It has been rumored that Kovalchick Salvage Co. is seeking investors for a project involving rehabilitation of the entire line as a tourist operation. In any event we won't know for sure what if anything is happening until papers have been signed. What is clear is that the Conrail spur in Mount Union, which Kovalchick Salvage Co. purchased recently, has been leased to a group of investors who have organized the Mount Union Central Railroad with the stated intention of providing service as far as the Riverview Business Center . More info on that is available . As some have observed there seems to be a shift to longer term viability on the operating railroad.
Repairs seem to be more prompt and permanent.
In summary, the future of the EBT is uncertain, but things are in progress that will affect its future. I wish to make a monetary contribution to the effort. The East Broad Top Development Fund collects funding for the continued operation and development of the East Broad Top Railroad . The Friends of the East Broad Top, Inc. operates the FEBT Restoration fund. The fund supplies monies directly to FEBT restoration projects on EBT historic structures and equipment.