The East Broad Top operated as a primarily coal-hauling railroad from 1874 until its closure in 1956. In 1960, 4.5 miles of that original line were reopened under new ownership, offering train ...

Locals celebrated decades of memories at the East Broad Top Railroad with tours, panels, presentations and food last weekend.

ROCKHILL FURNACE — Pennsylvania’s storied East Broad Top Railroad has a new owner, a nonprofit foundation organized by a small group of prominent rail-industry figures and longtime EBT fans. The new ...

ROCKHILL FURNACE — Legends like the East Broad Top railroad are not born, they are built. It’s historic lore is based on the blood, sweat and tears of laborers who forged the steel and the carpenters ...