Rockhill Trolley Museum: Classic Trolleys in Central Pennsylvania
Despite the almost seven year hiatus of its next-door neighbor, the Rockhill Trolley Museum in Rockhill Furnace, PA still offers rides on a former branch of the East Broad Top. Meant to be the Eastie's lucrative connection to the proposed South Pennsylvania Railroad, the Shade Gap Branch ran from Rockhill Furnace East to Shade Gap and the proposed connection at Neelyton. Though the South Pennsylvania was never built, the Shade Gap Branch did in fact pay for itself in the late 1930's when the construction of the Pennsylvania Turnpike began on the grade. By 1948, the line was cut back to a mere spur ending at route 522 near Blacklog, the current terminating point, occasionaly used for loading ties. With the revival of steam in 1960, the Shade Gap trackage was restored in dual gauge to allow for the operation of standard gauge trolleys, and has remained in operation since. In this video we will be following NJT PCC 6, Johnstown Traction Company 311, and the museum's newest addition, Siemens U2 LRV 1019 from San Diego as they traverse the valley formed by the Blacklog Creek.
Rockhill Furnace Trolley Museum Feb 18, 1978
Part of East Broad Top winter spectacular.
Rockhill Trolley Museum 360 ride on the Liberty Liner 20170806 VR
(Use VR Goggles)
ROCKHILL TROLLEY MUSEUM
Ride a real trolley car in the Raystown Lake Region of Pennsylvania. Visitors can enjoy leisurely rides through the scenic countryside on restored historic trolley cars at the Rockhill Trolley Museum. Your ALL DAY PASS allows you to ride on multiple cars running each weekend. Special events. RockhillTrolley.org
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Members day at Rockhill Trolley Museum
Opening/members day at Rockhill Trolley Museum featured rides and guest operations.
RockHill Trolley Museum SEPTA Bullet Car 205 August 19, 2005
Running inbound at Cummings Road and adjacent to the ruins of the old iron furnace.
Rockhill Trolley Barn Tour
Rockhill Trolley Museum Barn Tour
2015 Rockhill Trolley Museum Tamping
A few short clips of the RTM tamper in operation.
Trolley Museum 3
via YouTube Capture
Pennsylvania Trolley Museum
Short video clip of the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum I did a few years back.
SEPTA 1931 Brill Bullet self powered interurban 205 running
Philadelphia and Western/Red Arrow/SEPTA 1931 Brill Bullet interurban running at the Rockhill Trolley Museum in Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania.
Electric City Trolley Scranton Pa
The trolley excursion departs regularly from the main passenger platform of the Steamtown National Historic Site. The scenic route follows a portion of the former Lackawanna & Wyoming (Laurel Line) Railroad right-of-way as it parallels Roaring Brook and makes stops at the Historic Iron Furnaces and the north portal of the Crown Avenue Tunnel – one of the longest interuban tunnels ever built.
Dana's Railroad Supply: A Quick Look.
Located in Spring Hill, Fl. This little Shop is packed with goodies. Great prices, great pieces, and great owners.
Check out their website: danasrailroadsupply.com
Follow them on Facebook:
facebook.com/danasrailroadsupply/
A F.E.B.T. members run.
Went to the fall festival at Rockhill Trolley Museum when Friend of East Broad Top had a members trip up the line. Sorry, no steam.
Disclamer: I am not associated with Friends of East Broad Top. I was visiting their Neighbors at RTM.
Red Arrow/SEPTA Liberty Liner train
Red Arrow/SEPTA 1941 Liberty Liner train arriving at the main entrance of the Rockhill Trolley Museum on members day.
Penn State Model Railroad Walking Tour
Since the PSMRRC is being forced to relocate, I decided to take a walking tour of the layout before it is gone forever. Sorry for the shaky video, I did this walking around with my iPhone.
Music by Janneh, used under a Creative Commons License.
Steam Calliope 6 |Central PA Ragtime Festival|June 21 2014
Adam Swanson
Steam Calliope
Rockhill Trolley Museum
Central Pennsylvania Ragtime Festival
Saturday afternoon.
Top 10 Retired Steam Excursion Stars - Part Two
Welcome to part two of my list of the top 10 retired steam excursion stars. This part of the video will cover entries 5, 4, and 3 so find out which locomotives get these spots on the list, please continue watching.
Songs used:
0:00 - Distant Memory by Bob Holroyd
0:18 - Understanding by Joshua Milo
2:10 - Radiance by Andrew Huang
3:40 - Bokeh by Andrew Huang
5:50 - Blind Spots by C418
6:57 - Silver Lining by Al Lethbridge
9:29 - Harvey by Andrew Huang
11:02 - Alpha by C418
*None of the footage, photos, or songs in this video are mine, and I am not attempting to pass them off as mine. I am only using them as an educational tool.
DISCLAIMER: This video was my first documentary video, worked on from late May to late July 2018. As such, it does not meet the current Pennsy Productions quality standard. This is not the quality you should come to expect from Pennsy Productions, and my future videos will be much higher quality than what you see here.
Bullgine Run (29/317)
This is one of my all time favourites so far from the folk song project. It's barely a minute long but it's a full 3 verses, 3 choruses and a solo A and B. Check it out and step into a world where sea shanties are sung about trains that are always on time.
The photo:
View of Locomotive No. 17 heading northbound about 1.4 miles north of Orbisonia, on the narrow-gauge main line. Locomotive No. 17, a 163, 500-pound steam locomotive, is the second largest of the EBT's six Baldwin Mikados, built in March 1918 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - East Broad Top Railroad & Coal Company, State Route 994, West of U.S. Route 522, Rockhill Furnace, Huntingdon County, PA
Digital ID: (None) hhh pa1798.photos.355882p
Reproduction Number: HAER PA,31-ROCFN,1--35
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
David Brightbill & Adam Swanson: It's a Grand Old Flag
From a Ragtime After Hours event at the 2012 Central Pennsylvania Ragtime Festival (David's the organizer). This was in the front room of the Iron Rail B&B in Rockhill Furnace, Pa.
Adam Swanson THE YELLOW DOG BLUES|MY EASY RIDER'S GONE|July 21 2013
1. The Yellow Dog Blues by W. C. Handy
2. I Wonder Where My Easy Rider's Gone
Adam Swanson performs Friday night at the Iron Rail B&B open house. This is the Central Pennsylvania Ragtime Festival (CPRF).