Steam & Excursion > Hunting Narrow Gauge in the Woods of Central PA (EBT)

Shhhhhh..... be vehwy, vehwy quiet -

Way back in February of 2015 I headed out towards central Pennsylvania and ventured into the
woods in Mt Union hunting narrow guage critters and encountered quite a few species, some of
which may be extinct today:

"Narrow Guage Twacks"

Face to face in the woods with a narrow guage flat car

Narrow guage flat car grazing - turned out to be quite docile.

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An elusive narrow guage tank car spotted in the woods...

Narrow guage lair - with a standard guage locomotive found inside hibernating!

EBT hopper cars - snuggling during a long hibernation.

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The day prior saw blue skies - and critters out and about in the woods:

Narrow guage hopper cars as far as the eye  can see.
(Today, I beleive the open track is occupided by an invasive species,
primarily, modern day standard guage hoppers stored by Norfolk Southern)

Rows and rows of hopper cars - a substancial number of hoppers that
did not migrate to Colorado, New Mexico, Oregon or Alaska.

Narrow guage box car and hopper
(In a culling of the heard, back in 2013, sadly, several standard guage
box cars were found and erradicated)

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Thanks for locating the remaining herd-amazing so many cars still remain.

Looking into the future - stuck in the past - an East Broad Top narrow guage
hopper sits atop a hill by a transload ramp - what an amazing place this must
have been... and remains today.  Honestly, in my opinion every bit as impres-
sive in its own unique way as the remnents of the EBT on the opposite end of
the line in Orbisonia.

Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints.

/Mitch

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The past is present through your photos. Thank you.
Bob

Great coupler shot!

Bill Deaver
Tehachapi, CA

Thanks for sharing the history and scenery!

... and yes, the coupler image is fantastic!

Odyssey
Evergreen, CO