Originally Posted by John Webster
Then you recognize where my avatar picture was taken.
A friend of mine was talking to Joe Kovalchick about a month ago and he said that he was seriously thinking about putting the EBT up for sale. This might be the last year to see it operating.
The first couple of years we went (mid 90s) you could stand in Orbisonia yard while four of the Mikados and the M-1 moved around you. It will be a shame if this national treasure is turned into a static exhibit.
I just rode the EBT a week ago lol. I live about 15 min away.
The EBT has been up for sale for some time now or so I've heard. There has been a rumor probably every single year for at least 10 or 15 years that it would close down. There have been a few deals where people or state agencies, etc., have come up with offers to buy it, only to be turned down by Mr. Kovalchick for various reasons.
I grew up around the EBT and it's literally in the back yard of my grandparent's old homeplace in Rockhill and I practically lived at the EBT when I was a child and remember all 4 active steam engines running around at once. Besides the fact there are not 4 locos steaming around, physically the EBT and its shops are in better shape now than in decades, with major contirbutions from volunteers in the past decade or so restoring the shops and rolling stock. It would be foolish for Mr. Kovalchick or another party to let the EBT die.