East Broad Top Railroad July 2011, Final Year of Operation, 2 8 2 #15, Re upload

[@Brian_rock_railfan]

Friends of the East Broad Top are working to save railroad and being it back to life :)

[@ArkansasLocomotiveWorks]

I like the way 17's whistle sounds on 15

[@baldwinloco12]

It's actually not 17's whistle, this is 0-6-0 #3's whistle, 17's is even higher pitched.

[@ArkansasLocomotiveWorks]

Oh ok, thanks for the info

[@thecarolinianrailfan8339]

Nice. Also,I heard that the railroad is going to return to operation by 2021.

[@destroyergaming637]

indeed it is! It also has it’s own channel

[@thecapisoffyt]

Wrong. It is operation right now. They had their grand opening earlier in the year.

[@JulianTrainKidProductions]

Just being run by Diesel locomotives, yes.

[@adamcordell]

0:50 holy crap what a shot

[@realethanangell]

I’m pretty sure #3’s whistle is a 5’ Crosby.

[@nicholasmedovich8691]

1:19:28 inside locomotive 12. Rusted out smoke box and tube sheets plus firebox and other stuff.

[@connorpack3735]

Came here to celebrate the news that EBT will be reopening!

[@baldwinloco12]

I know, I'm so excited!

[@Glaudge]

that moment you accidently see yourself in some random stranger's video................................from 8 years ago

[@Glaudge]

man that's trippy

[@Glaudge]

even with no face and for a very brief moment...yup. that's 100% me.

[@mattdotsonrailfanproductio266]

Ahhhhh nothing better than the East Broad Top! To bad it closed later that year.

[@atsfevan0242]

Glad the place will be reopening next year and news was recently announced of new track being laid down. Hopefully this new non profit group will take good care of this railroad that was silent for nearly a decade.

[@Jastor00]

Wow. When did #15 get repainted in her common carrier appearance? I like it! Last time I was there in 2006 for the Fall Spectacular, she still wore tourist livery. Such a sad thing that this railroad is dormant. We need an EBT fan to win a huge Powerball jackpot. I know what I'd do with my winnings.

[@OldsVistaCruiser]

The East Broad Top Foundation is about to make your dreams come true. Operations are supposed to commence in 2021.

[@Willysmb44]

I went out there twice when I was in Maryland in the late 90s, and they weren't running either weekend I went (with no signs as to why). I walked around this area but never once got to see anything running. And now, I doubt I'll ever get the chance. I hope to be wrong, but I suspect nobody else ever will, either...

[@jimmybraum942]

Its coming back to life

[@evanf1293]

You sure were lucky to see 15 when it still was running since its most likely gonna be out of service for the next few years til she's rebuilt by the new non profit group. And hear 17's whistle too but fortunately 14 & 16 are being rebuilt and hopefully either one or both will be back under steam in 2021 if all goes well and hopefully when EBT reopens you'll make another visit Baldwinloco12.

[@baldwinloco12]

That was actually 0-6-0 #3's whistle not 17. I am planning to go next year if all goes well.

[@evanf1293]

@@baldwinloco12 crap, both whistle sound almost identical imo

[@nicholasmedovich8691]

@@evanf1293 whistle sounds like it got water stuck in the valve creating a banshee sound effect

[@SteamMasterGaming]

It's always sad to see a operation to come to its end

[@baldwinloco12]

Yes it is.

[@roccotoothycombs]

Sad? I grew up there my daughter did and my son rode it but he was 1 and they shut it down to watch this is like a piece of us all gone

[@jimmybraum942]

Its coming back

[@OldsVistaCruiser]

This is the beginning of a new chapter. A non-profit foundation headed by heavy hitters such as former Amtrak/NS CEO Wick Moorman have bought the EBT with the aim to have it operational for 2021.

[@awildjared1396]

@@baldwinloco12, the east broad top is coming back later this year.

[@TNRailProductions_01]

I don't know if you know this but the passenger cars at Dollywood came from hopper cars from the E.B.T

[@baldwinloco12]

Yeah I know, also the ones at Tweetsie Railroad.

[@TNRailProductions_01]

@@baldwinloco12, Yup

[@nicholasmedovich8691]

@@baldwinloco12 very interesting. Any updates with the Carowind amusement open air coaches?? Still delerict or scrapped

[@jackboy317]

what happened to the engines?

[@baldwinloco12]

Still in the round house in storage

[@maxwellsteam5810]

10:30 thats a pure 17 moment.

[@rogerlollar4325]

Was 15 the only engine in service that year

[@baldwinloco12]

Yes, 14 went out of service in late 2005

[@andrewc1199]

The East Broad Top Railroad is coming back!

[@Sugarmountaincondo]

At 55:14-55:47 people play with their own lives crossing the grade after a warning so strong

[@Sugarmountaincondo]

From 16:23-16:34, so many empty seats & car loads, that is so sad

[@evanf1293]

Hopefully this narrow gauge tourist line will re open one day

[@jimmybraum942]

Your lucky day

[@willblumenkemper6523]

Have you seen the interweb?

[@OldsVistaCruiser]

2021.

[@evanf1293]

I know the news you three

[@nicholasmedovich8691]

@@evanf1293 heard they will bring back all 6 locomotives and the lines to service. 16 and 14 are the first two

[@railman484]

Yes and they may open more track to operation maybe rebuild the tunnels to robertsdale!

[@trainknut]

I just love these EBT Mikes... not a big fan of that whistle though, it sounds a bit like a corrupted banshee whistle... and if you know what a Banshee whistle is, then you know that is *not* a very good sound for a locomotive to have.

[@utahrailfan1946]

The way that whistle echoes is kind of creepy.

[@jeremylando40]

February 2023 steam. Is. Back. The EBT lives

[@silverplanet2078]

Why is it’s final run

[@baldwinloco12]

They are shut down due to financial difficulties, hopefully it will reopen sometime in the future, all of the track locomotives, buildings and equipment are still on the property just waiting to operate again.

[@silverplanet2078]

Too bad there closing down when i was little I wanted to go here

[@baldwinloco12]

@@silverplanet2078 They accually closed back at the end of 2011, and yes it is very sad to see it sitting.

[@willblumenkemper6523]

Not its final run anymore.

[@nicholasmedovich8691]

1:08:20

[@doughunt5175]

Reopening fall of 2020!!

[@Clawzord2277]

What if other railroad companies bout the locomotives then they could run again.

[@baldwinloco12]

The owner does not want to sell any individual pieces, he wants everything to stay together since it's all original to the property. They are also trying to eventually sell everything in one piece and run it again so they will need the locomotives one day hopefully.

[@Clawzord2277]

Ok but what if one company bout one locomotive and then keep the rest?

[@willblumenkemper6523]

@@Clawzord2277 It would be disastrous to the authenticity of the railroad to sell off individual parts. The EBT is the only railroad of its kind. I would rather see it never run again then remove any of the locomotives just so they could run. This wont be an issue now that it is getting restored but the locomotives do not belong anywhere else besides the EBT railroad roundhouse.

[@OldsVistaCruiser]

@@willblumenkemper6523 - Except on EBT rails!

[@willblumenkemper6523]

@@OldsVistaCruiser that two.