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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 |
| Emporium |  |
East Second Street at Emporium Junction (Near Route 120) | F | MoFW | ???? | In Use | Wood | |
| Emporium |  |
South side of East Third Street between Walnut and Spruce | F | Business | ???? | Gone | Wood | |
| STATIONS OF THE PAST | ||||||||
| Station Name |
Original Railroad |
Notes | ||||||
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| Driftwood | |
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| Driftwood | |
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| Emporium | |
Just NW of
the extant freight station at the same site stood the main PRR passenger station serving
Emporium/Emporium Junction. This red brick structure was demolished in the early 1970's after
passenger service ceased. Up until the late 1950's there was also a large wooden roundhouse,
coal tipple and water tower at Emporium Junction to serve the steam engines -- all now
demolished although the foundations remain. Emporium Junction was the dividing point on the
PRR's main line up the Susquehanna River from Harrisburg. The northeast branch left Emporium
Junction for Erie. The northwest branch left Emporium Junction for Buffalo. There
was also a station at Broad Street which was a second "uptown" passenger and freight station in Emporium center
approximately 1.5 miles due west of the station in the photo above. This was on the northeasterly Erie
branch. The railroads considered “Emporium Junction” and “Emporium” as two separate station stops even thought they were physically all within the Borough of Emporium. “Emporium Junction” on the east side of town had a large passenger station (demolished early 1970’s) and a small freight station (still standing). These were originally PRR properties. “Emporium” had the large East Third Street freight station described above and an “uptown” passenger station (demolished in the 1940’s) on South Broad Street in central Emporium about a half-mile west of this second freight station. These were originally P&E properties later absorbed into the PRR. --Jack Cox |
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| Sinnemahoning | |
Station was built in 1900 and sat on Railroad Street. It was torn down circa 1955. Photo circa 1900. | ||||||
| 1895 CAMERON COUNTY RAILROAD MAP | ||||||||
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| Notes About Existing
Stations... Emporium (P&E Freight) - This large single story structure, which now houses South Park Lumber, with substantial roofed open platforms was originally built by the P&E in the 1880’s. It is located on the north side of what was the P&E’s main rail yard in central Emporium on its main line from Emporium Junction to Erie. Until the late 1930’s/early 1940’s, it was the largest P&E/PRR freight station serving Cameron County and housed the local REA operations. After WWII, the PRR consolidated its local freight operations into its separate freight station at Emporium Junction approximately one-half mile east of this building. This building then reverted to private ownership and has housed several successive building supply businesses to the current time. Boxcars with lumber and building materials continued to be unloaded for the tenant businesses at this site well into the 1970’s. The old P&E/PRR tracks between Emporium Junction and Saint Marys which served this station were removed in 2005 by then owner Allegheny and Eastern RR (Hammermill Paper Co.). The 20 miles of rail bed between Emporium Junction and Saint Marys are in the process of being converted into a recreational biking/hiking trail by state and local tourist promotion agencies. --Jack Cox | ||||||||
