Nice photo and write-up. Even though the cars sit lifeless and motionless, one can imagination what this would have looked and sounded like back in the day.....
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As you look closely at the photo, you can see tell-tale signs that the steel in some portions of those hoppers is so thin that you could probably put a ball peen hammer through it without too much effort. Sulfuric acid and 60 years really take a toll. It is sad that there are other narrow gauge railroads that now have more operable EBT hoppers than EBT does.
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Did you notice the very bad language sprayed on the hopper wagon? Nice pic like the mixture of the colours of the trees. You can still read the wagon number on the first wagon in this photo.
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I notice the "F" bomb spray painted on the hopper. Nice job vandals. It's sad to see these just rotting away.
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David - Mark, I did not! I've since removed the word in question, but I'll leave your comments to record history as it stood at the time photographed.
As for "sad to see" - I like it just as it stands - I feel it helps to tell the story of the EBT, Mount Union, the railroads and the country over a span of time that could actually see an operating short line running along side in the future. The cars need to be stabilized, however, lest the Earth reclaim them.
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