{"id":4199,"date":"2013-10-20T05:00:02","date_gmt":"2013-10-20T09:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=4199"},"modified":"2013-10-19T07:43:07","modified_gmt":"2013-10-19T11:43:07","slug":"east-broad-top-near-sideling-hill-tunnel-september-1996","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/east-broad-top-near-sideling-hill-tunnel-september-1996\/","title":{"rendered":"East Broad Top near Sideling Hill Tunnel, September 1996."},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0View of a Line 40 Years after Closure; Abandoned but not Lifted.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Pennsylvania<\/a>\u2019s East Broad Top<\/a> is among the most fascinating railways in the eastern United States. Largely built in the 1870s to tap coal fields in the Broad Top region, it was constructed to the three-foot gauge standard and remained that way until closed to traffic in 1956.<\/p>\n

\"Abandoned<\/a>
I exposed this photograph with my Nikon F3T on Fujichrome Provia 100F near East Broad Top\u2019s Sideling Hill Tunnel<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A short segment at Orbisonia<\/a> operated steam excursions from 1960 until 2011, but the remaining portions of the railroad have sat derelict in the mountains since it closed as a common carrier. Although unused, much of the track remained in place. Especially interesting were the tunnels at Sideling Hill and Wray\u2019s Hill.<\/p>\n

In September 1996, Thomas M. Hoover and I made a project of exploring EBT\u2019s disused lines and facilities. I also made several trips to photograph the railroad\u2019s excursions.<\/p>\n

Also see my Tracking the Light post from March 1, 2013: East Broad Top; September 1996\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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