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	EBT Winter Spectaculars

1960's Winter Spectaculars

The M-1 rides the Turntable. Mid 1960's. (WSW)

#17 backs onto the Turntable amid vintage autos. Mid 1960's. (WSW)

#17 now backs across the Ash Pit. Mid 1960's. (WSW)

M-1 is hitched to one of the cabooses. It appears to be during one of the Winter Spectaculars. Mid 1960's. (WSW)

M-1 again, with caboose 28. Mid 1960's. (WSW)

A closeup of Caboose #28 in need of some paint. Mid 1960's. (WSW)

View from a caboose window as M-1 takes a passenger car out. Mid 1960's. (WSW)

Boxcar 170 in the mid 1960's as seen from one of the caboose cupolas. (WSW)

M-1 is parked on the main in the Rockhill Yards. Mid 1960's.(WSW)

One of the steamers is backing on the south leg of the Rockhill Wye. A dusting of snow reveals the season. (WSW)

Aboard a restored flatcar in freight scheme, #17 is viewed passing the Car Shops. Note the early benches on the flatcar. Mid 1960's (WSW)

#17 continues to approach. Still running on clean burning Broad Top Coal and showing it. (WSW)

#17 now passes the flatcar. Mid 1960's (WSW)

Another shot of #17 as she seems to have stopped by the flat. Mid 1960's (WSW)

The roundhouse is closed up after a day's service. (WSW)

Roundhouse and patches of snow. Late 1960's. (WSW)

1970's Winter Spectaculars

Now, #14 passing. (RN)

#12 again steaming the place up. (RN)

And now the big mike, #17, makes her appearance. (RN)

Out on the line, #17 does the honors with the freight train we just saw in the yard. (RN)

#17 and the freight passing. (RN)

From the cupola of the caboose on the freight, the train is seen passing over the Long Fill at Runk Road. (RN)

The ubiquitous M-1 passes with cabooses #27 and #28 in tow for extra passenger capacity. (RN)

The M-1 passes, with a lone sole braving the ravages of Jack Frost. (RN)

As seen from the south leg of the Colgate Grove Wye, the passenger train behind #12 passes the north leg of the wye. (RN)

A cupola view of #17 and the freight train departing track 1 for track 2, the main. (RN)

In the distance, near the coal docks, an EBT mike prepares for service. (RN)

The neighboring Rockhill Trolley Museum initiated and co-sponsored the Winter Spectaculars. It made an ideal opportunity for their sweeper #107 to show its stuff. (RN)

The pilot of #14 steams and simmers in the brisk February air. (RN)

On a snowless February day, #12 simmers at the grove awaiting her return to Rockhill. (RN)

Enroute, #12 steams along the EBT main. (RN)

At the grove, cabooses #27 and #28 (less stenciling) await service. (RN)

#12 and the passenger train are about to depart Orbisonia Station on a run to the grove. (RN)

Next up, the M-1 departs with caboose #28 in tow. (RN)

At the February 1975 Winter Spectacular, the three operational mikes (#14 was layed up at this time) head back to Rockhill with a long train. (RCS)

Steam bellows from the locos in the roundhouse on this cold Winter Spectacular day. The date is February 1979 and it is 14 below. (RCS)

A cold M-4 sits alone in the Rockhill Yard. It's 1979 and it's 7 below at noon. (RCS)

The Turntable is stiff this cold morning as it takes 4+ persons pushing to turn #12. (RCS)

On a cold day #15 steams up the area quite thoroughly. (RCS)

#12 demonstrates the cold with her display. (RCS)

Two fellow EBT fans, Tony Koester and Mike Delveceo, watch the action from the parked hoppers. (RCS)

During a Winter Spectacular, the M-1 and Mikes #14 and #15 line up for service. (RCS)

The three Mikes make their presence known on the Long Fill. (RCS)

#12 is guided by a brakeman as she navigates out by the Coal Docks. (RCS)

#12 and parlor car 20 head in as they pass caboose 27 at Orbisonia Station in 1979. (RCS)

1980's Winter Spectaculars

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