East Broad Top Railroad No. 18

East Broad Top Railroad No. 18, a 2-8-2 Mikado type that was built in 1920. It is the last and most powerful narrow gauge steamer bought by the EBT, and is still the largest loco on the line. As with its siblings it was a primary locomotive during the last years of the railroad. #18 broke down near the end of common carrier operations, which is why #17 pulled the last trains. What was wrong with #18 remains a mystery. There was a rumor of it having broken a rod, but this was disproved by an examination of its rods, which are complete. In any event its air reservoir is still stenciled "tested 3-13-56" indicating that it may have been repaired before the end of operations. #18 has not been restored to service, owning to her excessive size for tourist operations. In the early 1990's it and #16 were pulled out for the first time for display. #18 was pulled out for display during the 1999 Fall Spectacular. Plans were to offer photographs in the cab for a cost, but it appears that part did not work out. #18 is currently stored, but is occasionally displayed during special events.
Category:East Broad Top Railroad
Category:2-8-2 locomotives
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Category:Locomotives
Category:Steam locomotives
Category:American locomotives
Category:American steam locomotives
Category:Built in 1920
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Category:Eight-coupled locomotives
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Category:Baldwin locomotives
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