LEHIGH  COUNTY

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EXISTING STATIONS
Station
Name		 Original
Railroad 		Current
Location		 Type Current
Use		 Date
Built		 Track
Status		 Building
Material		 More
Info
Allentown
AND
 Race & Hamilton Sts. P Restaurant 1890 Gone Stone/
Brick
Bethlehem 77 W. Lehigh St. P Restaurant 1873 In Use Brick
Bethlehem 55 W. Lehigh St. at Main F Business 1910 Gone Brick  
Catasauqua
(KEMPTON)		 Off PA143 at Kistler Valley Rd. and Creek Rd., Kempton in Berks Co. F Railroad ???? In Use Wood
Chapman Lumberyard on Chapman Road F Business ???? Gone Wood  
East Allentown 455 Hanover Avenue F Business ???? Gone Brick  
Emmaus Jubilee St. F Business ???? In Use Wood  
Haines SE of the intersection of Route 100 and Schantz Road in Fogelsville P ???? ???? ???? Wood  
Jacksonville Jacksonville Road County Route 4037 P Residence ???? Gone Wood
Trexlertown Adjacent to Route 100  F Business ???? Gone Wood  
Wanamaker Levan Street C Business/
Museum		 1874 In Use Wood  
STATIONS OF THE PAST
Station
Name		 Original
Railroad		 Notes
Alburtis  
Allentown This was located at the Hamilton Street bridge over Jordan Creek. It was torn down in 1952. This was the second LV passenger station in Allentown with the first being on Union Street. The Union Street station served as a freight station after the new station was built on Hamilton Street.
Bethlehem
AND
 The photo of this old union station was taken in 1879.
Catasauqua  
Catasauqua This freight station sat just to the north of the Crane Bridge between the canal and the river.
Cementon  
Centre Valley  
Coplay  
Corning  
Emmaus  
Fullerton This station was torn down sometime between 2006-2009. It was located on Lehigh Avenue across from "Jazz Circle" (Cody Way). There is a parking lot at the location now (2009).
Hosensack Station  
Lehigh Gap Torn down in 1960 after serving as Lou's Market for several years.
Lehigh Gap Sat at the end of Paint Mill Road. Was in poor condition and torn/fell down sometime between 2002-2004.
Macungie  
Slatington  
Tripoli Station was destroyed in March, 1898 when a shipment of dynamite exploded during the night.
Vera Cruz  
Zionsville  
1895 LEHIGH COUNTY RAILROAD MAP
Notes About Existing Stations...

Allentown (CNJ/RDG) - Station opened March 17, 1890. Addition to the building was completed in 1915 and the station was sold by the RR in 1979.

Catasauqua (RDG) - Moved to Kempton (Berks County) for the WK&SRR in the mid 1960s.

Jacksonville (RDG) - Blue portion of house is station. The front trim matches Wanamaker station. Addition built on rear and another on east end.