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East Broad Top 17 is a 2-8-2 Mikado type steam locomotive and was built in March 1918 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for freight services on the East Broad Top Railroad. The locomotive returned to service on 1968. On 1995 the locomotive popped its firebox during the 1995 Spectacular. On October 1996 the locomotive's tender was derailed causing a leak near the roundhouse. The locomotive made its last ran on October 2001 On December 2011 the East Broad Top Railroad was closed. On February 14, 2020 the East Broad Top Railroad is reopening and all the engines are being restored into operating condition.
History[edit]
East Broad Top 17 is the fifth and the locomotive built in March 1918 Baldwin Locomotive Works The locomotive had returned to service on 1968. On 1995 the locomotive popped its firebox during the 1995 Spectacular. On October 1996 the locomotive's tender was derailed causing a leak near the roundhouse. The locomotive made its last ran on October 2001.[1][2] On December 2011 the East Broad Top Railroad was closed.[3] On February 14, 2020 the East Broad Top Railroad is reopening and all the engines are being restored into operating condition.[4] As of 2024 the locomotive is in storage being restored into operating condition.[5][6][7][8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Steam Locomotive Information". www.steamlocomotive.info. September 8, 2005. Retrieved September 8, 2005.
- ^ "JSTOR: Search Results". www.jstor.org.
- ^ "East Broad Top Railroad". June 8, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-06-08. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
- ^ "Steam Locomotives • East Broad Top Railroad". April 8, 2020. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ^ "Work on East Broad Top 2-8-2 No. 16 nearing completion". Trains. May 31, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
- ^ Cupper, Dan (August 18, 2022). "Work continues to return first EBT steam locomotive to service". Trains. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
- ^ Iverson, Lucas (December 14, 2022). "East Broad Top Railroad locomotives in the 21st century". Trains. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
- ^ Burns, Adam (October 10, 2023). "East Broad Top Railroad & Coal Company". American-Rails.com. Retrieved October 10, 2023.