MONTOUR  COUNTY

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EXISTING STATIONS
Station
Name		 Original
Railroad 		Current
Location		 Type Current
Use		 Date
Built		 Track
Status		 Building
Material		 More
Info
Danville 502 Railroad Street at Walnut Street
(GPS: 40.961242,-76.608042)		 C Business 1876 In Use Wood
Mooresburg Moved to side of highway (PA642?) P Residence 1899 None Wood  
Mooresburg At Motters Truck Repair between Pine Grove and Suedburg F Stable ???? None Wood
Ottawa
(California)		 South side of Strick Road just west of the railroad grade (off Route 54 between Turbotville and Washingtonville). C Residence 1886 None Wood  
STATIONS OF THE PAST
Station
Name		 Original
Railroad		 Notes
Danville The original Catawissa RR station was across the tracks from where the still extant RDG combination station is. It was on the north side of the tracks at the corner of Railroad Street and Nicholas Avenue (GPS: 40.961493,-76.607956). There was a freight station on the south side of the tracks that was replaced by the RDG station. Both passenger and freight stations are shown on the 1876 map.
Danville The 1876 map shows the Lackawanna & Bloomsburg RR station just east of Church Street on what used to be Arch Street at approximately GPS: 40.961663,-76.613063. It was on the south side of the tracks.
Mausdale  
Mooresburg An early station is shown here on the 1876 county map.
Roaring Creek  
Strawberry Ridge The Wilkes Barre & Western railroad later became known as the Susquehanna, Bloomsburg & Berwick.
Washingtonville  
1895 MONTOUR COUNTY RAILROAD MAP
Notes About Existing Stations...

Danville (RDG) - Carpet store. This station was built as the Philadelphia and Reading Centennial station for the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. It was moved to Danville in 1881.

Mooresburg (RDG Freight) - The Freight Station was moved in RR times to North Pine Grove and again after the RR was torn up in Pine Grove to Motters Truck Repair between Pine Grove and Suedburg. Even after two moves it retains the original Mooresburg station sign (at least 5 years ago when I found it). The sign although in poor condition was still legible! The building is used as a horse stable!! --Jim Raffa (2/20/01)