Just found this posted over on the Narrow Gauge Discussion Forum, and thought our EBT friends here might like to know…those who are not already in the know… http://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2017/09/29-east-broad-top-update#.Wc6BOKBifJo.twitter
I hope he is able to find a buyer, I would hate to see all the work done by so many to preserve the line go to waste.
Sure hope they find a buyer.
No real news there. That’s pretty much how we’ve been operating for the past few years. Personally I’m very thankful that Mr Kovalchick has the attitude that he does. Like all of you I’m hoping that he meets the right party soon. Until then and after I’ll keep showing up every moth to keep preserving it. Thanks for sharing Bob, glad people are at least talking about the EBT. I really should get back to posting more work session stuff. (http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-embarassed.gif)
Not really news. Joe K has been trying to sell for years. The EBT Preservation Assoc. has been trying to raise the funds for 7 years with no luck. The more time hat passes the less likely it is that anyone could afford to resume operations. Very sad. I’m just happy I discovered it 10 years before they shut down and spent many President’s Day weekend enjoying Fall Spectaculars.
Hey, i got a dollar and a quarter in my pocket, if we take up a collection, how much do we need?
He’s asking 8 Million. Would probably take 5 Million cash. Add another 5 Million to restore 3 locomotives and maintain the track previously open for tourist ops. Add another 10 Million plus to get North to Mt Union and an Amtrak connection possibility. With all that, your money would probably earn more in very safe investments. Just keep buying those Powerball tickets, then you can call it your 1:1 garden railroad.
Jon Radder said:
Just keep buying those Powerball tickets, then you can call it your 1:1 garden railroad.
I almost forgot that Eric already does have a 1:1 Garden Railroad up there in Maine 
Jon Radder said:
I almost forgot that Eric already does have a 1:1 Garden Railroad up there in Maine
Are you sure about that 1:1? Those trains look pretty small! 
Jon Radder said:
Jon Radder said:
Just keep buying those Powerball tickets, then you can call it your 1:1 garden railroad.
I almost forgot that Eric already does have a 1:1 Garden Railroad up there in Maine
Yeah, right, huh? I’m jealous of Eric’s 1:1 hobby.
Jon Radder said:
He’s asking 8 Million. Would probably take 5 Million cash. Add another 5 Million to restore 3 locomotives and maintain the track previously open for tourist ops. Add another 10 Million plus to get North to Mt Union and an Amtrak connection possibility. With all that, your money would probably earn more in very safe investments. Just keep buying those Powerball tickets, then you can call it your 1:1 garden railroad.
CVS wants the property in…never mind …would hate to see it go away. Has any of the supporters tried filling out the paperwork for the Nation Historic Register on key places ?
I thought that the Orbisonia Station was on that list.
The EBT is on the National Register of Historic Places (since 1966–the register’s inception) and was designated a National Historic Landmark (1964). It was also placed on the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s “11 Most Endangered” list in 1996. Alas, those designations don’t offer any real protection in terms of keeping things together or protecting it from going away. It’s a very beneficial designation to have for fundraising and grant applications, but it’s not going to keep wrecking balls away.
A historic easement would offer that protection, but the requirements for that are much more involved, and require cooperation between the owner of the property and the organization to whom the easement is granted. It’s a binding legal agreement that essentially places the care of the property in the hands of the organization. The property itself can be sold at that point, but the easement becomes part of the deed and the property is preserved in perpetuity. The catch is that the organization needs to have the resources for the property’s care. Therein lies the rub…
Later,
K
