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Chris Parker and I got finished photographing the buildings of the East Broad Top when I saw the first trolley being brought out for the days activities at the Rockhill Trolley Museum in Orbisonia, Pennsylvania. We walked over and caught him coming out to their station. This is Pennsylvania's Oldest Operating Trolley Museum.
York Railways {PA} 163, a rare curve-side Brill built in 1924.
York Railways 163 at the station platform with the Orbisonia Station behind it the home of the East Broad Top Railroad. I met the operator who was expecting me this morning and took us to Car Barn #1.
Out in front of Car Barn #1 was the 249 Trolley from Oporto, Portugal, a "Maxi-traction" semi convertible built by Brill in 1904. We then took a tour of Car Barn # 1.
Philadelphia & Western snowplow 10 with C 64 single-truck freight flat from Oporto, Portugal built by STCP in 1933.
A trolley under restoration minus its trucks.
Philadelphia & Western snowplow 10 built by Wason in 1915.
Philadelphia & Western 402, a freight motor built by the Detroit United Railway{?} in 1920. Once we were done in Car Barn # 1, we walked down the duel gauge track to Car Barn # 2. Once we unlocked it and opened the front door then turned on the power to the building we started our tour of Car Barn 2.
Car 172 from Oporto, Portugal, single-truck semi-convertible built by STCP in 1929.
DaimlerChrysler { Adtranz} Elmira, NY GE 25, a 25 ton diesel-electric built by General electric in 1942.
Philadelphia & Western 162, a high speed interurban car built by Brill in 1927.
Scranton Transit, PA single-truck snow sweeper 107 built by the C&JER in 1910.
Philadelphia Suburban 4-section Articulated Liberty Liner built by the St. Louis Car Company in 1941. Once our tour was done, our operator excused himself and we set up to get a picture of him bringing out the Car 185.
Rio de Janeiro Tramways 1875 from Brazil which is the only open car operating in Pennsylvania built by Brill in 1912.
Car 1875 waits for its operator out in the bright Pennsylvania mid July sunshine.
After Car 1875 backed out onto the mainline, he came forward to pick us up for the Safety Run of the day. This run is to make sure the track and wire plus the car are all working as they should.
We headed up the line on the last part of the duel gauge tracks. The Trolleys use standard gauge tracks while the East Broad Top Railroad uses the narrow gauge tracks on the museum's ground to wye their trains.
The tracks follow Blacklog Creek on what use to be the Shade Gap Branch of the East Broad Top.
Further up the valley we traveled.
Closing in on the small two track platform at the end of the line.
Car 1875 at the end of the line.
Running back down the grade back to the museum.
Back at the passing track.
Taking a curve in the forest.
The ruins of the kilns.
Running down the duel gauge along the Car Barn 2.
Rolling west towards the wye then passed Car Barn 1.
Our trip is over as we are at the station platform. We thanked our operator then walked back to over the East Broad Top Tracks but that is in the story below. If you have read the East Broad Top Railroad story then the next one above will be the second trip to the Horseshoe Curve and my first visit to the Tunnel Inn but that is another story.
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