This is a source listing of books, videos and other sources regarding the EBT that are not online (or did not start online.) For online sources, reference the List of EBT Links.
Last updated:7/7/2024 10:22:33 PM EST
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Books |  | Along the East Broad Top Donald J. Heimburger 1st edition 1987 248 pages, diagrams, color and b+w photos, limited text Publisher: Heimburger House Publishing Company; Forest Park IL ISBN: 0-911581-08-1 LCCN: 87-81409 Cost New: n/a Cost Used: $75-$95 Purchase from: - EBT Foundation Store - - Amazon #ad - Notes: Errors: p. 27 photo in lower right is Robertsdale not Orbisonia p. 48 photo in lower left is from Wrays Hill TOWARD Rocky Ridge p. 134 #2 was narrow gauge not standard p. 30 Robertsdale bridge is girder not truss p. 136 #6 was gone by 1987 but #3 was still there Review: This book takes a more geographic rather than historic approach to detailing the EBT and covers mostly the 1930's and up. An excellent book. Rating:
|  | A Brief Guide to the EBT Edited by Lawrence Biemiller, James H. Tuten, Ryan Kough, et all 1st edition 2023 116 pages Publisher: Juniata College Press ISBN: unknown LCCN: unknown Cost New: $23.95 Cost Used: n/a Purchase from: - FEBT Company Store - Notes: This is the current guidebook for the East Broad Top, replacing A Ramble Into the Past on the East Broad Top Errors: Review: Rating: TBD
|  | Colorful East Broad Top Mallory Hope Ferrell 1st edition 1993 84 pages, maps, color photos, limited text Publisher: Heimburger House Publishing Company; Forest Park IL ISBN: 0-911581-24-3 LCCN: 91-071588 Cost New: n/a Cost Used: $30-$50 Purchase from: - FEBT Company Store - - Amazon #ad - Notes: Errors: Review: This book along with Slim Gauge Survivor contain the most vivid color photography, though it contains little text on the railroad. An excellent photographic reference. Rating:
|  | East Broad Top Lee Rainey and Frank Kyper 1st edition 1982 256 pages, charts, diagrams, maps, b+w photos, extensive text Publisher: Golden West Books, San Marino CA ISBN: 0-87095-078-9 LCCN: 81-20326 Cost New: n/a Cost Used: $200-$675 Purchase from: - EBT Foundation Store - - Amazon #ad - Notes: Errors: Errors: p. 53, middle photo is second #4 not first #4; Review: This is THE reference for the EBT fan. It is the only source to authoritatively document the railroad from the discovery of coal in the region. The only negative is that it has negligible coverage of the railroad since the 1960's, though this era is well documented elsewhere. Rating:
|  | East Broad Top Locomotives 14 & 15 Elizabeth and Tim Mulina edition unknown 2009 70 pages Publisher: BHI Publications, Cottleville, MO ISBN: unknown LCCN: unknown Cost New: $29.99 Cost Used: Purchase from: - FEBT Company Store - Notes: Spiral bound. Available from BHI Publishing. Errors: Review: The Quick Pic books are not intended to be histories or analysis, just many pictures of every detail for reference. In this they excel, but are limited to this. Rating:
|  | East Broad Top 2 Bay Steel Hoppers Elizabeth and Tim Mulina edition unknown 2009 62 pages Publisher: BHI Publications, Cottleville, MO ISBN: unknown LCCN: unknown Cost New: $22.99 Cost Used: Purchase from: - FEBT Company Store - Notes: Spiral bound. Available from BHI Publishing. Errors: Review: The Quick Pic books are not intended to be histories or analysis, just many pictures of every detail for reference. In this they excel, but are limited to this. Rating:
|  | East Broad Top Narrow Gauge Steel Boxcars Elizabeth and Tim Mulina edition unknown 2005 62 pages Publisher: BHI Publications, Cottleville, MO ISBN: unknown LCCN: unknown Cost New: $22.99 Cost Used: Purchase from: - FEBT Company Store - Notes: Spiral bound. Available from BHI Publishing. Errors: Review: The Quick Pic books are not intended to be histories or analysis, just many pictures of every detail for reference. In this they excel, but are limited to this. Rating:
|  | East Broad Top Narrow Gauge Tank on Flat Car 116 Elizabeth and Tim Mulina edition unknown 2008 50 pages Publisher: BHI Publications, Cottleville, MO ISBN: unknown LCCN: unknown Cost New: $16.99 Cost Used: Purchase from: - FEBT Company Store - Notes: Spiral bound. Available from BHI Publishing. Errors: Review: The Quick Pic books are not intended to be histories or analysis, just many pictures of every detail for reference. In this they excel, but are limited to this. Rating:
|  | East Broad Top Railroad Narrow Gauge 810-2074 Seires 3 Bay Hoppers Elizabeth and Tim Mulina edition unknown 2003 58 pages Publisher: BHI Publications, Cottleville, MO ISBN: unknown LCCN: unknown Cost New: $22.99 Cost Used: Purchase from: - FEBT Company Store - Notes: Spiral bound. Available from BHI Publishing. Errors: Review: The Quick Pic books are not intended to be histories or analysis, just many pictures of every detail for reference. In this they excel, but are limited to this. Rating:
|  | East Broad Top Narrow Gauge Combine 15 Elizabeth and Tim Mulina edition unknown 2003 50 pages Publisher: BHI Publications, Cottleville, MO ISBN: unknown LCCN: unknown Cost New: $22.99 Cost Used: Purchase from: - FEBT Company Store - Notes: Spiral bound. Available from BHI Publishing. Errors: Review: The Quick Pic books are not intended to be histories or analysis, just many pictures of every detail for reference. In this they excel, but are limited to this. Rating:
|  | East Broad Top Narrow Gauge Combine 14 Elizabeth and Tim Mulina edition unknown 2008 50 pages Publisher: BHI Publications, Cottleville, MO ISBN: unknown LCCN: unknown Cost New: $16.99 Cost Used: Purchase from: - FEBT Company Store - Notes: Spiral bound. Available from BHI Publishing. Errors: Review: The Quick Pic books are not intended to be histories or analysis, just many pictures of every detail for reference. In this they excel, but are limited to this. Rating:
|  | East Broad Top Railroad: A Personal Photographic Study John Van Horn edition unknown 2016 112 pages Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 978-1537079998 LCCN: unknown Cost New: $12 Cost Used: Purchase from: - FEBT Company Store - - Amazon #ad - Notes: Errors: Review: Rating: TBD
|  | East Broad Top: Slim Gauge Survivor Deane E. Mellander edition unknown 1995 128 pages, maps, color photos, limited text Publisher: Old Line Graphics; Silver Spring MD ISBN: 1-879314-12-6 LCCN: 95-072519 Cost New: $48 Cost Used: Purchase from: - FEBT Company Store - - EBT Foundation Store - - Amazon #ad - Notes: Errors: p111 caption numbers are reversed, above is #13 below is #12 p80 (top) this was taken from No. 5 toward No. 1 p117 (top) This is the air compressor not the dynamo Review: This book along with Colorful East Broad Top contain the most vivid color photography. Slim Gauge Survivor provides more enlightening captions than CEBT and also has chapter text and an encapsulated history. Rating:
|  | East Broad Top: To the Mines and Back Ross Grenard and Frederick A. Kramer edition unknown 1980 80 pages, maps, photos, little text Publisher: Carstens Publications; Newton NJ ISBN: 9-11868-40-2 LCCN: unknown Cost New: n/a Cost Used: $38 Purchase from: - Amazon #ad - Notes: Out of print. Errors: p. 4, Rockhill Furnaces did not migrate from the furnaces, it was where it is now. The station was originally Rockhill Furnace station, but was changed to avoid confusion with another Rockhill, PA; p. 23, map identifies Hill Valley Creek as Mill Valley Creek. Review: This book is a B+W pictorial of the line geographically ordered. The captions are enlightening but there is little to the accompanying text. It does contain many pictures not available elsewhere. Rating:
|  | Echoes from the Mines Volume 1 Ron Morgan 1st edition 2000 92 pages Publisher: The Broad Top Bulletin ISBN: none LCCN: none Cost New: Cost Used: Purchase from: - Amazon #ad - Notes: Errors: Review: Rating: TBD
|  | Echoes from the Mines Volume 2 Ron Morgan edition unknown 2002 96 pages Publisher: The Broad Top Bulletin ISBN: unknown LCCN: unknown Cost New: $16 Cost Used: Purchase from: Notes: Available from Bedford County Historical Society. Errors: Review: Rating: TBD
|  | Images of Rail - East Broad Top Railroad Kenneth C. Springirth edition unknown year unknown 128 pages Publisher: Arcadia Publishing ISBN: 978-0738557540 LCCN: unknown Cost New: $19.99 Cost Used: Purchase from: - FEBT Company Store - - EBT Foundation Store - - Amazon #ad - Notes: Errors: Review: Rating:
|  | Oh, What a Magnificent New Dawn on the East Broad Top Railroad! Frank Kyper edition unknown 2023 112 pages Publisher: The Garbely Publishing Company ISBN: unknown LCCN: unknown Cost New: $50 Cost Used: Purchase from: - FEBT Company Store - - EBT Foundation Store - - Amazon #ad - Notes: Errors: Review: Rating: TBD
|  | A Quick Review of the East Broad Top Joseph A. Mannix edition unknown 1960 unknown page count, maps, B+W photos, little text Publisher: East Broad Top Railroad and Coal Company; Rockhill Furnace PA ISBN: none LCCN: none Cost New: n/a Cost Used: $20 Purchase from: - Amazon #ad - Notes: This was the souvenir booklet for the East Broad Top from 1960 until being replaced sometime in the 1970 with Ramble Into the Past. This is long out of print. Errors: Review: Rating:
|  | A Ramble Into the Past on the East Broad Top Railroad Frank Kyper edition unknown 1979 62 pages, maps, B+W photos, little text Publisher: East Broad Top Railroad and Coal Company; Rockhill Furnace PA ISBN: none LCCN: none Cost New: n/a Cost Used: $10 Purchase from: - EBT Foundation Store - - Amazon #ad - Notes: This was the official souvenir booklet of the East Broad Top, from the 1970s when it replaced A Quick Review of the East Broad Top, until being replaced in 2023 by A Brief Guide of the East Broad Top. Errors: Review: Rating:
|  | The Roy Wilburn Story: The Man Behind the EBT Ron Morgan 1st edition 1995 63 pages, etchings, b+w photos, extensive text Publisher: unknown ISBN: none LCCN: none Cost New: Cost Used: Purchase from: - Amazon #ad - Notes: Available from Huntingdon County Historical Society https://huntingdonhistory.org/product/the-roy-wilburn-story/. Errors: Review: This book concentrates on the man, not the railroad. It does, however, shed more light onto the inner working of the EBT. Rating:
|  | The Shops of the East Broad Top Railroad Thomas Diehl edition unknown 2011 64 pages Publisher: self published ISBN: unknown LCCN: unknown Cost New: $12 Cost Used: Purchase from: - FEBT Company Store - - EBT Foundation Store - - Amazon #ad - Notes: Errors: Review: Rating: TBD
|  | Tales of the Broad Top Ron Morgan edition unknown 1977 unknown page count Publisher: unknown ISBN: unknown LCCN: unknown Cost New: Cost Used: Purchase from: - Amazon #ad - Notes: Errors: Review: Rating: TBD
|  | Tracks Around Mount Union Frank Kyper 1st edition 2017 134 pages Publisher: The Garbely Publishing Company ISBN: 978-0996696340 LCCN: unknown Cost New: Cost Used: Purchase from: - FEBT Company Store - - Amazon #ad - Notes: Errors: Review: Rating: TBD
|  | Twilight and Dawn on the East Broad Top Railroad 1945-1965 Frank Kyper edition unknown year unknown 112 pages Publisher: South Platte Press ISBN: unknown LCCN: TBD Cost New: $50 Cost Used: $40 Purchase from: - FEBT Company Store - - EBT Foundation Store - - Amazon #ad - Notes: Errors: Review: Rating: TBD
|  | When Coal Was King: The Robertsdale Story Ron Morgan edition unknown 2011 166 pages Publisher: unknown ISBN: unknown LCCN: unknown Cost New: $18 Cost Used: Purchase from: - FEBT Company Store - Notes: Errors: Review: Rating: TBD
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Studies |  | Cultural Landscapes of the East Broad Top Railroad Pennsylvania State University, Department of Landscape Architecture edition unknown 1995 unknown page count Publisher: unknown ISBN: unknown LCCN: unknown Cost New: Cost Used: Purchase from: Notes: Available from Attn: Landscape/Architecture Department; "Cultural Landscapes of the East Broad Top Railroad"; Brenda Ross; Penn State; 210 Engineering Unit "D"; University Park, PA 16802 $15 to Penn State University, no addl. S+H. Errors: Review: Rating:
|  | Brickyard Towns: A History of Refractories Industrial Communities in South-Central Pennsylvania Kim E. Wallace edition unknown year unknown unknown page count Publisher: United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service. ISBN: unknown LCCN: unknown Cost New: Cost Used: Purchase from: - Amazon #ad - Notes: Errors: Review: Rating:
|  | Full Steam Ahead East Broad Top Railroad The EBT Partnership edition unknown 1995 28 pages Publisher: unknown ISBN: unknown LCCN: unknown Cost New: $12 Cost Used: Purchase from: - FEBT Company Store - - Amazon #ad - Notes: Errors: Review: This study is a follow up to Study of Alternaties, advocating the Full Steam Ahead alternative detailed in that study. This was essentially the guidebook to full restoration of the East Broad Top as viewed in the 1990s. Rating:
|  | Huntingdon County Pennsylvania, An Inventory of Historic Engineering and Industrial Sites Nancy S. Shedd edition unknown 1997 unknown page count Publisher: unknown ISBN: unknown LCCN: unknown Cost New: n/a Cost Used: $60 Purchase from: - Amazon #ad - Notes: Errors: Review: The EBT is but one of many sites covered in this study. An interesting study, but not EBT centered. Rating:
|  | The Living Legacy of East Broad Top Pennsylvania State University, Department of Landscape Architecture edition unknown year unknown unknown page count Publisher: unknown ISBN: unknown LCCN: unknown Cost New: Cost Used: Purchase from: - Amazon #ad - Notes: Errors: Review: Rating:
|  | Study of Alternatives, East Broad Top Railroad United States National Park Service edition unknown 1990 181 pages, maps, b+w photos, moderate text Publisher: United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service. ISBN: unknown LCCN: unknown Cost New: n/a Cost Used: $20 Purchase from: - Amazon #ad - Notes: Available from Technical Information Center, National Park Service; 12975 W. Alameda Parkway; PO Box 25287; Denver Colorado 80225-0287; 303/969-2130 Errors: Numerous building dates on EBT structures are wrong including Saltillo and Orbisonia Stations, Pogue Bridge and the Paint Shop Review: This study focused on several alternatives to possible East Broad Top preservation and/or restoration. None of these alternatives came to pass from this study, but it is the first comprehensive study on the concept and provided a basis for future plans for the railroad. A very interesting study from a technical standpoint on the challenges of EBT restoration. Rating:
|  | Rockhill Iron and Coal Company Towns United States National Park Service edition unknown year unknown 98 pages, b+w photos, maps, moderate text Publisher: United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service. ISBN: unknown LCCN: unknown Cost New: Cost Used: Purchase from: Notes: Errors: Review: This study focuses on the Rockhill Iron and Coal Company towns of Robertsdale and Alvan. Rating:
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Videos | All Aboard: East Broad Top Green Frog Productions edition unknown year unknown unknown length Publisher: Green Frog Productions, Ltd.; Marietta, GA ISAN: unknown Cost New: Cost Used: Purchase from: - Amazon #ad - Notes: Errors: Review: This video is nothing more than a cut down version of The East Broad Top: From the Camera of Emery Gulash. A much wiser investment would be to pay the extra and get almost three times the content with that video. Rating:
|  | East Broad Top JMJ Productions edition unknown 1983 60 minutes Publisher: JMJ Productions ISAN: unknown Cost New: Cost Used: Purchase from: Notes: VHS only? Errors: Review: Rating:
|  | East Broad Top Pentrex edition unknown 1997 107 minutes Publisher: Pentrex ISAN: unknown Cost New: Cost Used: Purchase from: - Amazon #ad - Notes: Errors: Review: This video covers excursion era operations and status of the EBT. Three segments cover EBT weekend operation, dormant parts of the line, and the Fall Spectacular. It includes interviews with Lee Rainey and Stanley Hall and a tour of the shops. The tape places a much needed emphasis on the precarious nature of the line and the need to preserve it. The cinematography on the tape is excellent. Rating:
| East Broad Top Steam Powered Railroading edition unknown year unknown unknown length Publisher: Steam Powered Railroading ISAN: unknown Cost New: Cost Used: Purchase from: Notes: Very little is known about this video and copies are virtually non-existent. Appears to be from a British company. Errors: Review: Rating: TBD
|  | The East Broad Top: A Living Landmark Friends of the East Broad Top edition unknown 1992 53 minutes Publisher: Mason Dixon Production ISAN: unknown Cost New: Cost Used: Purchase from: - FEBT Company Store - - EBT Foundation Store - Notes: VHS and DVD. Errors: Review: This tape is very well researched. The first part covers the history of the line using still photos and later film from the 30's through 50's. This film alone makes the tape worth buying. The film quality on the documentation of the current line was a bit disappointing. This video makes an excellent companion with "The East Broad Top, From the Camera of Emery Gulash". Rating:
|  | East Broad Top Fall Spectacular 1996 Highball Productions edition unknown 1996 90 minutes Publisher: Highball Productions ISAN: unknown Cost New: Cost Used: Purchase from: - Amazon #ad - Notes: Available from Pentrex. Errors: Review: Rating: TBD
| East Broad Top Fall Spectacular 1988 Kauffman Creative Services edition unknown 1988 47 minutes Publisher: Kauffman Creative Services ISAN: unknown Cost New: Cost Used: Purchase from: Notes: Difficult to find. VHS only? Errors: Review: Rating: TBD
| East Broad Top Fall Spectacular 1997 Main Line Motion Pictures edition unknown 1997 unknown length Publisher: unknown ISAN: unknown Cost New: $19.95 Cost Used: Purchase from: - Amazon #ad - Notes: Errors: Review: Rating: TBD
|  | The East Broad Top: From the Camera of Emery Gulash/East Broad Top Remastered Emery Gulash edition unknown 1990 120 minutes Publisher: Green Frog Productions, Ltd.; Marietta, GA ISAN: unknown Cost New: $29.95 Cost Used: Purchase from: - EBT Foundation Store - - Amazon #ad - Notes: VHS and DVD and Blu-Ray. a990 VHS, 2009 DVD. DVD and Blu-Ray available from Green Frog. In production as of 2024. Errors: Review: This video copies 16mm color footage from 1953, 60, 63, 76, 77 and covers the line from Mount Union to Rockhill Furnace. There is no coverage of the EBT south of Rockhill, but the sound and picture are great. Coverage is about equally weighted to each year. Rating:
|  | East Broad Top Reborn Trains Magazine edition unknown 2023 77 minutes Publisher: Trains Magazine/Kalmbach ISAN: unknown Cost New: $27.99 Cost Used: Purchase from: - FEBT Company Store - Notes: DVD only. Preview at Trains.com. Errors: Review: Rating: TBD
|  | East Broad Top Revisited JMJ Productions edition unknown 1992 35 minutes Publisher: JMJ Productions ISAN: unknown Cost New: Cost Used: Purchase from: Notes: Mono video. VHS only? Errors: Review: This video covers both normal and spectacular operations. #12, #15, #17 and M-1 are running excursions and M-5 makes a rescue run to retrieve #12 and train. The Silver Sightseer, M-3, the Spider and the pump handcar are on static display. Again the tape covers specs but not the railroad. This video is short but packs much more action than its hour long predecessor. Rating:
| East Broad Top VHS 1991 Fall Spectacular Rail Oz Video edition unknown year unknown 70 minutes Publisher: Rail Oz Video, Hagerstown, MD ISAN: unknown Cost New: Cost Used: Purchase from: Notes: Little is known about this video and copies are very hard to find. Errors: Review: Rating: TBD
|  | Great American Scenic Railroads: East Broad Top Questar edition unknown 1997 unknown length Publisher: Questar ISAN: unknown Cost New: Cost Used: Purchase from: Notes: part of a series of videos. Errors: Review: This is and exact copy of the Pentrex EBT video, redistributed by Questar. Rating: TBD
|  | Little Engines That Could Berkshire Videography edition unknown 1984 52 minutes Publisher: Berkshire Videography; Brunswick, OH ISAN: unknown Cost New: $19.99 Cost Used: Purchase from: - Amazon #ad - Notes: VHS, DVD, Bly-Ray. Berkshire is out of business. Available from Yard Goad Images. Available from Kalmbach Store. Errors: Trolley oganization is Railways to Yesterday not Yesteryear. Review: This was the first video documentary on the EBT and is a good all around tape on the line. About 1/4 of the tape covers the history of the line while the rest covers current (as of 1984) operations by showing a typical operating day on the railroad. Rating:
|  | Snow Trains on the East Broad Top Main Line Motion Pictures edition unknown year unknown unknown length Publisher: Main Line Motion Pictures ISAN: unknown Cost New: $24.99 Cost Used: Purchase from: - Amazon #ad - Notes: Errors: Review: Rating: TBD
| Steam on the East Broad Top Blue Ridge Video edition unknown 1989 59 minutes Publisher: Blue Ridge Video ISAN: unknown Cost New: Cost Used: Purchase from: Notes: Video of the 2002 Carl Franz photo excursion featuring #14 in common carrier black paint scheme. VHS only? Errors: Review: Rating: TBD
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Audio Recordings |  | East Broad Top Ralbar Productions/Semaphore edition unknown 1961 unknown length Publisher: Ralbar Productions; Pottstown, PA ISAN: unknown Cost New: Cost Used: Purchase from: Notes: 33 1/3 SP Record: 7" disk; 2 sides EBT; with 6 bands. Originally sold in the EBT gift shop. Out of print but these occasionally com up on eBay. Errors: Review: Rating:
|  | East Broad Top; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Record Club edition unknown 1956 unknown length Publisher: Railroad Record Club; Hawkins, WI ISAN: unknown Cost New: Cost Used: Purchase from: Notes: These are common carrier recordings of the EBT and dramatically illustrate the mikados doing real freight work. In the best track #15 battles her way up the grade between the tunnels. Out of print but these occasionally come up on eBay. Errors: Review: Rating:
|  | Night Train to Orbisonia Ralbar Productions edition unknown 1965 unknown length Publisher: Ralbar Productions; Pottstown, PA ISAN: unknown Cost New: Cost Used: Purchase from: Notes: This appears to be the long version of the early souvenir record East Broad Top by the same company. Out of print but these occasionally com up on eBay. Stereo and Mono editions. 33 1/3 LP Record; 12" disk; 2 sides EBT; 10 bands. Errors: Review: Rating:
|  | Sounds of the East Broad Top Green Frog Productions edition unknown 1989 37 minutes Publisher: Green Frog Productions, Ltd.; Marietta, GA ISAN: none Cost New: Cost Used: Purchase from: Notes: Cassette and CD versions. Out of production? Errors: Review: The recordings are of excellent quality. Most if not all are of #14 apparently on a night train and covers most of the sounds the loco can make. Rating:
|  | Whistles on the East Broad Top Semaphore edition unknown 2010 15 minutes Publisher: Semaphore ISAN: unknown Cost New: Cost Used: Purchase from: - FEBT Company Store - Notes: Reissue of the 1960s Semaphore EBT record on CD. Errors: Review: Rating:
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Video Articles |  | The 100 Engine Tape/DVD Main Line Motion Pictures edition unknown year unknown unknown length Publisher: Main Line Motion Pictures/Pentrex ISAN: unknown Cost New: $24.95 Cost Used: Purchase from: Notes: Main Line Motion Pictures became part of Highball Productions which was acquired by Pentrex. Available from Pentrex. Errors: Review: Rating: TBD
|  | All Aboard Series: Volume III Pentrex edition unknown year unknown unknown length Publisher: Pentrex ISAN: unknown Cost New: Cost Used: Purchase from: Notes: 2 hours, about 30 minutes EBT content. 1953 common carrier operations and tourist era winter spectacular triple-header. EBT and two other railroads. Appears to be VHS only. Appears to no longer be available new. Errors: Review: This is the same content as All Aboard: East Broad Top on the same video as two other All Aboard episodes. Rating: TBD
|  | America's Railroads: The Steam Train Legacy - Volume II International Historic Films edition unknown year unknown unknown length Publisher: Marathon Music & Video ISAN: unknown Cost New: Cost Used: Purchase from: - Amazon #ad - Notes: 360 minutes, EBT content unknown. Three DVD set. EBT is "extra content" on disk 3. This may be transfers of the vintage Blackhawk commercial 8mm films. Appears to no longer be available new from IHF. Errors: Review: Rating: TBD
|  | The Appalachian Coal Industry: Modeling the Prototype Green Frog edition unknown year unknown unknown length Publisher: Green Frog Productions, Ltd. ISAN: unknown Cost New: Cost Used: Purchase from: Notes: 60 minutes, EBT content unknown. Some old film of the East Broad Top, which lis likely part of the Green Frog video focusing on the EBT. Appears to still be available from Green Frog. Available from Railfan Depot Errors: Review: Rating: TBD
| The Best of Steam - From the Camera of Emery Gulash Green Frog edition unknown year unknown unknown length Publisher: Green Frog Productions, Ltd. ISAN: unknown Cost New: Cost Used: Purchase from: Notes: 60 minutes, unknown EBT content. This is likely a subset of the footage in the Green Frog video focusing on the EBT. Appears to still be available from Green Frog. Errors: Review: Rating: TBD
| Conrail Middle Division: Altoona to Harrisburg Green Frog edition unknown year unknown unknown length Publisher: Green Frog Productions, Ltd. ISAN: unknown Cost New: Cost Used: Purchase from: Notes: 60 minutes, unknown EBT content. Covers Mt. Union only. Appears tp still be available from Green Frog. Errors: Review: Rating: TBD
|  | Extreme Steam 2 Pentrex edition unknown year unknown 15 minutes Publisher: Pentrex ISAN: unknown Cost New: $29.95 Cost Used: Purchase from: Notes: 156 minutes, 15 mintutes of EBT content. #14 at 2003 Fall Event. VHS and DVD. Available from Pentrex. Errors: Review: Rating: TBD
| Railroad Video Quarterly Issue #9 Revelation Audio-Video edition unknown 1994 unknown length Publisher: Revelation Audio-Video ISAN: unknown Cost New: Cost Used: Purchase from: Notes: 121 minutes, .25 minutes EBT and Rockhill Trolley Museum content from the late 1980s and early 1990s. November, 1994 issue (Issue 9) Best of 1987-94 Spectaculars (26 minutes). Covers Mt. Union only. Available online at The Internet Archvies. Errors: Review: Rating: TBD
|  | The Fading Days Of Steam Rail Tapes edition unknown year unknown unknown length Publisher: Rail Tapes ISAN: unknown Cost New: Cost Used: Purchase from: Notes: 85 minutes - unknown EBT content. Sequence on operations at Mt. Union show the 0-6-0 in action. Available at Ron's Books. Errors: Review: Rating: TBD
|  | The Glory Machines Vol. 1, 1928-1960 Herron Rail Service edition unknown 1985 unknown length Publisher: Herron Rail Service ISAN: unknown Cost New: $39.95 Cost Used: Purchase from: Notes: 64 minutes - unknown EBT content. EBT amongst 30 other roads, all between 1928 and 1960. #17 and M-1 in operation. Available from Herron Rail Video and Railfan Depot. Errors: Review: Rating: TBD
|  | Great American Train Rides Volume III Pentrex edition unknown year unknown unknown length Publisher: Pentrex ISAN: unknown Cost New: $39.95 Cost Used: Purchase from: Notes: Produced by Pentrex, distributed by Questar. Color, live audio and narration. 7 minutes of EBT content plus 4 of the Rockhill Troley Museum. Full series available from Pentrex Errors: Review: A nice condensed coverage of the EBT and its relevance. A couple shots duplicate from Pentrex's EBT tape but most to not. The sound was warbly and not very crisp on the copy tested. Rating:
| Pentrex The Best of 1985 - East Broad Top Pentrex edition unknown year unknown unknown length Publisher: Pentrex ISAN: unknown Cost New: Cost Used: Purchase from: Notes: Length unknown, unknown EBT content. Appears to be unavailable new. Errors: Review: Rating: TBD
| Pennsylvania Railroad K4 #1361 and East Broad Top 2-8-2 #15 Main Line Motion Pictures edition unknown year unknown unknown length Publisher: Main Line Motion Pictures ISAN: unknown Cost New: Cost Used: Purchase from: Notes: Main Line Motion Pictures became part of Highball Productions which was acquired by Pentrex. Appears to be unavailable new. Errors: Review: Rating: TBD
|  | Pentrex Previews Volume 6 Pentrex edition unknown year unknown unknown length Publisher: Pentrex ISAN: unknown Cost New: n/a Cost Used: $19.95 Purchase from: Notes: 90 min, unknown EBT content. Color and Black & White, with HiFi Stereo Sound and Narration. This is likely nothing more than the cropped down EBT content of All Aboard Series: Volume III amongst about 26 other lines. Appears to be unavailable new. Errors: Review: Rating: TBD
| Railroading USA Green Umbrella Video edition unknown year unknown unknown length Publisher: Green Umbrella Video Ltd. ISAN: unknown Cost New: Cost Used: Purchase from: Notes: 47 minutes, unknown EBT Content. East Broad Top RR among 5 other sites. Unknown availability. Errors: Review: Rating: TBD
|  | Steam in the Autumn Les Jarrett, director edition unknown 2005 unknown length Publisher: Railway Productions ISAN: unknown Cost New: Cost Used: Purchase from: - Amazon #ad - Notes: East Broad Top 2-8-2 #14 with hopper train, among 6 other railroads. Errors: Review: Rating: TBD
|  | Top Frog Series, Vol. 2 - The Best of Steam Green Frog edition unknown year unknown unknown length Publisher: Green Frog Productions, Ltd. ISAN: unknown Cost New: $29.98 Cost Used: Purchase from: Notes: East Broad Top along with the New York Central, Union Pacific, Rio Grande, Pennsy, Nickel Plate, Akron, Canton & Youngstown, and Grand Trunk. Available from Green Frog. Errors: Review: Rating: TBD
|  | Tracks Ahead: Season 2/Volume 3 Pentrex edition unknown 1992 unknown length Publisher: Pentrex ISAN: unknown Cost New: $29.95 Cost Used: Purchase from: Notes: Unknown length; unknown EBT content. 19??. Notes: Volume 3 #TA03 is two tapes, contains six episodes. Season 2 is two DVDs, Episode 3 contains the EBT and three other segments. Available from PBS. Errors: Review: Rating: TBD
| America's most endangered, 1996 Cinetel Productions/Scripps Productions edition unknown 1996 unknown length Publisher: Cinetel Productions/Scripps Productions/History Channel ISAN: unknown Cost New: Cost Used: Purchase from: Notes: Documentary, 60 min; unknown EBT content. IMDB listing. Availability unknown. Errors: Review: Rating: TBD
|  | Rediscovering America - Railroads Robbers and Rebels Roger G. Kennedy, Jonathan Donald edition unknown 1992 unknown length Publisher: Discovery Communications, Inc. ISAN: unknown Cost New: Cost Used: Purchase from: - Amazon #ad - Notes: length unknown, EBT content unknown. VHS and DVD. Available from Jonathan Donald Productions. Errors: Review: Rating: TBD
| Model Railroader Video Layout Tour #2 Allen Keller edition unknown year unknown unknown length Publisher: Kalmbach/Model Railroader ISAN: unknown Cost New: Cost Used: Purchase from: Notes: Available on YouTube. EBT content starts at 39:32. Doug Taylor's East Broad Top model.8 minutes on EBT content. Errors: The Aughwick Mill Bridge is not the first reinforced concrete bridge in the country. This is a common misconception. Review: Rating: TBD
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Video Articles |  | Steam Tracks, Volume II Daylight Sales edition unknown 2014 Publisher: Daylight Sales ISBN: unknown Cost New: Cost Used: Purchase from: - Amazon #ad - Notes: 20:54 to 25:06, EBT #14, #15 and #17 Copy of the CD can be found YouTube Errors: Review: Rating: TBD
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Book Articles | A Guide to Trains: The World's Greatest Trains, Tracks & Travel David Jackson, editor edition unknown 2004 unknown page count Publisher: Fog City Press ISBN: unknown LCCN: unknown Cost New: $15.00 Cost Used: Purchase from: - Amazon #ad - Notes: Errors: Review: Rating: TBD
| On the three foot gauge: With Rio Grande Southern, Denver & Rio Grande Western, Isle of Man... Edgar Thorn Mead 1st edition 1991 unknown page count Publisher: Weedy Rail Books ISBN: 978-0961254063 LCCN: unknown Cost New: Cost Used: Purchase from: Notes: 103 pages, unknown EBT content. EBT along with seven other narrow gage railroads. Errors: Review: Rating: TBD
| Trains Album of Photographs Eastern Railroads author unknown edition unknown year unknown unknown page count Publisher: Kalmbach ISBN: unknown LCCN: unknown Cost New: Cost Used: Purchase from: Notes: Errors: Review: Rating: TBD
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Paper Maps |  | 7.5 Minute Topographic United States Geographical Survey edition unknown varies Publisher: United States Geographical Survey ISBN: none Cost New: $15 ea. Cost Used: Purchase from: Notes: Scale 1:24,00. These maps were produced from the 1945 through 1992 and replaced the 7.5 minute maps. They have a higher resolution and are more accurate than the 7.5 minute maps that they replaced. These maps generally show the EBT main as abandoned and a few branches. The mainline from Mount Union to Robertsdale is shown as abandoned along with the Coles Valley Branch. The main from Robersdale to Alvan is shows ans "old RR Grad" along with Rocky Ridge Branch. All other branches and spurs are not shown. Main Line Quadrangles: Mount Union, PA; Newton Hamilton, PA; Augwick, PA, Butler Knob, PA; Orbisonia, PA; Saltillo, PA; Saxton, PA Branch Line Quadrangles: Shade Gap, PA; Cassville PA Available on-line from the USGS Map Finder. Errors: Review: Rating:
|  | 15 Minute Topographic United States Geographical Survey edition unknown varies Publisher: United States Geographical Survey ISBN: none Cost New: $15 ea. Cost Used: Purchase from: Notes: Scale 1:62,500. These maps were produced from the 1870s through the 1930s and are the first exhaustive topographic maps produced by the US. They have a lower resolution and are less accurate than the 15 minute maps that replaced them. These maps generally show the EBT at its height, with only a few branches absent. The mainline from Mount Union to Alvan is shown along with the Shade Gap Branch, Coles Valley Branch, the southern Rocky Ridge Branch, Mine 7 & 8 Branch, Clay Spur, Stanton Spur, Stone Spur and NARCo siding. The Shade Valley Branch NARCo Branch, Booher Branch, the northern Rocky Ridge Branch, Extract Spur and Mine 10 Spur are not. Main Line Quadrangles: Mount Union, PA (1922); Orbisonia, PA (1939), Broad Top, PA (1930) Branch Line Quadrangles: Huntingdon, PA (1901) Errors: Review: Rating:
|  | DeLorme Pennsylvania Gazeteer DeLorme 14th edition 2020 Publisher: DeLorme/Garmin ISBN: 978-1946494351 Cost New: $29.95 Cost Used: Purchase from: - Amazon #ad - Notes: The state Gazeteer books are handy topographic map references when traveling, but are lower resolution and detail that 7.5 minute USGS topographic maps. Errors: Review: Rating:
|  | EBT Interstate Commerce Commission Valuation Maps Interstate Commerce Commission edition unknown varies Publisher: Interstate Commerce Comission ISBN: none Cost New: free Cost Used: Purchase from: Notes: These maps were originally made in 1917 as part of a 1915-1920 ICC initiative to inventory all the railroad in the United States. Subsequently the EBT updated the maps of their line through the years. Copies of these were sold during the early 2000s by a private party but are no longer available. They can be found online at the Rails and Trails website. Errors: Review: Rating:
|  | Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps Sandborn edition unknown varies Publisher: Sandborn ISBN: none Cost New: free Cost Used: Purchase from: Notes: These maps were created to asses properties (including railroads) for fire succeptibility. It includes info like building materials and roof designs. It also notates water lines and hydrants. They were revised periodically and so can tell a story about the evolution of the buildings. Copies can be found online at the Library of Congress Errors: Review: Rating:
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