The Friends of the East Broad Top and the EBT Foundation broke ground on April 5 on a new station at Saltillo, Pa. Once completed, the new station will resemble the original Saltillo station, which was constructed in 1892 and demolished in 2004 after nearly 50 years of disuse. 

Before the original was taken down, however, volunteers from Friends of the East Broad Top took detailed measurements and removed several interior details. These measurements are being used to design the new station, which will meet modern building codes while resembling the original after its expansion in 1913. Trains have not operated to Saltillo since 1956, when the railroad initially shut down. In 1960, the railroad reopened for excursions between Orbisonia and Colgate Grove. That section remained open until the 2000s. In 2020, it was announced that a new effort was being launched to reopen the railroad. The EBT is currently building track south toward Saltillo. 

Andy Van Scyoc, president of the Friends, said the organization “is excited to complete the circle from documentation of the original station to building a faithful replica that will prove beneficial to the railroad and community alike.” —Justin Franz