Chartered in 1856, the East Broad Top Railroad began operating in 1873 through scenic Huntingdon County in south-central Pennsylvania. This well-managed narrow-gauge railroad connected the isolated Broad Top Mountain coal field with the Pennsylvania Railroad at Mount Union. With a decline in the hauling of coal, service ended in 1956. Nick Kovalchick, president of the Kovalchick Salvage Company of Indiana, Pennsylvania, purchased the railroad and reopened a portion of it as a tourist line in 1960. Through vintage photographs, East Broad Top Railroad showcases the steam locomotives, rolling stock, and railroad yard at Rockhill Furnace, which is the most historic railroad yard in North America.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
ISBN-10
1439620423
ISBN-13
9781439620427
eBay Product ID (ePID)
143657112
Product Key Features
Book Title
East Broad Top Railroad
Author
Kenneth C. Springirth
Format
eBook
Language
English
Topic
United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Railroads / History, Railroads / Pictorial
Publication Year
2008
Genre
Transportation, History
Number of Pages
128 Pages
Additional Product Features
eBook Format
Epub,Portable Document Format
Target Audience
Trade
Series
Images of Rail Ser.
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