Steam & Excursion > East Broad Top 2015 roundhouse and backshops

East Broad Top 2015 photos

On two separate occasions last month, by special invitation and permission by railroad management, I was allowed access to the East Broad Top’s roundhouse and backshops.

The granddaddy of steam-era portals to the past, I found the interiors particularly difficult to photograph; to capture both the magnitude of preserved industrial revolution before my eyes, and what I was feeling while roaming the hallowed grounds. It boggles the mind that these scenes from 100+ years ago still exist.

All the stable mates are there; old friends - still together - getting older: 16, 18, 12, 17, 15, 14 & M-1.

Time stands still.

Enjoy,
Matthew
 

Really interesting pictures.  Brings back a lot of memories.
The lighting is unusual., and adds to the mystery of the place.

More  pics like these would be swell!

Especially, the fronts of the locos staring, forlornly, out the enginehouse windows.
Very good lighting techniques.

The scattered mega-pixels make it hard to make out!

Ha !!!

Wes C.

Very nicely done.   Hard to capture, but you did it well.   Now if only.......

Great pictures!  Thank you!  I just hope the place survives and is open to the public again soon.

The tool rack shot is great.
And someone left the keys in the Chevy. 51-53 model.

Fred in Wichita

Great photo  SA.

A great photo montage of the round house and shop. It looks like everything is there to get them running again if things ever work out.

Sharon Evans
Glen Allen, VA

Love the old belt-driven machines.  Truly old school technology, but you know what?  It worked.  Thanks for your efforts, Matthew.

So is it up for sale?

Bad subject?



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