Related Sites

East Broad Top Railroad Links

Official East Broad Top RR website

The official website for this amazing PA historical treasure located next door to our museum. Narrow gauge steam still runs on the EBT, but it needs your support to survive!

East Broad Top RR

One of the oldest of many unofficial websites on the EBT, with a large amount of interesting information including a virtual railroad tour and virtual shop tour.

Friends of the East Broad Top

Website for a group focused on the history of the EBT RR, whose dedicated volunteers are making substantial progress saving endangered buildings and rolling stock of the railroad.

EBT Webring

Access to many sites related to the East Broad Top RR.

Trolley and Streetcar Links

The Trolleydriver Page

Very nice site by Bill Monaghan, a trolley operator at SEPTA in Philly. Great pictures of Philly cars.

Seashore Trolley Museum

The largest and oldest electric railway museum in the world, located in Kennebunkport, Maine.

Baltimore Streetcar Museum

A very nice museum in not-too-distant Baltimore, Maryland.

Pennsylvania Trolley Museum

Another museum specializing in Pennsylvania trolleys, located near Pittsburgh.

Electric City Trolley Museum

Pennsylvania's newest trolley museum in Scranton, the city which claims the first electric trolley system in the nation.

National Capitol Trolley Museum

Museum in the MD suburbs of Washington, DC. Recently lost a considerable number of cars to a fire, but had sisters to our Johnstown #355 and DC Transit snowsweeper 09.

North Jersey Electric Railway Historical Society

Organization committed to study of history of electric railways and related subjects, particularly in New Jersey.

Model of Snowsweeper 107

Website of an individual who built a model of Scranton snowsweeper 107 (in our collection) as it was operating in Chicago.

Philadelphia Trolley Tracks

"An informal photo essay showing Philadelphia's streetcar system twenty years ago, and today..." Nice information on Philadelphia area trolleys, especially PCCs.

Baltimore Transit Company sites

Umbrella site for several fascinating sites on history of Baltimore (hometown to our webmaster). Baltimore Transit Archives is probably the place for trolley foamers, but other areas are equally fascinating. 'Baltimore Ghosts' area includes Old Ads, Buildings, Streetcars, Railroads, Streetlights, and more.

Illinois Railway Museum

The nation's largest collection of railroad and trolley equipment, a little over an hour from Chicago. See and ride a variety of steam, diesel, and electric powered rail equipment and trolley buses. A neat collection of railroad signals and preserved portions of lost railway buildings. Visit July 4th weekend and ride a train of three CA&E interurban trolley cars similar to our #315.

East Troy Electric Railroad

Wisconsin's Last Electric Line: The East Troy Electric Railroad runs from Mukwonago to East Troy in southeast Wisconsin. Built in 1907 by the Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Company, it continues in its 92nd year as both a living shortline as well as a museum.

East Penn Traction Club

This organization, based in the Philadelphia/Delaware Valley area, is interested in the history and modeling of electric street railways.

Toronto Transportation Society

This site has information and photos of trolleys and related transit in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the Great White North.

Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee RR Page

Historical information on the namesake railroad.

Brookville Equipment Co.

Builders of our diminutive gas locomotive, Brookville has been building internal combustion locomotives longer than GE or GM. Today they are a major builder of underground mining equipment and small locomotives, but have also recently rebuilt trolley cars for New Orleans, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and various museums.

Gomaco Trolley Co.

What do trolley cars have to do with concrete? It would seem the answer is Gomaco. This builder of concrete construction equipment has established a division which does some trolley restoration, but primarily constructs brand new trolley cars based on old designs. A number of US cities are now operating Gomaco trolley cars.

Picks from Pennsylvania

Some lesser known attractions of Pennsylvania which should appeal to the history and technology buff...

Number 9 Mine

Location: Lansford, east of Tamaqua

After years of backbreaking labor, volunteers at #9 mine in Lansford have reopened this anthracite mine that first opened before the Civil War and operated until 1972. In our opinion, it is Pennsylvania's most authentic mine tour, giving an honest feel for how the mines were during operation. One highlight is the cages from the hoist, which are still in place in this combination drift/shaft mine. The mine washhouse is preserved, and contains mining tools, many local photographs, and a reading area. Highly recommended!

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Seldom Seen Mine

Location: St Boniface, near Patton, northwest of Altoona

Closed in 1963, this mine reopened several years ago, and their volunteers have done a great job creating an enjoyable, educational experience. Tours are led by real miners, some of whom worked in this very mine. Highlights include a ride on the electric mine train, a demonstration of electric mining machinery at the face, and the reconstructed hoisting equipment and tipple for the incline which moved the coal to a railroad connection. This is a drift (horizontal entry) mine for bituminous (soft) coal. Be sure to visit one of the anthracite (hard) coal museums as well, to understand the tremendous differences between mining bituminous and anthracite coals.

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Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine

Location: Ashland, east of Shamokin

Pennsylvania's oldest operating anthracite mine tour is a great comparison to the Seldom Seen bituminous mine. A horizontal drift mine (like Seldom Seen), this mine accesses the sharply-pitched anthracite seams of eastern PA. Highlights include a trip into the mine on the electric train, and a steam lokie (tank engine), which takes you for a trip out the mountain. Be sure to visit nearby Centralia, PA, where an underground coal fire has forced the evacuation of nearly the entire town!

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Lackawanna County Mine Tour

Location: Scranton

This county-run museum is the state's most polished mining museum. The seams slope less here than in Ashland, making mining somewhat easier. The tour is fairly sanitized, making it better for bored family members, but less interesting to technology junkies. Try to get one of the real miners on staff as your guide. On the plus side, the 1300' trip down a cableway into this slope mine is great.

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Tour Ed Mine

Location: Tarentum, just northeast of Pittsburgh

This rather modest horizontal-drift mine tour offers a view of newer bituminous mining techniques, including a (rather small) continous-mining machine and various strip mining equipment on the surface. Tour guides are usually real miners, and it's certainly worth a visit if you're in the vicinity.

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Coolspring Power Museum

Location: just north of Punxsutawney

Recently named "the largest collection of historically significant stationary internal combustion engines in the United States" by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Portions of museum are operated weekends during the summer, with major shows in the spring and fall. Highlights include the four-cylinder-opposed 300hp Miller gas engine, a reconstructed gas transmission station, and hundreds of hit and miss and similar engines.

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Regional Interest

Raystown Lake

On-line visitors guide, with all kinds of information about Raystown Lake and its surroundings. Includes info on dining, lodging, entertainment, boating, fishing and hunting, shopping, etc.

Huntingdon County Visitors' Bureau

Info on Raystown Lake, Huntingdon, and the area. Includes info on dining, lodging, entertainment, boating, fishing and hunting, shopping, etc.

Huntingdon.net

Information of all types for Huntingdon and surroundings, including dining, lodging, business, and entertainment.

Huntingdon Events Calendar

On-line calendar of events of all types in Huntingdon and the surrounding areas.

Huntingdon County Historical Society

Describes resources and services offered by our region's historical society.

Path of Progress

Guides visitors through the industrial history of southwestern Pennsylvania. This site includes an interesting interactive map of Huntingdon County.

The Ol' Hook & Eye (Kish Valley RR)

A very nicely done website on the diminutive Kishacoquillas Valley Railroad, a railroad with a name almost as long as its trackage... The KV met with the Lewistown and Reedsville trolley line, and extended to Belleville in the scenic "Big Valley". Highlights include a clickable map showing the L&R trolley line, and some trolley pics.

Pennsylvania Rails-to-Trails

Website of PA Rails to Trails program, including data on all rail lines in Pennsylvania, both abandoned and not!

Altoona Railroader's Memorial Museum / Horseshoe Curve

The famous Horseshoe Curve and Altoona Railroaders' Memorial Museum site.

AMTRAK

Quick! While our nation still has a rail passenger system, visit their website, buy a ticket, and go someplace without paying $2.09 per gallon to get there. Amtrak provides service to nearby Huntingdon and Lewistown, PA.