Steam & Excursion > East Broad Top on film 2014

http://www.losttracksoftime.com/p975845108

All,

Follow the above link to the photos from my most recent visit to the East Broad Top a few weeks back. Most of my time was spent in Orbisonia photographing the closure, with Mother Nature doing her best to reclaim. I did wander north to Mount Union and south to Pogue. My next trip will focus between Pogue and Robersdale.

This gallery is entirely film; Fujifilm Pro 400H in a Canon AE-1 Program 35mm camera and 50mm/F1.8 prime lens.

Enjoy,
Matthew

Well that's probably the saddest thing I will see today. I can't imagine the work it would take to get this road back into operating shape. I'm sure all of the engines are out of date too. Do they fall under FRA jurisdiction?

This is truly sad. Could someone please tell me the background of why this line is not running, without any personal bias. What are the tall smoke stacks in the background? Is the a "Friends of EBT group"? Are the locomotives in the roundhouse?

All of the motive power and rolling stock (minus the hoppers of course) are indoors and out of the elements.

There is an active Friends of the EBT society:
http://febt.org/

I agree on how sad it is that the parties involved couldn't come to terms to keep this line running. I was there last June visiting the Trolley Museum and walked around the EBT yard.

Sharon Evans
Glen Allen, VA

As sad as that all is, you have once again demonstrated your exceptional ability of composition in photography. Very nice coverage. That graveyard in photo 50 may include a marker for the EBT. Where do you get your film processed?

Damn. Another one I missed.

I send all my film, both 35mm and medium format, to Dwayne's Photo in Kansas for developing, printing, and scanning to CD.
Matthew

Oh I miss Kodachrome!

mfmalk Wrote:
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> http://www.losttracksoftime.com/p975845108
>
> All,
>
> Follow the above link to the photos from my most
> recent visit to the East Broad Top a few weeks
> back. Most of my time was spent in Orbisonia
> photographing the closure, with Mother Nature
> doing her best to reclaim. I did wander north to
> Mount Union and south to Pogue. My next trip will
> focus between Pogue and Robersdale.
>
> This gallery is entirely film; Fujifilm Pro 400H
> in a Canon AE-1 Program 35mm camera and 50mm/F1.8
> prime lens.
>
> Enjoy,
> Matthew

The sadness of seeing this photo set certainly gives me
some happiness in this. Here's the link from my visit
to the 2011 Fall Railfan Spectacular. It was an awesome
time, with an awesome railroad.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/twenty17teen/sets/72157646490748800/

Matthew, thanks for taking
the time to capture and share those images. Even in their
sadness, they tell a great story, and I appreciate what you've
done here.

JWR

Nice pictures. In fact, damn nice pictures. I'm sorry to see the line gone. Who set up the lighting? Peter Lerro?