The East Broad Top Railroad and Coal Company (EBT) is a for-profit historic railroad headquartered in Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania, 19 miles (31 km) north of Interstate 76 (the Pennsylvania Turnpike) and 11 miles (18 km) south of U.S. Route 22, the William Penn Highway. The railroad operates excursion trains on a seasonal schedule.
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