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| EXISTING STATIONS | ||||||||
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| Station Name |
Original Railroad |
Current Location |
Type | Current Use |
Date Built |
Track Status |
Building Material |
More Info |
| Roaring Spring |  |
500 Main Street | P | Civic | 1906 | In Use | Brick |
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| Tyrone |  |
Penna. Ave | P | Railroad | 2000 | In Use | Wood |
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| STATIONS OF THE PAST | ||||||||
| Station Name |
Original Railroad |
Notes | ||||||
| Altoona | |
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| Altoona | |
This station was on 13th Street and 10th Avenue. Is this the same building as above? This photo was taken in 1965. | ||||||
| Bellwood | |
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| East Freedom | |
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| Kittaning Point | |
This station was on the east side of Horseshoe Curve. | ||||||
| Kladder | |
This town was between Reservoir Station and Brook Mills. | ||||||
| Martinsburg | |
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| Mt. Etna | |
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| Tyrone | |
This photo probably shows the wreck that occurred on July 30, 1913. Engineer George K Funk was killed and 163 passengers were injured when Chicago Mail Train No. 13 collided with the rear end of Pittsburgh Express Train No. 15 at 2:38 PM. The building in the foreground was the freight station while the passenger station was the taller building in the background. | ||||||
| Williamsburg | |
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| 1895 BLAIR COUNTY RAILROAD MAP | ||||||||
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| Notes About Existing
Stations... Roaring Spring (PRR) - See old photo. This is the only known remaining vintage RR station in Blair County. Now owned and operated by the Roaring Spring Historical Society. Records and memorabilia available by arrangement. PRR caboose on site. Call (814) 224-4814 for more info. Tyrone (Amtrak) - Near site of old station. See notes below. |
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