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Rockhill Furnace Restoration Projects
Rockhill Iron and Coal Company Post Office Restoration Project
EBT Robertsdale Station Restoration Project
EBT Combine Passenger Car #16 Restoration Project
EBT Saltillo Station / Coles Tank Documentation Project
EBT Combine Passenger Car #18 and Baggage # 29 Restoration Project
Past Restoration Projects
EBT Motorcar M-3 Restoration Project
Any FEBT member in good standing is welcome and encouraged to assist our efforts as a member of one of the restoration crews. If you are interested in helping, contact the appropriate crew chief for more information.Rockhill Crew
Work sessions at Rockhill Furnace meet once to twice per month to work on the infrastructure in the Rockhill yard. Rockhill is the center of both the historic EBT and the tourist EBT, containing the railroad's shops and other maintenance facilities. Rockhill is about 20 minutes from the Pennsylvania Turnpike and about 10 minutes from Mount Union. Work sessions at Rockhill start at 9 am on both Saturdays and Sundays and they continue until 6 pm on Saturdays and 4 pm on Sundays.Dates for the Rockhill Work Crew sessions in 2008 are as follows.
- January 5-6
- February 2-3
- March 1-2
- March 29-30
- May 3-4
- May 19-23 (work week)
- June 7-8
- June 28-29
- July 19-20
- August 16-17
- September 20-21
- November 1-2
FEBT Rockhill Work Crew Coordinator
R. Lee Rainey
784 Tanager Drive
State College, PA 16803-2502
Telephone: (814) 867-7878 (evenings)
E-mail: leerainey@aol.com
Robertsdale Crew
Work sessions at Robertdale usually meet one weekend a month to work on restoration of the buildings of the FEBT Robertsdale Museum Complex, the Old Post Office and the EBT Station. Robertsdale is the original terminus of the East Broad Top and the center of the Rockhill Iron and Coal Company's coal mining operations on Broad Top Mountain. It is about 30 minutes from the Pennsylvania Turnpike and about 40 minutes from the operating EBT. Work sessions at Robertsdale will start at 9:30 am and continue to 5:30 or 6 pm on Saturdays. Work on Sundays at Robertsdale will be based on the state of work at the end of the previous day and will be scheduled to accommodate the volunteers available.Dates for the Robertsdale Work Crew sessions in 2008 are as follows.
Dates TBA February 2008
FEBT Robertsdale Work Crew Coordinator
c/o Hank Inman
2016 A Park Avenue
Richmond, VA 23220
804-353-0817
Joining A Crew
We have essential jobs for every level of skill and strength. In 2002, one of our most active volunteers did all his work from a wheel chair. If you can handle a paint brush, a shovel, or a hammer, or just hold the other end of a measuring tape, you can help save the EBT. And if you are a brick mason, we need your help badly! Please join us for as many work sessions you can. You are welcome to come for one or all days of any particular session, as your schedule permits. While advance notice that you are coming helps us plan tasks, we can always accommodate walk-ons. We do have two requirements. First, all participants must be members of the FEBT (or must sign up as members at the start of the work day.) In addition, all volunteers must be at least 18. This latter rule, new for this season, is imposed by the EBT's insurance carrier.Dates and times are subject to change depending on the progress of work and the demands for volunteers' times. Volunteers should always contact the crew coordinator prior to traveling to Robertsdale or Rockhill Furnace.
Consult the restoration projects page above for information on upcoming work planned for the crew. Due to insurance and liability concerns, all restoration crew volunteers must be FEBT members. Membership material will be available on site.
Combine #16 Project
The current emphasis is on on #16 is getting contracted truck work completed.
FEBT Combine #16 Restoration Project
Shawn Stauffer
308 West Fifth St, Apt B.
Quarryville, PA 17566
Telephone: (717) 799-1417
Consult the restoration project page above for information on upcoming work planned for the crew.
Funds
Funds keep crews supplied and contracted work progressing. FEBT is currently in a multi-year fundraising campaign to raise the needed funds to keep our restoration work going for years to come. You can even receive a fine EBT art print as a thank-you for your donation. Visit the Fund Drive Page for details.Time
We need your volunteer labor to save the EBT! Hammers, not talk, will save the EBT. Consult Restoration Crews Information for details on how to volunteer your time.Materials
The following materials would be helpful if you should be able to donate them to the FEBT restoration crews. Donors should contact the Rochill/Robertsdale Restoration Crew Coordinator to arrange donation of materials.
- Gas or electric cement mixer
- Scaffolding
- Ladders 6' and up
- White oil exterior paint
- Exterior oil primer
- Paint thinner
- Painting pails
- Paint Brushes of varying sizes
- Glass by the case, 12x16 or larger
- 4' width 1/2" mesh hardware cloth by the roll
- Bagged concrete mix, such as Quickrete or Sackrete
- Tools, power or hand. Saws, hammers, drills, pliers and puddy knives are good examples
