Friends of the East Broad Top
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Friends of the East Broad Top, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, tax-exempt educational and historical society dedicated to the preservation and restoration of the East Broad Top Railroad National Historic Landmark in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
FEBT and its members are currently engaged in many activities. The most visible activity is restoration work on the East Broad Top Railroad, focussing around Rockhill Furnace and Robertsdale. Volunteers and contractors work to stabilize and restore historic part of the EBT.
FEBT operates a developing museum in Robertsdale in the original EBT railroad station. The museum displays artifacts and memoralbelia from the 150 years of EBT history. FEBT Promotes public awareness of the EBT as a unique historic resource.
FEBT publishes a quarterly magazine, The Timber Transfer. Articles focus on the history of the EBT; its current condition, operations, and future; description and documentation of buildings, rolling stock, and other EBT resources; and other information for railroad historians, railfans, and railroad modelers interested in the EBT.
FEBT Organizes meetings and programs for FEBT members, including an annual Fall Reunion, and special public events that celebrate the EBT and its heritage.
