The East Board Top Railroad will begin scheduled operations on June 11.
The Pennsylvania historic narrow gauge railroad has been out of service since 2011 and is now owned by a nonprofit foundation.
The initial schedule shows one-hour diesel-powered trips on alternate three-day weekends in June and July.
Train departures from the Rockhill Furnace station will be at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., and 3 p.m. on June 11-13, June 25-27, July 9-11, and July 23-25.
Tickets will cost $20 for adults, $18 for children age 11 and under. Passengers can also charter a caboose for $200 for a party of eight.
A series of special events have been scheduled through the end of the year.
Trains will be powered by No. M-7, a 1964 center-cab General Electric switching locomotive formerly owned by Algoma Steel.
Restoration work continues on two of the railroad’s six Baldwin Locomotive Works 2-8-2 steam locomotives but no date has been set for their return to service.
One hour guided tours of the Rockhill Furnace shop complex will be available for $15 for adults and $10 for children.
Visitors will have the option of purchasing a ticket good for a ride on the EBT and a visit to the adjacent Rockhill Trolley Museum, an electric heritage railway that uses part of the EBT’s former Shade Gap Branch.
A visitor parking lot has been established on the north side of the Rockhill Furnace station.
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