FEBT Timber Transfer
Vol 10, No. 2
Autumn, 1993
Contents:
- Diesels From Canada to Provide New Back-up Power for E.B.T. - M-5A and B To Be Replaced by ex-Algoma Steel Center Cab Units, p. 5
- E.B.T.'s 1993 Fall Spectacular by Phil Padgett, p. 6
- F.E.B.T.'s Eleventh Reunion by Phil Padgett, p. 8
- AIHP's John Bennett Speaks to FEBT - Reunion Audience Gets Overview of NPS East Broad Top Action by Phil Padgett, p. 9
- William Withuhn Testifies for Protecting E.B.T. From Power Line Impact - PHMC's Expert Witness is Smithsonian Curator for Transportation History, p. 10
- 500 Kv Power Line Threat to E.B.T. Lifted - GPU Pulls the Plug After New Jersey Ruling by Philip J. Padgett, p. 12
- Water Project Excavation Uncovers 83-Year Old Artifact at E.B.T. by Tammy E. Foor, p. 13
- FEBT Restoration Update: E.B.T. Combine 16 Truck Project Proceeds With Parts Fabrication by Hank Inman, p. 15
- Help Bring the EBT More Riders in '94 by Phil Padgett, p. 15
- EBT Modules Displayed at Valley Forge by Dennis McCoy, p. 15
- Harbison Walker's Quarry Railroad, Part II: The Dinkey Bridge and the Inclines by Steve Morder and Phil Padgett, p. 16
- From the Library - Brickyard Towns: Mount Union & Kistler Featured in New Book on Pennsylvania Brickyard Towns by Phil Padgett, p. 19
- The EBT Modeller- HOn3 - E.B.T. Tankcar Kit Debuts in HOn3 by Phil Padgett, p. 20
- An E.B.T. Gallery, p. 24
TT 10-2 Mixed Freight:
Gift of East Broad Top Railroadiana Enhances FEBT Collection
A generous gift from Charles M. Sullivan of East Broad Top R.R. artifacts and
documents and other railroadiana was received in November. The gift enhances
the Friends of the EBT collection with artifacts for display in the
Robertsdale Station Museum, documents for addition to the Roy Wilburn
Memorial Library, and significant general railroadiana to support funding of
other EBT-specific acquisitions. The East Broad Top railroadiana includes:
the telegraph key and sounder from the EBT's Mount Union Station, the EBT
station agent's date stamp from Coles, a steel and brass switchlock, a brass
switchlock (probably 19th century), a piece of 55-pound filler rail from
Rockhill Furnace, EBT timetables No.87 and 104, and a large quantity of EBT
train orders and forms.
Highlighting the general railroadiana is a beautiful Pullman Company brass
kerosene hand lantern. Mr. Sullivan also donated 150 public timetables from
the late 1940's to the early 1960's for railroads throughout the United
States. Another box contains miscellaneous railroad and Railway Express
Agency paper and a third box contains railroad clippings from the late 1940's
to the early 1960's. Mr. Sullivan has donated a collection of Railroad
magazines from the 1940's and 1950's. These are a treasure trove of
information from the period when steam was at its zenith in railroading.
Rounding out the gift are five 1950's Pennsylvania Railroad calendars
reproducing paintings by the late Grif Teller, a 1955 Baltimore & Ohio
calendar, and nine Norfolk & Western posters from the 1950's.
Friends of the EBT is very grateful to Mr. Sullivan for these materials that
he collected between 1954 and 1956. The East Broad Top artifacts will be
placed on display as soon as appropriate space is ready. All of the materials
are being appraised. Donations in kind to Friends of the East Broad Top, Inc.
are tax-deductible.
E.B.T. Action in Orbisonia Featured in Limited Edition Color Print
"East Broad Top Railroad" is the title of a color painting by Larry Fisher
that captures the passage of trains at Orbisonia Station. With just a little
bit of artist's licence, the best known elements of the East Broad Top are
brought together with wonderful drama and color. Looking south across the
tracks from the station, the painting depicts EBT No.12 heading south into
the mountains with a passenger train while EBT No.17 brings a loaded coal
train north. Waiting on a siding is the M-1 gas-electric while the shops form
a background. The painting is available in a limited edition of 500 prints
with a 15 by 20-inch image on a 19 by 24-inch sheet. The price is $125.00
from Heritage Art Editions, Inc., P.O. Box 285, Mount Brydges, Ontario
N0L1W0) Canada.
Coming in 1994: a G-gauge EBT Caboose from Bachmann and a Ron Morgan Booklet
on Roy Wilburn
Bachmann will introduce a G-gauge model of the East Broad Top Railroad's
8-wheel caboose in 1994, according to Barry Moore who saw a pilot model at
the Chicago trade fair. The classic symmetrical lines of the EBT's caboose
should make this a hit in the general market for Bachmann's line of
reasonably-priced G-gauge trains. EBT fans modeling in any scale will find
this one hard to resist.
Meanwhile, Ron Morgan is nearly ready to move into publication of a booklet
based on his series of interviews with the late Roy Wilburn that was
published in the Huntingdon Daily News a few years ago. Roy Wilburn served
the coal mines and the railroad for 60 years, capping his career as Operating
Vice President of the EBT. Ron Morgan has reedited the text and plans to add
some new photographs. Watch for details in the next TT.
