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East Broad Top 16 starting a photo runby at the long fill near Runk Rd on the East Broad Top Railroad during a private photo charter.

Number 16 chuffs into the depot Rockhill Furnace, PA during a recent Lerro charter.

Although the sun was fairly reclusive during a recent visit to the East Broad Top Railroad I did manage to get one shot where it decided to show up. In fall splendor, the #16 chuffs a combo freight and passenger train past the Aughwick creek as it heads back towards Rockhill, PA. The EBT is a true time capsule and this was a rare opportunity to capture a wide, scenic view of this narrow gauge steam operation just as it looked since it was built here in the 1870s.

A heavy fog has taken residence in the valley this morning while EBT #16 has coupled onto the day's train.

East Broad Top #16 making its public return at the Winter Spectacular, Feb. 18, 2023.

The first public revenue run of the East Broad Top #16 powers out of the depot at Orbisonia with a recreated freight train.

As expected, the return of steam to the Narrow Gauge of the East brough out railfans in the hundreds--trains for the Winter Spectacular either sold out or were near capacity, and I'd wager around 200 people converged on the Long Fill and Runk Road overpass. But only four elected to shoot the morning frieght run through the open barn doors.

As part of the East Broad Top Railroad's 2022 Winter Spectacular, a night photo session was offered and a cold EBT #12 aka "Millie" was the star of the shoot. Here the locomotive and crew members pose by the sand tower inside the Rockhill Furnace shop and yard complex. Lighting was provided by Christopher Pollock, Steve Barry and Michael Burkhart. The smoke and steam effects were applied to the locomotive via smoke sticks. East Broad Top Railroad #12 was the first and smallest mikado locomotive (2-8-2) to enter the EBT's roster. Millie, as she was named in 1960 by owner Nick Kovalchick after his daughter, was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia in 1911 and was capable of hauling 15 loaded hoppers from the coal mines.