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Friends of East Broad Top debuts ‘Young Easties’ programBy Dan Cupper | May 1, 2024Youth program aims to ‘build the next generation’ of preservationists
ROCKHILL FURNACE, Pa. – The Friends of the East Broad Top Railroad today is kicking off registration for a new teenage-volunteer program in an outreach to recruit and engage “the next generation” of preservationists for the historic Central Pennsylvania narrow gauge short line. Closed in 1956 and revived twice since then, the former coal-hauling railroad enjoys status as a National Historic Landmark.
Registration for the free one-day event to be held Saturday, June 15, opens today for Friends members and their children, nephews/nieces or grandchildren, and will be extended to the public on May 15 for any remaining open spots. The group is limited to 12 participants for this first event, with a second day planned for later in the summer and eventually, multiple days in 2025 and beyond.
