East Broad Top - riding the “Silver Sightseer” to End-of-Track

[@patrickcalabro8718]

BETTER THAN WATCHING “FORREST 🏓 GUMP!” My father worked for the Erie Lackawanna Railroad 🛤 for 45 years! thank you 🧑‍🎤 🏁 👩‍💼👩‍🎓👩‍⚖️

[@vettebecker1]

Awesome the amount of work being done, a lot of progress since our last visit. We need to get back there soon from South Carolina ❤❤

[@StephenBenkovitz]

Totally awesome man! I never knew that the EBT had so many long stretches of straight track and like others commenting I'm amazed at the progress of the restoration.

[@ReggieArford]

Those old rails are starting to pick up a polish! 😂

[@danbernstein4050]

It is incredible to see the EBT beeing brought back thank you!

[@what7587]

Great video Rob! Thank you.

[@RobertBenkovitz]

My pleasure! So great to work with you and the crew. Hope to do it again very soon!

[@frankedwards2027]

cant wait til high school crossing

[@mikemanos2217]

awwwwwwwesome 🚂….

[@RobertBenkovitz]

Thank you Manos... the Hands of Fate??

[@johnuhelski8613]

Holy cow the progress is AMAZING ! This looks like a class one roadbed. Better get the bridge at Pogue rehabbed soon..... How can I donate $ for materials ?

[@RobertBenkovitz]

Not sure if you can donate specifically for track materials - contact the Friends to see. Any donation will go for a great cause!

[@SilverBulletOBW]

“Ayo! Can I ride dis wit my EBT card??” That’s some impressive brush clearing, not one tree branch overhanging the track anywhere. Way to do the job right! Also, maybe once they complete a tunnel people will stop getting yelled at for assuming it’s abandoned.

[@mikefilipkowski5445]

Do wonder when the students will ride the train back to orbisonia

[@alwhalen3488]

It appears that much of the rebuilt track is using standard guage ties and heavy rail. Maybe it's just the camera angles. Anyone know the specs they are rebuilding to? Tie centers seem pretty close too for a narrow guage passenger operation.

[@RobertBenkovitz]

Ties are standard gauge - rail is the same rail that existed when the railroad shut down in 1956 - mostly from the 19-teens, 95 lbs I believe. Not sure the exact spacing of the ties (we had a fixed gauge to keep them consistent) but probably on the order of 18-20 inches.

[@alwhalen3488]

Thank you for the reply. It looks like at least up to FRA Class 3 standards. Very nice and hope it lasts a long time!

[@larryc8568]

Fabulous progress. How much faster to Pogue? I would guess about three miles, but you may have a more precise total. As I always say, railman's, please make donations to the FEBT to keep this work going!! Even a few dollars can help.

[@RobertBenkovitz]

It's about 1.1 miles as the crow flies from current end-of-track to the Pogue station. Of course the Pogue trestle over Aughwick creek is in between that - needs some rehab before track can be laid across it.

[@larryc8568]

@@RobertBenkovitz Many thanks. I will be making another donation tomrrow!

[@daviddion719]

@@RobertBenkovitz Do you think EBT crew get the track done until the 994 (Pogue road) this year??

[@RobertBenkovitz]

@@daviddion719 It's about 2500 feet to get to the 994 crossing - they should easily make that by the end of the year. I believe the end-of-year goal is to get to the Pogue trestle, which is another 1700 feet further, and includes the 994 crossing plus two crossings over the High School access roads.

[@daviddion719]

​@@RobertBenkovitz wow ain't thinking it's go so far thank you for the answer