friends of the EBT Member

Brief story that names the manufacturer: https://www.railwayage.com/passenger/eb ... nger-cars/
I understand the cars have steel frames but will have non-functional truss rods added.